Full Year Revenue and EBITDA Growth
Fiscal 2026 revenue of $175.7M, up ~11% year-over-year with 6% organic growth; adjusted EBITDA grew 12% to $73.6M and OIBDA increased 12% to $69.0M.
Strong Fourth Quarter Performance
Q4 revenue of $47.5M, up 15% YoY; Q4 recorded music revenue +27% and music publishing revenue +11%. Q4 OIBDA rose 16% to $19.9M and adjusted EBITDA rose 16% to $21.2M; Q4 diluted EPS $0.07 vs $0.04 prior year.
Digital and Sync Momentum
Digital revenue gains: music publishing digital revenue up 24% in the quarter to $16.9M; recorded music digital revenue up 17% in Q4. Sync business growth: publishing sync +5% Y/Y and recorded sync +39% Y/Y (recorded sync Q4 spike +161% due to timing of licenses).
Active M&A and Catalog Investment
Deployed approximately $120M in acquisitions and advances during fiscal 26, including Miles Davis catalog, Fool's Gold master rights, Viral-Wave, HFM Production, and other publishing/recorded catalog deals — expanding genre, era and geographic diversification.
International Expansion and New Markets
Launched Mumbai-based Pop-India, completed Viral-Wave acquisition with PopArabia to scale MENA operations (added ~30 employees), and signed regional artists (e.g., Yohani, Divine). Management cited large TAMs (India streaming projected to $4.8B by 2030 at ~17% CAGR; MENA recorded revenues +15.2% in 2025).
Healthy Operating Cash Flow and Liquidity
Operating cash flow increased by $4.9M YoY to $50.1M. Ended FY26 with total liquidity of $117.1M (cash $25.9M and $91.2M revolver availability), supporting continued M&A and advances.
Commercial Recognition and Placements
Catalogs achieved commercial and charting success (Billboard full-year top 10 market share inclusion), major sync placements in film/TV and partnerships with global brands (Anthropic, Volkswagen, Netflix, Lexus, Amazon), supporting long-term monetization.