| • |
Record Q1 Contribution ex-TAC of $84.5 million, up 13% year-over-year.
|
| • |
Record Q1 programmatic revenue of $81.9 million, up 14% year-over-year.
|
| • |
Record Q1 CTV revenue of $29.4 million, up 12% year-over-year.
|
| • |
CTV revenue represented 36% of programmatic revenue, compared to 37% in Q1 2025.
|
| • |
Programmatic revenue increased to 94% of total revenue, compared to 92% in Q1 2025.
|
| • |
Adjusted EBITDA of $16.3 million, representing a 19% Adjusted EBITDA margin on both a Contribution ex-TAC and total revenue basis, compared to $23.1 million and a 31% margin on a Contribution ex-TAC basis (30% on a total revenue basis) in
Q1 2025.
|
| • |
Video revenue represented 65% of programmatic revenue, compared to 75% in Q1 2025.
|
| • |
$94.6 million in cash and cash equivalents, no long-term debt and $50 million available under the Company’s undrawn revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2026. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents from Q4 2025 primarily reflects
changes in working capital, including collections expected to normalize in Q2 2026, alongside strategic investments.
|
| • |
Nexxen raises its full year 2026 Contribution ex-TAC and programmatic revenue guidance, while reaffirming its Adjusted EBITDA guidance:
|
| o |
Contribution ex-TAC in the range of $382 - $397 million (previously $375 - $390 million), representing approximately 10% year-over-year growth at the midpoint
|
| o |
Programmatic revenue in the range of $374 - $388 million (previously $367 - $381 million), representing approximately 12% year-over-year growth at the midpoint
|
| o |
Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $122 - $132 million (unchanged), representing approximately 10% year-over-year growth and an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 33% on a Contribution ex-TAC basis at the midpoint
|
| • |
Contribution ex-TAC and programmatic revenue quarter-to-date in Q2 2026 have exceeded initial expectations, driven by broad-based strength across Nexxen’s programmatic business lines, particularly within CTV, mobile and data products.
|
| • |
2026 growth is expected to be driven by AI-resilient media channels including CTV and mobile in-app, supported by scaling enterprise adoption, increasing end-to-end platform utilization, accelerating mobile in-app revenue, the Company’s
exclusive CTV media and data partnership with V (formerly VIDAA) and growing traction with Nexxen TV Home Screen.
|
| • |
To support the Company’s growth drivers, Nexxen expects to continue investing in AI, data, infrastructure, CTV and mobile in-app, increasingly extending performance-based advertising capabilities across its CTV and mobile in-app solutions,
to enhance revenue growth and expand operating leverage.
|
| • |
Nexxen continues to evaluate strategic options for its non-programmatic business lines.
|
| • |
Increased adoption of Nexxen TV Home Screen, the industry’s first programmatic solution for Smart TV home screen advertising, by leading platforms and agencies including The Trade Desk, V, StackAdapt, Basis, H/L and others. This momentum
reinforces Nexxen’s position at the forefront of a high-impact, non-skippable CTV surface that is increasingly attracting premium demand and incremental ad budgets, enhancing end-to-end revenue opportunities.
|
| • |
Expanded Nexxen TV Home Screen’s reach and exclusivity beyond V-powered CTV OEMs, securing programmatic access to TCL’s native home screen inventory globally, including exclusivity on select native placements in the U.S. and Canada on TCL
Android TV devices. Nexxen also gained programmatic access to TiVo Ads’ native home screen inventory in North America and the U.K., significantly expanding monetization potential and delivering high-attention, incremental advertising
opportunities across a larger CTV base.
|
| • |
Strengthened mobile in-app position through direct software development kit (“SDK”) integrations with Unity and others. These partnerships position Nexxen to accelerate monetization, improve signal quality and drive revenue growth across
its DSP and SSP, enhancing its long-term potential in an AI-resilient channel with secular tailwinds.
|
| • |
Launched AI-native DSP user interface (“UI”), improving full-funnel performance and efficiency. The redesigned UI is generating strong feedback, significantly reducing onboarding and training time, lowering barriers to entry and
accelerating enterprise spend. Buyers leveraging the enhanced UI reported year-over-year efficiency gains of over 60% in Q1 2026 alongside a more than 80% reduction in steps required to drive impactful performance.
|
| • |
Enhanced the nexAI DSP assistant, leveraging Nexxen’s proprietary data and end-to-end platform to augment decision making while maintaining transparency and full control for buyers. In Q1 2026, the enhancements drove over 93%
year-over-year improvement in troubleshooting efficiency, over 96% gains in quality assurance efficiency and over 97% reduction in time spent on reporting activities.
|
| • |
Launched Nexxen TV, a unified planning and activation solution across linear TV and CTV, enabling advertisers to seamlessly discover audiences, activate campaigns and measure outcomes across the TV landscape, driving cross-channel
efficiency and more effective budget allocation.
|
| • |
Entered automatic content recognition (“ACR”) data licensing partnership with Adform, enabling Adform’s clients to access Nexxen’s exclusive ACR data in Germany and the U.K., which is expected to be followed by France later in 2026,
extending the reach of Nexxen’s differentiated data assets and creating incremental high-margin revenue opportunities.
|
| o |
Nexxen repurchased 1,133,298 shares during Q1 2026 at an average price of $6.29, investing approximately $7.2 million.
|
| o |
From March 1, 2022, when Nexxen launched a series of share repurchase programs, through March 31, 2026, the Company repurchased 30,928,265 shares, or approximately 39.9% of shares outstanding, investing approximately $265.3 million.
|
| o |
The Company completed its $20 million share repurchase program during Q1 2026 and has authorization to initiate a new program of up to $40 million.
|
| o |
Nexxen is expected to invest an additional $15 million in V during Q3 2026, bringing the Company’s total investment to $60 million (~6% equity ownership stake).
|
| o |
The Company is continuing to evaluate targeted, smaller-scale strategic opportunities to accelerate programmatic revenue growth and expand its mobile in-app, CTV and data capabilities.
|
|
Three months ended March 31
|
||||||||||||
|
|
2026
|
2025
|
%
|
|||||||||
|
IFRS highlights
|
||||||||||||
|
Revenue
|
86.8
|
78.3
|
11
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Programmatic revenue
|
81.9
|
71.8
|
14
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Operating profit (loss)
|
(4.9
|
)
|
3.4
|
(241
|
%)
|
|||||||
|
Net income (loss) margin on a gross profit basis
|
(9
|
%)
|
3
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total comprehensive income (loss)
|
(5.5
|
)
|
2.4
|
(328
|
%)
|
|||||||
|
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
|
(0.09
|
)
|
0.02
|
(482
|
%)
|
|||||||
|
Non-IFRS highlights
|
||||||||||||
|
Contribution ex-TAC
|
84.5
|
75.0
|
13
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
16.3
|
23.1
|
(30
|
%)
|
||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA Margin on a Contribution ex-TAC basis
|
19
|
%
|
31
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Non-IFRS net income
|
3.5
|
10.6
|
(67
|
%)
|
||||||||
|
Non-IFRS diluted earnings per share
|
0.06
|
0.16
|
(63
|
%)
|
||||||||
| • |
When: May 13, 2026, at 9:00 AM ET
|
| • |
Webcast: A live and archived webcast can be accessed from the Events and Presentations section of Nexxen’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.nexxen.com/
|
| • |
Participant Dial-In Numbers:
|
| o |
U.S. / Canada Toll-Free Dial-In Number: (888) 596-4144
|
| o |
U.K. Toll-Free Dial-In Number: +44 800 260 6470
|
| o |
International Dial-In Number: +1 (646) 968-2525
|
| o |
Conference ID: 3103910
|
| o |
Contribution ex-TAC: Contribution ex-TAC for Nexxen is defined as gross profit plus depreciation and amortization attributable to cost of revenue and cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization) minus Performance (non-programmatic) media costs (“traffic acquisition costs” or “TAC”). Performance (non-programmatic) media costs represent the costs of purchases of impressions from publishers on a cost-per-thousand
impression basis in our non-core, non-programmatic Performance activities. Contribution ex-TAC is a supplemental measure of our financial performance that is not required by or presented in accordance with IFRS. Contribution ex-TAC should not
be considered as an alternative to gross profit as a measure of financial performance. Contribution ex-TAC is a non-IFRS financial measure and should not be viewed in isolation. We believe Contribution ex-TAC is a useful measure in assessing
the performance of Nexxen because it facilitates a consistent comparison against our core business without considering the impact of traffic acquisition costs related to revenue reported on a gross basis.
|
| o |
Adjusted EBITDA: We define Adjusted EBITDA for Nexxen as total comprehensive income (loss) for the period adjusted for foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations, tax expenses,
financial expense (income), net, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expenses and delisting related one-time costs. Adjusted EBITDA is included in the press release because it is a key metric used by management and our
Board of Directors to assess our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate
measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate directly to the performance of the underlying business.
|
| o |
Adjusted EBITDA Margin: We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Contribution ex-TAC.
|
| o |
Non-IFRS Net Income and Non-IFRS Earnings per Share: We define non-IFRS earnings per share as non-IFRS net income divided by non-IFRS weighted-average shares outstanding. Non-IFRS net income is
equal to net income (loss) excluding amortization of acquired intangibles, delisting related one-time costs and stock-based compensation expenses, and also considers the tax effects of non-IFRS adjustments. In periods in which we have
non-IFRS net income, non-IFRS weighted-average shares outstanding used to calculate non-IFRS earnings per share include the impact of potentially dilutive shares. Potentially dilutive shares consist of stock options, restricted stock
awards, restricted stock units and performance stock units, each computed using the treasury stock method. We believe non-IFRS earnings per share is useful to investors for evaluating our ongoing operational performance and trends on a per
share basis and also facilitates comparison of our financial results on a per share basis with other companies, many of which present a similar non-IFRS measure. However, a potential limitation of our use of non-IFRS earnings per share is
that other companies may define non-IFRS earnings per share differently, which may make comparison difficult. This measure may also exclude expenses that may have a material impact on our reported financial results. Non-IFRS earnings per
share is a performance measure and should not be used as a measure of liquidity. Because of these limitations, we also consider the comparable IFRS measure of net income.
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31
|
|||||||||||
|
|
2026
|
2025
|
%
|
|||||||||
|
($ in thousands)
|
||||||||||||
|
Total comprehensive income (loss)
|
(5,457
|
)
|
2,391
|
(328
|
%)
|
|||||||
|
Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operation
|
142
|
(758
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Tax expenses
|
100
|
2,876
|
||||||||||
|
Financial expense (income), net
|
351
|
(1,060
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
16,316
|
15,267
|
||||||||||
|
Stock-based compensation expenses
|
4,813
|
2,900
|
||||||||||
|
Delisting related one-time costs
|
-
|
1,520
|
||||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
16,265
|
23,136
|
(30
|
%)
|
||||||||
|
|
Three months ended March 31
|
|||||||||||
|
|
2026
|
2025
|
%
|
|||||||||
|
($ in thousands)
|
||||||||||||
|
Revenue
|
86,842
|
78,330
|
11
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
|
(16,433
|
)
|
(11,199
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization attributable to cost of revenue
|
(13,294
|
)
|
(12,294
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Gross profit (IFRS)
|
57,115
|
54,837
|
4
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization attributable to cost of revenue
|
13,294
|
12,294
|
||||||||||
|
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
|
16,433
|
11,199
|
||||||||||
|
Performance media cost
|
(2,304
|
)
|
(3,342
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Contribution ex-TAC (Non-IFRS)
|
84,538
|
74,988
|
13
|
%
|
||||||||
|
|
Three months ended March 31
|
|||||||||||
|
|
2026
|
2025
|
%
|
|||||||||
|
($ in thousands)
|
||||||||||||
|
Net income (loss)
|
(5,315
|
)
|
1,633
|
(425
|
%)
|
|||||||
|
Amortization of acquired intangibles
|
5,877
|
5,870
|
||||||||||
|
Delisting related one-time costs
|
-
|
1,520
|
||||||||||
|
Stock-based compensation expenses
|
4,813
|
2,900
|
||||||||||
|
Tax effect of Non-IFRS adjustments (1)
|
(1,906
|
)
|
(1,284
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Non-IFRS net income
|
3,469
|
10,639
|
(67
|
%)
|
||||||||
|
Weighted average shares outstanding—diluted (in millions) (2)
|
57.7
|
65.7
|
||||||||||
|
Non-IFRS diluted earnings per share (in USD)
|
0.06
|
0.16
|
(63
|
%)
|
||||||||
| (1) |
Non-IFRS net income includes the estimated tax impact from the expense items reconciling between net income (loss) and non-IFRS net income
|
| (2) |
Non-IFRS earnings per share is computed using the same weighted-average number of shares that are used to compute IFRS earnings per share
|
|
March 31
|
December 31
|
|||||||
|
2026
|
2025
|
|||||||
|
USD thousands
|
||||||||
|
Assets
|
||||||||
|
ASSETS:
|
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
94,565
|
133,308
|
||||||
|
Trade receivables, net
|
216,195
|
196,101
|
||||||
|
Other receivables
|
6,201
|
6,116
|
||||||
|
Current tax assets
|
1,167
|
1,809
|
||||||
|
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
|
318,128
|
337,334
|
||||||
|
Fixed assets, net
|
28,109
|
18,033
|
||||||
|
Right-of-use assets
|
25,053
|
27,005
|
||||||
|
Intangible assets, net
|
313,021
|
318,376
|
||||||
|
Deferred tax assets
|
9,113
|
9,407
|
||||||
|
Investment in shares
|
45,000
|
45,000
|
||||||
|
Other long-term assets
|
927
|
918
|
||||||
|
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS
|
421,223
|
418,739
|
||||||
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
739,351
|
756,073
|
||||||
|
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
||||||||
|
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Current maturities of lease liabilities
|
12,916
|
13,287
|
||||||
|
Trade payables
|
205,797
|
207,020
|
||||||
|
Other payables
|
35,936
|
41,282
|
||||||
|
Current tax liabilities
|
608
|
441
|
||||||
|
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
255,257
|
262,030
|
||||||
|
Employee benefits
|
215
|
213
|
||||||
|
Long-term lease liabilities
|
16,834
|
18,644
|
||||||
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
295
|
515
|
||||||
|
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
17,344
|
19,372
|
||||||
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
272,601
|
281,402
|
||||||
|
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
|
||||||||
|
Share capital
|
328
|
324
|
||||||
|
Share premium
|
276,042
|
278,510
|
||||||
|
Other comprehensive income
|
206
|
348
|
||||||
|
Retained earnings
|
190,174
|
195,489
|
||||||
|
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
466,750
|
474,671
|
||||||
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
739,351
|
756,073
|
||||||
|
Three months ended March 31
|
||||||||
|
2026
|
2025
|
|||||||
|
USD thousands
|
||||||||
|
Revenues
|
86,842
|
78,330
|
||||||
|
Cost of Revenues (Exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)
|
16,433
|
11,199
|
||||||
|
Research and development expenses
|
15,051
|
12,764
|
||||||
|
Selling and marketing expenses
|
34,276
|
28,866
|
||||||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
9,630
|
6,785
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
16,316
|
15,267
|
||||||
|
Total operating costs
|
75,273
|
63,682
|
||||||
|
Operating Profit (loss)
|
(4,864
|
)
|
3,449
|
|||||
|
Financing income
|
(724
|
)
|
(1,770
|
)
|
||||
|
Financing expenses
|
1,075
|
710
|
||||||
|
Financing expenses (income), net
|
351
|
(1,060
|
)
|
|||||
|
Profit (loss) before taxes on income
|
(5,215
|
)
|
4,509
|
|||||
|
Tax expenses
|
100
|
2,876
|
||||||
|
Profit (loss) for the period
|
(5,315
|
)
|
1,633
|
|||||
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) items:
|
||||||||
|
Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operation
|
(142
|
)
|
758
|
|||||
|
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for the period
|
(142
|
)
|
758
|
|||||
|
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period
|
(5,457
|
)
|
2,391
|
|||||
|
Earnings (loss) per share
|
||||||||
|
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in USD)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
0.03
|
|||||
|
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in USD)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
0.02
|
|||||
|
Share capital
|
Share premium
|
Accumulated comprehensive income (loss)
|
Retained earnings
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
|
USD thousands
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance as of January 1, 2026
|
324
|
278,510
|
348
|
195,489
|
474,671
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Total comprehensive loss for the period
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Loss for the period
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(5,315
|
)
|
(5,315
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive loss:
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Foreign currency translation
|
-
|
-
|
(142
|
)
|
-
|
(142
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total comprehensive loss for the period
|
-
|
-
|
(142
|
)
|
(5,315
|
)
|
(5,457
|
)
|
||||||||||||
|
Transactions with owners, recognized directly in equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Own shares acquired
|
(7
|
)
|
(7,146
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(7,153
|
)
|
||||||||||||
|
Share based compensation
|
-
|
4,689
|
-
|
-
|
4,689
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Exercise of share options
|
11
|
(11
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
|
Balance as of March 31, 2026
|
328
|
276,042
|
206
|
190,174
|
466,750
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Balance as of January 1, 2025
|
377
|
362,507
|
(2,476
|
)
|
170,446
|
530,854
|
||||||||||||||
|
Total comprehensive income for the period
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Profit for the period
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,633
|
1,633
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Foreign currency translation
|
-
|
-
|
758
|
-
|
758
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Total comprehensive income for the period
|
-
|
-
|
758
|
1,633
|
2,391
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Transactions with owners, recognized directly in equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Own shares acquired
|
(20
|
)
|
(32,864
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(32,884
|
)
|
||||||||||||
|
Share based compensation
|
-
|
2,203
|
-
|
-
|
2,203
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Exercise of share options
|
3
|
159
|
-
|
-
|
162
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Balance as of March 31, 2025
|
360
|
332,005
|
(1,718
|
)
|
172,079
|
502,726
|
||||||||||||||
|
Three months ended
March 31
|
||||||||
|
2026
|
2025
|
|||||||
|
USD thousands
|
||||||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Profit (loss) for the period
|
(5,315
|
)
|
1,633
|
|||||
|
Adjustments for:
|
||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
16,316
|
15,267
|
||||||
|
Net financing expense (income)
|
281
|
(1,113
|
)
|
|||||
|
Loss (gain) on leases modification
|
5
|
(9
|
)
|
|||||
|
Share-based compensation and restricted shares
|
4,813
|
2,900
|
||||||
|
Tax expenses
|
100
|
2,876
|
||||||
|
Change in trade and other receivables
|
(21,275
|
)
|
57,122
|
|||||
|
Change in trade and other payables
|
(16,791
|
)
|
(58,640
|
)
|
||||
|
Change in employee benefits
|
(1
|
)
|
(23
|
)
|
||||
|
Income taxes received
|
765
|
76
|
||||||
|
Income taxes paid
|
(134
|
)
|
(1,552
|
)
|
||||
|
Interest received
|
647
|
1,266
|
||||||
|
Interest paid
|
(460
|
)
|
(528
|
)
|
||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
(21,049
|
)
|
19,275
|
|||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
|
Change in pledged deposits, net
|
87
|
(58
|
)
|
|||||
|
Payments on finance lease receivable
|
273
|
390
|
||||||
|
Acquisition of fixed assets
|
(3,249
|
)
|
(2,274
|
)
|
||||
|
Acquisition and capitalization of intangible assets
|
(5,030
|
)
|
(3,905
|
)
|
||||
|
Repayment of debt investment
|
37
|
23
|
||||||
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(7,882
|
)
|
(5,824
|
)
|
||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
|
Acquisition of own shares
|
(7,301
|
)
|
(31,979
|
)
|
||||
|
Proceeds from exercise of share options
|
-
|
162
|
||||||
|
Leases repayment
|
(3,665
|
)
|
(4,113
|
)
|
||||
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(10,966
|
)
|
(35,930
|
)
|
||||
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(39,897
|
)
|
(22,479
|
)
|
||||
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AS OF THE BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
133,308
|
187,068
|
||||||
|
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
1,154
|
123
|
||||||
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AS OF THE END OF PERIOD
|
94,565
|
164,712
|
||||||