Paradium AI shares fall 14.5% premarket as revenue drops to $20.5 million
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Paradium AI shares fell 14.5% in premarket trading on Tuesday, November 10, after the company reported third-quarter results, according to Investing.com. The results, released on November 9 for the three months ended September 30, included revenue of $20.5 million. Revenue was $29.8 million in the third quarter of 2025, a year-on-year decline of 31.2%. It also came in below the analyst consensus of $31 million, according to Investing.com. The site reported that the stock closed at $0.89 on November 9, before falling in premarket trading.
On earnings, the company posted a loss of $0.08 per share, while analysts had forecast earnings of $0.13 per share, according to Investing.com. Net loss was $3.8 million in the third quarter, compared with net income of $6.9 million in the same period a year earlier, according to the company statement attached to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The loss represented 18.5% of revenue, after net income in the third quarter of 2025 amounted to 23.2% of revenue. The shift to a loss coincided with lower revenue, shrinking margins and a decline in adjusted EBITDA. The loss also included items the company said were related to a rejected tax credit and the timing of annual incentive expense recognition.
The company said lower traffic from referral sources, including Google Discover, reduced advertising revenue, while platform costs remained largely fixed in the near term. In its statement, it added that this gap between falling revenue and stable costs pressured margins. Gross margin fell to 31.7% in the third quarter of 2026, from 50.0% in the corresponding quarter of 2025. Adjusted EBITDA also declined to $2.4 million from $11.9 million. The margin on that measure fell to 11.7% from 39.9% in the comparable period, reflecting weaker operating profitability during the quarter.
The quarterly report shows average monthly page views of 158,115,708 in the third quarter, compared with 235,005,836 in the same period of 2025. The company attributed the decline mainly to algorithm updates that began in mid-2025 and changed external referrals. Revenue had also fallen in the first half of 2026 to $42.589 million, from $76.827 million in the first half of 2025. The company attributed lower revenue across its segments to weaker organic traffic and advertising, changing referral patterns and partner commissions. This context points to continued pressure on traffic and revenue sources during the year, alongside the latest reported quarterly decline.
In contrast, the company said average blended revenue per page view rose 15% month on month in September compared with August, attributing the increase to monetization initiatives. It also increased production of new articles by 15% in the third quarter compared with the second quarter, using its InfoSentience and Cutter Studios technologies. Chief Executive Paul Edmondson said, "Retaining referral traffic remains a priority, but real momentum is being driven by tools like Cutter Studios and InfoSentience, which are already increasing output and efficiency." The company said it launched an AI-powered tool within its content management system in October to create, edit and manage content. It said the number of words reviewed in evergreen content increased by more than 100%, while page views rose by about 50% over three weeks of updates.
The company said it is focused on reducing its reliance on referral traffic sources and developing more sustainable revenue streams from its technology and AI tools and products. The approach signals an effort to address pressures it linked to changing referrals and declining advertising by expanding its tools and products. Its cash balance stood at $10.1 million on September 30, which it said was consistent with year-end 2025 levels. The company did not provide financial guidance for the fourth quarter or fiscal 2027, according to Investing.com. The stock closed at $0.89 on November 9, after falling 25.4000% over the previous three months and 81.2300% over the previous twelve months, according to the site.