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Q1 revenue growth of 14% year-over-year

Q1 net income of $29.3 million and non-GAAP net income of $58.7 million

Q1 net income margin of 11%; adjusted EBITDA margin of 42%

Raising revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2025

LEHI, Utah and LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Waystar Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: WAY), a provider of leading healthcare payment software, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

“Waystar sustained strong momentum in the first quarter of 2025, delivering net income margins exceeding 10%, adjusted EBITDA margins exceeding 40%, and our fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth as a public company,” said Matt Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer of Waystar. “We also advanced our innovation roadmap with the launch of Waystar AltitudeAI, equipping clients with powerful AI capabilities that streamline workflows and improve financial performance. With a resilient foundation and durable growth model, we have the visibility and confidence to raise our full-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance.”

First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights

Revenue of $256.4 million, up 14% year-over-yearNet income of $29.3 million, GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.16, and net income margin of 11%Non-GAAP net income of $58.7 million and non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.32Adjusted EBITDA of $107.7 million and adjusted EBITDA margin of 42%Cash flow from operations of $64 million and unlevered free cash flow of $79 million

Key Metrics and Revenue Disaggregation

1,244 clients contributed over $100,000 in LTM revenue, up 15% year-over-yearNet revenue retention rate (NRR) of 114% over LTM ending March 31, 2025Subscription revenue of $125.0 million, up 18% year-over-yearVolume-based revenue of $129.9 million, up 11% year-over-year

Financial Outlook

As of April 30, 2025, Waystar provides the following guidance for its full fiscal year 2025.1

Total revenue is expected to be between $1.006 billion and $1.022 billionAdjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $406 million and $414 millionNon-GAAP net income is expected to be between $241 million and $247 millionDiluted non-GAAP net income per share is expected to be between $1.31 and $1.34

Webcast Information

Waystar’s financial results will be discussed on a conference call scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time today, April 30, 2025. A live audio conference call will be available on Waystar’s website at https://investors.waystar.com/news-events/events. The webcast will be archived on the site for those unable to listen in real time. This earnings release and the related Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 30, 2025, can be accessed on the Investor Relations page of the company’s website. We routinely post important information on our website, including corporate and investor presentations and financial information. We intend to use our website as a means of disclosing material, non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Such disclosures will be included in the Investor Relations section of our website. Accordingly, investors should monitor this portion of our website, in addition to following our press releases, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, and public conference calls and webcasts.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the consolidated financial statements prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined below. We present non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental measures of financial performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. We believe they assist investors and analysts in comparing our operating performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in highlighting trends in our operating performance, while other measures can differ significantly depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which we operate, and capital investments. Management uses adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to supplement GAAP measures of performance in the evaluation of the effectiveness of our business strategies, to make budgeting decisions, to establish discretionary annual incentive compensation, and to compare our performance against that of other peer companies using similar measures. Management supplements GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than GAAP results alone provide.

Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per share and unlevered free cash flow are not recognized terms under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or net income (loss) margin as measures of financial performance or cash provided by operating activities as a measure of liquidity, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, these measures are not intended to be a measure of free cash flow available for management’s discretionary use, as they do not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments, and debt service requirements. The presentations of these measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the presentations of these measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and can differ significantly from company to company. A reconciliation is provided below for our non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

The following non-GAAP financial measures and key performance metrics are defined below:

Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA Margin
We define adjusted EBITDA as net income / (loss) before interest expense, net, income tax expense / (benefit), depreciation and amortization, and as further adjusted for stock-based compensation expense, acquisition and integration costs, asset and lease impairments, costs related to amended debt agreements and IPO and secondary offering costs. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.

Non-GAAP Net Income / (loss) and Non-GAAP Net Income / (loss) Per Share
We define non-GAAP net income as GAAP net income / (loss) excluding the impact of stock-based compensation, acquisition and integration costs, asset and lease impairments, costs related to our IPO, and the Secondary Offering, and costs related to amended debt agreements and amortization of intangibles. The tax effects of the adjustments are calculated using a management estimated annual effective non-GAAP tax rate of 21%, which is based on our statutory federal tax rate and provides consistency across interim reporting periods by eliminating the effects of non-recurring and period specific items. Due to the differences in the tax treatment of items excluded from non-GAAP net income, our estimate tax rate on non-GAAP net income may differ from our GAAP tax rate. Non-GAAP net income per share is shown on both a basic and diluted basis and is defined as non-GAAP net income divided by the basic or diluted weighted-average shares, respectively.

Unlevered Free Cash Flow
We define unlevered free cash flow as cash from operations plus cash interest paid less capital expenses.

Net Debt
We define net debt as the sum of the current portion of long-term debt, long-term debt, and accounts receivable securitization less cash and equivalents and investment securities.

Adjusted Net Leverage Ratio
We define adjusted net leverage ratio as net debt divided by adjusted EBITDA over the preceding twelve months.

Key Performance Metrics

Net Revenue Retention Rate
Our Net Revenue Retention Rate compares twelve months of client invoices for our solutions at two period end dates. To calculate our Net Revenue Retention Rate, we first accumulate the total amount invoiced during the twelve months ending with the prior period-end or Prior Period Invoices. We then calculate the total amount invoiced to those same clients for the twelve months ending with the current period-end, or Current Period Invoices. Current Period Invoices are inclusive of upsell, downsell, pricing changes, clients that cancel or chose not to renew, and discontinued solutions with continuing clients. The Net Revenue Retention Rate is then calculated by dividing the Current Period Invoices by the Prior Period Invoices. Our total invoices included in the analysis are greater than 98% of reported revenue. We use Net Revenue Retention Rate to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Acquired businesses are included in the last-twelve-month Net Revenue Retention Rate in the ninth quarter after acquisition, which is the earliest point that comparable post-acquisition invoices are available for both the current and prior twelve-month period.

Customer Count with >$100,000 of Revenue
We regularly monitor and review our count of clients who generate more than $100,000 of revenue.

Our count of clients who generate more than $100,000 of revenue is based on an accumulation of the amounts invoiced to clients over the preceding twelve months. The invoices for acquired clients are included starting in the first full calendar quarter after the date of acquisition.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, statements regarding Waystar’s expectations relating to future operating results and financial position, including full year 2025, and future periods; the performance of our new product offerings; our industry and market opportunities, business strategy, goals, and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins and profitability, capital expenditures, liquidity, and capital resources and other financial and operating information. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. These statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “future,” “will,” “seek,” “foreseeable,” “outlook,” the negative version of these words or similar terms and phrases to identify forward-looking statements in this press release, including the discussion of outlook for full fiscal year 2025.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on management’s current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance. The forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, assumptions, or changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict or quantify. Our expectations, beliefs, and projections are expressed in good faith, and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs, and projections will result or be achieved. The following factors are among those that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: our operation in a highly competitive industry; our ability to retain our existing clients and attract new clients; our ability to successfully execute on our business strategies in order to grow; our ability to accurately assess the risks related to acquisitions and successfully integrate acquired businesses; our ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships; the growth and success of our clients and overall healthcare transaction volumes; consolidation in the healthcare industry; our selling cycle of variable length to secure new client agreements; our implementation cycle that is dependent on our clients’ timing and resources; our dependence on our senior management team and certain key employees, and our ability to attract and retain highly skilled employees; the accuracy of the estimates and assumptions we use to determine the size of our total addressable market; our ability to develop and market new solutions, or enhance our existing solutions, to respond to technological changes, or evolving industry standards; the interoperability, connectivity, and integration of our solutions with our clients’ and their vendors’ networks and infrastructures; the performance and reliability of internet, mobile, and other infrastructure; the consequences if we cannot obtain, process, use, disclose, or distribute the highly regulated data we require to provide our solutions; our reliance on certain third-party vendors and providers; any errors or malfunctions in our products and solutions; failure by our clients to obtain proper permissions or provide us with accurate and appropriate information; the potential for embezzlement, identity theft, or other similar illegal behavior by our employees or vendors, and a failure of our employees or vendors to observe quality standards or adhere to environmental, social, and governance standards; our compliance with the applicable rules of the National Automated Clearing House Association and the applicable requirements of card networks; increases in card network fees and other changes to fee arrangements; the effect of payer and provider conduct which we cannot control; privacy concerns and security breaches or incidents relating to our platform; the complex and evolving laws and regulations regarding privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity; our ability to adequately protect and enforce our intellectual property rights; our ability to use or license data and integrate third-party technologies; our use of “open source” software; legal proceedings initiated by third parties alleging that we are infringing or otherwise violating their intellectual property rights; claims that our employees, consultants, or independent contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed confidential information of third parties; the heavily regulated industry in which we conduct business; the uncertain and evolving healthcare regulatory and political framework; healthcare laws and data privacy and security laws and regulations governing our processing of personal information; reduced revenues in response to changes to the healthcare regulatory landscape; legal, regulatory, and other proceedings that could result in adverse outcomes; consumer protection laws and regulations; contractual obligations requiring compliance with certain provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws and regulations; existing laws that regulate our ability to engage in certain marketing activities; our full compliance with website accessibility standards; any changes in our tax rates, the adoption of new tax legislation, or exposure to additional tax liabilities; limitations on our ability to use our net operating losses to offset future taxable income; losses due to asset impairment charges; restrictive covenants in the agreements governing our credit facilities; interest rate fluctuations; unavailability of additional capital on acceptable terms or at all; the impact of general macroeconomic conditions; actions of certain of our significant investors, who may have different interests than the interests of other holders of our securities; and each of the other factors discussed under the heading of “Risk Factors” in the Company’s 10K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 18, 2025, and in other reports filed with the SEC, all of which are available on the Investor Relations page of our website at investors.waystar.com.

Any forward-looking statements made by us in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this press release. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as may be required by any applicable securities laws.

About Waystar

Waystar’s mission-critical software is purpose-built to simplify healthcare payments so providers can prioritize patient care and optimize their financial performance. Waystar serves approximately 30,000 clients, representing over 1 million distinct providers, including 16 of 20 institutions on the U.S. News Best Hospitals list.  Waystar’s enterprise-grade platform annually processes over 6 billion healthcare payment transactions, including over $1.8 trillion in annual gross claims and spanning approximately 50% of U.S. patients. Waystar strives to transform healthcare payments so providers can focus on what matters most: their patients and communities. Discover the way forward at waystar.com.

1 We have not reconciled the forward-looking adjusted EBITDA, non- GAAP net income, and non-GAAP net income per share guidance included above to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because this cannot be done without unreasonable effort due to the variability and low visibility with respect to certain costs, the most significant of which are incentive compensation (including stock-based compensation), transaction-related expenses, and certain fair value measurements, which are potential adjustments to future earnings. We expect the variability of these items to have a potentially unpredictable, and a potentially significant, impact on our future GAAP financial results.

 

Waystar Holding Corp.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Data)

Three months ended March 31, 

2025

2024

Revenue

$

256,435

$

224,792

Operating expenses

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expenses)

83,345

75,192

Sales and marketing

40,123

33,780

General and administrative

23,300

26,135

Research and development

11,078

10,320

Depreciation and amortization

33,380

44,174

Total operating expenses

191,226

189,601

Income from operations

65,209

35,191

Other expense

Interest expense

(18,257)

(55,812)

Related party interest expense

(643)

(1,372)

Income/(loss) before income taxes

46,309

(21,993)

Income tax expense/(benefit)

17,040

(6,061)

Net income/(loss)

$

29,269

$

(15,932)

Net income/(loss) per share:

Basic

$

0.17

$

(0.13)

Diluted

$

0.16

$

(0.13)

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

Basic

172,188,237

121,675,298

Diluted

180,691,994

121,675,298

 

Waystar Holding Corp.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Data)

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

223,995

$

182,133

Restricted cash

25,723

22,449

Investment securities

24,419

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $5,897 at March 31, 2025 and
$5,885 at December 31, 2024

147,264

145,235

Income tax receivable

2,838

Prepaid expenses

16,900

14,414

Other current assets

2,249

3,972

Total current assets

440,550

371,041

Property, plant and equipment, net

46,645

46,731

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

9,896

10,820

Intangible assets, net

1,010,933

1,039,049

Goodwill

3,019,999

3,019,999

Deferred costs

85,088

82,815

Other long-term assets

6,067

6,549

Total assets

$

4,619,178

$

4,577,004

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

Current liabilities

Accounts payable

$

45,064

$

47,365

Accrued compensation

15,857

31,589

Aggregated funds payable

25,253

22,059

Other accrued expenses

25,646

15,930

Deferred revenue

11,348

10,527

Current portion of long-term debt

11,228

11,311

Related party current portion of long-term debt

440

357

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

5,538

5,591

Current portion of finance lease liabilities

926

904

Total current liabilities

141,300

145,633

Long-term liabilities

Deferred tax liability

104,927

100,523

Long-term debt, net, less current portion

1,174,879

1,185,411

Related party long-term debt, net, less current portion

43,356

35,211

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

11,785

13,133

Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion

11,049

11,290

Deferred revenue–LT

5,692

5,739

Other long-term liabilities

278

278

Total liabilities

1,493,266

1,497,218

Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)

Stockholders’ equity

Preferred stock $0.01 par value – 100,000,000 shares authorized as of
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively; zero shares issued
or outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively

Common stock $0.01 par value – 2,500,000,000 shares authorized at
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively; 172,963,709 and
172,108,240 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and
December 31, 2024, respectively

1,730

1,722

Additional paid-in capital

3,315,497

3,298,083

Accumulated other comprehensive income

316

881

Accumulated deficit

(191,631)

(220,900)

Total stockholders’ equity

3,125,912

3,079,786

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

4,619,178

$

4,577,004

 

Waystar Holding Corp.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in Thousands)

Three months ended March 31, 

2025

2024

Cash flows from operating activities

Net income/(loss)

$

29,269

$

(15,932)

Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by operating activities

Depreciation and amortization

33,380

44,174

Stock-based compensation

6,744

2,528

Provision for bad debt expense

1,255

556

Loss on extinguishment of debt

8,869

Deferred income taxes

4,569

(19,591)

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

667

1,680

Changes in:

Accounts receivable

(3,284)

(10,274)

Income tax refundable

2,838

6,811

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

(1,460)

(3,538)

Deferred costs

(2,222)

(4,230)

Other long-term assets

324

(325)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

(8,130)

(1,280)

Deferred revenue

775

1,711

Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities

(476)

(429)

Net cash provided by operating activities

64,249

10,730

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of property and equipment and capitalization of internally developed software costs

(5,426)

(5,560)

Purchase of investment securities

(24,431)

Net cash used in investing activities

(29,857)

(5,560)

Cash flows from financing activities

Change in aggregated funds liability

3,194

3,538

Repurchase of shares

(225)

Proceeds from exercise of common stock options

10,686

71

Proceeds from issuances of debt, net of creditor fees

535,209

Payments on debt

(2,917)

(516,774)

Third-party fees paid in connection with issuance of new debt

(1,410)

Finance lease liabilities paid

(219)

(199)

Net cash provided by financing activities

10,744

20,210

Increase in cash and cash equivalents during the period

45,136

25,380

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash–beginning of period

204,582

45,428

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash–end of period

$

249,718

$

70,808

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

Interest paid

$

19,960

$

40,513

Cash taxes paid (refunds received), net

532

(54)

Non-cash investing and financing activities

Fixed asset purchases in accounts payable

56

518

Reconciliation of Balance Sheet Cash Accounts to Cash Flow Statement

Balance sheet

Cash and cash equivalents

223,995

57,337

Restricted cash

25,723

13,471

Total

249,718

70,808

 

Waystar Holding Corp.

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA

(in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended March 31,

2025

2024

Net income/(loss)

29,269

(15,932)

Interest expense

18,900

57,184

Income tax expense/(benefit)

17,040

(6,061)

Depreciation and amortization

33,380

44,174

Stock-based compensation expense

6,744

2,528

Acquisition and integration costs

229

302

Costs related to amended debt agreements

10,402

IPO and Secondary Offering expenses

1,430

164

Other (a)

754

Adjusted EBITDA

107,746

92,761

Revenue

256,435

224,792

Net income/(loss) margin

11.4 %

(7.1 %)

Adjusted EBITDA margin

42.0 %

41.3 %

 

(a) Adjustments relate to additional lease costs due to the relocation of our Louisville office totaling $0.2 million and executive severance totaling $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

 

Waystar Holding Corp.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Operating Expenses

(in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended March 31,

2025

2024

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expenses)

83,345

75,192

Less: Stock-based compensation expense

(231)

(122)

Less: Acquisition and integration costs

(31)

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expenses), adjusted

83,114

75,039

Sales and marketing

40,123

33,780

Less: Stock-based compensation expense

(1,392)

(478)

Sales and marketing, adjusted

38,731

33,302

General and administrative

23,300

26,135

Less: Stock-based compensation expense

(4,106)

(1,540)

Less: Acquisition and integration costs

(107)

(83)

Less: Costs related to amended debt agreements

(10,402)

Less: IPO and Secondary Offering expenses

(1,430)

(164)

Less: Other (a)

(754)

General and administrative, adjusted

16,903

13,946

Research and development

11,078

10,320

Less: Stock-based compensation expense

(1,015)

(388)

Less: Acquisition and integration costs

(122)

(188)

Research and development, adjusted

9,941

9,744

Depreciation and amortization

33,380

44,174

Less: Intangible amortization

(28,115)

(39,080)

Depreciation and amortization, adjusted

5,265

5,094

Income tax expense/(benefit)

17,040

(6,061)

Plus: Tax effect of adjustments

7,827

11,020

Income tax expense, adjusted

24,867

4,959

 

(a) Adjustments relate to additional lease costs due to the relocation of our Louisville office totaling $0.2 million and executive severance totaling $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

 

Waystar Holding Corp.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Net Income

(in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended March 31,

2025

2024

Net income/(loss)

29,269

(15,932)

Stock based compensation expense

6,744

2,528

Acquisition and integration costs

229

302

Costs related to amended debt agreements

10,402

IPO and Secondary Offering expenses

1,430

164

Other (a)

754

Intangible amortization

28,115

39,080

Tax effect of adjustments

(7,827)

(11,020)

Non-GAAP net income

58,714

25,524

Non-GAAP net income per share, basic

0.34

0.21

Non-GAAP net income per share, diluted

0.32

0.20

Weighted average shares used in computing basic Non-GAAP net income per share

172,188,237

121,675,298

Weighted average shares used in computing diluted Non-GAAP net income per share

180,691,994

127,095,087

 

(a) Adjustments relate to additional lease costs due to the relocation of our Louisville office totaling $0.2 million and executive severance totaling $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

 

 

Waystar Holding Corp.

Reconciliation of Unlevered Free Cash Flow

(in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended March 31,

2025

2024

Net cash provided by operating activities

64,249

10,730

Interest paid

19,960

40,513

Purchase of property and equipment and capitalization of internally developed software costs

(5,426)

(5,560)

Unlevered free cash flow

78,783

45,683

 

 Waystar Holding Corp.

Reconciliation of Net Debt

(in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

March 31,

2025

2024

First lien term loan facility outstanding debt, current

11,668

22,000

First lien term loan facility outstanding debt, net of current portion

1,148,960

2,178,000

Receivables facility outstanding debt

80,000

70,000

Cash and cash equivalents

(223,995)

(57,337)

Investment securities

(24,419)

Net debt

992,214

2,212,663

Trailing Twelve Months Adjusted EBITDA

398,481

343,753

Adjusted Gross leverage ratio

3.1x

6.6x

Adjusted Net leverage ratio

2.5x

6.4x

 

Waystar Holding Corp.

Reconciliation of Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) Adjusted EBITDA

(in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

TTM

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

March 31,

2025

2024

2024

2024

2025

Net income/(loss)

29,269

19,079

5,413

(27,685)

26,076

Interest expense

18,900

20,086

18,459

50,541

107,986

Income tax expense/(benefit)

17,040

13,978

3,274

(14,611)

19,681

Depreciation and amortization

33,380

37,996

60,185

44,276

175,837

Stock-based compensation expense

6,744

7,037

7,903

36,969

58,653

Acquisition and integration costs

229

163

188

206

786

Costs related to amended debt agreements

1,262

106

2,368

3,736

IPO and Secondary Offering expenses

1,430

26

109

1,841

3,406

Other (a)

754

526

1,040

2,320

Adjusted EBITDA

107,746

100,153

96,677

93,905

398,481

 (a) Adjustments relate to additional lease costs due to the relocation of our Louisville office and executive severance.

 

Media Contact
Kristin Lee
kristin.lee@waystar.com

Investor Contact
Sandy Draper
investors@waystar.com
502-238-9511 

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LONDON, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bloomberg today announced the launch of Spread-to-Benchmark quoting and trading for Euro (EUR) and Sterling (GBP) denominated portfolio trades through its Portfolio Trading Basket Builder (PTBB). The new functionality expands the range of quoting protocols available for European credit portfolio trading and reflects growing client demand for spread-based execution workflows, alongside increased dealer support for the convention across EUR and GBP markets.

Spread-to-Benchmark quoting is a well-established protocol for USD credit portfolio trades and is used by market participants to evaluate and execute portfolio trades. By extending this workflow to EUR and GBP portfolio trades, Bloomberg enables clients and dealers to transact using a familiar spread-based methodology across additional credit markets. 

The introduction of Spread-to-Benchmark quoting for EUR and GBP baskets reflects increased client interest in evaluating portfolio trades through a spread-based lens and the growing adoption of spread-based execution workflows in European credit markets. The workflow provides market participants with an additional framework for assessing the relationship between credit spread risk and underlying government bond yields when pricing and executing portfolio trades. 

Additional Workflow Flexibility 
The workflow complements Bloomberg’s existing portfolio trading capabilities, which support the full range of market-standard quoting conventions, including Price, Yield, Spread-to-Benchmark and Spread based workflows that reference Bloomberg’s evaluated pricing service (BVAL). This gives clients flexibility to compare and execute portfolio trades using the quoting methodology that best aligns with their investment objectives, execution preferences and internal risk management processes. 

“European credit clients continue to look for execution workflows that reflect how they evaluate risk and monitor portfolio trading outcomes,” said Harry Street, Global Head of Credit and Equities Trading Product at Bloomberg. “By expanding dealer support for Spread-to-Benchmark quoting for EUR and GBP baskets, Bloomberg is broadening the range of workflow options available to clients trading European credit portfolios.” 

“Portfolio trading workflows in fixed income continue to become more sophisticated as institutional investors look for ways to evaluate execution quality in changing market conditions,” said Kevin McPartland, Head of Market Structure & Technology Research at Crisil Coalition Greenwich. “Spread-based quoting helps market participants more clearly distinguish between the impacts of credit spread and underlying rates movements when determining how best to execute a portfolio trade.” 

Bloomberg’s Electronic Markets solutions are used by leading financial institutions to trade efficiently in over 175 markets around the world. More than 9,000 client firms use Bloomberg Electronic Markets to access industry-leading depth and breadth of liquidity across asset classes from over 800 dealers globally. Bloomberg Electronic Markets provides market participants with comprehensive solutions across the trading lifecycle, including robust price transparency, analytics, automation and execution, powered by Bloomberg’s high-quality, multi-asset class data and tools.

About Bloomberg
Bloomberg is a global leader in business and financial information, delivering trusted data, news, and insights that bring transparency, efficiency, and fairness to markets. The company helps connect influential communities across the global financial ecosystem via reliable technology solutions that enable our customers to make more informed decisions and foster better collaboration. For more information, visit Bloomberg.com/company or request a demo.

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Dr. Sunho Kang, a senior battery-technology executive with leadership experience at major global battery and EV manufacturers, joins TeraWatt Technology as Head of Product and Technology

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TeraWatt Technology Inc. (Headquartered in California, USA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Sunho Kang has joined the company as Head of Product and Technology.

Dr. Kang is a globally recognized battery-technology executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience spanning the United States, Asia, and Europe, and a distinguished track record of advancing innovations from laboratory research through gigafactory-scale production. He has held senior executive positions at world-leading organizations including Samsung SDI, Apple, and Volkswagen Group of America, and brings deep expertise in lithium-ion battery materials, cell engineering, and product industrialization across a broad range of applications, including electric vehicles and energy storage systems.

At TeraWatt, Dr. Kang will lead global product development and the commercialization of TeraWatt’s battery technology platform, aiming to accelerate the delivery of TeraWatt’s competitive products as well as the technology and commercialization roadmap including manufacturing scale-up.

Dr. Kang commented:

“I am thrilled to join TeraWatt Technology as Head of Product and Technology. TeraWatt’s innovative battery platform presents a tremendous opportunity to push the boundaries of lithium-ion technology, and I look forward to working with the team to accelerate product development and commercialization to deliver meaningful impact.”

TeraWatt Technology founder CEO Ken Ogata, Ph.D. commented:

“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Kang as our Head of Product and Technology. His deep expertise in battery materials, cell engineering, and productization will be instrumental in accelerating TeraWatt’s product roadmap and technology leadership. Together with Dr. Kang, we will continue to drive our mission forward.”

About TeraWatt Technology Inc.
TeraWatt Technology Inc. is a California-based company that produces lightweight, high-power, and safe next-generation lithium-ion batteries.

Company Overview
Name: TeraWatt Technology Inc.
Representative: Co-founder and CEO Ken Ogata
Headquarters: 28 Geary St, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States
Founded: January 2020
Established: December 2019
URL: https://www.terawatt-technology.com/

 

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Tencent Cloud and Soniox Announce Strategic Partnership: Combining Advanced Speech-to-Text (STT) Technology with Global Real-Time Infrastructure

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HONG KONG, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, today announced a strategic partnership with Soniox, a San Francisco-based speech AI company that specializes in developing high-accuracy, low-latency speech AI solutions. The collaboration integrates Soniox’s speech-to-text (STT) technology with Tencent Cloud’s Real-Time Communication (TRTC) enterprise-grade global infrastructure, enabling enterprises to build and deploy multilingual voice AI applications across 200+ countries and regions.

Elevating Enterprise Voice AI at a Global Scale

In enterprise voice AI deployments, latency directly affects user experience and application reliability. The integration of Soniox’s high-accuracy, low-latency STT with TRTC’s global transmission infrastructure reduces latency across the entire pipeline, creating a comprehensive end-to-end solution for enterprises deploying conversational AI applications worldwide.    

Soniox is the voice platform for every language. Unlike legacy speech AI, which was built primarily for English-speakers, Soniox delivers native-speaker accuracy across 60+ languages. Its technology can handle mid-sentence language switching — a user can switch between English and Chinese in a single utterance, and Soniox will capture every word with complete accuracy. All of this works through a single API that works for both speech-to-text and text-to-speech.

By integrating TRTC, the partnership leverages an enterprise-grade real-time communication backbone featuring more than 3,200 global nodes, sub-300 ms worldwide latency, and advanced capabilities such as AI noise suppression and weak-network resilience. These capabilities enable conversational AI applications to operate reliably across diverse network environments, including regions such as Southeast Asia and Africa.

With the roll out of this partnership, developers can integrate the Soniox STT API directly within the Tencent Cloud console. Whether targeting English-speaking markets or supporting languages such as Arabic, Hindi, and Malay, enterprises can build global voice applications — including intelligent customer service, voice assistants, real-time translation, and meeting transcription — to address the demands of expansion into emerging markets and multilingual scenarios.

Wison Xie, Head of Product at Tencent RTC, stated: “Tencent RTC has always been committed to providing reliable real-time communication infrastructure for global enterprises. Our partnership with Soniox brings together our strengths in enterprise-grade audio transmission and Soniox’s advanced speech recognition technology. Together, we are making it easier for businesses to deploy accurate, low-latency voice AI applications across any language and any market.”

Klemen Simonic, CEO at Soniox Inc., stated “At Soniox, our mission is to help businesses understand every word, in any language, with native speaker accuracy and exceptional speed. Partnering with Tencent Cloud combines our speech AI with world-class real-time infrastructure, enabling enterprises to build voice AI experiences that scale globally with low latency and reliability.”

About Tencent Cloud:

Tencent Cloud, one of the world’s leading cloud companies, is committed to creating innovative solutions to resolve real-world issues and enabling digital transformation for smart industries. Through our extensive global infrastructure, Tencent Cloud provides businesses across the globe with stable and secure industry-leading cloud products and services, leveraging technological advancements such as cloud computing, Big Data analytics, AI, IoT, and network security. It is our constant mission to meet the needs of industries across the board, including the fields of gaming, media and entertainment, finance, healthcare, property, retail, travel, and transportation.

About Tencent RTC:

Tencent RTC provides real-time communication solutions, including audio/video calling, live streaming, and in-game voice. With enterprise-grade security, AI-powered enhancements, and a global network of over 3,200 nodes, Tencent RTC powers mission-critical communication for customers worldwide.

About Soniox:

Soniox is a next-generation voice AI company bringing about the end of English-first speech AI. Most people on the planet did not grow up speaking English and often mix languages mid-sentence; and yet legacy speech AI was built for just English. Soniox is different: native-speaker accuracy across 60+ languages, true mid-sentence language switching, and flawless alphanumeric recognition that legacy providers still can’t match. For developers building global apps, Soniox is the only option. Try it for yourself at soniox.com.

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