Total second quarter revenue of $84.6 million grows 8% year-over-year, driven by lending software solutions revenue of $68.7 million, up 12% year-over-year

Second quarter cash flow from operations of $19.2 million, or 23% of revenue, and free cash flow of $17.1 million, or 20% of revenue

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$MLNK #digitallending–MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and reporting agencies, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Additionally, in a separate release issued today, MeridianLink announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Centerbridge Partners, L.P., a global investment firm with deep expertise in financial services and technology. The all-cash transaction values MeridianLink at an enterprise value of approximately $2.0 billion or $20.00 per share.

“Our second quarter results demonstrate strong execution in an environment that remains uncertain,” said Nicolaas Vlok, chief executive officer of MeridianLink^®. “As Larry Katz is poised to take the CEO role over in October, I want to reiterate how grateful I am for the opportunity to have led this business. I am proud of our dedicated team who have helped to build our market-leading platform and partner ecosystem. We’ve created a strong foundation for our next chapter, and Larry and the management team are ready and capable to lead.”

“Our results this quarter are a testament to the power of our solutions to make lending more accessible and efficient for community lending institutions and their customers,” said Larry Katz, president and chief executive officer designate of MeridianLink. “We are also pleased to announce our transaction with Centerbridge Partners, which we believe maximizes value for our shareholders and advances our strategy to unlock the potential of this company by accelerating product innovation, harnessing the power of AI and data, and enhancing the delivery of exceptional customer experiences. I am proud of this talented team and look forward to further building our trusted, mission-critical, scalable platform that empowers customers and the communities they serve.”

Quarterly Financial Highlights:

Revenue of $84.6 million, an increase of 8% year-over-year
Lending software solutions revenue of $68.7 million, an increase of 12% year-over-year
Operating income of $5.2 million, or 6% of revenue, and non-GAAP operating income of $23.0 million, or 27% of revenue
Net loss of $(3.0) million, or (4)% of revenue, and adjusted EBITDA of $38.4 million, or 45% of revenue
Cash flows from operations of $19.2 million, or 23% of revenue, and free cash flow of $17.1 million, or 20% of revenue

Cancellation of Earnings Conference Call and Suspension of Guidance

In light of the announced transaction, MeridianLink has cancelled its earnings conference call previously scheduled for August 11, 2025. In addition, as is customary during the pendency of such a transaction, the Company is suspending its financial guidance for the full year 2025.

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About MeridianLink

MeridianLink^® (NYSE: MLNK) empowers financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies to drive efficient growth. MeridianLink’s cloud-based digital lending, account opening, background screening, and data verification software solutions leverage shared intelligence from a unified data platform, MeridianLink^® One, to enable customers of all sizes to identify growth opportunities, effectively scale up, and support compliance efforts, all while powering an enhanced experience for staff and consumers alike.

For more than 25 years, MeridianLink has prioritized the democratization of lending for consumers, businesses, and communities. Learn more at www.meridianlink.com.

Operational Measures Definitions

We reference bookings, which is an internal operational measure of the business. Bookings is defined as the minimum annual contracted value, or ACV, of newly sold capabilities of our software-as-a-service, or SaaS, products and professional services orders, inclusive of any corresponding fees owed to third parties. Bookings is a useful metric as it reflects the SaaS and services that have not been delivered. Management uses bookings to plan their go-to-market and services activities and inform product development efforts.

We reference ACV and ACV release, which are internal operational measures of the business. In any given period, ACV represents the minimum annualized SaaS revenue commitment from fully activated contracts in effect for customers at the end of the applicable period. ACV release is the portion of ACV that is recognized as subscription revenue throughout the twelve-month period beginning on the date after our software solutions are fully implemented. ACV and ACV release are useful to investors in assessing the growth and trajectory of our business. ACV and ACV release are used by management in financial and operational decision-making.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the financial measures presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, we provide certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin; non-GAAP operating income (loss); non-GAAP net income (loss); non-GAAP cost of revenue; non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses; non-GAAP research and development expenses; non-GAAP general and administrative expenses; and free cash flow. The presentation of these financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Rather, we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed in addition to and not in lieu of our reported GAAP financial results, provide investors with additional meaningful information to assess our financial performance and trends, enable comparison of financial results between periods, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics utilized internally in analyzing and operating our business. The following definitions are provided:

Non-GAAP operating income (loss): GAAP operating income (loss), excluding the impact of share-based compensation, employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions, expenses for services performed by third party consultants relating to efforts to remediate our material weakness, expenses related to debt modification, third party acquisition related costs, restructuring related costs, litigation related charges not related to our core business, and expenses associated with our public offering. Non-GAAP operating margin is Non-GAAP operating income (loss) divided by total GAAP revenue.

Non-GAAP net income (loss): GAAP net income (loss), excluding the impact of share-based compensation, employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions, expenses for services performed by third party consultants relating to efforts to remediate our material weakness, expenses related to debt modification, third party acquisition related costs, an indemnity claim received from a prior acquisition, restructuring related costs, litigation related charges not related to our core business, expenses associated with our public offering, and the effect of income taxes, on non-GAAP items. The effects of income taxes on non-GAAP items reflect a fixed long-term projected tax rate of 24%. Non-GAAP net income (loss) margin is Non-GAAP net income (loss) divided by total GAAP revenue.

The Company employs a structural long-term projected non-GAAP income tax rate of 24% for greater consistency across reporting periods, eliminating effects of items not directly related to the Company’s operating structure that may vary in size and frequency. This long-term projected non-GAAP income tax rate is determined by analyzing a mix of historical and projected tax filing positions, assumes no additional acquisitions during the projection period and does not include the impact from the partial deferred tax asset valuation allowance, and takes into account various factors, including the Company’s anticipated tax structure, its tax positions in different jurisdictions, and current impacts from key U.S. legislation where the Company operates. We will reevaluate this tax rate, as necessary, for significant events such as significant alterations in the U.S. tax environment, substantial changes in the Company’s geographic earnings mix due to acquisition activity, or other shifts in the Company’s strategy or business operations.

Adjusted EBITDA: GAAP net income (loss) before interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, share-based compensation expense, employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions, expenses for services performed by third party consultants relating to efforts to remediate our material weakness, expenses related to debt modification, third party acquisition related costs, an indemnity claim received from a prior acquisition, restructuring related costs, litigation related charges not related to our core business, and expenses associated with our public offering.

Non-GAAP cost of revenue: GAAP cost of revenue, excluding the impact of share-based compensation, employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions, and amortization of developed technology.

Non-GAAP operating expenses, including non-GAAP general and administrative, research and development, and sales and marketing costs: GAAP operating expenses, excluding the impact of share-based compensation, employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions, expenses for services performed by third party consultants relating to efforts to remediate our material weakness, expenses related to debt modification, third party acquisition related costs, litigation related charges not related to our core business, expenses associated with our public offering, and depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, as applicable.

Free cash flow: GAAP cash flow provided by operating activities less GAAP purchases of property and equipment (Capital Expenditures) and GAAP capitalized software additions (Capitalized Software).

Reconciliations to comparable GAAP financial measures are available in the accompanying schedules, which are posted as part of this earnings release on our website. No reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure is provided with respect to certain forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures as the GAAP measures are not accessible on a forward-looking basis. We cannot reliably predict all necessary components or their impact to reconcile such financial measures without unreasonable effort due to market-related assumptions that are not within our control as well as certain legal or advisory costs, tax costs or other costs that may arise. The events necessitating a non-GAAP adjustment are inherently unpredictable and may have a significant impact on our future GAAP financial results.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains, and our above-referenced conference call and webcast will contain, statements which are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Generally, these statements can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” and variations of such words or similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Further, statements describing our strategy, outlook, guidance, plans, intentions, or goals are also forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our predictions, expectations, or forecasts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding, and guidance with respect to, our strategy, our future financial and operational performance, including financial guidance for 2025, future economic and market conditions, including with respect to the demand environment, our strategic initiatives, our leadership transition and plans, our investments and plans to strengthen our talent, our ability to drive demand, maintain bookings momentum, increase platform wins and lending deals, and accelerate revenue growth, our ability to scale, the strength of our pipeline, our ability to retain and attract customers and product partners, the benefit to us and our customers of integrations with our product partners, our development or delivery of new or enhanced solutions and anticipated results of those solutions for our customers, our ability to effectively implement, integrate, and service our customers, our market size and growth opportunities, our competitive positioning, projected costs, technological capabilities and plans, and objectives of management, the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed transaction with the funds advised by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. in a timely manner or at all. Actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control including, without limitation, risks related to our business and industry, as well as those set forth in Item 1A. Risk Factors, or elsewhere, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year, any updates in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed for periods subsequent to such Form 10-K, and our other SEC filings. These forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions as of the date hereof. The plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements may not be achieved, and you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We undertake no obligation, other than as required by applicable law, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

	As of
	June 30, 2025		December 31, 2024

Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	91,088	$	92,765
Accounts receivable, net		34,585		34,422
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		12,253		10,973
Total current assets		137,926		138,160
Property and equipment, net		1,749		2,167
Right of use assets, net		697		1,095
Intangible assets, net		177,067		201,522
Goodwill		610,063		610,063
Other assets		9,431		8,326
Total assets	$	936,933	$	961,333

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	4,342	$	6,798
Accrued liabilities		30,700		29,383
Deferred revenue		30,110		17,170
Current portion of debt, net of debt issuance costs		3,632		3,678
Total current liabilities		68,784		57,029
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs		463,125		464,922
Deferred tax liabilities, net		12,069		11,287
Long-term deferred revenue		—		75
Other long-term liabilities		314		527
Total liabilities		544,292		533,840
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024		—		—
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 600,000,000 shares authorized, 74,195,939 and 76,049,681 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively		125		127
Additional paid-in capital		734,970		709,057
Accumulated deficit		(342,454)		(281,691)
Total stockholders’ equity		392,641		427,493
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	936,933	$	961,333

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025			2024			2025			2024
Revenues, net	$	84,597		$	78,676		$	166,085		$	156,492
Cost of revenues:
Subscription and services		23,080			23,373			45,907			44,717
Amortization of developed technology		4,445			4,803			9,341			9,532
Total cost of revenues		27,525			28,176			55,248			54,249
Gross profit		57,072			50,500			110,837			102,243
Operating expenses:
General and administrative		28,553			29,237			56,238			54,416
Research and development		11,380			9,905			22,292			19,390
Sales and marketing		11,933			11,467			23,536			22,003
Restructuring related costs		—			988			—			4,179
Total operating expenses		51,866			51,597			102,066			99,988
Operating income (loss)		5,206			(1,097	)		8,771			2,255
Other (income) expense, net:
Interest and other income, net		(1,566	)		(1,636	)		(2,645	)		(2,592	)
Interest expense		8,715			9,797			17,427			19,379
Total other expense, net		7,149			8,161			14,782			16,787
Loss before provision for income taxes		(1,943	)		(9,258	)		(6,011	)		(14,532	)
Provision for income taxes		1,070			412			1,687			444
Net loss	$	(3,013	)	$	(9,670	)	$	(7,698	)	$	(14,976	)

Net loss per share:
Basic	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.13	)	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.19	)
Diluted	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.13	)	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.19	)
Weighted average common stock outstanding:
Basic		76,479,047			76,527,803			76,497,736			76,923,824
Diluted		76,479,047			76,527,803			76,497,736			76,923,824

Net Revenues by Major Source
(unaudited)
(in thousands)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Subscription fees	$	71,147	$	65,946	$	139,892	$	131,858
Professional services		9,499		9,559		18,165		18,569
Other		3,951		3,171		8,028		6,065
Total	$	84,597	$	78,676	$	166,085	$	156,492


Net Revenues by Solution Type
(unaudited)
(in thousands)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Lending software solutions	$	68,737	$	61,644	$	135,806	$	122,547
Data verification software solutions		15,860		17,032		30,279		33,945
Total	$	84,597	$	78,676	$	166,085	$	156,492
% Growth (decline) attributable to:
Lending software solutions		9%				8%
Data verification software		(1)%				(2)%
Total % growth		8%				6%
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Percent Revenue Related to the Mortgage Loan Market
(unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2025		2024
Lending software solutions	11%		10%		11%		11%
Data verification software	51%		55%		50%		56%
Total % revenue related to mortgage loan market	18%		20%		18%		20%

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(in thousands)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025		2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(7,698)	$	(14,976)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		683		739
Amortization of intangible assets		28,154		28,357
Amortization of costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts		2,263		1,995
Provision for expected credit losses		352		561
Amortization of debt issuance costs		575		464
Share-based compensation expense		29,503		20,429
Deferred income taxes		781		105
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		351		(4,073)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets		(4,634)		(2,186)
Accounts payable		(2,453)		1,675
Accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities		805		(277)
Deferred revenue		12,865		10,581
Net cash provided by operating activities		61,547		43,394
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capitalized software additions		(3,568)		(3,684)
Purchases of property and equipment		(250)		(152)
Net cash used in investing activities		(3,818)		(3,836)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock		(52,780)		(73,788)
Excise taxes paid on share repurchases		(536)		—
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		41		722
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan		959		944
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of restricted stock units		(4,720)		(1,676)
Principal payments of debt		(2,370)		(2,278)
Proceeds from debt issuance		—		50,000
Payments of debt issuance costs		—		(840)
Payments of deferred offering costs		—		(74)
Net cash used in financing activities		(59,406)		(26,990)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(1,677)		12,568
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		92,765		80,441
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	91,088	$	93,009

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	16,854	$	18,893
Cash paid for income taxes		432		433
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Shares withheld with respect to net settlement of restricted stock units		4,720		1,676
Excise taxes payable included in repurchases of common stock		288		505
Share-based compensation expense included in capitalized software additions		131		138

Reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP Results
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024

Operating income (loss)	$	5,206	$	(1,097)	$	8,771	$	2,255
Add: Share-based compensation expense		17,122		12,500		29,503		20,436
Add: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions		347		508		972		930
Add: Expenses associated with material weakness remediation⁽¹⁾		159		—		2,222		—
Add: Expenses related to debt modification⁽²⁾		—		473		—		473
Add: Acquisition related costs		132		—		578		—
Add: Restructuring related costs		—		988		—		4,179
Add: Litigation-related charges⁽³⁾		—		1,864		—		1,864
Add: Expenses associated with public offering		—		308		—		1,698
Non-GAAP operating income	$	22,966	$	15,544	$	42,046	$	31,835
Operating margin		6%		(1)%		5%		1%
Non-GAAP operating margin		27%		20%		25%		20%

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024

Net loss	$	(3,013)	$	(9,670)	$	(7,698)	$	(14,976)
Add: Share-based compensation expense		17,122		12,500		29,503		20,436
Add: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions		347		508		972		930
Add: Expenses associated with material weakness remediation⁽¹⁾		159		—		2,222		—
Add: Expenses related to debt modification⁽²⁾		707		473		707		473
Add: Acquisition related costs		132		—		578		—
Add: Indemnity claim received from prior acquisition		(955)		—		(955)		—
Add: Restructuring related costs		—		988		—		4,179
Add: Litigation-related charges⁽³⁾		—		1,864		—		1,864
Add: Expenses associated with public offering		—		308		—		1,698
Subtract: Income tax effect on non-GAAP items		(4,203)		(3,994)		(7,926)		(7,099)
Non-GAAP net income	$	10,296	$	2,977	$	17,403	$	7,505
Non-GAAP basic net income per share	$	0.13	$	0.04	$	0.23	$	0.10
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share	$	0.13	$	0.04	$	0.22	$	0.09
Weighted average shares used to compute Non-GAAP basic net income per share		76,479,047		76,527,803		76,497,736		76,923,824
Weighted average shares used to compute Non-GAAP diluted net income per share		78,097,069		79,291,173		78,656,709		80,020,336
Net loss margin		(4)%		(12)%		(5)%		(10)%
Non-GAAP net income margin		12%		4%		10%		5%

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024

Net loss	$	(3,013)	$	(9,670)	$	(7,698)	$	(14,976)
Interest expense		8,715		9,797		17,427		19,379
Provision for income taxes		1,070		412		1,687		444
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets		14,151		14,573		28,837		29,096
Share-based compensation expense		17,122		12,500		29,503		20,436
Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions		347		508		972		930
Expenses associated with material weakness remediation⁽¹⁾		159		—		2,222		—
Expenses related to debt modification⁽²⁾		707		473		707		473
Acquisition related costs		132		—		578		—
Indemnity claim received for prior acquisition		(955)		—		(955)		—
Restructuring related costs		—		988		—		4,179
Litigation-related charges⁽³⁾		—		1,864		—		1,864
Expenses associated with public offering		—		308		—		1,698
Adjusted EBITDA	$	38,435	$	31,753	$	73,280	$	63,523
Net loss margin		(4)%		(12)%		(5)%		(10)%
Adjusted EBITDA margin		45%		40%		44%		41%
(1) Expenses for services performed by third party consultants related to efforts to remediate our previously identified material weakness.
(2) Expenses related to debt modification are legal and other third party costs incurred in relation to the amendment of our credit facility in June 2025 and May 2024.
(3) Litigation-related charges pertains to litigation settlements and related legal fees. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, $1.5 million relates to settlements of class action lawsuits and $0.4 million relates to third-party legal fees directly related to the settlements.