Alarum Technologies (NASDAQ:ALAR – Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 19th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $11.82 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.01 million. Alarum Technologies had a net margin of 2.36% and a return on equity of 15.59%.
Here are the key takeaways from Alarum Technologies’ conference call:
- Alarum reported strong top-line growth with Q4 revenue of $11.8M (up 60% YoY) and full?year revenue of $40.7M (up 28% YoY), showing clear acceleration over 2025.
- AI-focused products became a major growth engine, rising to about 30% of revenues (from ~4% a year earlier) and platform workloads surged to as much as 70 petabytes/month, reflecting deeper engagement with large AI developers.
- Margins and profitability were pressured by strategic scale investments: Q4 gross margin fell to 53.8% (from 72.4% a year ago) and full?year adjusted EBITDA declined to $4.4M from $9.4M in 2024, with EPS also down materially year?over?year.
- The company significantly scaled operations—doubling headcount, expanding offices and infrastructure—and ended 2025 with no debt and about $22.5M in cash and equivalents, saying near?term margin pressure is planned and addressable.
- Q1 2026 guidance calls for revenue around $11M ±7% (?46% YoY) and adjusted EBITDA of about $1.4M ±$0.5M, while management warns of quarter?to?quarter variability tied to AI customers’ model development cycles but reiterates a long?term target of a >$100M run rate.
Alarum Technologies Stock Up 0.2%
NASDAQ:ALAR traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $5.99. 17,550 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 46,529. The business has a 50-day moving average of $7.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.51. Alarum Technologies has a twelve month low of $5.45 and a twelve month high of $18.00. The company has a market capitalization of $43.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.79 and a beta of 1.41.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alarum Technologies
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ALAR. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in Alarum Technologies by 2,102.9% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 6,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 5,888 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Alarum Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $142,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in shares of Alarum Technologies by 34.6% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 17,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after purchasing an additional 4,500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 3.23% of the company’s stock.
Alarum Technologies Company Profile
Alarum Technologies Ltd. provides internet access and web data collection solutions in North, South, and Central America, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through two segments, Enterprise Internet Access Solutions and Consumer Internet Access Solutions. The company offers security blanket against ransomware, viruses, phishing, and other online threats, as well as secured and encrypted connection, masking the customers online activity and keeping them safe from hackers.
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