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Thryv Holdings Inc

THRYNASDAQ

SectorInformation Technology

IndustryApplication Software

Beta (adjusted)0.94

Intrinsic Value

No headline value published yetWe haven't published a headline intrinsic value for this company yet. Our data-reliability standards weren't met. Method estimates are shown for reference.

Market Price $1.57Price as of 30 Sep 2026

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Market Cap $69.8M

Enterprise Value $304.4M

Shares Outstanding 44.2M diluted

Moat Rating None

Next Earnings Date29 Oct 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Thryv Holdings is undergoing a critical strategic transformation from a legacy print and digital marketing services provider into an AI-enabled SaaS platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). While SaaS revenue now represents 70% of total revenue and ARPU continues to expand, the overall business faces headwinds from the rapid contraction of its high-margin legacy Marketing Services segment. Near-term profitability is pressured by deliberate, margin-dilutive migrations of low-margin digital agency customers to the SaaS platform. A 'Hold' recommendation is warranted as the market monitors the execution of its unified 'Market, Sell, Grow' platform and the stabilization of its subscriber base.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets3 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$3.00

Mean target$4.00

High · most bullish analyst$6.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 20 Jun 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

The bear case reflects higher-than-expected churn among newly migrated SaaS clients, causing total subscribers to fall below 90,000. Legacy Marketing Services contract faster than 35% annually, severely limiting the cash available to fund SaaS expansion and service the company's $258 million net debt. SaaS gross margins remain compressed due to persistent high onboarding and support costs, delaying the path to consolidated GAAP profitability.

Base CaseCentral scenario

The base case assumes Thryv successfully stabilizes its SaaS subscriber base around 95,000 to 100,000 while steadily increasing ARPU through upselling Marketing Center and Keap integrations. Legacy Marketing Services continue to decline at a managed rate of 25-30% annually, providing sufficient cash flow to service debt and fund SaaS R&D. SaaS Adjusted EBITDA margins gradually recover toward 15% as near-term migration costs subside.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

The bull case centers on the rapid expansion of the high-margin SaaS segment (now 70% of revenue) and the successful integration of Keap, which expands the subscriber base and introduces a high-leverage partner channel. As the legacy Marketing Services segment is fully decommissioned by 2028, Thryv will emerge as a pure-play SMB SaaS leader with expanding ARPU and improved EBITDA margins.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

SaaS revenue now represents 70% of total revenue, marking a successful structural shift away from legacy print.
SaaS ARPU grew 13% year-over-year to $378 in Q1 2026, demonstrating strong monetization of 'Quality Customers'.
Multi-product adoption increased to 30% of the client base (26,000 clients) in Q1 2026, up from 25% a year prior.
Active rollout of AI-native features (e.g., AI Lead Flow, review responses) enhances platform stickiness and competitive positioning.

Key Investment Risks

SaaS gross margins are temporarily compressed (67% in Q1 2026) due to the migration of low-margin digital agency customers.
Legacy Marketing Services revenue continues to decline rapidly (down 27.5% year-over-year in Q1 2026), dragging down consolidated top-line growth.
Seasoned Net Revenue Retention (NRR) fell to 93% in Q1 2026, reflecting attrition among smaller, lower-spend clients.
High leverage with net debt of $258 million at a leverage ratio of 1.7x requires disciplined cash flow management.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

SaaS monthly ARPU growth flatlines or turns negative, indicating a failure to cross-sell additional modules.
SaaS Adjusted EBITDA margins fail to improve toward the guided FY 2026 range of 15-16%.
Consolidated free cash flow turns deeply negative, threatening the company's ability to service its debt obligations.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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