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Market Announcement
2025 Annual General Meeting – CEO’s Presentation
Sydney, 24 November 2025 – Integrated Research Limited (ASX:IRI) provides the attached CEO’s
presentation to be delivered at today’s Annual General Meeting commencing at 10.00am AEDT.
Authorised for release by the Board of Integrated Research Limited.
Leanne Ralph
Company Secretary
Integrated Research Limited
ABN 76 003 588 449
About Integrated Research Limited (ASX: IRI). Integrated Research (IR) is the leading global provider of user experience and
performance management solutions for payment transactions and collaborative systems. We create value through our real-
time, scalable & extensible hybrid cloud platform and our deep domain knowledge to optimise operations of mission-
critical systems and improve user experience through intelligent and actionable insights. We enable many of the world’s
largest organisations to simplify complexity and provide visibility over systems that millions of people can’t live without –
systems that allow them to transact and collaborate. For further information on IR, visit www.ir.com.
CEO Presentation
Ian Lowe
Business critical IT
environments are
becoming more
complex, creating
material risk for
enterprises across
the world.
About IR
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Observability solutions monitor business-critical technology and
infrastructure performance.
Demand is increasing for sophisticated observability solutions that
can provide unified oversight of cluttered IT ecosystems.
What is Observability?
USD $100K-$250K per hour
Major outages at global banks cost
USD $1m per hour
Revenue system downtime costs
Source: IDC and William Blair Equity Research 2024
Monitor
performance in real time
Reduce
downtime and outages
Accelerate
time to remediation
Improve
User Experience
About IR
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Transact
Financial services
Infrastructure
NonStop environments
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Collaborate
Unified Communications
• Cards
• High Value Payments
• Real-Time Payments
• NonStop Hewlett
Packard Enterprises
(HPE)
• Enterprise UC
• Contact Center
• Service Provider
Our Observability solutions make
managing complexity a performance
advantage for large enterprises.
AI-enabled insights, powered by core proprietary technology Prognosis
About IR
Trusted by the world’s leading global enterprises
Tech | Telco BFSI Retail | Industrial
Health | Gov | Edu
Top global telco
companies
Top
USA banks
Fortune 500
companies
Large Australian
companies
Clients
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IR has reset its strategy to focus on product-led growth
• Significant investment of available capital and future cashflow to develop and
commercialise new products.
• New products are focused on building new revenue opportunities with:
• new clients in existing markets and/or new markets
• expansion of existing clients
• Investment in product-led growth is:
• designed to position the company for sustainable growth over the medium to long term
• expected to reduce profits over the short to medium term
FY25
Financials
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FY25 Key Financial Metrics
Pro forma Revenue
$74.3m
Down 1% on FY24
Statutory Revenue
$68.3m
Down 18% on FY24
EBITDA
$15.9m
Down 35% on FY24
Refer Glossary within the Appendix for definitions and reconciliation of Pro forma revenue to Statutory numbers
Net Cash
$40.6m
Up 27% on FY24
Dividend Per Share
2.00 c
Unchanged from FY24
Fully franked
Robust capital position
NPAT
$13.4m
Down 51% on FY24
Steady underlying performance
Effective tax rate increase
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Growth Metrics
Expansion Revenue
$3.3m
Down 51% on FY24
Refer Glossary within the Appendix for definitions
New Client Revenue
$6.7m
Up 31% on FY24
Subscription Fees
$3.9m
Up 77% on FY24
Early stages of releasing new products Consumption based revenue
Licence fee revenue from new clients
Growth metrics quantify progress against the medium-term objective of
sustainable revenue growth.
1H FY26 Trading
Update
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1H FY26 - Trading Update
• FY26 renewals softer than FY25, 1H FY26 revenue midpoint -4% versus PCP.
• Increased investment in product and technology, partially offset by ongoing cost management.
• A significant increase in the impairment of receivables largely relates to one client and unrelated to
software performance.
• 1H FY25 EBITDA included $3.3m of Other Gains.
Guidance information is unaudited and based on management’s expectations, as announced via ASX on 14 November 2025.
Product-Led
Growth
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Product-led growth: why?
• Historical revenue performance has been overly reliant on contract renewals, the value
of which fluctuates each year.
• Revenue from new clients and expansion of existing client contracts has been
inconsistent and insufficient to offset fluctuations in renewals book and the impact of
churn.
• Under investment in new products in recent years has compounded reliance on
renewals and constrained new business growth.
• Observability is growing but also maturing, the Company needs to innovate and evolve
its offering to return to growth.
• Investing in new products is essential for the Company to establish sustainable revenue
growth over the medium term.
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Product-led growth: what does it mean?
• Develop new products targeting sustainable growth opportunities that
leverage our existing product architecture and blue-chip client base:
• new clients in existing and/or new markets
• expansion of existing clients
• Develop new, innovative, AI enabled capabilities/products to create new
revenue streams (incorporates IR Labs)
Leverage our DNA: pioneering, innovative, big data, global, enterprise grade
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Innovation Framework: three central capability themes…
New products across these three capability themes in combination reposition the business:
• Higher order value proposition more closely aligned to business level outcomes
• Future-state focused
• Modern, adaptable technology
• Growth mindset
• Leveraging our strengths: existing technology platform, client base, people
Discover Better:
AI-first
Unlock
efficiencies
across the client
tech stack
Accelerated
remediation,
lower critical
incident cost &
impact
+ + =
Improved
Business
Performance
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…commercialised under the existing product architecture or
as stand-alone products…
Collaborate Transact Infrastructure
P R O G N O S I S
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1. New capabilities/products offered as modular components under the existing product
architecture (optional extras) - Example: Service Now integration
2. New capabilities/products within Prognosis – universal to all existing products
Examples: Prognosis Elevate, Iris (AI powered insights)
3. New adjacent, stand-alone capabilities/products - Example: High Value Payments
4. IR Labs – new products targeting new revenue streams: adjacent or non-adjacent
Example: Prototype built, beta product in development, CY26 launch
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IR Labs
3 3
2 2
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…while diversifying our revenue model.
• Flexibility for clients: offer more products/capabilities as-a-service (as well as
on-prem).
• Introduce hybrid pricing models: combine fixed licence fees and variable
pricing (eg. based on levels of usage and/or consumption) for organic
growth over time.
Examples:
• Prognosis Elevate – Prognosis-as-a-service, hybrid revenue model: fixed
licence fee + consumption fee.
• Iris - variable utilisation fee.
Key Product
Releases: 1H FY26
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Introducing….Prognosis Elevate
• IR’s on-prem product offering is now available as a service (Prognosis-as-a-Service:
Prognosis on-prem, hosted by IR)
• Prognosis-as-a-Service provides significant benefits for clients (easier/faster implementation,
removes day to day management & maintenance, no version updates required)
• Opens the door to building subscription style revenue
• Provides for hybrid pricing: licence fee + consumption fee
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Meet Iris
Your AI-Powered
Prognosis Assistant
• Natural language
• Chat-style interface
• Industry leading subject
matter expertise
View video: ir.com/iris
Unlike generic AI
assistants, Iris is built
for observability and
built into Prognosis.
“Why are dropped calls spiking in our Singapore
region? Which department had the worst
experience on Teams today and chart their
quality score for the last 24 hours?”
Capital
Management
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FY26 Capital Allocation Framework
Innovation investment
• Product innovation across the Prognosis observability business & IR-Labs (AI-first innovation lab).
• 30%-35% of available capital allocated to product innovation in the medium term.
Flexibility reserves
• 20%-35% of available capital to Flexibility Reserves in the medium term to fund opportunistic
deals e.g. M&A if right-sized, synergistic, in growth markets and supportive of product strategy.
Contingency reserves
• Maintain adequate working capital to support day-to-day operations and manage cash needs.
• 30%-35% of available capital to Contingency Reserves in the medium term.
Shareholder returns
• Dividend policy - targeting a minimum 25% of Free Cash Flow (with Board discretion).
• FY25 Board declared a $0.02 dividend, fully franked (consistent to PCP).
• Emphasis on sustainability and maintaining flexibility in pursuit of product led growth.
Summary
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Summary
• Observability is growing but also maturing, the Company needs to innovate to evolve its
offering and return to growth.
• Investment is essential to achieving product-led growth and establishing sustainable revenue
growth over the medium term:
• Targeting revenue growth from new clients, expansion revenue and subscription revenue (x3
growth metrics).
• Requires investment over the medium-term.
• Will dampen profit in the short term.
• The Company has a product-led growth plan and is executing:
• Innovation framework: higher order value proposition, diversified revenue model.
• Capital allocation framework.
• Growth metrics established to assess progress.
• Foundational product releases in 1H FY26: AI powered Iris & Prognosis-as-a-Service (Elevate)
• The Company has a strong platform: robust balance sheet, blue chip client base, trusted
brand, pioneering DNA.
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Thank you
Ian Lowe
CEO and Managing Director
Appendix
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Full year Pro forma recurring revenue
Reconciliation of statutory to pro forma revenue
Full Year Revenue 2022 2023 2024 2025 2022 2023 2024 2025
A$M A$M A$M A$M %chg %chg %chg %chg
Infrastructure 17.8 18.6 19.2 19.9 -2% 4% 4% 3%
Transact 10.9 11.5 12.7 16.3 10% 5% 11% 29%
Collaborate 39.6 38.3 34.9 31.3 -4% -3% -9% -10%
Pro forma subscription revenue 68.4 68.3 66.8 67.5 -2% 0% -2% 1%
Perpetual sales 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 -53% -48% -7% -6%
Testing Services 3.8 3.3 3.1 2.7 -11% -13% -7% -12%
Professional Services 7.1 3.7 4.6 3.8 -16% -48% 25% -17%
Pro forma revenue 79.8 75.6 74.8 74.3 -4% -5% -1% -1%
Statutory revenue 62.9 69.8 83.3 68.3 -20% 11% 19% -18%
Reconciliation to Statutory Accounts:
Pro forma revenue 79.8 75.6 74.8 74.3
Deduct Amortised licence fees (51.9) (51.1) (50.4) (50.3)
Add term licence fees recognised
upfront (excl perpetual licences)
34.9 45.3 58.9 44.3
Statutory revenue 62.9 69.8 83.3 68.3
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Reconciliation of Revenue and Pro forma Revenue, and
Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) to EBITDA and Pro forma EBITDA
A$M 2025 2024
Revenue 68.3 83.3
Term licence fees recognised upfront (44.3) (58.9)
Amortised licence fees 50.3 50.4
Pro forma revenue 1
74.3 74.8
Net Profit after Tax (NPAT) 13.3 27.1
Income tax expense 5.1 (0.4)
Finance income (2.9) (2.2)
Depreciation and amortisation 0.4 0.1
EBITDA 2
15.9 24.6
Cost deferral related to over-time revenue (0.5) 0.6
Over-time revenue conversion 6.1 (8.5)
Pro forma EBITDA 3
21.5 16.7
1 Pro forma revenue provides a non-statutory alternate view of underlying
performance by restating term licence fee revenue to be on a recurring
subscription basis (i.e., overt time), rather than upfront at the
commencement of a contract, per the statutory view. Other recurring
revenues such as maintenance fees and cloud services, as well as other
non-recurring revenue streams such as perpetual licence fees,
professional services and one-time testing services are consistently
treated, as part of pro forma and statutory revenue views.
2 EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation) is
a non-IFRS measure used to evaluate the Company's operating
performance by focusing on profit from core operations and excluding
the effects of capital structure, tax rates, and non-cash accounting items
like depreciation and amortisation.
3 Pro forma EBITDA provides a non-statutory alternate view of the
underlying operating performance of the Company by using pro forma
revenue instead of statutory revenue and then deducting operating
expenses after adjusting commission costs for timing differences, to ensure
revenues and expenses are matched to the correct periods.
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Reconciliation of Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) to Adjusted
NPAT and the calculation of Underlying Basic Earnings Per
Share (UBEPS)
A$M 2025
Net Profit after Tax (NPAT) 13.4
Adjustments to remove:
Currency exchange gains (0.5)
Gain on sale of testing solution buisness (1.2)
Tax on adjustments (1)
0.5
Adjusted NPAT 12.1
Number of shares (2)
176,757,152
Underlying basic earnings per share (cents): 6.84
(1) Based on the effective blended income tax rate during the year ended 30 June 2025
(2) Based on the weighted number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year ended 30 June 2025
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Glossary
EBITDA EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation) is a non-IFRS measure used to evaluate the Company's
operating performance by focusing on profit from core operations and excluding the effects of capital structure, tax rates, a nd
non-cash accounting items like depreciation and amortisation
Pro forma Revenue provides a non-statutory alternate view of underlying performance by restating term licence fee revenue to be on a recurring
subscription basis (i.e., overt time), rather than upfront at the commencement of a contract, per the statutory view. Other
recurring revenues such as maintenance fees and cloud services, as well as other non-recurring revenue streams such as
perpetual licence fees, professional services and one-time testing services are consistently treated, as part of pro forma and
statutory revenue views
Pro forma EBITDA provides a non-statutory alternate view of the underlying operating performance of the Company by using pro forma revenue
instead of statutory revenue and then deducting operating expenses after adjusting commission costs for timing differences, t o
ensure revenues and expenses are matched to the correct periods
Underlying Basic Earnings Per Share Underlying Basic Earnings Per Share (UBEPS) is used in the calculation for determining the achievement of long-term incentive
remuneration for key employees. UBEPS is based on Statutory NPAT adjusted for items not reflective of the core business
operations. Any adjustments are subject to approval by the Board. The UBEPS for FY25 is 6.84 cents after adjusting for foreig n
currency gains/(losses) and the gain on sale of the testing solutions business.
Net Revenue Retention (NRR) equals recurring revenue generated from existing customers over a set period
New Business Total Contract Value (TCV) means the aggregate TCV for new clients, cross-sell and upsell clients
Total Contract Value (TCV) means the total value of a revenue generating contract written in the period of performance less any residual value from a
previous related contract. The value includes software licence and related maintenance, cloud, testing and consulting services
bookings
Expansion revenue means revenue from cross sell or upsell to existing clients
Proforma Revenue illustrative example
Licence Contract Value 500 Contract Term = 5 Years
Revenue Recognition Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Statutory revenue 500 - - - - 500
Proforma revenue 100 100 100 100 100 500
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