Research Solutions, Inc.

NasdaqCM:RSSS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$76.2m

Research Solutions Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Research Solutions' CEO is Roy Olivier, appointed in Mar 2021, has a tenure of 5.17 years. total yearly compensation is $640.99K, comprised of 65.7% salary and 34.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.96% of the company’s shares, worth $733.31K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.8 years and 6.3 years respectively.

Key information

Roy Olivier

Chief executive officer

US$641.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage65.65%
CEO tenure5.2yrs
CEO ownership1.0%
Management average tenure1.8yrs
Board average tenure6.3yrs

Recent management updates

Analysis Article • Nov 05

Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing Research Solutions, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RSSS) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

Key Insights Research Solutions' Annual General Meeting to take place on 12th of November Salary of US$420.8k is part...

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Nov 05

Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing Research Solutions, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RSSS) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

Key Insights Research Solutions' Annual General Meeting to take place on 12th of November Salary of US$420.8k is part...
Analysis Article • Sep 25

Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good Research Solutions' (NASDAQ:RSSS) Earnings Are

When companies post strong earnings, the stock generally performs well, just like Research Solutions, Inc.'s...
Analysis Article • Jul 16

Is Research Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSSS) Worth US$2.7 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Key Insights Research Solutions' estimated fair value is US$2.23 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current...
Analysis Article • Mar 11

Research Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSSS) Looks Inexpensive After Falling 28% But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

The Research Solutions, Inc. ( NASDAQ:RSSS ) share price has fared very poorly over the last month, falling by a...
Analysis Article • Jan 25

Research Solutions, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RSSS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 76% Above Its Share Price

Key Insights Research Solutions' estimated fair value is US$7.14 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Research...
Analysis Article • Nov 26

Research Solutions, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RSSS) Shares Climb 28% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Research Solutions, Inc. ( NASDAQ:RSSS ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great...
Analysis Article • Jul 24

Estimating The Fair Value Of Research Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSSS)

Key Insights Research Solutions' estimated fair value is US$2.89 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity With US$2.89...
Analysis Article • Mar 14

Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On Research Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSSS)

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 2x in the IT industry in the United States, you could be...
Seeking Alpha • Mar 07

Artko Capital - Research Solutions: A Tumultuous Year But Outlook  And Growth Look Excellent

Summary 2023 was an interesting and a bit tumultuous year for Research Solutions. The company has had a busy year in 2023, acquiring two Artificial Intelligence companies, scite and Resolute. The acquisitions creates a hereto-hard-to-penetrate backdoor to most publisher databases, creating a substantial moat for the combined scite/Resolute/Article Galaxy product suite. We believe RSSS' strategic and financial acquisition value and multiples should be on par with other information service providers at over 10x forward revenue multiples and 20-30x EBITDA multiples. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article • Sep 18

Research Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSSS) Shares Could Be 46% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Key Insights Research Solutions' estimated fair value is US$4.77 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Research...
Analysis Article • Dec 16

We're Not Worried About Research Solutions' (NASDAQ:RSSS) Cash Burn

Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...
Seeking Alpha • Sep 22

Research Solutions reports Q4 results

Research Solutions press release (NASDAQ:RSSS): Q4 Revenue of $8.6M (+4.8% Y/Y) beats by $0.34M. Cash and cash equivalents were relatively flat in the quarter and ended at $10.6 million. Total revenue increased 4% to $32.9 million for full year, compared to $31.8 million in fiscal 2021. Net loss for fiscal year 2022 was $1.6 million, or ($0.06) per share. Net loss in fiscal 2021 was ($207,000), or ($0.01) per share.
Analysis Article • Jun 14

Companies Like Research Solutions (NASDAQ:RSSS) Can Afford To Invest In Growth

There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, biotech and mining...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Roy Olivier's remuneration changed compared to Research Solutions's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

US$5m

Dec 31 2025n/an/a

US$4m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$1m

Jun 30 2025US$641kUS$421k

US$1m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$4m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

-US$4m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$2m

Jun 30 2024US$608kUS$400k

-US$4m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$590k

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

-US$429k

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$631k

Jun 30 2023US$1mUS$400k

US$572k

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$242k

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

-US$820k

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$1m

Jun 30 2022US$524kUS$372k

-US$2m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$1m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

-US$893k

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$672k

Jun 30 2021US$468kUS$97k

-US$285k

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$197k

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

-US$235k

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$657k

Jun 30 2020US$95kn/a

-US$780k

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$935k

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

-US$1m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$1m

Jun 30 2019US$82kn/a

-US$1m

Compensation vs Market: Roy's total compensation ($USD640.99K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD629.02K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Roy's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Roy Olivier (66 yo)

5.2yrs
Tenure
US$640,989
Compensation

Mr. Roy W. Olivier serves as Chief Executive Officer and President at Research Solutions, Inc. since October 04, 2021 and serves as its Chairman from September 16, 2025. He served as an Interim President a...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Roy Olivier
President5.2yrsUS$640.99k0.96%
$ 733.3k
Sefton Cohen
Chief Revenue Officer1.5yrsUS$1.19m1.13%
$ 860.2k
Dave Kutil
Interim CFO & Company Secretaryless than a yearno data0.092%
$ 69.9k
Alan Urban
Executive Officer4.6yrsUS$496.84kno data
Tony Landolt
Head of Academic Business Developmentno datano datano data
Josh Nicholson
Chief Strategy Officer1.8yrsno datano data
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: RSSS's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Roy Olivier
President8.3yrsUS$640.99k0.96%
$ 733.3k
Merrill McPeak
Independent Director15.5yrsUS$97.00k1.52%
$ 1.2m
John Regazzi
Lead Independent Director10.9yrsUS$130.50k1.23%
$ 940.5k
Barbara Cooperman
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$97.00k0%
$ 0
Kenneth Gayron
Independent Director2.4yrsUS$97.00k0.026%
$ 19.7k
Jeremy Murphy
Independent Director2.5yrsUS$97.00k0%
$ 0
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
68yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: RSSS's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/17 16:59
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/15 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/06/30

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Research Solutions, Inc. is covered by 3 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jacob StephanLake Street Capital Markets, LLC
Allen KleeMaxim Group
Richard BaldryRoth Capital Partners