Research Solutions, Inc.

NasdaqCM:RSSS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$81.6m

Research Solutions Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Research Solutions has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 5.3%, while the IT industry saw earnings growing at 7.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.3% per year. Research Solutions's return on equity is 22.5%, and it has net margins of 7.9%.

Key information

5.32%

Earnings growth rate

6.03%

EPS growth rate

IT Industry Growth22.43%
Revenue growth rate11.28%
Return on equity22.48%
Net Margin7.87%
Next Earnings Update14 May 2026

Recent past performance updates

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...

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...
Analysis Article Feb 12

The Research Solutions (NASDAQ:RSSS) Share Price Is Up 402% And Shareholders Are Delighted

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Research Solutions makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqCM:RSSS Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 25494200
30 Sep 25491210
30 Jun 25491200
31 Mar 2549-4200
31 Dec 2448-4200
30 Sep 2447-2190
30 Jun 2445-4200
31 Mar 2442-1190
31 Dec 23410170
30 Sep 2339-1160
30 Jun 23381140
31 Mar 23360140
31 Dec 2235-1140
30 Sep 2234-1140
30 Jun 2233-2140
31 Mar 2233-1130
31 Dec 2132-1120
30 Sep 2132-1110
30 Jun 21320110
31 Mar 21310100
31 Dec 20310100
30 Sep 2031-1100
30 Jun 2031-1100
31 Mar 2031-1100
31 Dec 1930-1100
30 Sep 1929-1100
30 Jun 1929-1100
31 Mar 1928-190
31 Dec 1828-190
30 Sep 1828-190
30 Jun 1828-290
31 Mar 1828-3100
31 Dec 1727-3100
30 Sep 1726-3100
30 Jun 1726-390
31 Mar 1717-380
31 Dec 1619-280
30 Sep 1622-270
30 Jun 1624-170
31 Mar 1634-170
31 Dec 1534-170
30 Sep 1532-170
30 Jun 1532-160

Quality Earnings: RSSS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: RSSS became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: RSSS has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 5.3% per year.

Accelerating Growth: RSSS has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: RSSS has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the IT industry (32.1%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: RSSS's Return on Equity (22.5%) is considered high.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/06 19:59
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/06 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/06/30

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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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