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Est. EPS $0.03 · Revenue $12.14M · 2 analysts
Est. EPS $0.04 · Revenue $11.99M · 1 analysts
Est. EPS $0.04 · Revenue $12.59M · 1 analysts
Est. EPS $0.15 · Revenue $49.12M · 2 analysts
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
|---|---|---|---|
| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $49.1M | +9.9% | +2.8% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $1.3M | +133.4% | +57.3% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +49.3% | +12.1% | -6.2% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +5.1% | +395.6% | +39.2% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +2.6% | +130.4% | +53.0% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $7.0M | +101.3% | -27.1% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +14.3% | +83.1% | -29.1% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 0.0% | — | — |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 0.78x | -4.6% | +4.1% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $46.1M | +10.2% | +3.8% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Surprise | 0.04 vs 0.12 | -65.7% | 0.03 vs 0.04 | -25.6% |
| Revenue Surprise | $49.1M vs $49.0M | +0.1% | $12.1M vs $12.4M | -2.0% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | Cohen Sefton | officer: Chief Revenue Officer | Common Stock | D | 284,000 | $2.20 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Cohen Sefton | officer: Chief Revenue Officer | Common Stock | A | 80,000 | $2.29 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Kutil David | officer: CFO & Secretary | Common Stock | D | 758 | $2.89 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Kutil David | officer: CFO & Secretary | Common Stock | A | 30,000 | $3.00 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Kutil David | officer | — | — | 0 | — |
Operator : Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Research Solutions Financial and Operating Results Conference Call. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I'd like to now turn the conference over to your host, John Beisler, Investor Relations. John Beisler : Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us today for Research Solutions' third quarter fiscal year 2026 earnings call. On the call today are Roy W. Olivier, President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer; and Dave Kutil, Chief Financial Officer. After the market closed this afternoon, the company issued a press release announcing its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026. The release is available on the company's website, researchsolutions.com. Before Roy and Dave begin their prepared remarks, I would like to remind you that some of the statements made today will be forward-looking and made under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied due to a variety of factors. We refer you to Research Solutions' recent filings with the SEC for a more detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could impact the company's future operating results and financial conditions. Also on today's call, management will reference certain non-GAAP financial measures, which we believe provide useful information for investors. A reconciliation of those measures to GAAP measures is included in today's earnings press release as well. Finally, I would like to again remind everyone this call is being recorded and made available for replay via a link on the company's website. I would now like to turn the call over to Roy W. Olivier. Roy? Roy Olivier : Thanks, John. The third quarter represented improving EBITDA and net income but was certainly lower than our expectations in terms of top line growth. Churn continues to be an area that needs action, which I will talk about in more detail later in the call. New bookings were good at 61 new or upsell logos, representing $961,000 in ARR. Unfortunately, churn was 46 logos, representing $398,000 in ARR. Most of those were smaller accounts. However, there was 1 large account in that total that represented about $130,000. As a reminder, about 1/3 of churn is uncontrollable. That category is primarily driven by one of our customers being acquired, going out of business, or experiencing a reorg that includes eliminating the research function. 2/3 are controllable, and that's where our focus is, and none of it is related to "AI usage". There was a lot of good news in the quarter. Academic and corporate sales were both strong. We signed sizable academic deals in Johannesburg, Singapore, and several with top U.S. universities, including my alma mater, Texas A&M. These deals are primarily Scite deals. We also signed several large corporate deals at levels well above or at historic average sales price or ASP. This …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roy W. Olivier | President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman | USD 640,989 | Male | 1959 | Active |
Sefton Cohen | Chief Revenue Officer | USD 408,188 | Male | 1970 | Active |
Alan Louis Urban | Executive Officer | USD 390,124 | Male | 1968 | Active |
David Kutil | Chief Financial Officer | — | Male | 1984 | Active |
Dave Kutil | Interim CFO & Company Secretary | — | Male | 1984 | Active |
Tony Landolt | Head of Academic Business Development | — | Male | — | Active |
Josh Nicholson | Chief Strategy Officer | — | — | — | Active |
Research Solutions to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Results on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 PR Newswire
HENDERSON, Nev., Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Research Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSSS), the leading AI-powered research workflow platform, will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026 ended June 30, 2026, on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Research Solutions NASDAQ: RSSS outlined its strategy to expand its scientific research platform through artificial intelligence integrations, while continuing a multiyear shift toward higher-margin subscription software revenue.
HENDERSON, Nev., Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Research Solutions (RSSS) today announced management will participate at the following investor conferences: Midwest IDEAS Conference August 27Location: Chicago, ILThe company will present Thursday, August 27th at 9:55am CT with 1x1 meetings throughout the day, The presentation is webcast and can be accessed at https://www.threepartadvisors.com/midwest Lake Street Capital Markets Big10 Conference September 10Location: New York, NYThe company will host 1x1 meetings throughout the day Qualified investors interested in attending or scheduling a meeting at either conference should contact Lacey Wesley at (817) 769 -2373 or lWesley@IDEASconferences.com or their Lake Street sales representative.
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