Research Solutions, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2026, Research Solutions, Inc. had return on equity of 16.3% and a net margin of 5.8%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2011Jun 2011 | 2012Jun 2012 | 2013Jun 2013 | 2014Jun 2014 | 2015Jun 2015 | 2016Jun 2016 | 2017Jun 2017 | 2018Jun 2018 | 2019Jun 2019 | 2020Jun 2020 | 2021Jun 2021 | 2022Jun 2022 | 2023Jun 2023 | 2024Jun 2024 | 2025Jun 2025 | 2026Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | −16.1% | −15.3% | 0.4% | −6.6% | 2.4% | −1.4% | −8.9% | −6.0% | −3.3% | −2.1% | −0.9% | −5.0% | 1.5% | −8.5% | 2.6% | 5.8% |
| Return on equity | −92.9% | — | — | — | — | −14.0% | −44.2% | −44.0% | −30.4% | −16.8% | −5.5% | −31.7% | 9.4% | −39.8% | 9.9% | 16.3% |
| Return on assets | −30.6% | −44.0% | 1.8% | −20.8% | 9.6% | −5.1% | −18.4% | −14.9% | −9.4% | −5.3% | −1.8% | −9.6% | 2.9% | −11.9% | 2.9% | 6.1% |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | −0.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0% | — | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| R&D as % of revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5% | 5.2% | 6.5% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 25.3% | 25.0% | 19.4% | 22.1% | 20.4% | 19.9% | 35.2% | 32.6% | 33.2% | 33.7% | 33.2% | 41.4% | 38.2% | 43.9% | 41.7% | 41.9% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $21m of assets due within a year against $25m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $21m short-term assets against $17,245 of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Research Solutions's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median -0.8% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 5 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 34.4%, moving by 9.1 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -2.2%; its worst year was -12.0%.
- Cash conversion 9 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 7 of 10 years, at a median 3.3% of revenue.
- Discipline 10 / 20
The diluted share count rose 24.1% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.4% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (34 before it).
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