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Research Solutions (Research Solutions) Beneish M-Score : 13.51 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Research Solutions Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 13.51 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Research Solutions's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

RSSS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.08   Med: -3   Max: 144.88
Current: 13.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Research Solutions was 144.88. The lowest was -4.08. And the median was -3.00.


Research Solutions Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Research Solutions's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Research Solutions Beneish M-Score Chart

Research Solutions Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.24 -3.79 -3.42 -2.56 142.03

Research Solutions Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 111.17 144.88 142.03 1.88 13.51

Competitive Comparison of Research Solutions's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Research Solutions's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Research Solutions's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Research Solutions's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Research Solutions's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Research Solutions Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Research Solutions for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.1867+0.528 * 0.9445+0.404 * 40.6827+0.892 * 1.1715+0.115 * 0.4135
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0759+4.679 * -0.081621-0.327 * 0.6295
=13.51

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $7.29 Mil.
Revenue was 10.314 + 10.061 + 9.96 + 10.342 = $40.68 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.484 + 4.032 + 3.921 + 4.027 = $16.46 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11.62 Mil.
Total Assets was $39.46 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.26 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.93 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.71 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -0.054 + -0.988 + 0.376 + 0.237 = $-0.43 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.39 + 0.134 + 0.158 + 0.177 = $0.86 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.329 + -0.756 + 1.511 + 0.849 = $1.93 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5.24 Mil.
Revenue was 8.717 + 8.685 + 8.562 + 8.757 = $34.72 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.404 + 3.349 + 3.283 + 3.238 = $13.27 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16.89 Mil.
Total Assets was $17.24 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.06 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.60 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(7.289 / 40.677) / (5.243 / 34.721)
=0.179192 / 0.151004
=1.1867

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(13.274 / 34.721) / (16.464 / 40.677)
=0.382305 / 0.40475
=0.9445

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (11.616 + 0.103) / 39.463) / (1 - (16.891 + 0.055) / 17.244)
=0.703038 / 0.017281
=40.6827

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=40.677 / 34.721
=1.1715

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(0.023 / (0.023 + 0.055)) / (0.256 / (0.256 + 0.103))
=0.294872 / 0.713092
=0.4135

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(12.93 / 40.677) / (10.258 / 34.721)
=0.31787 / 0.295441
=1.0759

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((0 + 16.707) / 39.463) / ((0 + 11.597) / 17.244)
=0.423359 / 0.672524
=0.6295

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(-0.429 - 0.859 - 1.933) / 39.463
=-0.081621

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Research Solutions has a M-score of 13.51 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Research Solutions (Research Solutions) Business Description

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Address
10624 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite A-614, Henderson, NV, USA, 89052
Research Solutions Inc is a holding company. The company provides a cloud-based SaaS research intelligence platform consisting of proprietary software and Internet-based interfaces. Its platform also allows customers to find and download digital versions of STM articles. Platforms and Transactions are packaged as a single solution that enables life science and other research-intensive organizations to speed up research and development activities. The company platform allows customers to initiate orders, manage transactions, automate authentication, obtain reports, and connect seamlessly to corporate intranets.
Executives
Peter Derycz director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO & President 207 10TH STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
Bristol Capital Advisors, Llc other: See Explanation of Responses 555 MARIN STREET, SUITE 140, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91360
Bristol Investment Fund Ltd other: See Explanation of Responses 89 NEXUS WAY, CAMANA BAY, PO BOX 311063, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1205
Paul Kessler other: See Explanation of Responses 555 MARIN STREET, SUITE 140, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91360
Janice M Peterson other: See Explanation of Responses 10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, STE 1410, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Roy W Olivier director 11425 WEST LAKE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 900, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Barbara J. Cooperman director 10624 S. EASTERN AVENUE, SUITE A-614, HENDERSON NV 89052
Eugene Vlad Robin director 2508 FISK LANE, REDONDO BEACH CA 90278
William Nurthen officer: CFO & Secretary 500 N. DEARBORN, SUITE 1200, CHICAGO IL 60610
Shane Alan Hunt officer: Chief Customer Success Officer C/O RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, INC., 10624 S. EASTERN AVE, SUITE A-614, HENDERSON NV 89052
Alan Louis Urban officer: CFO & Secretary 1524 CLOVERFIELD BOULEVARD, SUITE E, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Marc Nissan officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, INC., 15821 VENTURA BLVD. SUITE 165, ENCINO CA 91436
12 West Capital Management Lp 10 percent owner 475 TENTH AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Van Der Heijden Michiel officer: Chief Product Officer 10624 S. EASTERN AVE.., STE, A-614, HENDERSON NV 89052
Erkel Rogier Van officer: Chief Sales Officer C/O RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, INC., 15821 VENTURA BLVD. SUITE 165, ENCINO CA 91436