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Research Solutions (Research Solutions) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.06% (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Research Solutions Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, Research Solutions's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.06%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of Research Solutions's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Software - Application subindustry, Research Solutions's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) 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 Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Research Solutions's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Research Solutions's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



Research Solutions Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=-7.36

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.06%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For non-financial companies, CASHMTA is measured as:

CASHMTA=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities / Market Total Assets

4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


Research Solutions  (NAS:RSSS) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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Research Solutions (Research Solutions) Business Description

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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