Research Solutions Inc. (RSSS) vs Thryv Holdings, Inc. (THRY)

Research Solutions Inc. and Thryv Holdings, Inc. are both Software Application companies. Thryv Holdings, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $80.4M against $71.6M — 1.1× the size. Thryv Holdings, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Research Solutions Inc. trades at 23.4×. Research Solutions Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.53% against −6.16%. Research Solutions Inc. has the higher net margin (5.84% vs −2.27%) and the higher return on invested capital (27.8% vs 4.64%). Across the 21 metrics below, Research Solutions Inc. leads on 13 and Thryv Holdings, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric RSSS THRY Software Application median
P/E 23.44 n/m 24.79
P/S 1.39 0.11 2.67
P/B 3.24 0.38 3.01
Price to free cash flow 12.96 2.08 16.59
EV/EBITDA 11.28 3.71 14.40
EV/Sales 1.13 0.44 2.62
Earnings yield 4.27% (20.67%) 0.00%
Free cash flow yield 7.72% 48.05% 1.91%

Profitability

Metric RSSS THRY Software Application median
Gross margin 51.90% 66.14% 67.03%
Operating margin 7.43% 4.65% 0.00%
Net margin 5.84% (2.27%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 10.84% 5.36% 4.32%
Return on equity 16.30% (7.56%) 0.00%
Return on assets 6.15% (2.40%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 27.77% 4.64% 0.00%

Growth

Metric RSSS THRY Software Application median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.53%) (6.16%) 12.40%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 125.00% 100.35% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.75% (6.68%) 13.72%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (70.98%) 0.00%

Health

Metric RSSS THRY Software Application median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.15 0.02
Current ratio 0.83 1.00 1.55
Net debt to EBITDA (2.61) 2.13 0.06

Dividend

Metric RSSS THRY Software Application median
Dividend yield — — 1.25%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric RSSS THRY Software Application median
Market cap 71.58m 80.44m 396.11m

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