---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-012297"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RSSS"
cik: "0001386301"
company_name: "Research Solutions, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T05:33:45.557501+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Research Solutions Q2 FY2024 revenue up 18.3% to $10.3M; ARR hits $15.6M

## Summary
- Platform revenue +48% to $3.1M; total ARR $15.57M (+77% YoY) including $3.95M B2C from Scite.
- Gross margin improved 450 bps to 43.5%; adjusted EBITDA $318K (vs $201K) after $307K M&A costs.
- Net loss narrowed to $54K from $256K; revenue growth driven by acquisitions and organic platform gains.
- Scite acquisition closed Dec 1, 2023; M&A legal expenses $307K included in operating costs.
- Transaction revenue $7.2M (+8.8%) with customer count up 14% to 1,398.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-012297
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RSSS
- cik: 0001386301
- company_name: Research Solutions, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465924012297/0001104659-24-012297-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465924012297/tm245389d2_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Research Solutions, Inc. reported fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2023 results: revenue $10.3 million, net income Net loss of $54,000, EPS ($0.00) per share.
  - Period: fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $10.3 million
  - Net income: Net loss of $54,000
  - EPS: ($0.00) per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: research for R&D-driven organizations, reported financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2023. Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 Summary · Total revenue of $10.3 million, an 18.3% increase from the prior-year quarter · Platform revenue up 48% to $3.1 million. Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) up 77% to $15.6 million, which includes
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465924012297/0001104659-24-012297-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.