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OptimizeRx vs Research Solutions

OPRX and RSSS side by side, both in miscellaneous business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How OPRX and RSSS compare

OptimizeRx is the larger company, worth 2.6 times as much as Research Solutions ($169M against $65.5M).

On earnings, Research Solutions is cheaper: it trades at 21.6× trailing earnings, against 37.3× for OptimizeRx.

Research Solutions grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−1.5% versus −5.8% for OptimizeRx).

Research Solutions keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.8% compared with 4.7% at OptimizeRx.

Research Solutions scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 10 for OptimizeRx), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.

Key numbers

A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.

MetricOPRXRSSS
Size and price
Market cap$169M$65.5M
Share price$8.95$1.94
Change, 1 year−45.8%−37.8%
Change, 5 years−87.5%−19.5%
Beta (5Y)1.970.42
Employees104141
StockData Score
Total score1014 (better)
Valuation score24 (better)
Growth score22
Performance score24 (better)
Health score44
Dividend score00
Valuation
P/E37.3×21.6× (better)
P/S1.7×1.4× (better)
P/B1.3× (better)3.2×
EV/EBITDA10.7× (better)10.9×
P/FCF9.2× (better)12.5×
PEG–0.33
FCF yield10.9% (better)8.0%
Fair value$10.02$2.72
Margin of safety10.7%28.7% (better)
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)−5.8%−1.5% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average20.4% (better)8.8%
Net income growth (TTM)–123%
EPS growth (TTM)–125%
Profitability
Gross margin73.2% (better)51.9%
Operating margin11.1% (better)7.4%
Net margin4.7%5.8% (better)
FCF margin18.6% (better)10.8%
Return on equity3.7%16.3% (better)
Return on invested capital5.8%70.1% (better)
Financial health
Debt / equity0.15 (better)0.00
Net debt / EBITDA−0.33–
Interest coverage2.3×–
Current ratio5.58 (better)0.83
Altman Z-score3.50 (better)2.10
Piotroski F-score8 (better)7
Dividends and buybacks
Buyback yield–0.08%
Shareholder yield0.00%0.08% (better)
Ownership
Held by institutions59.6%32.4%
Held by insiders19.4%14.0%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$18.8K–
Superinvestors holding–1
Short interest, % of float7.8%0.13%

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