Platform mix shift - Co said higher-margin Platforms business accounted for a greater share of revenue, driving gross margin improvement
B2B ARR growth - Q4 platform subscription revenue rose due to 14% increase in B2B ARR from new customers and upselling, partially offset by B2C ARR decline
Transaction revenue decline - Transaction revenue fell due to lower paid order volume
Outlook and investment plans
Company says it has a large pipeline of AI-related revenue opportunities for FY27
Research Solutions plans continued investment in internally developed tools and strategic M&A
Key details and analyst coverage
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Revenue
Beat
$12.1 mln
$11.95 mln (3 Analysts)
Q4 Gross Margin
53.0%
Q4 Operating Expenses
$5.60 mln
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or , no and no or