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Reservoir Media, Inc.

Rank #431Op. Leverage

RSVR · Nasdaq · Communication Services

Reservoir Media, Inc. (RSVR) — Rank #431 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.12) · ROE 2.2% · Piotroski F-Score 6 / 9.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001824403 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Reservoir Media, Inc. operates as a music publishing company.

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It operates through two segments, Music Publishing and Recorded Music. The Music Publishing segment acquires interests in music catalogs, as well as signs songwriters. Its Recorded Music segment engages in the acquisition of sound recording catalogs; discovery and development of recording artists; and marketing, distribution, sale, and licensing of the music catalogs. Reservoir Media, Inc.

was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Industry
Entertainment
Sector
Communication Services
Filer Category
Accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Fiscal Year End
March 31

Price History

RSVR+3.2% · +0.6% CAGRSPY+80.5% · +12.5% CAGR

Company Snapshot

P/E and reverse DCF are the primary valuation lenses at this stage.

Market Cap

$611.74M

P/E (annual)

71.5

P/S (annual)

3.5

P/B

1.6

P/OCF (annual)

12.2

Shareholder Yield

-0.5%

Employees

100

Industry

Entertainment

Exchange

Nasdaq

Signal Flags

2 green1 yellow1 red
Revenue growth acceleratingGrowth rate increasing year over year
Deferred revenue growingRevenue and deferred revenue both growing — retention signal
Disclosure regressionA previously-disclosed line item is no longer reported — worth checking the filing for why
Operating margin decliningOperating margin lower than prior year

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.12
Return on equity
2.2%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
1.51
Current ratio
1.31×
Net cash
-$448.49M

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
2.4%

Growth

2/2 pass
Revenue growth
10.7%
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Share dilution
0.5%

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 3/5 Terry Smith thresholds

1 of 5 threshold not computable from filed data.

What Growth Is Priced In

Implied revenue growth (10Y)

1.2%

incredible deal

The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).

Dilution drag: 0.5% — per-share value needs a total required return of 1.7% once share-count change is priced in.

vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 15.9%

within its own history

Cost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)

r = 8%

-2.7%

r = 10% (base)

1.2%

r = 12%

4.6%

Net debt / market cap: 72.8%— material leverage inflates the implied growth read.

Base FCF: $49.7M3Y mean FCF: $43.6M

Valuation History

Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.

P / E

Price / diluted EPS

78.1xFair
27.4xmed 63.3x827.0x

P / S

Price / revenue per share

3.8xExpensive
3.2xmed 3.7x3.8x

P / B

Price / book value per share

1.8xExpensive
1.2xmed 1.5x1.8x

P / GP

Price / gross profit per share

5.9xFair
4.9xmed 6.0x6.4x

P / FCF

Price / free cash flow per share

13.6xCheap
11.1xmed 14.4x32.7x

Operating margin expansion and free cash flow are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.12

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

Return on equity

2.2%

Gross margin

64.7%

Revenue growth (YoY)

10.7%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2023202420252026
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

12.8%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

17.0%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

48.4%

FCF CAGR (3Y)

17.3%

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

1.51

Current ratio

1.31×

Quick ratio

0.95×

Net cash

-$448.49M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

$49.66M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF / net income

4.98

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

2.4%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

6 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Lifecycle Phase History

20212026
Hypergrowth
Op. Leverage
Value