What does increase (decrease) in prepaid royalties mean?

This represents the change in cash outflows related to advances paid to artists, songwriters, or content creators before the underlying revenue is earned. For a music company, this is a critical indicator of investment in future content catalogs and talent acquisition. An increase typically signals aggressive growth strategies in securing intellectual property rights.

Reservoir Media, Inc. RSVR Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Royalties

Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Royalties at other companies

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$65M-23.5%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$47.5M+14.7%

Gross profit$31.4M+15.7%

Operating income$11.8M+13.0%

Net income$4.4M+65.1%

EPS (diluted)$0.07+75.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$25.9M+21.2%

Total debt$464.4M+17.6%

Total equity$377.7M+3.5%

Total assets$949.7M+9.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$11.9M-2.2%

CapEx$194.5K+688%

Free cash flow$11.7M-3.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$661.87M+35.3%

Enterprise value$1.1B+27.6%

P/E79.7×+16.6×

P/S3.8×+0.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin64.7%+0.9pp

Operating margin21.8%-0.3pp

Net margin4.7%-0.2pp

FCF margin28.3%-0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity2.2%+0.1pp

Debt / equity1.2×+0.1×

Current ratio1.4×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Reservoir Media, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidRoyalties.

The official record: Reservoir Media, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed February 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Reservoir Media, Inc.'s increase (decrease) in prepaid royalties?: Reservoir Media, Inc. (RSVR) reported increase (decrease) in prepaid royalties of -$524.49K in Q4 2025.
What does increase (decrease) in prepaid royalties mean?: This represents the change in cash outflows related to advances paid to artists, songwriters, or content creators before the underlying revenue is earned. For a music company, this is a critical indicator of investment in future content catalogs and talent acquisition. An increase typically signals aggressive growth strategies in securing intellectual property rights.