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SOR-100078 · Business Intelligence Profile

Ashland Software

Ashland, OR · NAICS 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services

Revenue
$17.07M
Employees
57
Entity type
Sole Proprietorship
Years in business
39
Sorren office
Medford, OR
Advisor
Jordan Hamasu
EIN
**-***2767
Limited confidence · 65% coverage|Tax ReturnP&LBalance SheetPayrollEmployee DataIndustry Classification· 2 prior years
Compared against160 businessesNAICS 541511 — Custom Computer Programming ServicesORRevenue $8.5M–$27.3M28–80 employees

Outlier flags

8 for review

Revenue Growth

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
3.0%
Peer median
12.3%
Peer 25th–75th
6.4% – 18.1%
Off median
-76%

Revenue Growth sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Owner Compensation % Revenue

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
8.2%
Peer median
10.4%
Peer 25th–75th
9.4% – 11.6%
Off median
-21%

Officer compensation sits well below the peer median — reasonable-compensation support should be reviewed with the tax team.

Marketing % Revenue

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
3.5%
Peer median
4.4%
Peer 25th–75th
3.8% – 4.8%
Off median
-19%

Marketing % Revenue sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Accounts Payable Days

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
23 days
Peer median
27 days
Peer 25th–75th
24 days – 29 days
Off median
-15%

Accounts Payable Days sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Benefits % Payroll

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
14.4%
Peer median
16.2%
Peer 25th–75th
14.9% – 18.2%
Off median
-11%

Benefit load runs below peers, which can affect retention in this labor market.

Retirement Contributions % Payroll

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
3.7%
Peer median
4.2%
Peer 25th–75th
3.8% – 4.7%
Off median
-11%

Retirement contributions run below peers — plan design and contribution levels are worth a professional review.

Flags are internal professional-review signals based on medians and quartiles, not automated recommendations or tax advice. Differences from the peer median are Benchmark Variance.

Performance against peer benchmark

Tax year 2026
Revenue Growth
75.6%below median
Company
3.0%
Peer median
12.3%
Top quartile
18.1%
Gross Margin
at median
Company
88.6%
Peer median
88.5%
Top quartile
89.6%
EBITDA Margin
65.6%above median
Company
31.5%
Peer median
19.0%
Top quartile
23.7%
Net Margin
78.3%above median
Company
24.3%
Peer median
13.6%
Top quartile
17.2%
Revenue / Employee
8.8%above median
Company
$299K
Peer median
$275K
Top quartile
$306K
Payroll % Revenue
21.9%below median
Company
42.3%
Peer median
54.2%
Top quartile
49.6%
Current Ratio
6.1%above median
Company
5.43
Peer median
5.12
Top quartile
5.72
Effective Tax Rate
5.9%below median
Company
18.6%
Peer median
19.8%
Top quartile
18.9%

Benchmark scorecard

Growth
15th
Profitability
84th
Labor Efficiency
72nd
Operating Efficiency
59th
Liquidity
73rd
Leverage
60th
Tax Efficiency
35th
Asset Efficiency
44th

Financial opportunity map

$369K
Tax$369K
Gross Margin$0

Benchmark variance only — the mathematical difference between current performance and the selected peer median. Not a projection of guaranteed savings.