Reservoir: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Reservoir (NASDAQ: RSVR) is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States that owns 4 consumer brands.[1][2]
Reservoir Media is a New York music company that runs a music publishing business, a recorded music business and a management business. In the year to 31 March 2026 publishing brought in about $117 million of revenue and recorded music about $52 million. Its recorded music side releases from label teams in London and New York under Chrysalis Records, Tommy Boy Music, New State and Reservoir Recordings, which also markets and distributes older catalogue labels it holds such as Philly Groove, Amherst, AVCO, Jamdown, Off Road and Easy Street. Its 10-K records board-level takeover proposals received in 2026.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Reservoir Media, Inc. (also Reservoir)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 New York, United States
- Founded
- 2007
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: RSVR
- Revenue
- $175.7 million (2026)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0001824403
- Website
- reservoir-media.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What Reservoir's annual report says about its business
Read from Reservoir's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- Music Publishing, Recorded Music:
Consistent with how we classify and operate our business, our company is organized in two reportable segments: Music Publishing and Recorded Music.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: TVT Music Publishing (2010).
In 2010, we acquired TVT Music Publishing, which included rap, hip hop and pop music of the 1990s and 2000s.
- Acquired: Philly Groove Records.
We then acquired Philly Groove Records, which included our first recorded music assets and additional publishing hits, including the Delfonics' "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)," which has been covered by artists ranging from The Fugees to Missy Elliot.
- Acquired: Reverb Music (2012).
In 2012, we acquired Reverb Music and its roster of active songwriters, diversifying holdings in the United Kingdom (" U.K. ") and adding film and television music.
- Acquired: FS Media collection of catalogs (2014).
We also acquired the FS Media collection of catalogs in 2014, adding the catalogs of Sheryl Crow, John Denver, Billy Strayhorn, Evanescence and Creed, among others.
- Acquired: Blue Raincoat Music Ltd and its label platform Chrysalis Records (2019).
We acquired London-based Blue Raincoat Music Ltd and its label platform Chrysalis Records in 2019, thereby adding recorded music operations to our business, as well as the sound recordings of Sin ad O'Connor, The Specials, Generation X, and The Waterboys.
- Acquired: Hearts Bluff and Shapiro Bernstein (2020).
Our 2020 acquisitions of Hearts Bluff and Shapiro Bernstein brought titles from the likes of Elvis, Kool & the Gang, Garth Brooks and Roy Orbison, as well as titles from the turn of the century to our portfolio.
- Acquired: Tommy Boy (2021).
In 2021, we acquired United States (" U.S. ") based record label Tommy Boy, which gave us ownership over recordings by hip-hop artists whose careers launched via the label, including Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Digital Underground, Coolio, De La Soul, House of Pain and Naughty By Nature.
- Acquired: PopArabia (January 2020).
To this end, we acquired a controlling stake in PopArabia in January 2020 with a focus on signing artists, acquiring catalogs and establishing a rights management company in the Middle East and North Africa (" MENA ") region.
- Acquired: Chrysalis Records; New State.
Within our Recorded Music business, we have completed and integrated the acquisitions of entire labels, including Chrysalis Records, Tommy Boy and New State, and believe we are well-positioned to ingest additional master recordings into our platform resulting in additional operating leverage as we scale.
- Acquired: ViralWave Content Consultancy DWC-LLC (April 2026).
This increase also reflects $328 thousand of professional fees and other costs associated with (i) the acquisition of ViralWave Content Consultancy DWC-LLC ("Viral Wave"), which closed in April 2026 (the "Viral Wave Acquisition"), and (ii) the Special Committee (the "Transaction costs").
Reservoir in numbers
- Reservoir owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is media & entertainment with 4 brands.[1]
- 2 of its brands originated outside United States.
Reservoir financial history
Headline figures from Reservoir's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2021–2026. Revenue moved from $80.2m to $175.7m, an average of 17.0% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $175.7m | $38.2m | 21.8% | $8.3m | $949.7m | $455.7m | 10-K | |
| $158.7m | $35.1m | 22.1% | $7.75m | $865.1m | $388.1m | 10-K | |
| $144.9m | $24.6m | 17.0% | $644,937 | $783.5m | $330.8m | 10-K | |
| $122.3m | $21.1m | 17.2% | $2.54m | $754.1m | $311.5m | 10-K | |
| $107.8m | $19.4m | 17.9% | $13.1m | $684.3m | $269.9m | 10-K | |
| $80.2m | $18.3m | 22.8% | $9.25m | $461.9m | $211.5m | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Reservoir owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Reservoir SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Other events | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Reservoir own?
Reservoir owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Tommy Boy Music, Chrysalis Records, Reservoir Recordings and New State Music.
Is Reservoir an American company?
Yes. Reservoir is headquartered in New York, United States and was founded in 2007.
Who owns Reservoir?
Reservoir is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as RSVR on the NASDAQ.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Reservoir Media, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-28 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 28 May 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [2] Reservoir Media, Inc.: Form 10-K for the year ended 2026-03-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 28 May 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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