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RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC

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REFR
Nasdaq Financial Services Holding & Investment Offices
$0.95
▲ $0.01 (1.28%)
Mkt Cap: 33.10 M
Price
$0.95
Mkt Cap
33.10 M
Day Range
$0.91 — $0.97
52-Week Range
$0.80 — $2.70
Volume
28,214
Open $0.93
50D / 200D Avg
$1.03
7.47% below
50D / 200D Avg
$1.44
33.90% below

Quick Summary

Key Takeaways

Revenue declined -2.93% annually over 5 years
Negative free cash flow of -1.33 M
Revenue growth is decelerating — 1Y growth trails 5Y average by 13.11%
Capital efficient — spends only 0.06% of revenue on capex

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
-2.93%
Below sector avg (5.83%)
Revenue (1Y)-16.04%
Earnings (1Y)N/A
FCF Growth (3Y)N/A

Quality

Return on Equity
-124.07%
Below sector avg (9.24%)
ROIC-61.82%
Net Margin-182.44%
Op. Margin-190.16%

Safety

Debt / Equity
N/A
Current Ratio7.61
Interest CoverageN/A

Valuation

PE (TTM)
-16.18
Below sector avg (11.15)
P/B Ratio22.07
EV/EBITDAN/A
Dividend YieldN/A

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Financial Services sector median (2150 peers)
Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E -16.2 11.2
P/B 22.1 1.2
ROE % -124.1 9.2
Net Margin % -182.4 9.4
Rev Growth 5Y % -2.9 5.8
D/E — 0.5

All Fundamental Metrics
Growth
Revenue Growth (1Y) -16.04% Revenue Growth (3Y) 11.03%
Earnings Growth (1Y) N/A Earnings Growth (3Y) N/A
Revenue Growth (5Y) -2.93% Earnings Growth (5Y) N/A
Profitability
Revenue (TTM) 1.12 M Net Income (TTM) -2.05 M
ROE -124.07% ROA -68.85%
Gross Margin N/A Operating Margin -190.16%
Net Margin -182.44% Free Cash Flow (TTM) -1.33 M
ROIC -61.82% FCF Growth (3Y) N/A
Safety
Debt / Equity N/A Current Ratio 7.61
Interest Coverage N/A Asset Turnover 0.38
Working Capital 1.40 M Tangible Book Value 1.50 M
Dividends
Dividend Yield N/A Payout Ratio N/A
Dividend Growth (3Y) N/A Dividend Growth (5Y) N/A
Consecutive Div Years N/A
Valuation
P/E Ratio -16.18 Forward P/E N/A
P/B Ratio 22.07 P/S Ratio 29.52
PEG Ratio N/A Forward PEG N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A Fwd EV/EBITDA N/A
Forward P/S N/A Fwd Earnings Yield N/A
FCF Yield -4.02%
Market Cap 33.10 M Enterprise Value 31.97 M
Per Share
EPS (Diluted TTM) -0.06 Revenue / Share 0.03
FCF / Share -0.04 OCF / Share -0.04
EPS CAGR (1Y) N/A EPS CAGR (5Y) N/A
EPS CAGR (10Y) N/A
Efficiency
CapEx / Revenue 0.06% FCF Conversion 65.01%
SBC-Adj. FCF -1.51 M Growth Momentum -13.11

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue 1.12 M 1.34 M 909,598.0 539,686.0 1.26 M
Net Income -2.05 M -1.31 M -1.91 M -2.67 M -1.85 M
EPS (Diluted) -0.06 -0.04 -0.06 — —
Gross Profit — — — — —
Operating Income -2.13 M -1.44 M -2.03 M -2.63 M -1.84 M
EBITDA — — — — —
R&D Expenses 608,732.0 570,007.0 583,266.0 609,127.0 580,000.0
SG&A Expenses — — — — —
D&A 11,478.0 14,978.0 27,348.0 28,837.0 10,136.0
Interest Expense — — — — —
Income Tax — — — — —

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 2.25 M 4.04 M 3.85 M 5.37 M 4.55 M
Total Liabilities 1.32 M 1.44 M 332,794.0 569,586.0 762,064.0
Shareholders' Equity 933,626.0 2.60 M 3.52 M 4.80 M 3.78 M
Total Debt — — — — —
Cash & Equivalents 664,299.0 1.99 M 2.48 M 4.23 M 269,964.0
Current Assets 1.14 M 2.75 M 3.58 M 4.92 M 3.95 M
Current Liabilities 297,877.0 269,027.0 277,431.0 301,863.0 297,936.0