research frontiers - REFR

REFR

Close Chg Chg %
1.25 0.03 2.40%

Open Market

1.28

+0.03 (2.40%)

Volume: 16.21K

Last Updated:

Jan 12, 2026, 10:53 AM EDT

Company Overview: research frontiers - REFR

REFR Key Data

Open

$1.28

Day Range

1.28 - 1.29

52 Week Range

0.93 - 2.70

Market Cap

$43.41M

Shares Outstanding

33.65M

Public Float

26.01M

Beta

0.31

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$0.06

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

57.83K

 

REFR Performance

1 Week
 
0.00%
 
1 Month
 
-18.83%
 
3 Months
 
-31.32%
 
1 Year
 
-26.04%
 
5 Years
 
-68.27%
 

REFR Analyst Ratings

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Number of Ratings 1
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About research frontiers - REFR

Research Frontiers, Inc. engages in development, licensing and commercialization of suspended particle device (SPD) light-control technology for automobiles, homes, buildings, aircraft, boats, exhibition and display applications markets. It develops and licenses technologies to other companies that manufactures and markets SPD-smart chemical emulsion or light-control film made from chemical emulsion, lamination services and electronics to power end-products incorporating the film, skylights and sunroofs. The company was founded by Robert L. Saxe in October 1965 and is headquartered in Woodbury, NY.

REFR At a Glance

Research Frontiers, Inc.
240 Crossways Park Drive
Woodbury, New York 11797-2033
Phone 1-516-364-1902 Revenue 1.34M
Industry Home Furnishings Net Income -1,311,382.00
Sector Consumer Durables 2024 Sales Growth 46.827%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 6
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REFR Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 42.92
Price to Book Ratio 22.093
Price to Cash Flow Ratio N/A
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -48.054
Enterprise Value to Sales 42.397
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.023

REFR Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 222,588.50
Income Per Employee -218,563.667
Receivables Turnover 2.029
Total Asset Turnover 0.339

REFR Liquidity

Current Ratio 10.207
Quick Ratio 10.207
Cash Ratio 7.413

REFR Profitability

Gross Margin 80.265
Operating Margin -107.962
Pretax Margin -98.192
Net Margin -98.192
Return on Assets -33.241
Return on Equity -42.841
Return on Total Capital -33.621
Return on Invested Capital -35.714

REFR Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 49.769
Total Debt to Total Capital 33.231
Total Debt to Total Assets 32.086
Long-Term Debt to Equity 44.782
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 29.901
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Annual Financials for Research Frontiers - REFR

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.26M 539.69K 909.60K 1.34M
Sales Growth
+52.46% -57.27% +68.54% +46.83%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
2.52M 175.15K 172.14K 263.56K
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
10.14K 175.15K 172.14K 263.56K
Depreciation
10.14K 175.15K 172.14K 263.56K
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
-9.21% -93.05% -1.72% +53.11%
Gross Income
(1.26M) 364.53K 737.46K 1.07M
Gross Income Growth
+35.42% +128.96% +102.30% +45.36%
Gross Profit Margin
-99.67% +67.55% +81.07% +80.27%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
580.00K 2.99M 2.77M 2.51M
Research & Development
580.00K 609.13K 583.27K 570.01K
Other SG&A
- 2.38M 2.19M 1.94M
SGA Growth
-7.69% +415.46% -7.32% -9.27%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - (35.15K)
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(1.84M) (2.63M) (2.03M) (1.41M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
(7.54K) (44.22K) 124.94K 95.34K
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - 124.94K 95.34K
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Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Expense Growth
- - - -
-
Gross Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
(1.85M) (2.67M) (1.91M) (1.31M)
Pretax Income Growth
+21.13% -44.57% +28.51% +31.28%
Pretax Margin
-146.18% -494.61% -209.80% -98.19%
Income Tax
- - - -
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Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
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Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- - - -
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Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
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Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(1.85M) (2.67M) (1.91M) (1.31M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
(1.85M) (2.67M) (1.91M) (1.31M)
Net Income Growth
+21.13% -44.57% +28.51% +31.28%
Net Margin Growth
-146.18% -494.61% -209.80% -98.19%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(1.85M) (2.67M) (1.91M) (1.31M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(1.85M) (2.67M) (1.91M) (1.31M)
EPS (Basic)
-0.0583 -0.0832 -0.057 -0.0391
EPS (Basic) Growth
+21.53% -42.71% +31.49% +31.40%
Basic Shares Outstanding
31.65M 32.07M 33.45M 33.52M
EPS (Diluted)
-0.0583 -0.0832 -0.057 -0.0391
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+21.53% -42.71% +31.49% +31.40%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
31.65M 32.07M 33.45M 33.52M
EBITDA
(1.83M) (2.45M) (1.86M) (1.18M)
EBITDA Growth
+27.15% -33.98% +24.03% +36.69%
EBITDA Margin
-144.78% -453.96% -204.61% -88.23%

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