research frontiers - REFR

REFR

Close Chg Chg %
0.39 -0.00 -1.17%

Open Market

0.39

0.00 (1.17%)

Volume: 8.93K

Last Updated:

Sep 9, 2026, 10:07 AM EDT

Company Overview: research frontiers - REFR

REFR Key Data

Open

$0.39

Day Range

0.38 - 0.39

52 Week Range

0.35 - 2.70

Market Cap

$14.30M

Shares Outstanding

34.87M

Public Float

27.19M

Beta

0.58

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$0.07

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

145.27K

 

REFR Performance

1 Week
 
-4.87%
 
1 Month
 
-18.91%
 
3 Months
 
-44.44%
 
1 Year
 
-68.44%
 
5 Years
 
-86.30%
 

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 1.12M
Industry Home Furnishings Net Income -2,045,584.00
Sector Consumer Durables Employees 5
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026
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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 39.313
Price to Book Ratio 47.207
Price to Cash Flow Ratio N/A
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -22.915
Enterprise Value to Sales 39.76
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.026

REFR Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 224,249.60
Income Per Employee -409,116.80
Receivables Turnover 2.744
Total Asset Turnover 0.356

REFR Liquidity

Current Ratio 3.84
Quick Ratio 3.84
Cash Ratio 2.23

REFR Profitability

Gross Margin 83.351
Operating Margin -190.16
Pretax Margin -182.438
Net Margin -182.438
Return on Assets -65.028
Return on Equity -115.636
Return on Total Capital -97.413
Return on Invested Capital -71.468

REFR Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 124.92
Total Debt to Total Capital 55.54
Total Debt to Total Assets 51.795
Long-Term Debt to Equity 109.277
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 48.585
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Annual Financials for Research Frontiers - REFR

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
539.69K 909.60K 1.34M 1.12M
Sales Growth
-57.27% +68.54% +46.83% -16.04%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
175.15K 172.14K 263.56K 186.67K
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
175.15K 172.14K 263.56K 186.67K
Depreciation
175.15K 172.14K 263.56K 186.67K
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
-93.05% -1.72% +53.11% -29.17%
Gross Income
364.53K 737.46K 1.07M 934.57K
Gross Income Growth
+128.96% +102.30% +45.36% -12.82%
Gross Profit Margin
+67.55% +81.07% +80.27% +83.35%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
2.99M 2.77M 2.51M 3.07M
Research & Development
609.13K 583.27K 570.01K 607.82K
Other SG&A
2.38M 2.19M 1.94M 2.46M
SGA Growth
+415.46% -7.32% -9.27% +21.99%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - (35.15K) (47.36K)
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(2.63M) (2.03M) (1.41M) (2.08M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
(44.22K) 124.94K 95.34K 39.23K
Non-Operating Interest Income
- 124.94K 95.34K 39.23K
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Expense Growth
- - - -
-
Gross Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
(2.67M) (1.91M) (1.31M) (2.05M)
Pretax Income Growth
-44.57% +28.51% +31.28% -55.99%
Pretax Margin
-494.61% -209.80% -98.19% -182.44%
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
- - - -
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Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(2.67M) (1.91M) (1.31M) (2.05M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
(2.67M) (1.91M) (1.31M) (2.05M)
Net Income Growth
-44.57% +28.51% +31.28% -55.99%
Net Margin Growth
-494.61% -209.80% -98.19% -182.44%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
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Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(2.67M) (1.91M) (1.31M) (2.05M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(2.67M) (1.91M) (1.31M) (2.05M)
EPS (Basic)
-0.0832 -0.057 -0.0391 -0.0608
EPS (Basic) Growth
-42.71% +31.49% +31.40% -55.50%
Basic Shares Outstanding
32.07M 33.45M 33.52M 33.65M
EPS (Diluted)
-0.0832 -0.057 -0.0391 -0.0608
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-42.71% +31.49% +31.40% -55.50%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
32.07M 33.45M 33.52M 33.65M
EBITDA
(2.45M) (1.86M) (1.18M) (1.95M)
EBITDA Growth
-33.98% +24.03% +36.69% -65.11%
EBITDA Margin
-453.96% -204.61% -88.23% -173.51%

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