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Research Frontiers Incorporated(REFR)

Live Price

Offline

$0.60

-6.25% today

1Y Change

-61.53%

Window

Jun 20, 2025 โ†’ Jun 16, 2026

Market Cap
$30.00M
Revenue Growth
-16.0%
EPS Growth
-55.5%
Dividend Yield
0.0%

Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 20, 2025 โ†’ Jun 16, 2026

Research Briefing

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Decision context

Research Snapshot

Research Frontiers Incorporated (REFR) is a Technology stock with a market cap of $30.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $0.60 and down 61.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 โ†’ Jun 16, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -16.0%, EPS growth of -55.5%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -16.0%, EPS -55.5%, free cash flow -68.2% with operating margin -190.2% and ROIC -101.5%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at price/sales 27.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines REFR price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Technology peers on this page.

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REFR Max Drawdown

-72.46%

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Financial profile

Research Frontiers Incorporated (REFR)

Profitability, balance sheet stamina, and cash efficiency drawn from the latest filings.

FY Revenue

$1.3M

+134.0% YoY

FY Net Income

-$1.8M

+30.8% YoY

Free Cash Flow

-$1.8M

+17.3% YoY

Revenue Growth

-16.0%

EPS Growth

-55.5%

Gross Margin

95.8%

Net Margin

-182.4%

Income statement

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Annual
Metric20252024202320222021
Revenue1M1M910K540K1M
Gross Profit935K1M-1M540K1M
Operating Income-2M-1M-2M-3M-2M
EBITDA-2M-1M-2M-2M-2M
Net Income-2M-1M-2M-3M-2M
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Balance sheet

USD

Point-in-time
Metric20252024202320222021
Cash & Equivalents664K2M2M4M270K
Total Assets2M4M4M5M5M
Total Liabilities1M1M333K570K762K
Shareholder Equity934K3M4M5M4M
Total Debt1M1M268K464K646K
Net Debt502K-698K-2M-4M376K

Cash flow positioning

Latest Full Year

Operating Cash Flow

2M

+17.3% YoY

Capital Expenditures

1K

+15.3% YoY

Free Cash Flow

2M

+17.3% YoY

Key ratios

  • Gross Margin

    95.8%

  • Operating Margin

    -190.2%

  • Net Margin

    -182.4%

  • ROE

    -122.9%

  • Debt / Equity

    1.25x

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