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Research Frontiers (Research Frontiers) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -52.10% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Research Frontiers Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Research Frontiers's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.92 Mil. Research Frontiers's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.69 Mil. Therefore, Research Frontiers's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -52.10%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Research Frontiers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

REFR' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -94.81   Med: -53.26   Max: -36.86
Current: -44.79

During the past 13 years, Research Frontiers's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was -36.86%. The lowest was -94.81%. And the median was -53.26%.

REFR's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
93.03% of 2368 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 5.595 vs REFR: -44.79

Research Frontiers Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Research Frontiers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Research Frontiers Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Research Frontiers Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -75.02 -37.81 -40.52 -62.21 -45.89

Research Frontiers Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -64.07 -38.52 -43.22 -46.17 -52.10

Competitive Comparison of Research Frontiers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Research Frontiers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Research Frontiers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Research Frontiers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Research Frontiers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Research Frontiers Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Research Frontiers's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1.908/( (4.797+3.518 )/ 2 )
=-1.908/4.1575
=-45.89 %

Research Frontiers's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1.92/( (3.853+3.518)/ 2 )
=-1.92/3.6855
=-52.10 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Research Frontiers  (NAS:REFR) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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Research Frontiers (Research Frontiers) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
240 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY, USA, 11797-2033
Research Frontiers Inc is engaged in the development and marketing of technology and devices to control the flow of light. The company develops and licenses its patented suspended particle device light-control technology to other companies that manufacture and market the SPD-Smart chemical emulsion, the light-control film made from the chemical emulsion, the light-control panels made by laminating the film, electronics to power end-products incorporating the film, or lamination services for, and the end-products. Its revenue source comes from the licensing of technology.
Executives
Darryl Daigle director 3213 WYTCHWOOD DRIVE, MORGAN CITY LA 70380
Eyal Peso director C/O GAUZY LTD., 14 HATHIYA STREET, TEL AVIV-YAFO L3 6816914
Kevin Douglas 10 percent owner, other: 13(d)(3) group 300A DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 200, GREENBRAE CA 94904
William Graham Settle director 6003 COBRIDGE SQUARE, RALEIGH NC 27609
Michael R Lapointe officer: Vice President-Marketing
Alexander Kaganowicz director 1217 CARLLS STRAIGHT PATH, DIX HILLS NY 11746
Joseph M Harary director, officer: Persident and CEO
Grimes George Gregory director 24 FIFTH AVENUE, APT. 1530, NEW YORK NY 10011
Douglas Family Trust 10 percent owner, other: 13(d)(3) group 300A DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 200, GREENBRAE CA 94904
James & Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants Trust 10 percent owner, other: 13(d)(3) group 300A DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 200, GREENBRAE CA 94904
Voorhees Seth Van officer: VicePresident-Business Dev/CFO 12 HARVEY DRIVE, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Robert L Saxe director, officer: Chairman/CTO
Steven Michael Slovak officer: Vice President-Technology 240 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE, WOODBURY NY 11797
Jack Derby director 399 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02117
Victor F Keen director C/O RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC., 240 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE, WOODBURY NY 11797