Research Frontiers (Research Frontiers) Cash-to-Debt : 9.27 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Research Frontiers Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Research Frontiers's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.27.

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Research Frontiers could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for Research Frontiers's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

REFR' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.68 Med: 5004.64 Max: No Debt
Current: 9.27

During the past 13 years, Research Frontiers's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 4.68. And the median was 5004.64.

REFR's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
77.26% of 2471 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.38 vs REFR: 9.27

Research Frontiers Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Research Frontiers's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Research Frontiers Cash-to-Debt Chart

Research Frontiers Annual Data

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Dec16

Dec17

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Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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6.75

5.88

4.68

9.12

9.27

Research Frontiers Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															9.12	9.93	9.59	9.51	9.27

Competitive Comparison of Research Frontiers's Cash-to-Debt

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Research Frontiers's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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 Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Research Frontiers's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Research Frontiers's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Research Frontiers Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Research Frontiers's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	2.476	/	(0.212	+	0.055)
	=	9.27

Research Frontiers's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	2.476	/	(0.212	+	0.055)
	=	9.27

Research Frontiers (NAS:REFR) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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Research Frontiers (Research Frontiers) Business Description

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Address

240 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY, USA, 11797-2033

Website

https://www.smartglass.com

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