Research Frontiers Cash-to-Debt

: 4.09 (As of Mar. 2022)

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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 Mar. 2022 was 4.09.

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 Mar. 2022.

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: 1.67 Med: No Debt Max: No Debt
Current: 4.09

During the past 13 years, Research Frontiers's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 1.67. And the median was No Debt.

REFR's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
68.59% of 2216 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.38 vs REFR: 4.09

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.

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Research Frontiers Annual Data

Trend

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Cash-to-Debt

No Debt

6.75

5.88

4.68

Research Frontiers Quarterly Data
	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22
Cash-to-Debt																5.45	4.75	4.33	4.68	4.09

Competitive Comparison

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.

Annual Data Quarterly Data

Research Frontiers Cash-to-Debt Distribution

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. 2021 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)
	=	3.025	/	(0.182	+	0.464)
	=	4.68

Research Frontiers's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 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)
	=	2.466	/	(0.186	+	0.417)
	=	4.09

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 Business Description

Industry

Technology » Hardware NAICS : 334419 SIC : 3679

Comparable Companies

TPE:5284 XKRX:043260 TSE:6677 ROCO:3310 ROCO:8043 TSE:6629 ROCO:6185 ROCO:8147 ROCO:6167 ROCO:3202

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

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

Website

http://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

Douglas Family Trust	10 percent owner, other: 13(d)(3) group	125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD. SUITE 400 LARKSPUR CA 94939
James & Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants Trust	10 percent owner, other: 13(d)(3) group	125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD. SUITE 400 LARKSPUR CA 94939
Douglas Kevin	10 percent owner, other: 13(d)(3) group	125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD. SUITE 400 LARKSPUR CA 94939
Settle William Graham	director	6003 COBRIDGE SQUARE RALEIGH NC 27609
Lapointe Michael R	officer: VP-Marketing	PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> Ownership Information: LAPOINTE MICHAEL R a.header:link {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:visited {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:hover {color: #191970;}
Harary Joseph M	director, officer: President and CEO	PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> Ownership Information: HARARY JOSEPH M a.header:link {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:visited {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:hover {color: #191970;}
Van Voorhees Seth	officer: CFO & VP-Business Development	12 HARVEY DRIVE SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Daigle Darryl	director	3213 WYTCHWOOD DRIVE MORGAN CITY LA 70380
Kaganowicz Alexander	director	1217 CARLLS STRAIGHT PATH DIX HILLS NY 11746
Grimes Gregory George	director	24 FIFTH AVENUE APT. 1530 NEW YORK NY 10011
Slovak Steven Michael	officer: Vice President-Technology	240 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE WOODBURY NY 11797
Saxe Robert L	director, officer: Chairman of the Board	PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> Ownership Information: SAXE ROBERT L a.header:link {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:visited {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:hover {color: #191970;}
Keen Victor F	director	C/O RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC. 240 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE WOODBURY NY 11797
Guthrie Marion Philip	director	THREE LINCOLN CENTRE 5430 LBJ FWY., SUITE 1480 DALLAS TX 75240
Derby Jack	director	399 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON MA 02117

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