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Research Frontiers (Research Frontiers) E10 : $-0.14 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Research Frontiers E10?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller P/E calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Research Frontiers's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.020. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our e10, which is $-0.14 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

During the past 3 years, the average E10 Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average E10 Growth Rate was 6.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average E10 Growth Rate was 7.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the E10 growth rate using E10 data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average E10 Growth Rate of Research Frontiers was 8.70% per year. The lowest was -8.70% per year. And the median was 5.60% per year.

As of today (2024-04-25), Research Frontiers's current stock price is $1.61. Research Frontiers's E10 for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.14. Research Frontiers's Shiller PE Ratio of today is .


Research Frontiers E10 Historical Data

The historical data trend for Research Frontiers's E10 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 E10 Chart

Research Frontiers Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
E10
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.19 -0.17 -0.16 -0.16 -0.14

Research Frontiers Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
E10 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 -0.16 -0.16 -0.16 -0.15 -0.14

Competitive Comparison of Research Frontiers's E10

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Research Frontiers's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio 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 Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Research Frontiers's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Research Frontiers's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



Research Frontiers E10 Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller P/E calculation. When we calculate the today's Shiller P/E ratio of a stock, we use today's price divided by E10.

What is E10? How do we calculate E10?

E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the E10 of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the earnings from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the earnings of 2001 earnings data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent earnings in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart earned $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent earnings in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart earns $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 earnings in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent earnings of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by 10 to get E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Research Frontiers's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_EPS= Earnings per Share (Diluted) /CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=-0.02/129.4194*129.4194
=-0.020

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Research Frontiers Quarterly Data

per share eps CPI Adj_EPS
201403 -0.050 99.695 -0.065
201406 -0.050 100.560 -0.064
201409 -0.030 100.428 -0.039
201412 -0.060 99.070 -0.078
201503 -0.050 99.621 -0.065
201506 -0.020 100.684 -0.026
201509 -0.030 100.392 -0.039
201512 -0.080 99.792 -0.104
201603 -0.050 100.470 -0.064
201606 -0.050 101.688 -0.064
201609 -0.020 101.861 -0.025
201612 -0.060 101.863 -0.076
201703 -0.040 102.862 -0.050
201706 -0.020 103.349 -0.025
201709 -0.010 104.136 -0.012
201712 -0.030 104.011 -0.037
201803 -0.030 105.290 -0.037
201806 -0.020 106.317 -0.024
201809 -0.030 106.507 -0.036
201812 -0.020 105.998 -0.024
201903 -0.030 107.251 -0.036
201906 -0.050 108.070 -0.060
201909 -0.010 108.329 -0.012
201912 -0.040 108.420 -0.048
202003 -0.020 108.902 -0.024
202006 -0.010 108.767 -0.012
202009 -0.010 109.815 -0.012
202012 -0.020 109.897 -0.024
202103 -0.020 111.754 -0.023
202106 -0.020 114.631 -0.023
202109 0.001 115.734 0.001
202112 -0.030 117.630 -0.033
202203 -0.020 121.301 -0.021
202206 -0.020 125.017 -0.021
202209 -0.020 125.227 -0.021
202212 -0.020 125.222 -0.021
202303 -0.010 127.348 -0.010
202306 -0.010 128.729 -0.010
202309 -0.010 129.860 -0.010
202312 -0.020 129.419 -0.020

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our e10.


Research Frontiers  (NAS:REFR) E10 Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, E10 may underestimate the company's earnings power. Shiller PE Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual P/E is low.

For the Shiller P/E, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller P/E is also called PE10.

The Shiller P/E was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real earnings power.


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Research Frontiers (Research Frontiers) Business Description

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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