REFR Relative Valuation
REFR's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, REFR is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Research Frontiers Inc (REFR) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PS ratio of 0.00 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of -14.72. The fair price of Research Frontiers Inc (REFR) is between NaN to NaN according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
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Current Price：1.57
Fair
-12.08
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
-18.15
EV/EBITDA
Research Frontiers Inc. (REFR) has a current EV/EBITDA of -18.15. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is -19.60. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -32.32, Undervalued between -32.32 and -25.96, Fairly Valued between -13.24 and -25.96, Overvalued between -13.24 and -6.88, and Strongly Overvalued above -6.88. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of -18.15 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
-17.10
EV/EBIT
Research Frontiers Inc. (REFR) has a current EV/EBIT of -17.10. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is -18.47. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -30.45, Undervalued between -30.45 and -24.46, Fairly Valued between -12.47 and -24.46, Overvalued between -12.47 and -6.48, and Strongly Overvalued above -6.48. The current Forward EV/EBIT of -17.10 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
31.73
PS
Research Frontiers Inc. (REFR) has a current PS of 31.73. The 5-year average PS is 35.66. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 12.85, Undervalued between 12.85 and 24.25, Fairly Valued between 47.07 and 24.25, Overvalued between 47.07 and 58.48, and Strongly Overvalued above 58.48. The current Forward PS of 31.73 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.00
P/OCF
Research Frontiers Inc. (REFR) has a current P/OCF of 0.00. The 5-year average P/OCF is 0.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.00, Undervalued between 0.00 and 0.00, Fairly Valued between 0.00 and 0.00, Overvalued between 0.00 and 0.00, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.00. The current Forward P/OCF of 0.00 falls within the Strongly Undervalued range.
0.00
P/FCF
Research Frontiers Inc. (REFR) has a current P/FCF of 0.00. The 5-year average P/FCF is 0.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.00, Undervalued between 0.00 and 0.00, Fairly Valued between 0.00 and 0.00, Overvalued between 0.00 and 0.00, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.00. The current Forward P/FCF of 0.00 falls within the Strongly Undervalued range.
Research Frontiers Inc (REFR) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 35.23. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 18.22 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 93.37% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 18.26, the current P/B ratio is about 92.91% higher. Research Frontiers Inc (REFR) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.00%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of -3.46%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of -3.20% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
35.23
P/B
Median3y
18.22
Median5y
18.26
-1.47
FCF Yield
Median3y
-3.46
Median5y
-3.20
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for REFR's competitors is 0.00, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Research Frontiers Inc Corp (REFR) exhibits a P/S ratio of , which is NaN% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 1.42%, this premium appears unsustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of REFR decreased by 8.19% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an decrease in Margin Expansion from -47.07 to -83.05.
The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed 1.42%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of REFR in the past 1 year is driven by Margin Expansion. Which is more sustainable.
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