RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED: 10-Q filed 2021-08-05
What RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED reported in its quarterly report filed 2021-08-05 (fiscal Q2 2021): 24 published measures, 63 facts as tagged in accession 0001493152-21-018717.
This filing
- Form
- 10-Q (quarterly report)
- Filed
- 2021-08-05
- Fiscal period
- fiscal Q2 2021
- Accession
- 0001493152-21-018717 on SEC EDGAR
Values are as tagged in this filing. A later filing can restate them; each measure links to its history page, which shows the latest-filed value per period. All RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED filings.
Reported measures
Total assets
Resources recognized on the balance sheet. Book assets are not the market value of the business.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 5,185,846 | USD | |
| At 2020-12-31 | 6,199,290 | USD |
Total liabilities
Recognized obligations at the reporting date. The definition and scope differ from interest-bearing debt.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 857,821 | USD | |
| At 2020-12-31 | 872,285 | USD |
Stockholders equity
The reported residual interest after liabilities. It is an accounting amount, not market capitalization.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 4,328,025 | USD | |
| At 2021-03-31 | 4,855,960 | USD | |
| At 2020-12-31 | 5,327,005 | USD | |
| At 2020-06-30 | 6,316,740 | USD | |
| At 2020-03-31 | 6,431,514 | USD | |
| At 2019-12-31 | 7,056,108 | USD |
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and qualifying short-term liquid investments under the filer’s accounting policy. Restricted cash and longer-term investments may be reported separately.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 3,471,590 | USD | |
| At 2020-12-31 | 4,772,705 | USD |
Net income or loss
Reported profit or loss for the period. Check the filing for attribution, exceptional items and discontinued operations before comparing companies.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-01 to 2021-06-30 | -527,935 | USD | 91 |
| 2021-01-01 to 2021-06-30 | -1,085,242 | USD | 181 |
| 2020-04-01 to 2020-06-30 | -398,981 | USD | 91 |
| 2020-01-01 to 2020-06-30 | -1,023,575 | USD | 182 |
Operating cash flow
Cash generated or used by operating activities. Working-capital timing can make this differ substantially from reported income.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 to 2021-06-30 | -1,386,442 | USD | 181 |
| 2020-01-01 to 2020-06-30 | -1,239,647 | USD | 182 |
Capital expenditure payments
Cash payments to acquire property, plant and equipment. This taxonomy concept does not capture every form of investment or acquisition.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 to 2021-06-30 | 935 | USD | 181 |
| 2020-01-01 to 2020-06-30 | 939 | USD | 182 |
Contract revenue excluding tax
Revenue from customer contracts excluding assessed taxes under this specific taxonomy concept. It is not automatically comparable to older revenue tags.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-01 to 2021-06-30 | 113,937 | USD | 91 |
| 2021-01-01 to 2021-06-30 | 327,060 | USD | 181 |
| 2020-04-01 to 2020-06-30 | 176,113 | USD | 91 |
| 2020-01-01 to 2020-06-30 | 532,286 | USD | 182 |
Financing cash flow
Net cash from financing activities, including borrowing, repayments and transactions with owners. A positive amount does not establish operating profitability.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 to 2021-06-30 | 86,262 | USD | 181 |
| 2020-01-01 to 2020-06-30 | 486,259 | USD | 182 |
Investing cash flow
Net cash from investing activities, including asset purchases, disposals and investment transactions. This differs from capital expenditure payments alone.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 to 2021-06-30 | -935 | USD | 181 |
| 2020-01-01 to 2020-06-30 | 2,774 | USD | 182 |
Retained earnings or deficit
Accumulated undistributed earnings or deficit at the reporting date. This balance is not cash available for distribution.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | -118,926,018 | USD | |
| At 2020-12-31 | -117,840,776 | USD |
Net property, plant and equipment
Carrying amount of property, plant and equipment after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization. It is not replacement cost or market value.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 107,766 | USD | |
| At 2020-12-31 | 121,772 | USD |
Operating income or loss
Operating revenue less operating expenses for the reporting period. It excludes items outside the reported operating result and is not free cash flow.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-01 to 2021-06-30 | -528,951 | USD | 91 |
| 2021-01-01 to 2021-06-30 | -1,086,602 | USD | 181 |
| 2020-04-01 to 2020-06-30 | -602,581 | USD | 91 |
| 2020-01-01 to 2020-06-30 | -1,250,167 | USD | 182 |
Current assets
Assets classified as current under the normal operating cycle or one-year boundary. Not all current assets can be converted immediately into cash.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 4,501,380 | USD | |
| At 2020-12-31 | 5,427,509 | USD |
Current liabilities
Obligations classified as current under the operating-cycle or one-year boundary. The balance includes more than short-term borrowing.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 300,617 | USD | |
| At 2020-12-31 | 226,066 | USD |
Current accounts payable
Current amounts owed to suppliers for goods and services received. This is one component of current liabilities, not all accrued obligations.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 41,077 | USD | |
| At 2020-12-31 | 33,410 | USD |
Operating expenses
Recurring operating costs under this accounting concept, generally excluding production costs included in cost of sales. Check filing presentation before combining expense subtotals.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-01 to 2021-06-30 | 642,888 | USD | 91 |
| 2021-01-01 to 2021-06-30 | 1,413,662 | USD | 181 |
| 2020-04-01 to 2020-06-30 | 778,694 | USD | 91 |
| 2020-01-01 to 2020-06-30 | 1,782,453 | USD | 182 |
Research and development expense
Research and development costs recognized as expense. Capitalization policies and acquired projects can make this differ from total cash invested in development.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-01 to 2021-06-30 | 139,810 | USD | 91 |
| 2021-01-01 to 2021-06-30 | 284,988 | USD | 181 |
| 2020-04-01 to 2020-06-30 | 146,731 | USD | 91 |
| 2020-01-01 to 2020-06-30 | 330,049 | USD | 182 |
Common shares outstanding
Common shares outstanding at the reporting date. This point-in-time count differs from the weighted-average shares used for earnings per share and can exclude other share classes.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 31,650,396 | shares | |
| At 2020-12-31 | 31,575,786 | shares |
Operating lease right-of-use asset
Carrying amount of the right to use leased assets under operating leases. It reflects discounted remaining payments, not the value of the underlying property.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 543,133 | USD | |
| At 2020-12-31 | 616,442 | USD | |
| At 2019-01-02 | 900,000 | USD |
Operating lease liability
Present value of remaining operating lease payments. Discount-rate choices and lease terms affect the amount; it is not the sum of undiscounted future rent.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 731,307 | USD | |
| At 2019-01-02 | 1,100,000 | USD |
Other noncurrent assets
Noncurrent assets the filer does not present separately. The composition differs by filer and is described only in the filing.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 33,567 | USD | |
| At 2020-12-31 | 33,567 | USD |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Prepayments and other current assets grouped under this concept. The balance is not cash and its composition differs by filer.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 2021-06-30 | 199,925 | USD | |
| At 2020-12-31 | 56,512 | USD |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
Combined depreciation, depletion and amortization for the period. A noncash allocation of asset cost, not a measure of maintenance spending.
| Period | Value | Unit | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 to 2021-06-30 | 6,961 | USD | 181 |
| 2020-01-01 to 2020-06-30 | 87,276 | USD | 182 |
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