NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Business
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. develops, licenses and protects intellectual property assets. It offers monetization and enforcement services for patent portfolios, including M2M/IoT (eSIM/authentication), HFT (high-frequency trading latency technologies), Cox (media/content identification), Remote Power (Power over Ethernet) and Mirror Worlds (search/indexing/archiving) patents. Its business is organized around acquiring, developing and licensing patent portfolios, pursuing enforcement litigation and strategic relationships, and holding an investment in ILiAD Biotechnologies. It licenses and enforces patents domestically and internationally through settlement, litigation, strategic partnerships and direct licensing arrangements.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | 150,000 | 100,000 | 3 | — | 36 | |
| Costs of revenue | 42,000 | 28,000 | — | — | 12 | |
| Professional fees and related costs | 788,000 | 959,000 | 807,000 | 809,000 | 2 | |
| General and administrative | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Amortization of patents | 141,000 | 120,000 | 266,000 | 316,000 | 295,000 | |
| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| OPERATING LOSS | −3 | −4 | −2 | −4 | 20 | |
| Interest and dividend income, net | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 327,000 | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain on marketable securities | 277,000 | 177,000 | 525,000 | −1 | — | |
| Total other income, net | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND SHARE OF NET LOSSES OF EQUITY METHOD INVESTEE | −1 | −2 | 158,000 | −80,000 | 20 | |
| Current | −31,000 | — | 11,000 | — | 3 | |
| Deferred taxes, net | −337,000 | −425,000 | −399,000 | 607,000 | 2 | |
| Total income taxes benefit | −368,000 | −425,000 | −388,000 | 607,000 | 4 | |
| LOSS BEFORE SHARE OF NET LOSSES OF EQUITY METHOD INVESTEE: | −817,000 | −1 | 546,000 | −687,000 | 15 | |
| SHARE OF NET LOSSES OF EQUITY METHOD INVESTEE | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −999,000 | |
| NET LOSS | −2 | −3 | −1 | −2 | 14 | |
| Basic (per share) | −0.11 | −0.13 | −0.06 | −0.1 | 0.59 | |
| Diluted (per share) | −0.11 | −0.13 | −0.06 | −0.1 | 0.58 | |
| Basic (shares) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| Diluted (shares) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |
| Cash dividends declared per share | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 44 | |
| Marketable securities, at fair value | 23 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 15 | |
| Other current assets | 237,000 | 232,000 | 206,000 | 348,000 | 150,000 | |
| Total Current Assets | 37 | 41 | 46 | 49 | 60 | |
| Patents, net of accumulated amortization | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Equity method investment | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
| Operating leases right of use asset | — | 27,000 | 16,000 | 161,000 | — | |
| Security deposits | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | — | 13,000 | |
| Total Other Assets | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 40 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 65 | |
| Accounts payable | 253,000 | 203,000 | 125,000 | 507,000 | 459,000 | |
| Accrued payroll | 289,000 | 292,000 | 378,000 | 317,000 | 380,000 | |
| Other accrued expenses | 228,000 | 247,000 | 297,000 | 587,000 | 180,000 | |
| Operating lease obligations | — | 24,000 | 23,000 | 79,000 | — | |
| Total Current Liabilities | 770,000 | 766,000 | 823,000 | 2 | 4 | |
| Deferred tax liability | — | 337,000 | 762,000 | 1 | 554,000 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 770,000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note I) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares; 22,824,009 and 22,961,619 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 228,000 | 229,000 | 235,000 | 239,000 | 238,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 63 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 66 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −24 | −21 | −17 | −12 | −6 | |
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | 40 | 44 | 51 | 55 | 60 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | 40 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 65 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock-based compensation | 307,000 | 399,000 | 508,000 | 585,000 | 238,000 | |
| Loss allocated from equity investment | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 999,000 | |
| Deferred tax benefit | −337,000 | −425,000 | −399,000 | 607,000 | 2 | |
| Amortization of right of use asset, net | 27,000 | 64,000 | — | — | — | |
| Unrealized (gain) loss on marketable securities | −149,000 | 67,000 | −103,000 | 880,000 | 148,000 | |
| Other current assets | −5,000 | −26,000 | 142,000 | — | — | |
| Accounts payable | 50,000 | 79,000 | −382,000 | 48,000 | −142,000 | |
| Operating lease obligations | −24,000 | −74,000 | −70,000 | −31,000 | — | |
| Accrued expenses | −62,000 | −158,000 | −291,000 | 242,000 | −758,000 | |
| NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | −869,000 | −1 | 331,000 | −5 | 19 | |
| Sales of marketable securities | 16 | 15 | 54 | 13 | — | |
| Purchases of marketable securities | −12 | −14 | −47 | −34 | −13 | |
| Acquisition of patents | −415,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES | 4 | 1 | 7 | −22 | 3 | |
| Cash dividends paid | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Value of shares delivered to fund withholding taxes | −7,000 | −63,000 | −83,000 | — | — | |
| Repurchases of common stock, inclusive of commissions and excise tax | −293,000 | −1 | −966,000 | −534,000 | −1 | |
| NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES | −3 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −4 | |
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 257,000 | −4 | 3 | −31 | 19 | |
| Interest | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Income taxes | — | — | 65,000 | 3 | — | |
| Accrued dividend rights on restricted stock units | 51,000 | 59,000 | 65,000 | 37,000 | 20,000 | |
| Right-of-use asset for lease liability | — | 75,000 | 80,000 | — | — |