R F INDUSTRIES LTD
Business
R F INDUSTRIES LTD is a national manufacturer and marketer of interconnect products and systems serving telecommunications, wireless and network infrastructure carriers and OEMs. It designs, engineers, manufactures and sells RF connectors and adapters, dividers, couplers, filters, coaxial and data cables, fiber and hybrid cabling, custom cable assemblies, wire harnesses, energy‑efficient cooling systems and integrated small cell enclosures. The company operates two reporting segments: RF Connector and Cable Assembly (including Microlab) and Custom Cabling Manufacturing and Assembly (Cables Unlimited, Rel‑Tech, Schrofftech). It distributes primarily in the United States through independent distributors and direct sales to carriers, OEMs and national telecommunication providers, with modest exports, notably to Canada.
Summary from filing dated 2025-01-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-10-31 | FY 2024 2024-10-31 | FY 2023 2023-10-31 | FY 2022 2022-10-31 | FY 2021 2021-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 81 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 57 | |
| Cost of sales | 54 | 46 | 53 | 53 | 40 | |
| Gross profit | 27 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
| Engineering | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Selling and general | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 12 | |
| Total operating expenses | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 13 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | 4 | |
| Other expense | −972,000 | −980,000 | −453,000 | −453,000 | 3 | |
| Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes | 813,000 | −4 | −4 | −4 | 7 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 700,000 | 3 | −1 | −1 | 1 | |
| Consolidated net income (loss) | 75,000 | −7 | −3 | −3 | 6 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 0.01 | −0.63 | −0.3 | −0.3 | 0.62 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.01 | −0.63 | −0.3 | −0.3 | 0.61 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-10-31 | FY 2024 2024-10-31 | FY 2023 2023-10-31 | FY 2022 2022-10-31 | FY 2021 2021-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5 | 839,000 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $141 and $159, respectively | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 14 | |
| Inventories | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 11 | |
| Other current assets | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 35 | 29 | 36 | 46 | 41 | |
| Equipment and tooling | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Furniture and office equipment | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | |
| Less accumulated depreciation | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| Total property and equipment, net | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 708,000 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |
| Amortizable intangible assets, net | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 3 | |
| Non-amortizable intangible assets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other assets | 477,000 | 688,000 | 277,000 | 295,000 | 70,000 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 73 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 50 | |
| Accounts payable | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| Accrued expenses | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |
| Line of credit | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 832,000 | |
| Income taxes payable | 260,000 | 0 | 0 | 759,000 | 0 | |
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 21 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 9 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 675,000 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 247,000 | 210,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 38 | 37 | 43 | 48 | 10 | |
| Common stock - authorized 20,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value; 10,713,801 and 10,544,431 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 107,000 | 106,000 | 104,000 | 102,000 | 101,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | |
| Retained earnings | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 15 | |
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 35 | 34 | 40 | 42 | 40 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 73 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 50 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-10-31 | FY 2024 2024-10-31 | FY 2023 2023-10-31 | FY 2022 2022-10-31 | FY 2021 2021-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad debt expense | 50,000 | 5,000 | 102,000 | 15,000 | 29,000 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 770,000 | |
| Gain on disposal of fixed assets | −12,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 872,000 | 924,000 | 898,000 | 689,000 | 769,000 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance cost | 173,000 | 113,000 | 9,000 | 6,000 | 0 | |
| Tax payments related to shares cancelled for vested restricted stock awards | −54,000 | −21,000 | −12,000 | −21,000 | −16,000 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 37,000 | 3 | −677,000 | −1 | 445,000 | |
| Extinguishment of debt issuance cost | 0 | 14,000 | 0 | 0 | −3 | |
| Trade accounts receivable | −3 | −2 | 4 | 1 | −8 | |
| Inventories | 990,000 | 4 | 2 | −6 | −3 | |
| Other current assets | 146,000 | 706,000 | 4 | −3 | −2 | |
| Right-of-use assets | −358,000 | 355,000 | 1 | 3 | −35,000 | |
| Other long-term assets | 38,000 | −1,000 | 18,000 | 225,000 | −1,000 | |
| Accounts payable | −690,000 | 597,000 | −2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Accrued expenses | 3 | −325,000 | −4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Income taxes payable | 260,000 | 0 | −759,000 | 759,000 | −43,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | −3 | |
| Proceeds from sale of fixed assets | 12,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Capital expenditures | −235,000 | −738,000 | −2 | −3 | −227,000 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −223,000 | −738,000 | −2 | −27 | −227,000 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 245,000 | 0 | 87,000 | 150,000 | 605,000 | |
| Debt issuance cost | 0 | −520,000 | 0 | −32,000 | 0 | |
| Line of credit payments | −361,000 | −44 | −1 | 0 | — | |
| Line of credit draws | 0 | 51 | 2 | 0 | — | |
| Term Loan payments | 0 | −13 | −2 | −1 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −116,000 | −6 | −1 | 16 | 605,000 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 4 | −4 | 365,000 | −9 | −3 | |
| Supplemental cash flow information income taxes paid | 194,000 | 64,000 | 642,000 | −314,000 | 949,000 | |
| Supplemental cash flow information interest paid | 889,000 | 883,000 | 529,000 | — | — |