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AWARE INC /MA/
AWRE
$23M
Mkt Cap
$1.09
+0.00%
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of -14.9%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) has a market capitalization of $24M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) does not currently pay a regular dividend. However, the company returns capital to shareholders through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 0.26%.
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) operates in the Services-Prepackaged Software industry, within the Technology sector.
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) reported annual revenue of $17 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) has a net profit margin of -34.0%. The company is currently unprofitable.
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) generated $-6 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Negative free cash flow may indicate heavy investment or operational challenges.
Company Overview Aware, Inc. (“Aware”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”) is a leading, biometric identification company that validates and secures identities using proven and trusted biometrics. Aware’s software offerings address the growing challenges that government and commercial enterprises face in knowing, authenticating and securing individuals through frictionless and highly secure user experiences. Aware’s algorithms are based on diverse data sets from around the world and can be tailored to the unique security requirements of each customer. Our portfolio enables government agencies and commercial entities to enroll, identify, authenticate and enable using biometrics, which comprise physiological characteristics, such as fingerprints, faces, irises and voices.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 17M | 17M | 17M | 18M | 16M | 17M |
| Net Income | -7.7M | -5.9M | -4.4M | -7.3M | -1.7M | -5.8M |
| EPS | $-0.36 | $-0.28 | $-0.21 | $-0.35 | $-0.08 | $-0.27 |
| Free Cash Flow | -5.3M | -5.6M | -3.2M | 1.8M | -5.8M | -6.3M |
| ROIC | -199.3% | -20.6% | -14.3% | -21.3% | -4.3% | -14.0% |
| Gross Margin | - | 53.3% | 54.3% | 42.3% | 92.1% | 59.4% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.16 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | $0.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | -8.4M | -6.6M | -5.5M | -8.5M | -2.2M | -6.1M |
| Operating Margin | -48.9% | -37.9% | -31.9% | -46.8% | -13.8% | -36.2% |
| ROE | -33.8% | -20.6% | -14.3% | -21.3% | -4.3% | -14.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | 22M | 21M | 21M | 42M | 22M | 22M |
| Metric | 2014 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 24M | 20M | 22M | 16M | 16M | 12M | 11M | 17M | 16M | 18M | 17M | 17M | 17M |
| Gross Margin | 61.9% | 70.4% | 73.9% | 73.8% | N/A | 89.7% | 50.0% | 59.4% | 92.1% | 42.3% | 54.3% | 53.3% | N/A |
| R&D | 5.5M | 5.8M | 6.9M | 7.8M | 7.1M | 7.9M | 9.1M | 9.3M | 9.2M | 9.1M | 7.8M | 8.3M | 9.6M |
| SG&A | 3.7M | 3.5M | 3.3M | 3.4M | 3.3M | 3.6M | 5.4M | 6.2M | 6.5M | 6.5M | 6.7M | 6.9M | 6.9M |
| EBIT | 7.1M | 3.9M | 5.9M | 1.1M | 381K | -4.2M | -9.4M | -6.1M | -2.2M | -8.5M | -5.5M | -6.6M | -8.4M |
| Op. Margin | 29.9% | 20.0% | 27.4% | 6.8% | 2.4% | -34.2% | -83.3% | -36.2% | -13.8% | -46.8% | -31.9% | -37.9% | -48.9% |
| Net Income | 4.6M | 4.6M | 4.1M | 1.0M | 1.2M | -8.3M | -7.6M | -5.8M | -1.7M | -7.3M | -4.4M | -5.9M | -7.7M |
| Net Margin | 19.3% | 23.5% | 19.0% | 6.1% | 7.6% | -68.3% | -67.3% | -34.6% | -10.8% | -40.1% | -25.5% | -34.0% | -45.3% |
| Non-Recurring | -59K | 12K | 0 | 36K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 8.5% | 7.9% | 6.3% | 1.2% | 2.0% | -15.6% | -16.7% | -14.0% | -4.3% | -21.3% | -14.3% | -20.6% | -199.3% |
| ROE | 6.7% | 8.5% | N/A | 1.7% | 2.0% | -14.5% | -16.7% | -14.0% | -4.3% | -21.3% | -14.3% | -20.6% | -33.8% |
| ROA | 6.3% | 7.7% | 6.5% | 1.6% | 1.9% | -13.5% | -14.7% | -12.0% | -3.4% | -15.8% | -10.4% | -14.7% | -23.3% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 6.3M | 6.7M | 3.8M | 3.7M | 660K | -2.9M | -5.3M | -6.2M | -5.0M | 1.8M | -3.2M | -5.4M | -5.1M |
| Free Cash Flow | 6.1M | 6.6M | 3.7M | 3.6M | 454K | -3.1M | -5.8M | -6.3M | -5.8M | 1.8M | -3.2M | -5.6M | -5.3M |
| Owner Earnings | 4.8M | 5.4M | 2.6M | 2.5M | -363K | -4.1M | -6.7M | -8.5M | -7.5M | -280K | -4.9M | -7.1M | -7.0M |
| CapEx | 135K | 127K | 87K | 82K | 206K | 111K | 484K | 27K | 730K | 16K | 45K | 165K | 120K |
| Maint. CapEx | 541K | 640K | 622K | 519K | 443K | 441K | 561K | 687K | 760K | 578K | 562K | 572K | 567K |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 541K | 640K | 622K | 519K | 443K | 441K | 561K | 687K | 760K | 578K | 562K | 572K | 567K |
| CapEx/OCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.9% | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 40M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 3.7M | 4.8M | 393K | 765K | 946K | 946K | 1.3M | 506K | 207K | 115K | 62K |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.2% | N/A | 3.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 915K | 689K | 558K | 663K | 580K | 692K | 838K | 1.6M | 1.7M | 1.5M | 1.1M | 1.2M | 1.3M |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -20M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 44M | 51M | 52M | 52M | 52M | 48M | 39M | 30M | 12M | 10M | 13M | 7.3M | 20M |
| Long-Term Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Debt/Equity | 0.07 | 0.13 | N/A | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.00 |
| Interest Coverage | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Equity | 52M | 56M | N/A | 61M | 62M | 53M | 46M | 42M | 40M | 34M | 31M | 26M | 23M |
| Total Assets | 56M | 64M | 62M | 65M | 66M | 58M | 52M | 48M | 51M | 46M | 43M | 37M | 33M |
| Total Liabilities | 3.5M | 7.4M | N/A | 4.5M | 4.5M | 4.1M | 6.0M | 6.9M | 11M | 12M | 12M | 11M | 182K |
| Intangibles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 1.2M | 3.2M | 2.8M | 2.4M | 2.0M | 1.6M | 1.5M |
| Retained Earnings | -52M | -47M | -43M | -36M | -35M | -43M | -51M | -56M | -58M | -66M | -70M | -76M | -79M |
| Working Capital | 45M | 49M | 51M | 51M | 53M | 50M | 38M | 33M | 31M | 28M | 25M | 21M | 18M |
| Current Assets | 48M | 56M | 55M | 56M | 57M | 54M | 44M | 39M | 37M | 36M | 33M | 28M | 24M |
| Current Liabilities | 3.4M | 7.3M | 3.9M | 4.4M | 4.5M | 4.1M | 5.9M | 5.7M | 5.8M | 7.5M | 7.9M | 7.5M | 6.9M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.06 | -0.39 | -0.35 | -0.27 | -0.08 | -0.35 | -0.21 | -0.28 | -0.36 |
| Owner EPS | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.12 | -0.02 | -0.19 | -0.31 | -0.39 | -0.35 | -0.01 | -0.23 | -0.34 | -0.32 |
| Book Value | 2.29 | 2.44 | N/A | 3.02 | 3.01 | 2.50 | 2.10 | 1.92 | 1.86 | 0.81 | 1.46 | 1.25 | 1.06 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.03 | -0.14 | -0.24 | -0.29 | -0.23 | 0.04 | -0.15 | -0.26 | -0.33 |
| Dividends/Share | 1.74 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 22.9M | 23.1M | 22.8M | 20.0M | 20.6M | 21.4M | 21.8M | 21.6M | 21.6M | 42.2M | 21.1M | 21.0M | 21.6M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 61.7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -3.0 |
| P/FCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 167.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 39.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Price/Book | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | N/A | 1.0 |
| Price/Sales | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 9.2 | 11.2 | N/A | 1.4 |
| FCF Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.6% | -4.2% | -7.6% | -9.2% | -15.1% | 1.0% | -1.8% | N/A | -22.3% |
| Market Cap | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76M | 73M | 76M | 68M | 38M | 176M | 174M | 0 | 24M |
| Avg. Price | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.93 | 3.28 | 3.01 | 3.82 | 2.43 | 1.60 | 1.85 | 0.00 | 1.09 |
| Year-End Price | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.70 | 3.40 | 3.49 | 3.17 | 1.77 | 1.67 | 1.65 | 0.00 | 1.09 |
AWARE INC /MA/ passes 2 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
The company's 5-year average gross margin is 60.3%. Total shareholder yield (buybacks) is 0.3%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +3.4%.
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $-0.28 in its most recent fiscal year.
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) has a return on equity (ROE) of -20.6%. A negative ROE may indicate losses or negative equity.
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) has a 5-year average gross margin of 60.3%. This high margin suggests strong pricing power and a potential competitive moat.
The Ledger Terminal provides 17 years of financial data for AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) has a book value per share of $1.25, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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