REFR - Research Frontiers Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Financial Results - This press release is being re-issued to correct formatting issues.

March, 14 2019 06:37 PM Research Frontiers Incorporated

Management to Host Conference Call at 4:30 p.m.

WOODBURY, N.Y , March 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research Frontiers Inc. (Nasdaq: REFR) announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018. Management will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial and operating results as well as recent developments.

Who: Joseph M. Harary, President & CEO, Seth Van Voorhees, CFO
Date/Time: Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 4:30PM ET
Dial-in Information: 1-888-334-5785
Questions: Email to Questions@SmartGlass.com
Replay: Available on Friday, March 15, 2019 for 90 days at www.SmartGlass-IR.com

Key Comments:

In October 2018, Gauzy Ltd., a licensee of Research Frontiers, announced that it will be producing SPD-Smart light control film for the entire SPD-SmartGlass industry.
- Gauzy announced that its Tel-Aviv film production line has a capacity to produce up to 364 thousand square meters of film per year per shift, and that its initial production will be 1.2 meters wide, and in 2019 they will be expanding this to 1.5 meters wide rolls and in 2020 to 1.8 meters wide rolls.
In February 2019, Gauzy Ltd. announced its second production facility in Stuttgart, Germany to produce SPD-Smart light control film for the entire SPD-SmartGlass industry.
- This state-of-the-art facility with specially-designed coating and curing areas that will give Gauzy the capacity to coat over one million square meters of SPD film per year. Gauzy expects the new facility to be in production by the summer of 2019.
The Company’s SPD-SmartGlass technology has been used in the roofs of at least four new car models over the past four months.
The Company’s fee income from licensing activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $1,488,642 as compared to $1,509,070 for the year ended December 31, 2017 representing a $20,428 decrease between these two periods.
- This decrease in revenues was principally the result of the adoption of ASC 606 which is a different revenue recognition standard which applies to revenues reported beginning with the first quarter of 2018.
- The Company would have reported higher fee income of $1,553,468, representing a $64,826 increase in the reported fee income for the year ending December 31, 2018 had it continued to use the accounting guidance used prior to the adoption of ASC 606.
Expenses decreased by $20,820 for the year ended December 31, 2018 to $3,906,861 from $3,927,681 for the year ended December 31, 2017. This represents the fourth consecutive year that expenses at the Company have decreased and the fifth consecutive year of lower operating losses for the Company compared to the prior year.
The Company’s net loss was $2,686,128 ($0.10 per common share) for the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to $2,413,859 ($0.10 per common share) for the year ended December 31, 2017.
The Company raised approximately $3.3 million from the issuances of common stock and warrants and exercise of options and warrants in 2018.
- The Company has also received an additional $1.1 million from the early exercise of warrants to date during the first quarter of 2019.
The Company believes that its current cash and cash equivalents will fund its operations at least through the end of 2020.

For more details, please see the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-K which was filed today with the SEC, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.

Research Frontiers (Nasdaq: REFR) is a publicly traded technology company and the developer of patented SPD-Smart light-control film technology which allows users to instantly, precisely and uniformly control the shading of glass or plastic products, either manually or automatically. Research Frontiers has licensed its smart glass technology to over 40 companies that include well known chemical, material science and glass companies. Products using Research Frontiers’ smart glass technology are being used in tens of thousands of cars, aircraft, yachts, trains, homes, offices, museums and other buildings. For more information, please visit our website at www.SmartGlass.com, and on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

CONTACT:
Seth L. Van Voorhees
Chief Financial Officer
Research Frontiers Inc.
+1-516-364-1902
Info@SmartGlass.com

Note: From time to time Research Frontiers may issue forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. This press release contains forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ and are not guaranteed. Any forward-looking statements should be considered accordingly. "SPD-Smart" and "SPD-SmartGlass" are trademarks of Research Frontiers Inc.

RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2018 and 2017



2018


2017








Assets

















Current assets:








Cash and cash equivalents

$
2,969,416


$
1,737,847

Royalties receivable, net of reserves of $1,094,774 in 2018 and $1,051,424 in 2017


689,677



597,441

Prepaid expenses and other current assets


52,729



29,697










Total current assets


3,711,822



2,364,985










Fixed assets, net


313,177



482,561

Deposits and other assets


33,567



33,567

Total assets

$
4,058,566


$
2,881,113










Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

















Current liabilities:








Accounts payable

$
133,486


$
58,090

Accrued expenses and other


273,606



254,833

Deferred revenue


50,570



824

Total current liabilities


457,662



313,747










Warrant liability


501,414



-










Shareholders’ equity:








Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 27,665,211 in 2018 and 24,043,846 in 2017


2,767



2,404

Additional paid-in capital


114,787,657



111,627,789

Accumulated deficit


(111,690,934
)


(109,062,827
)
Total shareholders’ equity


3,099,490



2,567,366










Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$
4,058,566


$
2,881,113

RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016



2018


2017


2016











Fee income

$
1,488,642


$
1,509,070


$
1,236,097














Operating expenses


3,043,460



3,127,979



4,086,408

Research and development


863,401



799,702



1,417,634

Total Expenses


3,906,861



3,927,681



5,504,042














Operating loss


(2,418,219
)


(2,418,611
)


(4,267,945
)













Warrant market adjustment


(278,044
)


-



-

Net investment income


10,135



4,752



29,535














Net loss


(2,686,128
)


(2,413,859
)


(4,238,410
)













Basic and diluted net loss per common share

$
(0.10
)

$
(0.10
)

$
(0.18
)













Weighted average number of common shares outstanding


25,956,232



24,043,846



24,043,846

RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
Years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016



Common Stock


Additional Paid-in


Accumulated






Shares


Amount


Capital


Deficit


Total

















Balance, December 31, 2015


24,043,846


$
2,404


$
111,483,959


$
(102,410,558
)

$
9,075,805






















Share-based compensation


-



-



67,531



-



67,531

Net Loss


-



-



-



(4,238,410
)


(4,238,410
)
Balance, December 31, 2016


24,043,846



2,404



111,551,490



(106,648,968
)


4,904,926






















Share-based compensation


-



-



76,299



-



76,299

Net Loss


-



-



-



(2,413,859
)


(2,413,859
)
Balance, December 31, 2017


24,043,846



2,404



111,627,789



(109,062,827
)


2,567,366






















Adoption of ASC 606


-



-



-



58,021



58,021

Issuance of capital stock


3,562,809



357



3,026,273



-



3,026,630

Exercise of options and warrants


58,556



6



64,286



-



64,292

Share-based compensation


-



-



69,309



-



69,309

Net Loss


-



-



-



(2,686,128
)


(2,686,128
)
Balance, December 31, 2018


27,665,211


$
2,767


$
114,787,657


$
(111,690,934
)

$
3,099,490

RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016



2018


2017


2016

Cash flows from operating activities:












Net loss

$
(2,686,128
)

$
(2,413,859
)

$
(4,238,410
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:












Depreciation and amortization


181,047



175,643



188,501

Warrant market adjustment


278,044



-



-

Share based compensation


69,309



76,299



67,531

Loss on sale of fixed asset


-



-



1,775

Bad debts


43,350



56,415



480,563

Change in assets and liabilities:












Royalties receivable


(77,565
)


463,290



(283,035
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets


(23,032
)


227,195



(123,427
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses


94,169



(56,347
)


(98,941
)
Deferred revenue


49,746



824



-

Net cash used in operating activities


(2,071,060
)


(1,470,540
)


(4,005,443
)













Cash flows from investing activities:












Purchases of fixed assets


(11,663
)


(6,549
)


(11,715
)
Proceeds from sale of fixed asset


-



-



6,000

Proceeds from sale of investment


-



1,523,333



(9,549
)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities


(11,663
)


1,516,784



(15,264
)













Cash flows from financing activities:












Net proceeds from issuances of common stock and warrants and exercise of options and warrants


3,314,292



-



-

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities


3,314,292



-



-














Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


1,231,569



46,244



(4,020,707
)













Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year


1,737,847



1,691,603



5,712,310

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

$
2,969,416


$
1,737,847


$
1,691,603

Company Name:	Research Frontiers Incorporated
Stock Symbol:	REFR
Market:	NASDAQ
Website:	smartglass.com