BIO-key International, Inc. (BKYI)Industrials | Security & Protection Services | Holmdel, United States | NasdaqCM
3.08 USD
-0.02
(-0.806%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.08 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:53 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The business has suffered a catastrophic multi-year decline, dropping nearly 99.8% over the last nine years with eight consecutive years of negative returns. This is not a temporary setback; the market has consistently punished this company for nearly a decade, and the price action confirms a deep structural deterioration rather than a buying opportunity. While the forward P/E looks cheap at 14x, it is meaningless because the company is currently losing money, with negative earnings per share and negative free cash flow. The balance sheet is fragile, with operating cash flow burning through capital and a debt load that exceeds equity. There is no dividend to provide income, and the recent price action shows continued weakness, trading well below its moving averages. The only bright spot is a massive analyst consensus target of $20, which implies a 5x+ recovery, but without evidence of a turnaround in fundamentals or revenue growth, this target appears to be a theoretical ceiling based on historical highs rather than a realistic near-term expectation. For now, the risk of permanent capital loss far outweighs any speculative upside. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.110585 |
| MSTL | 0.155553 |
| AutoETS | 0.163895 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.172754 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 3.76 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.385 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.68 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 19.882 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.282 |
| Market Cap | 4,416,758 |
| Forward P/E | 13.98 |
| Beta | 0.43 |
| Profit Margins | -90.10% |
| Website | https://www.bio-key.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.5866667 |
| Address1 | 101 Crawfords Corner Road |
| Address2 | Suite 4116 |
| All Time High | 479,520.0 |
| All Time Low | 2.88 |
| Ask | 4.1 |
| Ask Size | 3 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 41,150 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 78,906 |
| Average Volume | 78,906 |
| Average Volume10Days | 41,150 |
| Beta | 0.434 |
| Bid | 4.47 |
| Bid Size | 5 |
| Book Value | 3.987 |
| City | Holmdel |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.075 |
| Current Ratio | 1.263 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 3.2 |
| Day Low | 3.05 |
| Debt To Equity | 19.882 |
| Display Name | BIO-key |
| Dividend Date | 1,605,830,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,747,404,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,747,404,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,755,518,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,754,996,340 |
| Ebitda | -2,992,119 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.44665 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -1.315 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.587 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,935,218 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.62 |
| Eps Forward | 0.22 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -7.73 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 732 359 1101 |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.1652 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.0902002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.26174015 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -58.66667 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 19.7 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -16.625 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.8439086 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.19499993 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.067708306 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.88 - 19.7 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 856,535,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 1,338,199 |
| Forward Eps | 0.22 |
| Forward P E | 13.977273 |
| Free Cashflow | -2,673,092 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 41 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0249999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.806447 |
| Fullday Price | 3.075 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.81317 |
| Gross Profits | 5,447,403 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.086610004 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.025039999 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 1,436,344 |
| Industry | Security & Protection Services |
| Industry Disp | Security & Protection Services |
| Industry Key | security-protection-services |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,026-07-08 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,777,507,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | BIO-key International, Inc. develops and markets fingerprint identification biometric technology and software solutions, and enterprise-ready identity access management solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers BIO-key PortalGuard and PortalGuard IDaaS cloud-based identity platforms, which allows authentication through an IAM platform; and BIO-key VST and WEB-key; civil and large-scale ID infrastructure. The company also provides fingerprint readers for commercial companies under the SidePass, SideSwipe, and EcoID II brands; and identity and access management, user multi-factor authentication, single sign on, privilege entitlement, and access control. It serves commercial, government, and education customers. The company was formerly known as SAC Technologies and changed its name to BIO-key International, Inc. in 2002. BIO-key International, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey. |
| Long Name | BIO-key International, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,416,758 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_387199 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -6,035,894 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,452,666 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 3.14 |
| Operating Cashflow | -4,157,115 |
| Operating Margins | -0.27573 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 732 359 1100 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 3.075 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 3.1 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.8981482 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.7712566 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.65931475 |
| Profit Margins | -0.90101 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.032 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0249999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.806447 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.2 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.05 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.05 - 3.2 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.14 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.1 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.075 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 21,271 |
| Return On Assets | -0.22849001 |
| Return On Equity | -1.07909 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.131 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.282 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 1,436,344 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0095999995 |
| Shares Short | 13,765 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,399 |
| Short Name | BIO-key International, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0099 |
| Short Ratio | 0.08 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NJ |
| Symbol | BKYI |
| Target High Price | 20.0 |
| Target Low Price | 20.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 20.0 |
| Target Median Price | 20.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,379,300 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.96 |
| Total Debt | 861,852 |
| Total Revenue | 6,699,013 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -7.73 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.6234 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.5484002 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.4531778 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 21,271 |
| Website | https://www.bio-key.com |
| Zip | 7,753 |