RF Industries, Ltd. (RFIL)Industrials | Electrical Equipment & Parts | San Diego, United States | NasdaqGM
10.40 USD
-0.45
(-4.147%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 10.40 +0.00 (0.046%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:57 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is a classic tale of a turnaround story priced for perfection but weighed down by a lack of income. Fundamentally, the company has returned to profitability with a growing backlog and nearly doubled its revenue year-over-year, which is a massive positive signal for the business quality. However, the valuation remains punishingly expensive with a trailing P/E of 86x, reflecting the market's fear that these gains might not sustain. The balance sheet is manageable but not fortress-like, carrying significant debt relative to equity. Crucially, there is no dividend to provide a floor or yield, making this purely a capital appreciation play. The short-term outlook is conflicted; while the recent price action shows some weakness relative to moving averages, the options market is screaming for a big move in either direction, creating a volatile environment unsuitable for steady accumulation. The statistical forecasting models are essentially useless here due to extremely low reliability scores, offering no guidance on the immediate price path. This is a high-risk, high-reward speculative entry for those who believe the backlog will convert into sustained earnings growth, but it lacks the safety margin required for a core holding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.423839 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.427944 |
| MSTL | 0.440025 |
| AutoTheta | 0.506111 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 5.30 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.087 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.22 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-03-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-03-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 65.062 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.653 |
| Market Cap | 112,816,712 |
| Trailing P/E | 86.67 |
| Forward P/E | 11.82 |
| Beta | 1.32 |
| Profit Margins | 1.70% |
| Website | https://rfindustries.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:57 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a specific directional outcome. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (17.5 and 20.0), suggesting bets on a sharp rally, while put volume concentrates deep in-the-money (5.0 and 10.0), indicating a hedge against a crash. The implied volatility gap between near-term and longer-dated contracts suggests traders expect a binary event or high uncertainty in the coming months.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-30 | 0.020 | 0.506329 |
| 2019-12-30 | 0.020 | 0.294551 |
| 2019-09-27 | 0.020 | 0.275482 |
| 2019-06-27 | 0.020 | 0.243902 |
| 2019-03-28 | 0.020 | 0.296736 |
| 2018-12-28 | 0.020 | 0.287356 |
| 2018-09-27 | 0.020 | 0.277778 |
| 2018-06-28 | 0.020 | 0.270270 |
| 2018-03-28 | 0.020 | 0.454545 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.020 | 0.769231 |
| 2017-09-28 | 0.020 | 0.884956 |
| 2017-06-28 | 0.020 | 1.142857 |
| 2017-03-29 | 0.020 | 1.290323 |
| 2016-12-28 | 0.020 | 1.123596 |
| 2016-09-28 | 0.020 | 1.136364 |
| 2016-06-28 | 0.020 | 0.970874 |
| 2016-03-29 | 0.020 | 0.689655 |
| 2015-12-29 | 0.070 | 1.627907 |
| 2015-09-28 | 0.070 | 1.555556 |
| 2015-06-26 | 0.070 | 1.576577 |
| 2015-03-27 | 0.070 | 1.711491 |
| 2014-12-29 | 0.070 | 1.699029 |
| 2014-09-26 | 0.070 | 1.461378 |
| 2014-06-26 | 0.070 | 1.141925 |
| 2014-03-27 | 0.070 | 1.111111 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.070 | 0.774336 |
| 2013-09-26 | 0.070 | 0.949796 |
| 2013-06-26 | 0.070 | 1.238938 |
| 2013-03-27 | 0.070 | 0.990099 |
| 2012-12-13 | 0.100 | 2.293578 |
| 2012-09-26 | 0.050 | 1.173709 |
| 2012-06-27 | 0.050 | 1.315789 |
| 2012-03-28 | 0.050 | 1.457726 |
| 2011-12-28 | 0.050 | 1.333333 |
| 2011-09-28 | 0.050 | 1.404494 |
| 2011-08-11 | 0.250 | 5.980861 |
| 2011-06-28 | 0.025 | 0.694444 |
| 2011-03-29 | 0.020 | 0.487805 |
| 2010-12-29 | 0.015 | 0.419580 |
| 2010-09-28 | 0.015 | 0.428571 |
| 2008-12-29 | 0.015 | 0.601202 |
| 2008-09-26 | 0.015 | 0.507614 |
| 2008-06-26 | 0.015 | 0.400534 |
| 2008-03-27 | 0.015 | 0.508475 |
| 2008-02-01 | 0.015 | 0.493421 |
| 2007-09-26 | 0.010 | 0.302115 |
| 2007-06-27 | 0.010 | 0.355872 |
| 2007-03-28 | 0.010 | 0.352734 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.70866144 |
| Address1 | 16,868 Via Del Campo Court |
| Address2 | Suite 200 |
| All Time High | 22.3 |
| All Time Low | 0.15625 |
| Ask | 17.21 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 185,320 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 296,783 |
| Average Volume | 296,783 |
| Average Volume10Days | 185,320 |
| Beta | 1.323 |
| Bid | 9.82 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 3.399 |
| City | San Diego |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.4 |
| Current Ratio | 1.89 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 10.77 |
| Day Low | 10.35 |
| Debt To Equity | 65.062 |
| Display Name | RF Industries |
| Dividend Date | 1,586,908,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,781,555,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,781,555,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,781,553,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,789,070,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,789,070,400 |
| Ebitda | 6,388,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07777 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 20.823 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.619 |
| Enterprise Value | 133,016,160 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.675 |
| Eps Forward | 0.88 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.12 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,585,526,400 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 858 451 1019 |
| Fifty Day Average | 14.7164 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -4.3164005 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.29330546 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 70.86614 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 22.3 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -11.9 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5336323 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.54 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.8599997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.8772563 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.54 - 22.3 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 765,639,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.68 |
| Float Shares | 8,416,458 |
| Forward Eps | 0.88 |
| Forward P E | 11.818181 |
| Free Cashflow | 2,761,375 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 289 |
| Fullday Change | -0.450001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.14747 |
| Fullday Price | 10.4048 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.34645 |
| Gross Profits | 28,456,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.17978 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.48393002 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 10,847,761 |
| Industry | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Disp | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Key | electrical-equipment-parts |
| Ir Website | http://www.rfindustries.com/investor-info.html |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,585,526,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.02 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,761,868,800 |
| Last Split Date | 1,299,801,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | RF Industries, Ltd. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of interconnect products and systems in the United States, Canada, Germany, China, and internationally. It designs, manufactures, and distributes various coaxial connectors and cable assemblies that are integrated with coaxial connectors; custom and standard cable assemblies, complex hybrid fiber optic power solution cables, adapters, and electromechanical wiring harnesses for communication, computer, LAN, automotive and medical equipment; energy-efficient cooling systems and integrated small cell solutions; and related components. The company designs and manufactures cable assemblies and wiring harnesses for or blue chip industrial, oilfield, instrumentation, and military customers; thermal control systems and shrouds; and radio frequency and microwave products enabling signal distribution and deployment of in-building distributed antenna systems, wireless base stations and small cell networks. The company sells its products through warehousing distributors and in-house marketing and sales team. It serves telecommunications carriers and equipment manufacturers, wireless and network infrastructure carriers, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Celltronics, Inc. and changed its name RF Industries, Ltd. in November 1990. The company was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. |
| Long Name | RF Industries, Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 112,816,712 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_359302 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,507,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,394,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,793,404,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 117,698,206 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 10.68 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,740,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05307 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 858 549 6340 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0048007965 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.046161506 |
| Post Market Price | 10.4048 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 10.85 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 15.407407 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.0597234 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.3735188 |
| Profit Margins | 0.016970001 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.047 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.450001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.14747 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.77 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.35 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.35 - 10.77 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.68 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.85 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.4 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 120,346 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03404 |
| Return On Equity | 0.03924 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.094 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.653 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 10,847,761 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.062800005 |
| Shares Short | 681,582 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 580,275 |
| Short Name | RF Industries, Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0783 |
| Short Ratio | 2.8 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | RFIL |
| Target High Price | 19.0 |
| Target Low Price | 15.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 17.0 |
| Target Median Price | 17.0 |
| Total Cash | 3,832,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.353 |
| Total Debt | 23,995,000 |
| Total Revenue | 82,137,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.12 |
| Trailing P E | 86.666664 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.98165 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.5816507 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.13200608 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 120,346 |
| Website | https://rfindustries.com |
| Zip | 92,127 |