RF Industries, Ltd. (RFIL)
Industrials · NGM
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
RF Industries, Ltd. trades at USD12.46, which is 58% above the USD5.21 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure it screens as expensive, which is not the same as saying it will fall.
Our moat model scores it 31 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 100.2 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
RFIL dividend history
Dividends per share by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | USD0.020 | 1 |
| 2019 | USD0.080 | 4 |
| 2018 | USD0.080 | 4 |
| 2017 | USD0.080 | 4 |
| 2016 | USD0.080 | 4 |
| 2015 | USD0.280 | 4 |
| 2014 | USD0.280 | 4 |
| 2013 | USD0.280 | 4 |
| 2012 | USD0.250 | 4 |
| 2011 | USD0.395 | 5 |
| 2010 | USD0.030 | 2 |
Split-adjusted amounts in the listing currency, grouped by the calendar year of the ex-dividend date, from the filed record. Growth and streak figures compare complete years only.
RFIL earnings and analyst estimates
Recommendation mix, 1 analyst rating
Estimates are the published analyst consensus and move often. An earnings date is scheduled, not certain, and a share tends to reprice most violently on the day itself.
About RF Industries, Ltd.
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.
RFIL passes 1 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Super investor ownership
5 of the funds we track reported a position in their latest SEC 13F filing. Largest first:
- Renaissance Technologies, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$5.10M · 0.0% of book
- Marshall Wace, MARSHALL WACE, LLP$3.11M · 0.0% of book
- Arrowstreet Capital, ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$1.97M · 0.0% of book
- Two Sigma, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$976.7K · 0.0% of book
- Steve Cohen, Point72 Asset Management, L.P.$443.8K · 0.0% of book
A word of warning on reading these figures: a 13F reports the market value of a holding, so a fund that traded nothing at all still appears to have sold when the price fell. We found 102 companies where the standard reading gives the opposite answer. Only the share count is honest.
Common questions
Is RF Industries, Ltd. (RFIL) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of USD5.21, RFIL at USD12.46 is 58% above fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
Which funds own RFIL?
5 of the institutions we track reported a position in RFIL in their most recent SEC 13F filing. A 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter end, so it tells you what a fund held then, not what it holds now.
What is RFIL's P/E ratio?
RFIL trades at 100.2 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
When does RFIL report earnings next?
RF Industries, Ltd. is scheduled to report on 10 Sept 2026. Companies move earnings dates, so read it as scheduled rather than certain.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.