Recon Technology, Ltd RCON
"we", "us" or "our") is a provider of hardware, software, and on-site services to companies
in the petroleum mining and extraction industry in China ("PRC"). We provide services designed to automate and enhance
the extraction of petroleum. To date, we control by contract the PRC companies of Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. ("BHD")
and Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. ("Nanjing Recon"). We refer to BHD and Nanjing Recon collectively as the "Domestic
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.3M | $9.5M | $9.3M | $12.5M | $7.4M | $9.3M | $14.9M | $12.8M | $8.9M | $6.4M |
| Cost of revenue | $7.1M | $6.6M | $6.7M | $9.6M | $6.3M | $6.5M | $10.6M | $12.2M | $6.5M | $5.3M |
| Gross profit | $2.1M | $2.9M | $2.6M | $2.9M | $1.1M | $2.8M | $4.3M | $626.9K | $2.4M | $1.1M |
| R&D | $2.3M | $2.0M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $905.3K | $996.1K | $456.3K | $485.8K | $1.1M | $1.0M |
| SG&A | $6.9M | $8.8M | $10.6M | $12.4M | $7.1M | $3.7M | $6.0M | $5.2M | $4.8M | $3.0M |
| Total operating expenses | $10.1M | $12.7M | $12.2M | $15.2M | $10.7M | $5.6M | $7.9M | $6.8M | $6.9M | $7.1M |
| Operating income | -$8.0M | -$9.9M | -$9.6M | -$12.3M | -$9.5M | -$2.9M | -$3.5M | -$6.2M | -$4.5M | -$6.0M |
| Interest expense | $155.1K | $147.3K | $346.8K | $227.3K | $342.2K | $205.4K | $231.4K | $135.6K | $81.0K | $136.0K |
| Pre-tax income | -$5.9M | -$7.1M | -$8.5M | $14.0M | -$4.1M | -$2.8M | -$3.7M | -$6.9M | -$4.6M | -$6.1M |
| Income tax | $221 | $4 | $2.5K | $91.7K | $81.2K | $39.9K | $58.0K | $2.5K | $45.4K | $82.2K |
| Net income | -$5.9M | -$6.9M | -$8.2M | $14.3M | -$3.5M | -$2.7M | -$3.6M | -$6.4M | -$4.5M | -$6.2M |
| EPS, basic | -0.65 | -1.36 | -3.78 | 0.48 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.09 |
| EPS, diluted | -0.65 | -1.36 | -3.78 | 0.48 | -0.28 | -0.59 | -0.19 | -0.58 | -0.72 | -1.09 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | $9.1M | $5.0M | $2.2M | $1.7M | $760.1K | $4.6M | — | — | — | $5.7M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $13.8M | $15.5M | $14.4M | $43.8M | $51.4M | $4.7M | $658.4K | $639.5K | $575.4K | $268.2K |
| Short-term investments | $502.4K | $12.1M | $25.4M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Receivables | $5.0M | $5.3M | $3.8M | $3.4M | $4.1M | $6.8M | $10.0M | $3.7M | $5.8M | $5.7M |
| Inventory | $187.7K | $155.3K | $873.0K | $581.4K | $564.4K | $280.9K | $185.0K | $1.0M | $387.8K | $950.1K |
| Total current assets | $49.7M | $69.7M | $69.6M | $66.5M | $75.6M | $18.3M | $14.2M | $15.2M | $10.1M | $11.2M |
| Property, plant and equipment | — | — | $3.4M | $3.8M | $4.2M | $4.2M | $533.2K | $479.0K | $408.4K | $437.6K |
| Goodwill | — | — | — | $706.2K | $1.1M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other intangibles | — | — | — | $888.4K | $1.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | $73.4M | $76.0M | $73.3M | $73.2M | $87.7M | $27.5M | $22.9M | $18.4M | $10.5M | $12.0M |
| Accounts payable | $2.7M | $1.4M | $1.5M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Short-term debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | — | $79.8K |
| Total current liabilities | $8.5M | $6.5M | $8.4M | $7.9M | $11.8M | $9.2M | $6.1M | $3.9M | $4.3M | $4.5M |
| Total liabilities | $10.0M | $8.5M | $12.8M | $11.5M | $43.2M | $10.4M | $7.3M | $5.3M | — | — |
| Retained earnings | -$36.7M | -$30.3M | -$23.5M | -$16.6M | -$32.0M | -$26.0M | -$24.0M | -$21.1M | -$14.1M | -$9.6M |
| Total equity | $65.3M | $68.5M | $61.3M | $57.6M | $39.6M | $16.6M | $15.9M | $13.5M | $5.9M | $7.5M |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$4.7M | -$6.0M | -$7.1M | -$3.9M | -$5.3M | -$739.9K | -$4.7M | -$3.2M | $836.8K | -$43.0K |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $439.4K | $391.4K | $411.5K | $390.0K | $429.4K | $223.8K | $169.0K | — | — | — |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.4M | $126.9K | $300.9K | $856.6K |
| Capital expenditure | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $227.1K | $94.2K | $27.3K |
| Investing cash flow | $4.7M | $410.7K | -$33.8M | -$49.1K | -$7.2M | -$298.2K | -$2.0M | -$2.4M | -$86.5K | -$18.2K |
| Financing cash flow | -$456.9K | $6.2M | $7.8M | -$1.5M | $61.0M | $4.7M | $516.5K | $11.6M | -$454.0K | -$1.5M |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001104659-25-099502.
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