Aware Inc chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 0.74
Dividend & YieldN/A$ (N/A)
Beta 0.21
Market capitalization 39.63M
Operating cash flow -5.58M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

Aware, Inc. provides biometrics software products and solutions in the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It offers biometrics software products, including biometric search and matching software development kits (SDKs); biometric enrollment SDKs and application programming interfaces (APIs); and imaging products for medical and advanced imaging applications, such as JPEG2000 product to compress, store, and display images, as well as software maintenance services. The company also provides Knomi mobile biometric authentication framework; AwareABIS, an automated biometric identification system; AFIX suite of products for small-scale law enforcement focused biometric identification; BioSP, a biometric services platform; WebEnroll, a browser-based biometric enrollment and data management solution; AwareID, a software-as-a-service that provides biometric face and voice analysis for liveness-verification, and document validation; and Fortress Identity Biometric Authenticator and Onboarding Authentication Platform, which offers multi-factor authentication through passive and active biometrics for multiple modalities, including voice, fingerprint, face, and behavior to enable online onboarding and identity proofing. In addition, it offers program management and software engineering services, including project planning and management; system and architecture design; software design, development, customization, configuration, and testing; and software integration and installation. The company's software portfolio enables government agencies and commercial entities to enroll, identify, authenticate, and enable using biometrics, such as fingerprints, faces, irises, and voices. The company sells its products through systems integrators, original equipment manufacturers, value added resellers, and partners, as well as directly to end user customers. Aware, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Sector: Technology - Industry: Software—Application

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Change To Liabilities 127k -201k 787k -442k
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -206k -111k -2.91M -2.48M
Net Borrowings
Total Cash From Financing Activities -450k -814k -989k 109k
Change To Operating Activities -150k -195k 264k 371k
Issuance Of Stock 50k 43k 50k 163k
Net Income 1.23M -8.34M -7.61M -5.82M
Change In Cash 4k -3.87M -9.18M -8.6M
Effect Of Exchange Rate
Total Cash From Operating Activities 660k -2.94M -5.27M -6.23M
Depreciation 443k 441k 561k 687k
Change To Account Receivables -1.47M -513k 1.17M -2.25M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities
Change To Netincome 480k 5.86M 956k 1.23M
Capital Expenditures -206k -111k -484k -27k

Income Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Research Development 7.11M 7.93M 9.09M 9.26M
Income Before Tax 1.23M -3.13M -9.25M -6.09M
Net Income 1.23M -8.34M -7.61M -5.82M
Selling General Administrative 7.47M 7.19M 10.83M 12.48M
Gross Profit 14.89M 10.94M 10.5M 15.64M
Ebit 381k -4.18M -9.42M -6.1M
Operating Income 381k -4.18M -9.42M -6.1M
Interest Expense
Income Tax Expense -8k 5.21M -1.63M -269k
Total Revenue 16.13M 12.2M 11.31M 16.85M
Cost Of Revenue 1.24M 1.26M 810k 1.21M
Total Other Income ExpenseNet 844k 1.05M 176k 4k
Net Income From Continuing Ops 1.23M -8.34M -7.61M -5.82M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 1.23M -8.34M -7.61M -5.82M

Balance Sheet Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Liabilities 4.54M 4.12M 5.96M 6.85M
Total Stockholder Equity 61.9M 53.44M 45.67M 41.52M
Other Current Liabilities 3.02M 2.78M 3.84M 3.55M
Total Assets 66.44M 57.55M 51.63M 48.37M
Common Stock 215k 214k 214k 216k
Other Current Assets
Retained Earnings -34.69M -43.03M -50.65M -56.47M
Treasury Stock
Cash 51.61M 47.74M 38.56M 29.96M
Total Current Liabilities 4.47M 4.06M 5.87M 5.74M
Other Stockholder Equity
Property, Plant, and Equipment 4.08M 3.75M 3.7M 3.22M
Total Current Assets 57.19M 53.8M 43.66M 38.81M
Net Tangible Assets 61.9M 53.44M 42.8M 35.18M
Net Receivables 5.29M 5.8M 4.51M 8.26M
Accounts Payable 126k 187k 494k 283k


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to Aware Inc:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
ECKEL ROBERT APurchase at price 1.70 per share.D2022-11-10Chief Executive Officer14k
STAFFORD JOHN S. IIIPurchase at price 1.63 - 1.70 per share.D2022-11-10Director and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security295.19k
BARCELO DAVID BRIANPurchase at price 1.47 per share.D2022-11-03Chief Financial Officer10k
ECKEL ROBERT APurchase at price 1.55 per share.D2022-11-02Chief Executive Officer25k
ECKEL ROBERT AD2022-09-19Chief Executive Officer20k
BARCELO DAVID BRIANPurchase at price 2.00 per share.D2022-09-06Chief Financial Officer5k
LAZZOUNI MOHAMEDPurchase at price 2.15 per share.D2022-08-03Chief Technology Officer5k
ECKEL ROBERT APurchase at price 2.09 per share.D2022-08-01Chief Executive Officer7k
LAZZOUNI MOHAMEDD2022-07-01Chief Technology Officer7.51k
STAFFORD JOHN S. IIID2022-07-01Director6.23k
CONNOLLY BRIAN DD2022-07-01Director7.57k
JOHNSTONE BRENT PD2022-07-01Director9.58k
FAUBERT PETER RD2022-07-01Director6.9k
EVEE GARYD2022-07-01Director6.17k
BARCELO DAVID BRIANPurchase at price 2.40 per share.D2022-06-16Chief Financial Officer5k
ECKEL ROBERT APurchase at price 2.72 per share.D2022-05-18Chief Executive Officer2.69k
ECKEL ROBERT APurchase at price 2.75 per share.D2022-05-17Chief Executive Officer3k
LAZZOUNI MOHAMEDPurchase at price 2.68 per share.D2022-05-16Chief Technology Officer5k
ECKEL ROBERT APurchase at price 2.83 per share.D2022-05-04Chief Executive Officer10k
STAFFORD JOHN S. IIIStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-12-31Director5.02k
CONNOLLY BRIAN DStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-12-31Director5.55k
JOHNSTONE BRENT PStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-12-31Director7.66k
FAUBERT PETER RStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-12-31Director5.55k
EVEE GARYStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-12-31Director4.49k
STAFFORD JOHN S. IIIPurchase at price 2.89 - 3.09 per share.D2021-12-06Director70.02k
MUNGOVAN ROBERT MD2021-10-01Officer10k
ECKEL ROBERT AD2021-09-17Chief Executive Officer20k
STAFFORD JOHN S. IIIStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-06-30Director5.02k
CONNOLLY BRIAN DStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-06-30Director5.55k
JOHNSTONE BRENT PStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-06-30Director7.66k
FAUBERT PETER RStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-06-30Director5.55k
EVEE GARYStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-06-30Director4.49k
ECKEL ROBERT APurchase at price 3.51 per share.D2021-05-14Chief Executive Officer10k
LAZZOUNI MOHAMEDD2020-12-31Chief Technology Officer14.73k
ECKEL ROBERT AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2020-12-31Chief Executive Officer25k
STAFFORD JOHN S. IIIStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2020-12-31Director and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security5k
CONNOLLY BRIAN DStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2020-12-31Director5k
JOHNSTONE BRENT PStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2020-12-31Director10k
FAUBERT PETER RStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2020-12-31Director5k
MUNGOVAN ROBERT MD2020-12-31Officer12.5k
BARCELO DAVID BRIAND2020-12-31Chief Financial Officer10k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to Aware Inc. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on Aware Inc

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to Aware Inc. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on Aware Inc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to Aware Inc:

Aware Inc automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 5.07% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

5.07 %

Latent gain

88.6 $

Invested capital

1748.36 $

Annualized return

1.24 %
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Momentum strategy results on Aware Inc

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to Aware Inc. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on Aware Inc

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on Aware Inc:

Aware Inc momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 5.07% of return on Aware Inc. That represents 228.12$ of latent gain with 4498.44$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 1.36% of return on Aware Inc. That represents 44.1$ of latent gain with 3251.42$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

5.07 %

Latent gain

228.12 $

Invested capital

4498.44 $

Annualized return

4.92 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

1.36 %

Latent gain

44.1 $

Invested capital

3251.42 $

Annualized return

0.38 %

Momentum equity curve on Aware Inc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to Aware Inc:

Aware Inc momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by Aware Inc are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Aware Inc

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on Aware Inc since the beginning:

Aware Inc

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on Aware Inc

Buy the dip entry openings on Aware Inc

Aware Inc

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on Aware Inc is 10.34%. That represents 51.92$ of latent gain with 501.92$ of employed capital. The following chart shows Aware Inc stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of Aware Inc, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

10.34 %

Latent gain

51.92 $

Invested capital

501.92 $

Annualized return

4.92 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to Aware Inc

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to Aware Inc:

Aware Inc

Note: the dividends potentially given by Aware Inc are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Aware Inc

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on Aware Inc:

Aware Inc

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on Aware Inc

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to Aware Inc.

Equity curve comparison on Aware Inc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

Aware Inc investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on Aware Inc

Aware Inc investment comparison

Performance comparison on Aware Inc

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 5.07% 88.6$ 1748.36$ 1.24%
Momentum 1 quarter 5.07% 228.12$ 4498.44$ 1.31%
Momentum 2 quarters 1.36% 44.1$ 3251.42$ 0.38%
Non-directional 10.34% 51.92$ 501.92$ 4.92%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

1.24 %

Momentum 1Q

0.38 %

Momentum 2Q

0.38 %

Non-directional

4.92 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with Aware Inc:

Negative correlation

Most negatively correlated stocks this year


Most negatively correlated stocks last 3 months


Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between Aware Inc and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of Aware Inc does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


Company information

Company name Aware Inc
Country United States
City Burlington
Address 76 Blanchard Road
Phone 781 687 0300
Website www.aware.com
FullTime employees 81
Industry Software—Application
Sector Technology
Exchange XNAS
Ticker AWRE
Market www.nasdaq.com

Aware Inc ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 0
Peer Environment Performance unknown
Environment Percentile unknown
Palm Oil unknown
Nuclear unknown
Fur Leather unknown
GMO unknown
Coal unknown
Pesticides unknown
Animal Testing unknown

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 0
Peer Social Performance unknown
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy unknown
Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
Adult unknown
Gambling unknown
Alcoholic unknown
Tobacco unknown
Catholic unknown
Controversial Weapons unknown
Small Arms unknown
Military Contract unknown
Peer Count unknown

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Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 0
Peer Governance Performance unknown
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: unknown
Environment Score: 0
Social Score: 0
Governance Score: 0

ESG Performance: unknown

Peer Group: unknown

Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

Rating Year: unknown

Rating Month: unknown

Max Age: unknown

Percentile: unknown