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Aware, Inc. AWRE

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Aware, Inc.

Overview of Aware, Inc.

AWRE NGM
Technology Software - Application Framework: Software & SaaS Micro Cap
Aware, Inc. (AWRE), is a Micro Cap company, in the Software - Application industry, last closed at $0.84, about 220.2% undervalued vs fair value, -66.3% 1Y return, ranked 658/780 in sector.
Metrics Rev Growth -0.5% ROE -20.6% Gross Margin 92.4%
USD 0.84
0.00%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 49.7%
Market Cap
$18.39M
Enterprise Value
$13.81M
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Weak
Profitability
Weak
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Weak
Growth
Weak
Profitability
Weak
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Weak
Completeness: 82%
Confidence: 87%
Updated: Oct 24
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.aware.com
HQ Burlington, MA
Employees 64
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Oct 28 Call: Oct 28

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$2
$3
$3
Current: $0.84 +220% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Micro Cap

Software & SaaS - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Total Revenue
$17.3M
-0.6%%
Gross Profit
$16.0M
-3.5%%
Operating Income (GAAP)
-$6.6M
-18.3%%
Operating Cash Flow
-$5.4M
-70.8%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Software & SaaS

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Gross Margin
92.3%
Excellent

Gross Profit / Revenue — pricing power and product moat (SaaS benchmark: >70%)

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$115.0K

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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Active Leaks
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Improving
0
High Impact
0
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Moat Analysis Software & SaaS Specialized

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Aware, Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
41
/100
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Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Returns Hold Over Time Return durability is healthy (score 0.68), indicating durable capital efficiency.
  • Flexible Liquidity Position Liquidity position is healthy (score 0.81), supporting balance sheet resilience.

Key risks

  • Weak Product Reinvestment R&D commitment lags peers (score 0.18), weakening the innovation moat.
  • Weak Cash Conversion Cash conversion is weak (score 0.24), limiting evidence of scalable cash generation.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Software SaaS vs Industry Peers 90% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing AWRE's balance between Growth (25.8%), Profitability (33.5%), and Safety (40.7%). Growth 26% Safety 41% Profitability 34%

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Growth

31th percentile vs peers
31
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY -0.5% 25p Revenue CAGR 3Y 2.6% 33p Def Rev Growth -0.9% 34p Buyback % 1.7% 50p EPS Growth YoY -32.3% 25p
Strengths
  • Gross Profit Margin in top 20% of peers (92.3%, 96th percentile)
  • Current Ratio in top 20% of peers (3.77, 82th percentile)
  • Strong liquidity position vs peers
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

40th percentile vs peers
41
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Safety

49th percentile vs peers
49
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Scenario-based fair value ranges for Aware, Inc..

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Bear
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Base
$2.69
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+220.2% vs current
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