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AWARE INC /MA/ AWRE
AWARE INC /MA/ (AWRE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 2/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $17.3M at a -34.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.47 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 2/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.558 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -2.038 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.176 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.364 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWRE | AWARE INC /MA/ | 2/9 | -1.69 | — | -0.6% |
| SMSI | SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC. | 3/9 | — | — | -15.5% |
| INLX | INTELLINETICS, INC. | 4/9 | -3.04 | — | -8% |
| GEG | Great Elm Group, Inc. | 2/9 | — | 5.9 | -8.5% |
| BLIN | Bridgeline Digital, Inc. | 4/9 | -19.97 | — | +0.2% |
| FATN | Fatpipe Inc/UT | 4/9 | 7.38 | 17 | +17.9% |
| AISP | Airship AI Holdings, Inc. | 4/9 | -6.29 | 2.7 | -33.5% |
About AWARE INC /MA/
Aware, Inc., a biometric identity platform company, provides biometrics software products and services for government agencies and commercial entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers biometric software solution, including AwareID, a software-as-a-service that provides identity verification and continuous authentication capabilities; AwareABIS, an automated biometric identification system used for large-scale biometric identification and deduplication; AFIX suite used for small-scale law enforcement focused biometric identification; and AFIX Tracker for fingerprint, palmprint, and latent print identification, as well as AFIX Face, AFIX Verifier, AFIX Identifier, AFIX Comparator, AFIX Engine, and AFIX NIST Transaction Engine. It also provides BioSP, a biometric integration platform-as-a-service that enables biometric data processing and management functionality in a web services architecture; and WebEnroll, a browser-based biometric enrollment and data management solution. In addition, the company offers biometrics applications, such as Nexa line, a biometric search and match SDKs including Nexa Fingerprint, Nexa Face, Nexa Iris, and Nexa Voice; and AwareXM, an interoperable fingerprint matching SDK that provides fingerprint minutiae extraction, template generation, and fingerprint authentication. Further, it sells imaging products used in medical and advanced imaging applications; and offers software maintenance, program management, and software engineering services. The company sells its products and services through systems integrators, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), value added resellers, partners, and directly to select end user customers. Aware, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
FAQ
Is AWRE financially healthy?
AWARE INC /MA/'s Piotroski F-score is 2/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does AWRE pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. AWARE INC /MA/ pays a dividend with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is AWRE?
In FY2025, AWARE INC /MA/ had a net margin of -34.0% and a return on equity of -22.5%.
Is AWRE overvalued or undervalued?
AWARE INC /MA/ trades at about 19.8× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 1.8×–91.0×, median 34.4×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
Is AWRE a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on AWARE INC /MA/: a Piotroski F-score of 2/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.