---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-025901"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RFIL"
cik: "0000740664"
company_name: "R F INDUSTRIES LTD"
filed_at: "2023-09-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T18:11:04.869065+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RF Industries Q3 net sales down 34% to $15.7M, net loss of $(0.16) per share

## Summary
- Net sales $15.7M vs $23.8M a year ago, driven by lower hybrid fiber cable sales to wireless carriers.
- Operating loss of $(2.0)M vs operating income of $1.1M in Q3 2022.
- GAAP net loss $(1.6)M ($(0.16) diluted EPS); non-GAAP net loss $(784K) ($(0.08) EPS).
- Adjusted EBITDA negative $(940K) vs positive $2.1M in prior-year quarter.
- Cost reduction initiatives cut Q3 opex $330K; expects annual savings of ~$2.5M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-025901
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RFIL
- cik: 0000740664
- company_name: R F INDUSTRIES LTD
- filed_at: 2023-09-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774923025901/0001437749-23-025901-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774923025901/rfil20230913_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  R F INDUSTRIES LTD reported third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2023 results: revenue $15.7 million, net income $(1.6) million, EPS $(0.16) per diluted share.
  - Period: third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $15.7 million
  - Net income: $(1.6) million
  - EPS: $(0.16) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales decreased 34% to $15.7 million compared to sales of $23.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774923025901/0001437749-23-025901-index.htm

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