---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-008287"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RFIL"
cik: "0000740664"
company_name: "R F INDUSTRIES LTD"
filed_at: "2024-03-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T16:16:53.817456+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RF Industries Q1 sales $13.5M, net loss $1.4M; adjusted EBITDA loss $1.1M

## Summary
- Net sales $13.5M, down 26.6% YoY and 15.2% sequentially; net loss $1.4M ($0.13/sh).
- Gross margin 24.5%, down from 27.7% YoY; operating loss $2.1M.
- Non-GAAP net loss $590k ($0.06/sh) vs $25k loss a year ago; Adjusted EBITDA loss $1.1M vs $78k income.
- Backlog $16.2M at quarter-end, now $19.3M; bookings $13.6M.
- Refinanced term loan with new asset-based revolver.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-008287
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RFIL
- cik: 0000740664
- company_name: R F INDUSTRIES LTD
- filed_at: 2024-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774924008287/0001437749-24-008287-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774924008287/rfil20240315_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  R F INDUSTRIES LTD reported first quarter ended January 31, 2024 results: revenue $13.5 million, net income $1.4 million, EPS $0.13 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter ended January 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $13.5 million
  - Net income: $1.4 million
  - EPS: $0.13 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: first quarter fiscal year 2024 financial results for the quarter ended January 31, 2024. First Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Highlights and Operating Results: ● Net sales were $13.5 million; down 15.2% from $15.9 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 and down 26.6% from $18.3 million in the prior-year quarter. ● Backlog of $16.2 million at the end of the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774924008287/0001437749-24-008287-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.