FONAR CORP

FONR
Country: United StatesPrice: $18.68Market Cap: $124.8M

Investment snapshot

18%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

3

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

3 / 10

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

—

No comparable estimates

Models with upside

0 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Strongest signal

10 of 12 pass — Graham and Lynch object

Key risk

15 of 16 flag FONR's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +12 more

Framework analysis

VerdictMeaning
BUYPositive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASSThe company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRALNeither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAILThe company does not clear the framework's requirements.
RankedRanked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

MetricGraham

Defensive Value

Buffett

Quality Compounder

Lynch

GARP

Greenblatt

Magic Formula

Piotroski

F-Score

Dreman

Contrarian Value

Munger

Quality Focus

Pabrai

Dhandho Framework

Akre

Three-Legged Stool

Marks

Risk-Aware Value

Ackman

Activist Value

Templeton

Global Bargain Hunter

Sleep

Scale Economies Shared

Asness

Systematic Factors

Neff

Low-P/E Total Return

Schloss

Asset-Value Discipline

O'Shaughnessy

Systematic Factor Composite

VerdictFAILPASSFAILFAIL · Rank #656 (Top 21.2%)NEUTRALFAILPASSFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILPASSNEUTRALFAILFAILNEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

TTM ended 2026-03-31 · Balance sheet at 2026-03-31 · Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2026-05-11

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2026-03-31

Latest source filing: 2026-05-11

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Balance sheet at 2026-03-31 · TTM ended 2026-03-31 vs 2025-03-31 · TTM ended 2026-03-31

Latest source filing: 2026-05-11

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-09-22

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-09-22

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2026-03-31 · Balance sheet at 2026-03-31 · Market data at 2026-04-10

Latest source filing: 2026-05-11

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024 · Balance sheet at 2026-03-31

Latest source filing: 2026-05-11

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-09-22

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment · TTM ended 2026-03-31 · Balance sheet at 2026-03-31

Latest source filing: 2026-05-11

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2025-09-22

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2026-03-31 · Balance sheet at 2026-03-31 · Market data at 2026-04-10

Latest source filing: 2026-05-11

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-04-10 · Balance sheet at 2026-03-31

Latest source filing: 2026-05-11

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2025-09-22

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-03-31 · Balance sheet at 2026-03-31 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-04-10 · Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2026-05-11

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2026-03-31

Latest source filing: 2026-05-11

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Balance sheet at 2026-03-31

Latest source filing: 2026-05-11

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-03-31 · Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-04-10

Latest source filing: 2026-05-11

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

  • Debt & Leverage83% pass✓ 13✗ 2▾

    10 of 12 pass — Graham and Lynch object

    LT Debt vs Net Current Assets
    ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
    Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.00, IC: 903.2x
    ✓BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
    Total Debt / Equity0
    ✓Lynch< 0.33
    Cash - Long-term Debt
    ✗LynchPositive preferred
    LT Debt / Total Assets Change0.03% -> 0.00%
    ✓PiotroskiDecreased YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities9.18
    ✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0
    ✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00x
    Debt Levels0
    ✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✓AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
    Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=452.9x, D/EBITDA=0.0x
    ✓MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
    Total Debt / Shareholders Equity0
    ✓Ackman<= 1.0
    Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.0013; #380/4210 (top 9.0%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

Where It Falls Short

  • Profitability6% pass✓ 11✗ 24▾

    15 of 16 flag FONR's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +12 more

    Net income / market capitalization+5.36%; #1572/6340 (top 24.8%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Positive EPS (10 years)0/15 years positive
    ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth
    Net Income Positive (10+ years)15/15 years positive
    ✓BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
    ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)6.6%
    ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
    Operating Margin (10-yr trend)11.1% (latest)
    ✓BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
    Free Cash Flow Proxy$9.2M
    ✓BuffettPositive and growing
    Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)
    ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
    Retained Earnings Effectiveness
    ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    3-5 Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
    ROE3.7%
    ✗Lynch> 15%
    EBIT / Enterprise Value16.8%
    ✓Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=16.8%, ROC=12.9%
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Net Income / Total Assets3.84%
    ✓PiotroskiROA > 0
    ROA Change YoY4.93% -> 3.84% (delta: -1.09%)
    ✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=5.19%, ROA=3.84%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Gross Margin Change YoY
    ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Pre-Tax Income / Revenue10.8%
    ✓Dreman>= 8%
    Net Income / Shareholders' Equity3.7%
    ✗Dreman> 12%
    Margin of Safety
    ✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
    Return on Equity5.7% (3-yr avg)
    ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
    Discount to Intrinsic Value
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Positive Net Income Frequency15/15 years positive
    ✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    Operating Income / Revenue11.1%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    Net Income / Shareholders Equity3.7%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    5-Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Operating Margin Trend11.3% (2022) -> 11.1% (2024)
    ✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin 11.3% -> 11.1%
    ✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    Gross profit / total assets
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Net income / positive book equity+3.75%; #2588/5226 (top 49.5%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0079; #680/5884 (top 11.6%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    Positive Diluted-EPS Years
    ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
  • Valuation8% pass✓ 3✗ 25▾

    12 of 13 flag FONR's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Greenblatt +9 more

    Net income / market capitalization+5.36%; #1572/6340 (top 24.8%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Price / 3-yr avg EPS
    ✗Graham<= 15x
    Price-to-Book Ratio
    ✗Graham<= 1.5x
    P/E x P/B
    ✗Graham<= 22.5
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    EBIT / Enterprise Value16.8%
    ✓Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=16.8%, ROC=12.9%
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Price / EPS
    ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
    Price / (CFO / Shares)
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    Price / Book Value per Share
    ✗Dreman< 1.2x✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
    Valuation Reasonableness
    ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
    P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=6.0%
    ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    P/B or P/E vs. Historical Average
    ✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
    Discount to Intrinsic Value
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Price / FCF per Share
    ✗Ackman<= 25
    Price vs. Trailing Low
    ✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
    Positive book equity / market capitalization+1.4307; #972/6449 (top 15.1%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Price / Diluted EPS
    ✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
    (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
    ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
    Price / Tangible Book Value per Share
    ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
    Book Value per Share Change
    ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
    Revenue / market capitalization+0.8440; #1972/5247 (top 37.6%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+3.67%; #1883/4519 (top 41.7%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
  • Growth13% pass✓ 2✗ 11▾

    7 of 8 flag FONR's growth — Graham, Lynch, Dreman +4 more

    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    3-5 Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
    Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthInv: 4.6% vs Rev: 2.3%
    ✗LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
    EPS Growth Direction
    ✗DremanPositive over recent years
    EPS CAGR
    ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
    Positive Net Income Frequency15/15 years positive
    ✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    3yr Median Revenue Growth1.4%
    ✗Ackman>= 5%
    Positive EPS Growth Frequency
    ✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
    5-Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin 11.3% -> 11.1%
    ✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    5-year Revenue CAGR4.0%
    ✗SleepCAGR > 7%
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
  • Verdicts21% pass✓ 3✗ 11▾

    Split decision: 10 FAIL · 3 PASS · 3 NEUTRAL

    Overall verdict
    ✗GrahamFAIL (2/9)✓BuffettPASS (4/9)✗LynchFAIL (1/7)✗GreenblattRank #656•PiotroskiNEUTRAL (F-Score 6)✗DremanFAIL (3/11)✓MungerPASS (2/4)✗PabraiFAIL (0/3)✗AkreFAIL (2/6)✗MarksFAIL (3/5)✗AckmanFAIL (2/9)✗TempletonFAIL (2/8)✓SleepPASS (3/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (2/6)✗SchlossFAIL (2/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
  • Efficiency38% pass✓ 4✗ 7▾

    5 of 8 flag FONR's efficiency — Buffett, Greenblatt, Munger +2 more

    Current Ratio9.18
    ✓Graham>= 2.0
    ROIC (3-5 yr avg)3.5%
    ✗Buffett> 10%
    ROIC - WACC-6.5%
    ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
    EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)12.9%
    ✗Greenblatt> 25%
    Current Ratio Change YoY7.86 -> 8.45
    ✓PiotroskiIncreased YoY
    Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.48x -> 0.48x
    ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities9.18
    ✓Dreman> 1.5
    Return on Invested Capital5.3%
    ✗Munger> 15%
    ROIC (high and growing)FY2022: ROIC=5.6%; FY2023: ROIC=2.1%; FY2024: ROIC=5.3%
    ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
    Reinvestment Rate x ROIC5.3% (RR=100% x ROIC=5.3%)
    ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
    ROIC (5-year)0/5 years above 12% (latest 5.3%)
    ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years
  • Cash Flow50% pass✓ 6✗ 6▾

    5 of 10 pass — Lynch, Dreman, Pabrai +2 more object

    Free Cash Flow Proxy$9.2M
    ✓BuffettPositive and growing
    FCF Positive and Growing$4.6M
    ✗LynchPositive and growing
    Operating Cash Flow$11.3M
    ✓PiotroskiCFO > 0
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=5.19%, ROA=3.84%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Price / (CFO / Shares)
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=6.0%
    ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    FCF Positive15/15 years FCF positive
    ✓MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
    (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap
    ✗Ackman>= 4%
    Price / FCF per Share
    ✗Ackman<= 25
    Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency15/15 years positive
    ✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
    Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$4.6M
    ✓Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+3.67%; #1883/4519 (top 41.7%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section

Business & financials

Financial snapshot: annual FY 2024. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

Company Profile

Industry: Medical Equipment
SIC Sector: Measuring & Medical Instruments
Size: Micro Cap($124.8M)
Revenue: $104.4M+1.4% YoY
Net Income: $8.3M-21.1% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin11.1%
Return on Equity4.8%
Debt / Equity0.00
Current Ratio8.45
Buybacks (1y)$1.8M
Buybacks (2y)$4.3M

Shareholder Return

Fiscal 2024

Share retirement not available for this company.

Buybacks
$1.8M
Dividends
—

Company Financials

Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

The latest annual period end is unavailable. Showing the latest fiscal cycle’s quarters; quarter and annual columns may overlap. Quarterly shows the full quarter history.

MetricTTM · 2026-03-31

2025-04-01 – 2026-03-31

Sources · derived quarter values

Derived from cumulative filings: revenue, net income, pre tax income, interest expense, operating cash flow, capex, buybacks.

Q3 FY 2026

2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31

Sources · derived quarter values

Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex.

Q2 FY 2026

2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31

Sources · derived quarter values

Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex.

Q1 · 2025-09-30

2025-07-01 – 2025-09-30

Sources
FY 2024
Sources
  • 10-K · 2025-09-22
FY 2023
Sources
  • 10-K · 2024-09-27
FY 2022
Sources
  • 10-K · 2023-09-28
FY 2021
Sources
  • 10-K · 2022-09-28
FY 2020
Sources
  • 10-K · 2021-10-13
Market Cap$124.8Mcurrent------------$103.8Mest.$118.2Mest.
Revenue$105.3M↑2%$26.5M↓3%$25.5M↑2%$26.0M↑4%$104.4M↑1%$102.9M↑4%$98.6M↑1%$97.6M↑9%$89.9M
Operating Income--------$11.6M↑157%$4.5M↓59%$11.1M↑110%$5.3M↑175%-$7.1M
Net Income$6.7M↓21%$1.6M↓35%$2.1M↑5%$2.3M↓28%$8.3M↓21%$10.6M↑13%$9.4M↓25%$12.4M↑22%$10.2M
EPS (Diluted)------------------
Gross Margin—————————
Operating Margin————11.1%↑153%4.4%↓61%11.3%↑107%5.4%↑169%-7.9%
ROE3.7%↓24%———4.8%↓24%6.4%↑7%5.9%↓28%8.3%↑12%7.4%
Total Debt$224.0K↓52%$224.0K↓52%$285.0K↑409%$346.0K↑293%$386.8K↑239%$113.9K↓28%$158.8K↓19%$195.5K↓79%$933.5K
Shareholders' Equity$178.6M↑4%$178.6M↑4%$176.9M↑4%$174.9M↑4%$172.6M↑4%$166.0M↑5%$157.9M↑5%$150.3M↑9%$138.4M
Current Ratio9.18↓9%9.18↓9%10.00↓11%8.62↓11%8.45↑8%7.86↓2%8.04↑13%7.09↑31%5.42
Debt / Equity0.00↓54%0.00↓54%0.00↑389%0.00↑279%0.00↑226%0.00↓32%0.00↓23%0.00↓81%0.01
Operating Cash Flow$7.7M↓34%$1.6M↓50%$171.0K↓92%$1.7M↑2%$11.3M↓20%$14.1M↓3%$14.5M↓5%$15.3M↓20%$19.1M
Free Cash Flow$4.6M↓43%$1.4M↓45%-$227.0K↓115%-$177.0K↓20%$7.5M↓44%$13.3M↑30%$10.2M↓5%$10.8M↓31%$15.6M

Score history

Historical Score Timeline

Industry peers

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FONR vs Peers — Financial Grading

Revenue$104.4MBottom 25%
Net Income$8.3MBottom 25%
ROE4.8%Median
D/E0.00Top 25%
Op. Margin11.1%Median
Curr. Ratio8.45Top 25%
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