What is Staar Surgical's royalty income?

Staar Surgical (STAA) reported royalty income of $508K in Q1 2024.

What does royalty income mean?

This metric represents revenue generated from licensing intellectual property, patents, or proprietary technology to third parties. It serves as a source of high-margin, non-core income that leverages the company's existing research and development investments. Consistent growth in this area indicates strong market demand for the company's technological innovations and effective monetization of its patent portfolio.

Staar Surgical STAA Royalty income

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$93.5M+120%

Gross profit$68.9M+146%

Operating income$8.0M+114%

Net income$5.2M+110%

EPS (diluted)$0.10+109%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$131.9M-23.8%

Total debt$37.3M+1.7%

Total equity$352.4M+0.7%

Total assets$451.1M-1.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$21.7M-278%

CapEx$443.0K-69.8%

Free cash flow-$22.1M-207%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.44B+77.9%

Enterprise value$1.35B+100.0%

P/S5×+2.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin76.9%+2.9pp

Operating margin-9.1%-3.5pp

Net margin-7.2%-3.0pp

FCF margin-19.6%+55.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-6%-2.4pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio5.1×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Staar Surgical in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RoyaltyIncomeNonoperating.

The official record: Staar Surgical’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Staar Surgical's royalty income?: Staar Surgical (STAA) reported royalty income of $508K in Q1 2024.
What does royalty income mean?: This metric represents revenue generated from licensing intellectual property, patents, or proprietary technology to third parties. It serves as a source of high-margin, non-core income that leverages the company's existing research and development investments. Consistent growth in this area indicates strong market demand for the company's technological innovations and effective monetization of its patent portfolio.