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BIO-key (BKYI) boosts cash and book value despite 12% 2025 revenue drop

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BIO-key International reported 2025 results showing lower revenue but a much stronger balance sheet, and outlined expectations for growth in 2026. Full-year 2025 revenue was $6,095,117, down about 12% from 2024, mainly due to a large bank renewal that favored 2024 and the exit from the Swivel Secure distribution agreement.

Hardware revenue more than doubled to $1,342,148 and services revenue rose to $1,172,107, but lower license fees pulled gross profit down to $4,722,080 with a 77.5% gross margin. The company reduced selling, general and administrative costs by 11%, yet its 2025 net loss widened slightly to $4,590,370, or $0.69 per share.

Cash and cash equivalents climbed to $2,694,663 at year-end 2025 from $437,604, and book value rose to $7,668,613, helped by $6,966,558 of warrant exercise proceeds and a $1,000,000 note. Management highlighted defense and financial-sector wins, including a $280,000 follow-on defense order and a $1,000,000 annual license renewal with a foreign bank, and expects top-line growth and improved bottom-line performance in 2026, with preliminary Q1 2026 revenue projected to grow 37% over Q1 2025. The company noted that the audit of its 2025 financial statements was not yet complete, so results are subject to change.

Positive

  • Cash and equity base strengthened: Cash and cash equivalents rose to $2,694,663 from $437,604, and book value increased to $7,668,613 from $3,772,031, supported by $6,966,558 of warrant exercise proceeds and a $1,000,000 note, improving BIO-key’s ability to fund operations.
  • Early 2026 revenue momentum: Management projects preliminary Q1 2026 revenue will grow 37% versus Q1 2025 and 80% versus Q4 2025, indicating a stronger start to 2026 despite the prior-year revenue decline.

Negative

  • Revenue decline and sustained losses: 2025 revenue decreased about 12% to $6,095,117 and net loss widened to $4,590,370, indicating the business is still not achieving scale profitability despite cost reductions.
  • Margin pressure from mix shift: Gross profit fell to $4,722,080 and overall gross margin slipped to 77.5% from 81.4%, as higher hardware contribution diluted margin even though license-fee margins improved.

Insights

Revenue dipped but mix, cash and sector traction improve BIO-key’s positioning for 2026.

BIO-key’s 2025 revenue fell about 12% to $6,095,117, reflecting a tough comparison from a large 2024 bank renewal and the shift away from Swivel Secure distribution. The mix moved toward hardware and services, pressuring overall margins but broadening the base of recurring and deployment-related revenue.

Cost discipline was evident: SG&A dropped 11% and total operating expenses declined 7%, yet net loss still edged up to $4,590,370 as lower gross profit outweighed savings. The headline improvement is on the balance sheet, with cash increasing to $2,694,663 and book value to $7,668,613, largely funded by $6,966,558 of warrant exercises and a $1,000,000 note.

Operationally, defense and financial customers look like key growth drivers. A $280,000 follow-on order plus additional $220,000 in Q1 2026 from a foreign defense ministry, and a $1,000,000 annual license renewal at a foreign retail bank, support management’s expectation of 2026 top-line expansion. Preliminary Q1 2026 revenue is projected to grow 37% year over year and 80% sequentially, though the company cautions that results remain unaudited and may change.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition Financial
Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
2025 Revenue $6,095,117 Year ended December 31, 2025; down ~12% vs 2024
2025 Net Loss $4,590,370 Year ended December 31, 2025; loss per share $0.69
Year-end Cash $2,694,663 Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025
Book Value $7,668,613 Stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2025
Warrant Exercise Proceeds $6,966,558 Cash from warrant exercises in 2025
Defense Orders Q1 2026 $500,000 $280,000 follow-on + $220,000 additional orders from foreign defense ministry
Annual Bank License Renewal $1,000,000 Foreign retail bank license for over 30M clients
Preliminary Q1 2026 Revenue Growth 37% YoY; 80% QoQ Expected growth vs Q1 2025 and Q4 2025
Identity and Access Management financial
"a global leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and biometric authentication technologies"
Identity and access management is the set of tools and processes that verify who a person or device is and control what digital resources they can use, like a company’s system for issuing security badges and setting which doors each badge opens. It matters to investors because strong identity controls reduce the chance of costly data breaches, regulatory fines and downtime, protect customer trust, and can lower IT costs and operational risk.
gross margin financial
"Gross profit declined to $4 with a gross margin of 77.5% in 2025"
Gross margin is the difference between how much money a company makes from selling its products and how much it costs to produce them, expressed as a percentage of sales. It shows how efficiently a company is turning sales into profit before other expenses like marketing or salaries. Higher gross margin means the company keeps more money from each sale, which is a good sign of financial health.
operating loss financial
"Operating loss | | | (1,643.353 | ) | | | (1,267,616 | )"
Operating loss occurs when a company’s regular business activities—sales of goods or services—bring in less money than it costs to run the business, like a shop whose daily sales don’t cover rent and wages. For investors, it signals that the core business isn’t currently profitable, which can increase cash burn, affect future dividends or financing needs, and change how the company’s value and risk are judged.
deferred revenue financial
"Deferred revenue – current | | | 572,513 | | | | 773,267"
Cash a company has already received for goods or services it has promised but not yet delivered; it's recorded as a liability because the company still owes that product, service, or future revenue recognition. For investors, deferred revenue signals upcoming work or deliveries that will convert into reported sales over time and affects short-term obligations, cash flow quality, and how quickly a firm can grow recognized revenue—think of it like prepaid subscriptions or gift cards a business must honor later.
share based compensation financial
"Share based and warrant compensation for employees and consultants | | | 146,571"
forward-looking statements regulatory
"All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical facts are "forward-looking statements""
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Revenue $6,095,117 decreased ~12% vs 2024
Net loss $4,590,370 increased vs $4,300,692 in 2024
Loss per share $0.69 improved from $2.09 in 2024
Gross margin 77.5% down from 81.4% in 2024
Guidance

Company expects solid revenue growth and improved bottom line in 2026, with preliminary Q1 2026 revenue projected to grow 37% year over year and 80% sequentially, supporting a goal of achieving break-even results in 2026.

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 31, 2026
 
BIO-key International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
1-13463
(Commission File Number)
41-1741861
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
101 Crawfords Corner Road, Suite 4116
Holmdel, NJ 07733
(Address of principal executive offices)
(732) 359-1100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
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Item 2.02.         Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On March 31,2026, BIO-key International, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release issued by the Company on March 31, 2026, is attached as Exhibit 99.
 
The information, including the exhibit attached hereto, in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
Date: March 31,2026
     
       
 
By:
/s/ Cecilia C. Welch
 
   
Cecilia C. Welch
 
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit No.
Description
   
99.1
Press Release, dated March 31, 2026 issued by the Company.
 
 

Exhibit 99.1

 

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BIO-key Reports 2025 Results and Substantially Improved Cash Position, Supporting Expected Strong Growth in 2026; Investor Call Today at 10am ET

 

Holmdel, NJ March 31, 2026 BIO-key® International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKYI), a global leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and biometric authentication technologies, announced its fourth quarter (Q4’25) and year ended December 31, 2025 (2025) results. BIO-key will host an investor call today at 10:00am ET (details below).

 

Highlights:

 

 

2025 Revenue:

$6.1M
 

2026 Outlook:

Solid revenue growth + improved bottom line
 

Preliminary Q1’26 Revenue:

$2.2M, up 37% vs. Q1’25 and 80% vs. Q4’25
 

2025 Cash Position:

$2.7M, up $2.3M vs. $0.4M vs. 2024

 

BIO-key CEO, Mike DePasquale commented, “We had a broad base of achievements in 2025, the revenue and bottom-line benefits of which will be realized in early 2026 and beyond. In 2025, we completed our strategic transition to selling only BIO-key branded solutions in the EMEA region, where we previously sold Swivel Secure products until 2024. Despite the impact to license revenue in 2025, the transition provides significant benefits to our gross margin and growth prospects as we work to rebuild a broader pipeline of EMEA partner and other opportunities.

 

“Both hardware and services revenues increased in 2025 due to growth in our customer base and licensed users. Based on expanding customer deployments and a broadening pipeline of opportunities, we expect growth in software license fees and overall revenues in 2026. We are off to a strong start with preliminary Q1’26 revenue expected to grow 37% over Q1’25 to approximately $2.2M and driving a substantial improvement in our bottom-line versus prior periods. It’s a good start toward our goal of achieving break-even results in early 2026.

 

Foreign Military/Defense and Financial Customer Traction

 

“We are seeing particular strength with foreign government, defense and financial customers that appreciate the substantial security and value provided by our biometric solutions. The traction we see is also benefited by more supportive regulatory frameworks in many foreign jurisdictions, as well as their greater proximity to escalating global tensions.

 

“We launched our Defense & Intelligence Cybersecurity Initiative in 2025 given expectations for increased global defense spending, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. This initiative leverages our expanding base of global military and defense customers, with sales and support teams, to better engage with defense prime contractors and end customers.

 

“We secured a $280,000 follow-on order from a foreign defense ministry earlier in Q1’26, as well as additional orders from them later in the quarter valued at $220k to support their growing deployment of biometric user authentication hardware and software for additional personnel. Those orders brought total military and defense revenue over the last twelve months to more than $2.2M, including a significant new deployment with a Middle East Defense Sector Organization in Q4. Given the strength of our solutions for these mission critical applications, we are confident in our growth prospects for the defense industry in 2026.

 

 

 

“Outside of defense, we are expanding our geographic reach and customer base with significant new partnerships in India, Vietnam, the Middle East and the Nordic region of Europe. Our EMEA division’s partnership with Citadel Global expands our presence in India and positions us for opportunities created by the EU-India Free Trade Agreement with a free-trade zone for 2 billion people.

 

“The financial sector has provided another area of strength for BIO-key as a long-standing foreign retail bank executed a $1M annual license renewal for the expanded use of our biometric identity solution for over 30M clients. Additionally, through a partnership with Run-Level, we are delivering identity security across Mozambique’s national payments infrastructure led by SIMO, our 11th financial services customer globally.

 

“Turning to the U.S., we recently formed a significant partnership with TD Synnex Public Sector (DLT) to bring our suite of security solutions to government agencies. These agencies face increasing mandates to adopt Zero trust infrastructure, including phish-resistant MFA. DLT is part of TD Synnex, a large technology solutions provider with over $60B in annual sales. This partnership provides public sector access and a streamlined procurement path for agencies to implement our solutions.

 

Cost Management and Financial Strength

“On the cost side, we further trimmed operating expenses in 2025, reducing total SG&A expense by $768,000, or 11%, and total operating expenses by 7% in 2025. We also strengthened our financial position, ending 2025 with $2.7M in cash and increasing our book value to $7.6M versus $3.8M at year end 2024. Today, with our current cash position and expected cash receipts, we have solid working capital to deliver on our growth plan in 2026.

 

“In summary, building off our 2025 accomplishments, we are off to a strong start in 2026 with momentum in several markets. We expect top-line expansion combined with expense management to advance our goal of reaching break-even in 2026. Given the timing of large orders, our financial performance will likely fluctuate on a quarterly basis; however, we are very excited about our outlook for 2026 and beyond.”

 

Recent Business Progress

 

Government Sector: BIO-key Partnered with TD Synnex Public Sector (DLT) to Deliver IAM Solutions to the U.S. Public Sector, and BIO-key and Visualforma were Awarded a Contract to Secure Digital Identities for a Large Portuguese Municipality.

Defense Sector: BIO-key Surpassed $2M in Military/Defense Sales over the Latest Twelve Months through Follow-on Orders and a Significant Middle East Defense Sector Deployment.

Financial Sector: Secured $1.04M one-year license renewal with a foreign bank for Biometric Identity Solution and partnered with Run-Level to deliver Identity Security Solution Across Mozambique’s National Payments Infrastructure.

Expanded International Reach via New Partners:

 

Citadel Global in India; SAVIS Group in Vietnam;

 

VaporVM in the Middle East and Africa; and IT2Trust in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland.

New Product Introductions: ECOID III Fingerprint Scanner (FBI FAB 20 Certified) and Passwordless Innovations Debuted at 2025 Gartner® IAM Summit.

 

 

 

Financial Review

Please note that the audit our 2025 financial statements has not been completed by our independent registered public accounting firm as of the date of this press release and results are therefore subject to change. 

 

2025 revenues decreased approximately 12% to $6.1M from $6.9M in 2024, due largely to a significant contract renewal with a foreign retail bank that benefited 2024 vs. 2025, as well as BIO-key’s exit from the Swivel Secure Limited distribution agreement and related transition to selling BIO-key branded solutions in the EMEA region. As a result, license fee revenue decreased by $1.6M, or 31% in 2025. Meanwhile, hardware revenue increased over 100% to $1.3M in 2025, due primarily to increased purchases of our biometric hardware solutions, including the sale of some previously fully-reserved inventory. Services revenues increased 6% to $1.2M in 2025 due to a growing customer base, as recurring service revenue grew 4%, and non-recurring custom services expanded by 23% to support new customer deployments. BIO-key expects service fees to increase from 2025 levels as it expands deployments worldwide.

 

Gross profit declined to $4.7M with a gross margin of 77.5% in 2025, as compared to $5.6M with a gross margin of 81.4% in 2024, reflecting lower license fees and increased hardware revenues that carry a lower gross margin. Gross margin on license fees improved to 91.3% in 2025 versus 88.6% in 2024, benefitting from BIO-key branded product sales in the EMEA region. Gross profit also benefitted from positive hardware reserve adjustment of $513,400 in 2025 in connection with the sale of hardware that was previously reserved. 2024 results included a positive hardware reserve adjustment of $213,005

 

BIO-key reduced its operating expenses by $669,116, or 7%, in 2025 vs. 2024, reflecting a $767,929, or 11%, reduction in SG&A costs, partially offset by a $98,813, or 4%, increase in research, development and engineering expenses to support new product development. Proactive cost reductions included a reorganization of sales personnel costs, and lower marketing show expenses and audit fees, partially offset by higher professional services fees, principally related to financing activities.

 

Reflecting lower gross profit, offset by lower operating expenses, BIO-key’s 2025 net loss increased to $4.6M, or ($0.69) per share, compared to a net loss of $4.3M, or ($2.09) per share, in 2024. Per share amounts reflect weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted) of 6,647,702 in 2025 and 2,059,884 in 2024.

 

Balance Sheet

BIO-key’s book value increased to $7,668,613 at the close of 2025 from $3,772,031 at the close of 2024. As of December 31, 2025, BIO-key had approximately $4.6M of current assets, including $2.7M of cash equivalents, $1.2M of accounts receivable, and $370,879 of net inventory.

 

 

Conference Call Details

Date / Time: Tuesday, March 31st at 10 a.m. ET
Call Dial In #: 1-877-418-5460 U.S. or 1-412-717-9594 Int’l
Live Webcast / Replay: Webcast & Replay Link – Available for 3 months.
Audio Replay: 1-877-344-7529 U.S. or 1-412-317-0088 Int’l; code 4802902

 

 

 

About BIO-key International, Inc. (www.BIO-key.com)

BIO-key is revolutionizing authentication and cybersecurity with biometric-centric, multi-factor identity and access management (IAM) software securing access for over forty million users. BIO-key allows customers to choose the right authentication factors for diverse use cases, including phoneless, tokenless, and passwordless biometric options. Its cloud-hosted or on-premise PortalGuard IAM solution provides cost-effective, easy-to-deploy, convenient, and secure access to computers, information, applications, and high-value transactions.

 

 

BIO-key Safe Harbor Statement

All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical facts are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). The words "estimate," "project," "intends," "expects," "anticipates," "believes" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management pursuant to the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Act. These statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those included within or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, our history of losses and limited revenue; our ability to raise additional capital to satisfy working capital needs; our ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to protect our intellectual property; changes in business conditions; changes in our sales strategy and product development plans; changes in the marketplace; continued services of our executive management team; security breaches; competition in the biometric technology and identity access management industries; market acceptance of biometric products generally and our products under development; our ability to convert sales opportunities to customer contracts; our ability to expand into Asia, Africa and other foreign markets; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the duration and extent of continued hostilities in Ukraine and its impact on our European customers; the impact of tariffs and other trade barriers which may make it more costly for us to import inventory from China and Hong Kong and certain product components from South Korea; delays in the development of products, the commercial; our temporary loss of the use of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 to register securities in the future; any disruption to our business that may occur on a longer-term basis should we be unable to continue to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, and statements of assumption underlying any of the foregoing as well as other factors set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and other filings with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to disclose any revision to these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

Engage with BIO-key

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Investor Contacts

William Jones, David Collins

Catalyst IR

BKYI@catalyst-ir.com or 212-924-9800

 

 

 

 

BIO-key International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

    (Unaudited)         
   

Three Months Ended

   

Twelve Months Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2024

 

Revenues

                               

Services

  $ 309,400     $ 344,444     $ 1,172,107     $ 1,108,506  

License fees

    758,066       1,023,701       3,580,862       5,189,370  

Hardware

    173,879       94,133       1,342,148       631,695  

Total revenues

    1,241,345       1,462,278       6,095,117       6,929,571  
                                 

Costs and other expenses

                               

Cost of services

    89,997       73,317       387,144       396,274  

Cost of license fees

    76,045       146,120       309,829       589,505  

Cost of hardware

    109,689       255,927       1,189,464       516,611  

Cost of hardware reserve

    (4,360 )     (213,005 )     (513,400 )     (213,005 )

Total costs and other expenses

    271,371       262,359       1,373,037       1,289,385  

Gross profit

    969,974       1,199,919       4,722,080       5,640,186  
                                 

Operating Expenses

                               

Selling, general and administrative

    1,918,856       1,807,383       6,372,218       7,140,147  

Research, development and engineering

    694,471       660,150       2,609,893       2,511,080  

Total Operating expenses

    2,613,327       2,467,533       8,982,111       9,651,227  

Operating loss

    (1,643.353 )     (1,267,616 )     (4,260,031 )     (4,011,041 )
                                 

Other income (expense)

                               

Interest income

    1,178       57       3,787       110  

Loss on foreign currency transactions

    -       (13,004 )     -       (13,004 )

Loan fee amortization

    (61,000 )     (60,000 )     (256,833 )     (124,000 )

Interest expense

    (1,905 )     (66,932 )     (60,793 )     (175,755 )

Total other income (expense)

    (61,727 )     (139,879 )     (313,839 )     (312,649 )
                                 

Loss before provision for income taxes (tax benefits)

    (1,705,080 )     (1,407,495 )     (4,573,870 )     (4,323,690 )
                                 

Provision for income taxes (tax benefits)

    16,500       22,998       (16,500 )     22,998  
                                 

Net loss

  $ (1,721.580 )   $ (1,384,498 )   $ (4,590,370 )   $ (4,300,692 )
                                 

Comprehensive loss:

                               

Net loss

  $ (1,721,580 )   $ (1,384,498 )   $ (4,590,370 )   $ (4,300,692 )

Other comprehensive income – Foreign translation adjustment

    28,047       (25,409 )     19,745       26,469  

Comprehensive loss

  $ (1,693,533 )   $ (1,409,907 )   $ (4,570,625 )   $ (4,274,223 )
                                 

Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share

  $ (0.19 )   $ (0.46 )   $ (0.69 )   $ (2.09 )
                                 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

                               

Basic and diluted

    9,293,581       3,032,240       6,647,702       2,059,884  

 

 

Please note that the audit our 2025 financial statements has not been completed by our independent registered public accounting firm as of the date of this press release and results are therefore subject to change. 

 

 

 

BIO-key International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   

December 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 

ASSETS

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 2,694,663     $ 437,604  

Accounts receivable, net

    1,243,810       718,229  

Due from factor

    -       74,170  

Inventory, net of reserve

    370,879       378,307  

Prepaid expenses and other

    290,143       278,648  

Total current assets

    4,599,495       1,886,958  

Equipment and leasehold improvements, net

    67,751       140,198  

Capitalized contract costs, net

    311,591       409,426  

Deposits and other assets

    7,976       7,976  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

    47,953       73,372  

Investments

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Intangible assets, net

    830,357       1,097,630  

Total non-current assets

    6,265,628       6,728,602  

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 10,865,123     $ 8,615,560  
                 

LIABILITIES

               

Accounts payable

  $ 516,468     $ 818,187  

Accrued liabilities

    1,324,819       1,278,732  

Note payable

    604,102       1,525,977  

Government loan – BBVA Bank, current portion

    50,530       132,731  

Deferred revenue – current

    572,513       773,267  

Operating lease liabilities, current portion

    27,728       24,642  

Total current liabilities

    3,096,160       4,553,536  

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

    62,584       196,237  

Deferred tax liability

    16,500       -  

Government loan – BBVA Bank, net of current portion

    -       44,762  

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

    21,266       48,994  

Total non-current liabilities

    100,350       289,993  

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    3,196,510       4,843,529  
                 

Commitments

               
                 

STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

               

Common stock — authorized, 170,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding; 10,852,118 and 3,715,483 of $.0001 par value at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively

    1,085       372  

Additional paid-in capital

    141,496,765       133,030,271  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    69,035       49,290  

Accumulated deficit

    (133,898,272 )     (129,307,902 )

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

    7,668,613       3,772,031  

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

  $ 10,865,123     $ 8,615,560  

 

 

Please note that the audit our 2025 financial statements has not been completed by our independent registered public accounting firm as of the date of this press release and results are therefore subject to change. 

 

 

 

BIO-key International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

   

Years ended December 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 
                 

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

               

Net loss

  $ (4,590,370 )   $ (4,300,692 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used for operating activities:

               

Depreciation

    84,458       93,026  

Amortization of intangible assets and write-off

    267,273       304,983  

Interest payable on Note

    58,282       164,589  

Loss on foreign currency

    -       13,004  

Reserve for inventory

    (513,400 )     (213,005 )

Allowance for credit losses

    (250,000 )     (372,532 )

Amortization of debt discount

    261,833       124,000  

Amortization of capitalized contract costs

    173,062       175,900  

Share based and warrant compensation for employees and consultants

    146,571       225,245  

Stock based fees to directors

    20,004       18,006  

Bad debt expense

    15,000       100,000  

Deferred income tax benefit

    16,500       (22,998 )

Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets

    25,419       79,521  

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

               

Accounts receivable

    (275,581 )     855,829  

Due from factor

    74,170       25,150  

Capitalized contract costs

    (75,227 )     (355,520 )

Deposits

    -       (7,976 )

Right-of-use asset

    -       (115,988 )

Inventory

    520,828       280,438  

Prepaid expenses and other

    (11,495 )     85,523  

Accounts payable

    (301,518 )     (502,987 )

Accrued liabilities

    46,087       (27,116 )

Deferred revenue

    (334,407 )     526,240  

Operating lease liabilities

    (20,410 )     (66,712 )

Net cash used for operating activities

    (4,662,921 )     (2,914,072 )

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

               

Capital expenditures

    (12,012 )     (13,047 )

Net cash used for investing activities

    (12,012 )     (13,047 )

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

               

Proceeds from the exercise of warrants

    6,966,558       1,908,099  

Costs incurred for issuance of common stock

    (462,994 )     (172,350 )

Proceeds from issuance of note payable

    1,000,000       2,000,000  

Repayment of note payable

    (455,000 )     (762,611 )

Repayment of government loan

    (146,393 )     (150,024 )

Proceeds from Employee Stock Purchase Plan

    10,076       3,740  

Net cash provided by financing activities

    6,912,247       2,826,854  

Effect of exchange rate changes

    19,745       26,469  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

    2,257,059       (73,796 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

    437,604       511,400  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR

  $ 2,694,663     $ 437,604  

 

 

Please note that the audit our 2025 financial statements has not been completed by our independent registered public accounting firm as of the date of this press release and results are therefore subject to change. 

 

 

FAQ

How did BIO-key International (BKYI) perform financially in 2025?

BIO-key’s 2025 revenue was $6,095,117, down about 12% from 2024, mainly due to a large prior-year bank renewal and a distribution transition. Net loss increased to $4,590,370, or $0.69 per share, despite a 7% reduction in total operating expenses.

What happened to BIO-key’s cash position and balance sheet in 2025?

BIO-key ended 2025 with $2,694,663 in cash and cash equivalents, up sharply from $437,604 a year earlier. Book value rose to $7,668,613 from $3,772,031, supported by $6,966,558 of warrant exercise proceeds and a $1,000,000 note issuance.

How is BIO-key’s business mix changing across services, licenses and hardware?

In 2025, services revenue grew to $1,172,107, hardware revenue rose to $1,342,148, and license fees declined to $3,580,862. This mix shift boosted hardware and services contributions but reduced total gross profit and lowered overall gross margin to 77.5% from 81.4%.

What 2026 outlook did BIO-key (BKYI) provide in this filing?

Management expects solid revenue growth and an improved bottom line in 2026, targeting break-even results. Preliminary Q1 2026 revenue is projected to grow 37% year over year and 80% sequentially, supported by expanding customer deployments and a broader opportunity pipeline.

Which customer segments are currently strongest for BIO-key International?

BIO-key highlighted foreign government, defense and financial-sector customers as particular strengths. It cited a $280,000 follow-on defense order, additional $220,000 of defense orders in Q1 2026, and a $1,000,000 annual license renewal with a foreign retail bank serving over 30 million clients.

Is BIO-key’s 2025 financial information in this report final and audited?

No. The company explicitly states that the audit of its 2025 financial statements by its independent registered public accounting firm was not completed as of the press release date, so the reported results are preliminary and subject to change.

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