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Horizon Technology Finance

HRZN on Nasdaq. Horizon Technology Finance lends money to small companies backed by investors. Market value $307m.

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Price checks use the past 12 months to June 2026. Some use the latest annual report instead, as marked. Quality checks use five annual reports, the latest for the year to December 2025.

Cash flow or capital spending isn't reported, so free cash flow is unknown.

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Cash yield
annual report to December 2025
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Price to profit
annual report to December 2025
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Return on capital
five annual reports to December 2025
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Quality score: not known. Price score: not known. Our list needs 70 on quality and 60 on price.

$4.58 a share, 21% above its 1-year low

Over the past year the price has ranged from $3.80 to $6.85.

Dividend: 17.2% a year

Paid every year for 4 years

Yields this high often come before a cut. Check the company's latest news.

Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).

Five years of cash, in billions

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Revenue
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Operating margin
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Debt to equity
1.361.431.391.49
Shares outstanding
0.03bn0.04bn0.04bn0.07bn

Health checks

  • Free cash flow positiveNot enough data
  • Accounting looks honest (Beneish)Not enough data
  • Financial strength (Piotroski)Not enough data
  • Profit backed by cash (accruals)Yes
  • Debt1.49× equity
  • Revenue growth, five yearsUnknown
  • Buying back its own sharesNo, 101% more shares since 2022

The quarter to June 2026

How the business did, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.

  • A loss of $37 million, compared with a loss of $21 million a year ago.
  • 58% more shares than a year ago. Each share owns a bit less of the company.
  • Debt is $267 million more than cash, down from $344 million a year ago.
Profit by quarter
Profit by quarter
Quarter toAmount
September 2024$7m
December 2024-$12m
March 2025-$21m
June 2025-$21m
September 2025$31m
December 2025$9m
March 2026$3m
June 2026-$37m

From the company's quarterly reports to the SEC.

Dates

Next results (estimated)
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Last annual report (10-K)
3 March 2026
Next quarterly (estimated, 10-Q)
3 November 2026

Who owns it

None of the long-term investors we follow own it. 107 funds in all.

Jun '25
Dec '25
Jun '26
Largest holders overall

From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Big holders and activists

No one has reported a stake above 5% since December 2024.

From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.

What insiders did

In the last 12 months, 6 insiders bought $629,675 of shares on the open market.

  • Trolio Daniel R.
    Executive VP and CFO
    Bought
    Date
    10 June 2026
    Shares
    11,500
    Price
    $4.34
    Value
    $49,910
  • O'Connor Kimberley Ann
    Director
    Bought
    Date
    9 June 2026
    Shares
    10,000
    Price
    $4.37
    Value
    $43,700
  • ALLISON THOMAS J.
    Director
    Bought
    Date
    9 June 2026
    Shares
    6,000
    Price
    $4.36
    Value
    $26,160
  • Goodman Jonathan Joseph
    Director
    Bought
    Date
    9 June 2026
    Shares
    6,000
    Price
    $4.33
    Value
    $25,980
  • Seitz Paul G
    Chief Investment Officer
    Bought
    Date
    9 June 2026
    Shares
    11,477
    Price
    $4.35
    Value
    $49,925
  • Balkin Michael
    Chief Executive Officer, Director
    Bought
    Date
    9 June 2026
    Shares
    100,000
    Price
    $4.34
    Value
    $434,000

From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.

Warning signs in its filings

Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.

None of the serious warning signs we check for were found. 1 thing worth knowing.

We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.

We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 3 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 4 Aug 2026 and 12 later 8-Ks.

  • Changed auditor

    Worth knowing

    The company changed its auditor (the firm that checks its books) in the last two years.

    “On May 13, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (the “Company”) dismissed RSM US LLP (“RSM”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.”

    From an 8-K filed 14 May 2026: Change of auditor. Read it in the filing

A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.

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The deep dive

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