Technology · Hardware, Equipment & Parts
Price
$3.79
Market Cap
$35.6M
Employees
88
Beta
1.26
Avg Volume
84,967
CEO
William O. Wentworth
Business Description
Data I/O Corporation specializes in developing, manufacturing, and distributing sophisticated systems and services for programming and securely managing data for electronic devices. These solutions serve electronics manufacturers across the United States, Europe, and international markets. The company's core programming products are vital for embedding integrated circuits (ICs) with the precise data needed for their operation. Its comprehensive range of offerings includes automated offline programming systems, such as the PSV handlers, alongside in-line automated solutions like the RoadRunner and RoadRunner3 series handlers. They also provide the LumenX Programmer, non-automated FlashPAK III programming systems, and the specialized SentriX system for security deployment. Complementing its hardware, Data I/O offers essential services including equipment support, system installation and repair, and dedicated device programming. Data I/O directs its sales efforts towards original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in key industries like automotive, consumer electronics, and the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as their collaborating programming centers and electronic manufacturing service (EMS) contract manufacturers. The company leverages both direct sales teams and an extensive network of indirect sales representatives and distributors to reach its global customer base. Founded in 1969, Data I/O Corporation is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Business History
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider
CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
CALCStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
-7.15
Stock Price: $3.79
EPS (Diluted): -0.53
EPS (Diluted): -0.53
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
APIStock Price / Book Value Per Share
2.15
Stock Price: $3.79
Total Equity: $13.76M
Shares: 9,329,000
Total Equity: $13.76M
Shares: 9,329,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
APIEnterprise Value / EBITDA
-5.44
Market Cap: $35.60M
Total Debt: $1.41M
Cash: $7.90M
EBITDA: -$4.50M
Total Debt: $1.41M
Cash: $7.90M
EBITDA: -$4.50M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
APIMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$24.5M
Market Cap: $35.60M
Total Debt: $1.41M
Cash: $7.90M
Total Debt: $1.41M
Cash: $7.90M
P/S Ratio (Price per dollar of revenue)
APIStock Price / Revenue Per Share
1.38
Stock Price: $3.79
Revenue: $21.50M
Shares: 9,329,000
Revenue: $21.50M
Shares: 9,329,000
EV/Sales (Total value vs revenue — works when P/E can't)
API1.14
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
APIGross Profit / Revenue
49.3%
Gross Profit: $10.60M
Revenue: $21.50M
Revenue: $21.50M
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
APIOperating Income / Revenue
-23.8%
Operating Income: -$5.12M
Revenue: $21.50M
Revenue: $21.50M
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
APINet Income / Revenue
-24.4%
Net Income: -$5.24M
Revenue: $21.50M
Revenue: $21.50M
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
CALCNet Income / Total Equity
-38.0%
Net Income: -$5.24M
Total Equity: $13.76M
Total Equity: $13.76M
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
CALCNOPAT / Invested Capital
-73.7%
Operating Income: -$5.12M
Tax Rate: -4.8%
Equity: $13.76M
Total Debt: $1.41M
Cash: $7.90M
Tax Rate: -4.8%
Equity: $13.76M
Total Debt: $1.41M
Cash: $7.90M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
APICurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
3.46
Current Assets: $17.25M
Current Liabilities: $4.98M
Current Liabilities: $4.98M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALCTotal Debt / Total Equity
0.10
Short-Term Debt: $0.00
Long-Term Debt: $1.41M
Total Debt: $1.41M
Total Equity: $13.76M
Long-Term Debt: $1.41M
Total Debt: $1.41M
Total Equity: $13.76M
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALCRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$2.30
Revenue: $21.50M
Shares: 9,329,000
Shares: 9,329,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$1.48
Total Equity: $13.76M
Shares: 9,329,000
Shares: 9,329,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$-0.30
Operating CF: -$2.23M
CapEx: -$558,000
Shares: 9,329,000
CapEx: -$558,000
Shares: 9,329,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
APILast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
0.0%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $3.79
Stock Price: $3.79
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: -$5.24M
Net Income: -$5.24M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
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industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry
reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
— For dividend/income stocks only
4i
Book Value Analysis
— For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 12:02pm (2d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $25.8M | $24.2M | $28.1M | $21.8M | $21.5M |
| Cost of Revenue | $11.1M | $11.0M | $11.9M | $10.2M | $10.9M |
| Gross Profit | $14.7M | $13.2M | $16.2M | $11.6M | $10.6M |
| Operating Expenses | $15.0M | $14.0M | $15.7M | $14.6M | $15.7M |
| Operating Income | $-273,000 | $-749,000 | $448,000 | -$3.0M | -$5.1M |
| Net Income | $-555,000 | -$1.1M | $486,000 | -$3.1M | -$5.2M |
| EBITDA | $224,000 | $123,000 | $1.3M | -$2.1M | -$4.5M |
| EPS | $-0.07 | $-0.13 | $0.05 | $-0.34 | $-0.53 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 12:02pm (2d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $14.2M | $11.5M | $12.3M | $10.3M | $7.9M |
| Total Current Assets | $25.3M | $23.9M | $24.6M | $21.2M | $17.3M |
| Total Assets | $29.1M | $27.2M | $27.4M | $25.0M | $20.2M |
| Current Liabilities | $6.8M | $6.3M | $6.2M | $5.1M | $5.0M |
| Long-Term Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.4M |
| Total Liabilities | $9.2M | $8.1M | $7.1M | $7.3M | $6.4M |
| Total Equity | $19.9M | $19.1M | $20.3M | $17.6M | $13.8M |
| Retained Earnings | -$2.0M | -$3.1M | -$2.6M | -$5.7M | -$10.7M |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 12:02pm (2d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.4M | -$1.1M | $2.4M | $-995,000 | -$2.2M |
| Capital Expenditure | $-623,000 | -$1.1M | -$1.2M | $-467,000 | $-558,000 |
| Free Cash Flow | $787,000 | -$2.1M | $1.2M | -$1.5M | -$2.8M |
| Acquisitions (net) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | $-423,000 | $-165,000 | $-356,000 | $-232,000 | $-107,000 |
| Net Change in Cash | $23,000 | -$2.7M | $831,000 | -$2.0M | -$2.4M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 11:35am (21h ago)| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$22.3M $22.3M – $22.3M
|
$22.9M $22.9M – $22.9M
|
$21.6M $21.6M – $21.6M
|
$27.6M $27.6M – $27.6M
|
| EBITDA |
-$1.1M -$1.1M – -$1.1M
|
-$1.1M -$1.1M – -$1.1M
|
-$1.1M -$1.1M – -$1.1M
|
-$1.4M -$1.4M – -$1.4M
|
| Net Income |
-$2.2M -$2.2M – -$2.2M
|
-$3.4M -$3.5M – -$3.4M
|
-$3.9M -$4.0M – -$3.8M
|
$-186,580 $-186,580 – $-186,580
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 12:02pm (2d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -6.3% | +15.9% | -22.4% | -1.2% |
| Gross Profit Growth | -10.3% | +22.5% | -28.3% | -8.7% |
| Operating Income Growth | -174.4% | +159.8% | -778.1% | -68.4% |
| Net Income Growth | -101.8% | +143.4% | -736.4% | -69.3% |
| EBITDA Growth | -45.1% | +947.2% | -266.4% | -110.0% |
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 12:02pm (2d ago)| Date | Dividend | Declaration | Record | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-03-09 | $4.15 | 1989-02-16 | 1989-02-24 |
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