DAIO
Data I/O Corporation
Technology · Electronic Components · NCM
$3.60
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 85.7%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$29M
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
N/A
Forward P/E
50.93
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-23.2%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
-24.4%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
-33.6%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$5.00
+39% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
STRONG_BUY
Consensus view from 1 analysts covering this stock
About Data I/O Corporation

Data I/O Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of programming and security deployment systems and services for electronic device manufacturers in the United States, Germany, China, Mexico, and Korea. The company offers PSV systems off-line automated programming systems; PSV7000 high-mix automated programming system; and PSV5000 compact automated programming system, as well as LumenX and FlashPAK III programming non-automated systems. It offers its products for automotive electronics, medical devices, industrial controls, military/aerospace, semiconductor, consumer products, internet of things, wireless devices, edge AI, EMS and contract manufacturers, and programming centers industries. The company markets and sells its products to original equipment manufacturers in automotive and consumer electronics, internet of things, and industrial, as well as electronic manufacturing service contract manufacturers through direct sales, indirect sales representatives, and distributors. Data I/O Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

https://www.dataio.com

Country: United States Employees: 90 Industry: Electronic Components
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
7.7% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
28.9% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
Fair Value Est.
$1.39
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
Margin of Safety
-159.0%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
Percentile
80.9th
Ranks in the top 19% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
86.1
Valuation Score
16.5
Quality Score
15.0
Combined
49.1

Trading at $3, 120% above fair value of $1. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 50% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
Sharpe Ratio
0.298
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
Kelly Fraction
-0.0427
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
Calmar Ratio
0.089
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
3.4%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-38.0%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
BULL
Statistical model sees bullish momentum
Days in State
189
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
1.10
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$3.57
-1% below the year high
52W Low
$2.16
67% above the year low
Avg Volume
37,827
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
0.1
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
0.0%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
Div Yield
0.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$-0.56
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
0.16
Conservative use of debt — low financial risk
Current Ratio
3.46
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
2.16
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
49.3%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
-62.8%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$-1,223,500
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$22M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-5,236,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
1
Target High
$5.00
Target Median
$5.00
Target Low
$5.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2025-12-03 WASZAK STEVEN M Director 7,950 $22,192
2025-12-03 WENTWORTH WILLIAM O President 1,100 $3,080
2025-12-02 WENTWORTH WILLIAM O President 7,455 $20,755
2025-05-15 SMITH EDWARD JOHN Director 20,300 $50,344
2025-05-15 WASHLOW SALLY A Director 20,300 $50,344
2025-05-15 BROWN DOUGLAS WELLS Director 20,300 $50,344
2025-05-15 LARSON GARRETT RILEY Director 20,300 $50,344
2025-05-07 SMITH EDWARD JOHN Director 5,000 $12,300
2025-05-06 WENTWORTH WILLIAM O President 10,332 $24,998
2025-05-02 WENTWORTH WILLIAM O President 10,585 $24,981
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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