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Data I/O CorporationNasdaqCM:DAIO Stock Report

Market Cap US$39.7m
Share Price
US$4.23
US$5
15.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y52.2%
7D33.0%
1D
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Data I/O Corporation

NasdaqCM:DAIO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$39.7m

Data I/O (DAIO) Stock Overview

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. More details

DAIO fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Revenue is forecast to grow 23% per year

Risk Analysis

Volatile share price over the past 3 months compared to the US market

Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years

Does not have a meaningful market cap ($40M)


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Data I/O
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$4.23
52 Week HighUS$4.49
52 Week LowUS$2.16
Beta1.09
1 Month Change53.26%
3 Month Change54.38%
1 Year Change52.16%
3 Year Change-5.58%
5 Year Change-29.62%
Change since IPO-78.31%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Jul 28

One Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ:DAIO) Analyst Has Been Cutting Their Forecasts

Today is shaping up negative for Data I/O Corporation ( NASDAQ:DAIO ) shareholders, with the covering analyst...
Analysis Article • May 10

Data I/O Corporation's (NASDAQ:DAIO) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Key Insights Data I/O's Annual General Meeting to take place on 16th of May Total pay for CEO Anthony Ambrose includes...
Analysis Article • Apr 09

Is There Now An Opportunity In Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ:DAIO)?

Data I/O Corporation ( NASDAQ:DAIO ), might not be a large cap stock, but it led the NASDAQCM gainers with a relatively...
Analysis Article • Feb 28

Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ:DAIO)

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.2x Data I/O Corporation ( NASDAQ:DAIO ) may be sending bullish signals at...
Analysis Article • Jan 28

Data I/O's (NASDAQ:DAIO) Returns On Capital Tell Us There Is Reason To Feel Uneasy

When it comes to investing, there are some useful financial metrics that can warn us when a business is potentially in...
Analysis Article • Sep 16

Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

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Analysis Article • Aug 04

Is There Now An Opportunity In Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ:DAIO)?

Data I/O Corporation ( NASDAQ:DAIO ), might not be a large cap stock, but it received a lot of attention from a...
Analysis Article • May 03

The Returns On Capital At Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) Don't Inspire Confidence

Ignoring the stock price of a company, what are the underlying trends that tell us a business is past the growth phase...
Analysis Article • Feb 28

We Think Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, biotech and...
Analysis Article • Oct 25

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Data I/O's (NASDAQ:DAIO) Cash Burn Situation

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, biotech and mining...
Seeking Alpha • Aug 17

Another Upturn At Data I/O

Underlying demand is strong for the company but buffeted by macro problems like the Chinese lockdowns, supply chain problems, and the Ukraine war. Supply chain problems have started to ease in their most important segment, automotive. Demand from programming centers is also coming back and there were new orders for the SentriX. Demand from Europe remains weak as a result of the war. Data I/O (DAIO) is the market leader in programming, selling machines that put data on chips before they go into stuff. They sell to programming centers but most of it (58% of revenue in Q2/22) goes to the automotive sector, selling to almost all of the top OEMs. The amount of electronics in need of programming is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12%-15% a year in automotive, giving the company a nice secular tailwind. A couple of years ago they came up with a new device for secure provisioning, the SentriX, especially relevant for the security-sensitive IoT market. This got off to a slow start but it's now gaining traction after they changed the business model and made it a lot easier to operate. They have 50 patents (20 for the SentriX), a strong balance sheet, and an installed base of 420 PSV systems that produce an increasing demand for consumables (31% of revenue in Q2/22) and services (15% of revenue in Q2/22). The company has faced a very tough couple of years with a host of macro problems, like the pandemic, supply chain problems (especially in automotive), Chinese lockdowns and the war in Ukraine, and a strong dollar. The cyclical upturn that seemed to happen a year ago but was cut short because of these macro problems, but in Q2 another episode of sunshine seems to break through the clouds, except in Europe where demand remains weak. So their business is a lot stronger than the macro picture seems to indicate (apart from Europe), the automotive supply chains are improving and almost back to normal with chips production capacity shifting as other markets see diminishing demand. FinViz Financial results Q1/20 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1/21 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1/22 Q2 Sales 4.8 4.7 5.9 4.9 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.4 5.0 4.8 Bookings 4.3 5.0 5.6 6.0 5.4 8.9 5.0 6.2 6.2 6.4 Backlog 2.3 2.8 2.8 3.9 3.0 5.0 3.3 2.9 4.1 5.8 Gros Marg 58.2 52.4 55 52.9 55.5 57 60.7 54.4 46.4 57.8 Adj. EBITDA -11K 23K 169K -194K 173K 597K 564K 117K -932K -64K Bookings were above $6M for a third consecutive quarter, and the company won 6 new customers in Q2, testifying to strong underlying demand. Most bookings came late in the quarter, leading to a high backlog which management expects to clear by the end of Q3. Therefore, management expects a significant improvement in financial performance in H2/22 and some $1M in order delays because of Chinese lockdowns will be cleared before yearend as well. There was some success with the SentriX as they gained two orders and had another customer go into volume production (apart from an outright CapEx sale, the SentriX also has a per-use business model). Data by YCharts While Q2 isn't yet in the graph, it's notable the company hasn't been making any cash since 2018, but they were plagued first by a cyclical downturn and then by an assortment of macro problems. Fundamentally the company is better positioned than during the last cyclical upturn. They also have a strong balance sheet with no cash and $10.3M in cash, management argues that they are the best-capitalized company in the business and that it is an important competitive advantage. Valuation There has hardly been any dilution, the share count went up from 8.2M to 8.6M in the past 5 years: Data by YCharts
Analysis Article • Jun 15

We're Hopeful That Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, biotech and...
Seeking Alpha • Sep 17

Data I/O SentriX Sale Breakthrough

Q2 confirmed the cyclical upturn which we announced earlier, with all-round good figures in the quarter. We think we're still in the early innings of this cyclical upturn, although there are some risks from the pandemic, shortages and price increases of parts. However, the company is slowly becoming less cyclical with recurring revenue creeping up as a percentage of sales. The company's position and TAM are also increasing.
Analysis Article • Aug 14

Companies Like Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) Can Afford To Invest In Growth

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, although...
Analysis Article • May 14

Here's Why It's Unlikely That Data I/O Corporation's (NASDAQ:DAIO) CEO Will See A Pay Rise This Year

The results at Data I/O Corporation ( NASDAQ:DAIO ) have been quite disappointing recently and CEO Anthony Ambrose...
Analysis Article • Mar 03

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Data I/O's (NASDAQ:DAIO) Cash Burn Situation

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, biotech and...

Shareholder Returns

DAIOUS ElectronicUS Market
7D33.0%1.8%1.6%
1Y52.2%97.6%28.2%

Return vs Industry: DAIO underperformed the US Electronic industry which returned 97.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: DAIO exceeded the US Market which returned 28.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is DAIO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
DAIO volatility
DAIO Average Weekly Movement12.0%
Electronic Industry Average Movement9.2%
Market Average Movement7.2%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: DAIO's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: DAIO's weekly volatility (12%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
196994Bill Wentworthwww.dataio.com

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.

Data I/O Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Data I/O's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
DAIO fundamental statistics
Market capUS$39.74m
Earnings (TTM)-US$8.02m
Revenue (TTM)US$18.57m
2.1x
P/S Ratio
-5.0x
P/E Ratio

Is DAIO overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
DAIO income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$18.57m
Cost of RevenueUS$9.56m
Gross ProfitUS$9.02m
Other ExpensesUS$17.04m
Earnings-US$8.02m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2026

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.85
Gross Margin48.55%
Net Profit Margin-43.20%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did DAIO perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/01 17:16
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/29 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Data I/O Corporation is covered by 2 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jon HickmanLadenburg Thalmann & Company
Michael LeggLadenburg Thalmann & Company