Franklin Wireless Corp.

NasdaqCM:FKWL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$57.2m

Franklin Wireless Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Franklin Wireless' CEO is OC Chae Kim, appointed in Sep 2003, has a tenure of 22.08 years. total yearly compensation is $2.82M, comprised of 10.6% salary and 89.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 9.31% of the company’s shares, worth $5.32M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4 years and 5.8 years respectively.

Key information

OC Chae Kim

Chief executive officer

US$2.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage10.63%
CEO tenure22.1yrs
CEO ownership9.3%
Management average tenure4yrs
Board average tenure5.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Franklin Wireless Corp.'s (NASDAQ:FKWL) Performance Completely

Aug 21
Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Franklin Wireless Corp.'s (NASDAQ:FKWL) Performance Completely

Franklin Wireless Corp. (NASDAQ:FKWL) May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon With Recent 25% Price Plummet

Apr 08
Franklin Wireless Corp. (NASDAQ:FKWL) May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon With Recent 25% Price Plummet

Franklin Wireless Corp.'s (NASDAQ:FKWL) 40% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Feb 19
Franklin Wireless Corp.'s (NASDAQ:FKWL) 40% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

We're Not Worried About Franklin Wireless' (NASDAQ:FKWL) Cash Burn

Sep 26
We're Not Worried About Franklin Wireless' (NASDAQ:FKWL) Cash Burn

Getting In Cheap On Franklin Wireless Corp. (NASDAQ:FKWL) Is Unlikely

Jun 21
Getting In Cheap On Franklin Wireless Corp. (NASDAQ:FKWL) Is Unlikely

We're Hopeful That Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Jul 12
We're Hopeful That Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

May 03
Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Franklin Wireless: Turnaround Possible For This Small Cap, But Much Risk Looms

Apr 18

Franklin Wireless Is Too Expensive Even After The Sell-Off

Jan 18

Franklin Wireless: Betting On A (Quasi) Binary Situation

Dec 21

We Like Franklin Wireless' (NASDAQ:FKWL) Returns And Here's How They're Trending

Nov 23
We Like Franklin Wireless' (NASDAQ:FKWL) Returns And Here's How They're Trending

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Franklin Wireless Corp. (NASDAQ:FKWL)

Oct 28
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Franklin Wireless Corp. (NASDAQ:FKWL)

Earnings Working Against Franklin Wireless Corp.'s (NASDAQ:FKWL) Share Price Following 26% Dive

Oct 05
Earnings Working Against Franklin Wireless Corp.'s (NASDAQ:FKWL) Share Price Following 26% Dive

Here's Why I Think Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) Is An Interesting Stock

Oct 02
Here's Why I Think Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) Is An Interesting Stock

Franklin Wireless: Extremely Cheap At 1.8x EV/EBIT, But With High Short-Term Risk

Jun 22

Do Franklin Wireless's (NASDAQ:FKWL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jun 12
Do Franklin Wireless's (NASDAQ:FKWL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

This Franklin Wireless Corp. (NASDAQ:FKWL) Analyst Is Way More Bearish Than They Used To Be

May 22
This Franklin Wireless Corp. (NASDAQ:FKWL) Analyst Is Way More Bearish Than They Used To Be

Earnings Miss: Here's What Franklin Wireless Corp. (NASDAQ:FKWL) Analysts Are Forecasting For Next Year

May 21
Earnings Miss: Here's What Franklin Wireless Corp. (NASDAQ:FKWL) Analysts Are Forecasting For Next Year

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has OC Chae Kim's remuneration changed compared to Franklin Wireless's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025US$3mUS$300k

-US$243k

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$2m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

-US$2m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$3m

Jun 30 2024US$800kUS$300k

-US$4m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$4m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

-US$2m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$2m

Jun 30 2023US$675kUS$300k

-US$3m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$2m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

-US$3m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$4m

Jun 30 2022US$866kUS$300k

-US$4m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$3m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

US$2m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$10m

Jun 30 2021US$345kUS$287k

US$18m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$21m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

US$18m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$12m

Jun 30 2020US$245kUS$220k

US$6m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$1m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

-US$105k

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$1m

Jun 30 2019US$220kUS$220k

-US$1m

Compensation vs Market: OC Chae's total compensation ($USD2.82M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD600.00K).

Compensation vs Earnings: OC Chae's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

OC Chae Kim (61 yo)

22.1yrs
Tenure
US$2,821,068
Compensation

Mr. OC Chae Kim has been the President, Secretary and Director at Franklin Wireless Corp. (Formerly Known as Franklin Telecommunications Corp.) since September 2003 and serves as its Chief Executive Office...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
OC Chae Kim
President22.1yrsUS$2.82m9.31%
$ 5.3m
Reid Granados
Acting CFO & Director of Logisticsless than a yearUS$172.22kno data
William Bauer
Secretary5.8yrsUS$161.06kno data
Yun J. Lee
Senior Vice President of Sales2.3yrsUS$303.00k1.57%
$ 897.3k
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: FKWL's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
OC Chae Kim
President22.1yrsUS$2.82m9.31%
$ 5.3m
Ira Greenstein
Directorless than a yearUS$10.00kno data
Jonathan Chee
Chairman of the Board16.1yrsUS$22.50k0.11%
$ 65.5k
Heidy Kingwan Chow
Independent Director5.8yrsUS$22.93kno data
Kristina Kim
Independent Director4.8yrsUS$22.61kno data
5.8yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: FKWL's board of directors are considered experienced (5.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/12 00:51
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/10 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/06/30

Data Sources

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

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Analyst Sources

Franklin Wireless Corp. is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jaeson Allen SchmidtLake Street Capital Markets, LLC