Universal Electronics

UEIC

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

Price

$4.66

-0.01 (-0.11%)

Market Cap

$58.8M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−4.1% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 13.7M (2021) → 13.2M (2025)

Universal Electronics Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells pre-programmed and universal control products, audio-video (AV) accessories, and intelligent wireless security and smart home products for video services, consumer electronics, security, home automation, climate control, and home appliance markets. The company offers universal radio frequency (RF) and infrared remote controls primarily for sale to video service providers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), retailers, and

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-14.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-20.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$26M/ year

↓ Declining (-12% vs prior year)

7.1% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

25.9%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~5 years

$30M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$30M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Universal Electronics's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

24.7%

Thin — 24.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

-4.9%

Losing money on operations — -4.9%

ROCE

-2.4%

Weak — -2.4% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-10.2%

Shrinking sales (-10.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

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Data not available

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

—

Data not available

FCF Margin

2.4%

Thin free cash flow (2.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.19

Conservative — low debt load (0.19)

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

—

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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