UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC (UEIC) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:UEIC • US9134831034

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This UEIC fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. UEIC Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • UEIC had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year UEIC had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In multiple years UEIC reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • UEIC had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
UEIC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFUEIC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M -50M

1.2 Ratios

  • UEIC has a worse Return On Assets (-6.79%) than 76.67% of its industry peers.
  • UEIC's Return On Equity of -12.72% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. UEIC is outperformed by 73.33% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.79%
ROE -12.72%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-13.94%
ROA(5y)-8.14%
ROE(3y)-27.77%
ROE(5y)-16.25%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
UEIC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICUEIC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -20 -40

1.3 Margins

  • With a decent Gross Margin value of 29.23%, UEIC is doing good in the industry, outperforming 61.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of UEIC has remained more or less at the same level.
  • UEIC does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 29.23%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.37%
GM growth 5Y0.16%
UEIC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsUEIC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20 -20

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2. UEIC Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • UEIC does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • UEIC has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • UEIC has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for UEIC has been reduced compared to a year ago.
UEIC Yearly Shares OutstandingUEIC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5M 10M
UEIC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsUEIC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.93 indicates that UEIC is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.93, UEIC is in line with its industry, outperforming 43.33% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of UEIC is 1.44, which is an excellent value as it means it would take UEIC, only 1.44 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • UEIC's Debt to FCF ratio of 1.44 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. UEIC outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.
  • UEIC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.16. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • UEIC has a better Debt to Equity ratio (0.16) than 70.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.16
Debt/FCF 1.44
Altman-Z 2.93
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.65%
UEIC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFUEIC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M 200M 300M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.72 indicates that UEIC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 1.72, UEIC is not doing good in the industry: 73.33% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.07 indicates that UEIC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 1.07, UEIC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.72
Quick Ratio 1.07
UEIC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesUEIC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M

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3. UEIC Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • UEIC shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 1450.00%, which is quite impressive.
  • The earnings per share for UEIC have been decreasing by -39.29% on average. This is quite bad
  • Looking at the last year, UEIC shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -6.73% in the last year.
  • UEIC shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -9.74% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)1450%
EPS 3Y-50.59%
EPS 5Y-39.29%
EPS Q2Q%-15%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.73%
Revenue growth 3Y-12.13%
Revenue growth 5Y-9.74%
Sales Q2Q%-20.56%

3.2 Future

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y-67.1%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-12.62%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
UEIC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesUEIC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 200M 400M 600M
UEIC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesUEIC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 1 2 3

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4. UEIC Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • UEIC is valuated correctly with a Price/Earnings ratio of 14.10.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as UEIC.
  • UEIC's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 26.91.
  • UEIC is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 42.84.
  • UEIC's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. UEIC is more expensive than 73.33% of the companies in the same industry.
  • UEIC is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 23.68, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 14.1
Fwd PE 42.84
UEIC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsUEIC Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of UEIC indicates a rather cheap valuation: UEIC is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, UEIC is valued cheaper than 95.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 3.35
EV/EBITDA 2.01
UEIC Per share dataUEIC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15 20 25

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. UEIC Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for UEIC!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

UEIC Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC

NASDAQ:UEIC (4/9/2026, 8:03:16 PM)

After market: 4.37 0 (0%)

4.37

-0.11 (-2.46%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Durables & Apparel
GICS IndustryHousehold Durables
Earnings (Last)03-12
Earnings (Next)04-30
Inst Owners68.2%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners1.92%
Ins Owner Change-0.03%
Market Cap56.20M
Revenue(TTM)368.29M
Net Income(TTM)-18.60M
Analysts43.33
Price Target5.1 (16.7%)
Short Float %1.49%
Short Ratio2.78
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)117.32%
Min EPS beat(2)56.86%
Max EPS beat(2)177.78%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)98.95%
Min EPS beat(4)20.51%
Max EPS beat(4)177.78%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)48.35%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)77.47%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)58.23%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-4.15%
Min Revenue beat(2)-6.9%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.41%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.06%
Min Revenue beat(4)-6.9%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.63%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.58%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.65%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.37%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)17.65%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-50%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-50%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)187.34%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-11.11%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-11.11%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-5.45%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.57%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 14.1
Fwd PE 42.84
P/S 0.15
P/FCF 3.35
P/OCF 2.38
P/B 0.38
P/tB 0.45
EV/EBITDA 2.01
EPS(TTM)0.31
EY7.09%
EPS(NY)0.1
Fwd EY2.33%
FCF(TTM)1.3
FCFY29.82%
OCF(TTM)1.84
OCFY42.04%
SpS28.64
BVpS11.37
TBVpS9.66
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number8.9
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.79%
ROE -12.72%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 29.23%
FCFM 4.55%
ROA(3y)-13.94%
ROA(5y)-8.14%
ROE(3y)-27.77%
ROE(5y)-16.25%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.37%
GM growth 5Y0.16%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover1.34
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.16
Debt/FCF 1.44
Debt/EBITDA 2.02
Cap/Depr 48.39%
Cap/Sales 1.86%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion 198.45%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.72
Quick Ratio 1.07
Altman-Z 2.93
F-Score8
WACC9.65%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)51.86%
Cap/Depr(5y)60.99%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.43%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.78%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)1450%
EPS 3Y-50.59%
EPS 5Y-39.29%
EPS Q2Q%-15%
EPS Next Y-67.1%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.73%
Revenue growth 3Y-12.13%
Revenue growth 5Y-9.74%
Sales Q2Q%-20.56%
Revenue Next Year-12.62%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y69.72%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year425.56%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y162.14%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y-19.69%
OCF growth 1Y59.4%
OCF growth 3Y29.3%
OCF growth 5Y-20.28%

UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC / UEIC Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC (UEIC) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to UEIC.


Can you provide the valuation status for UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC (UEIC). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


Can you provide the profitability details for UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC?

UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC (UEIC) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for UEIC stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC (UEIC) is 14.1 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.38.


How financially healthy is UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC?

The financial health rating of UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC (UEIC) is 6 / 10.