Data I/O Corporation (DAIO)Technology | Electronic Components | Redmond, United States | NasdaqCM
2.93 USD
-0.05
(-1.678%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.96 +0.03 (1.024%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:55 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Data I/O is currently compromised by severe operational distress and a lack of shareholder returns. Fundamentally, the company is bleeding cash with negative free cash flow and operating margins, while revenue has contracted by nearly 14%. The balance sheet shows deteriorating returns on equity and assets, signaling that the core business is struggling to generate capital efficiently. While the stock trades at a low multiple relative to book value, this appears to be a market correction for a failing operation rather than a margin of safety, especially given the recent news of delayed earnings and pending investment reviews. Technically, the stock is trading well below its 50-day moving average, confirming a downtrend. The options market reinforces this pessimism; there is a distinct lack of bullish positioning, with traders loading up on puts to hedge against further declines. With no dividend to provide income and a high beta amplifying downside moves, the risk/reward profile is skewed heavily toward the downside. Investors should view this as a speculative turnaround play at best, requiring proof of the announced investment review turning into sustained profitability. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.177751 |
| AutoETS | 0.190425 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.193740 |
| AutoTheta | 0.194522 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 9.39 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.206 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.11 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1989-03-08 |
| Last Dividend Date | 1989-03-08 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 67.179 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.884 |
| Market Cap | 30,459,188 |
| Forward P/E | 19.53 |
| Beta | 1.32 |
| Profit Margins | -50.13% |
| Website | https://www.dataio.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest is massive relative to call open interest, with deep out-of-the-money puts holding significantly higher volume and open interest than any call strike. This indicates a strong hedging bias or bearish sentiment, suggesting traders expect volatility or a decline rather than a rally.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 1989-03-09 | 4.15 | 72.173913 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.022950828 |
| Address1 | 6,645 185th Avenue NE |
| Address2 | Suite 100 |
| All Time High | 16.49 |
| All Time Low | 0.41 |
| Ask | 3.84 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 35,020 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 57,019 |
| Average Volume | 57,019 |
| Average Volume10Days | 35,020 |
| Beta | 1.317 |
| Bid | 2.16 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 1.14 |
| City | Redmond |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.93 |
| Current Ratio | 1.932 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 3.1 |
| Day Low | 2.93 |
| Debt To Equity | 67.179 |
| Display Name | Data I/O |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,745,528,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,745,528,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,753,704,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,753,268,340 |
| Ebitda | -7,289,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.41007 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -3.784 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.552 |
| Enterprise Value | 27,578,188 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.3 |
| Eps Forward | 0.15 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.94 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 605,404,800 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.2836 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.35360003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.10768669 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -2.2950828 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 4.49 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.5599997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3474387 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.16 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.77 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.35648146 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.16 - 4.49 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 599,841,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 9,865,970 |
| Forward Eps | 0.15 |
| Forward P E | 19.533333 |
| Free Cashflow | -5,371,125 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 90 |
| Fullday Change | -0.05 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.67785 |
| Fullday Price | 2.96 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.50594 |
| Gross Profits | 8,993,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.13626 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.29923 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 10,395,627 |
| Industry | Electronic Components |
| Industry Disp | Electronic Components |
| Industry Key | electronic-components |
| Ir Website | http://www.dataio.com/Company/InvestorRelations/DataIOProfile.aspx |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 605,404,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 4.15 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 430,358,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | Data I/O Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 30,459,188 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_27369 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -8,911,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 30,978,968 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 3.02 |
| Operating Cashflow | -7,160,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.14061 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 425 881 6444 |
| Post Market Change | 0.029999971 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.0238898 |
| Post Market Price | 2.96 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 2.98 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -9.766666 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 2.5701756 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.713597 |
| Profit Margins | -0.50132 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.319 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.05 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.67785 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.1 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.93 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.93 - 3.1 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.02 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.98 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.93 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 26,691 |
| Return On Assets | -0.19904 |
| Return On Equity | -0.61248 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.134 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.884 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 10,395,627 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0013 |
| Shares Short | 13,129 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,404 |
| Short Name | Data I/O Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0013 |
| Short Ratio | 0.3 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | WA |
| Symbol | DAIO |
| Target High Price | 5.5 |
| Target Low Price | 5.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 5.5 |
| Target Median Price | 5.5 |
| Total Cash | 10,843,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.043 |
| Total Debt | 7,962,000 |
| Total Revenue | 17,775,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.94 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.03635 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.106349945 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.03502559 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 26,691 |
| Website | https://www.dataio.com |
| Zip | 98,052 |