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Franklin Wireless Corp. (FKWL)

Technology | Communication Equipment | San Diego, United States | NasdaqCM
2.25 USD -0.08 (-3.433%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:51 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Franklin Wireless is currently broken by deteriorating fundamentals and severe operational headwinds. The company is posting widening losses, with Q3 sales plummeting 57% and operating margins collapsing to -21.5%. While the forward P/E appears cheap at 4x, this is a classic value trap driven by negative earnings and a massive gap between trailing and forward EPS estimates, indicating a complete earnings reversal. The balance sheet shows negative free cash flow and negative operating cash flow, raising concerns about liquidity despite the low debt-to-equity ratio. Technically, the stock is trading significantly below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, confirming a downtrend. The options market reflects this pessimism, with almost no call buying and open interest concentrated in distant, out-of-the-money strikes rather than near-term bullish plays. There is no dividend to provide income, and the recent news of a court-ordered payment adds legal overhang. This is a speculative turnaround story with high execution risk, warranting a strong avoidance stance.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.041150
AutoTheta0.053741
AutoETS0.069244
MSTL0.074359

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 1.14
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.277
Excess Kurtosis 0.06
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2025-11-13
Last Dividend Date 2025-11-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 3.408
Revenue per Share 3.099
Market Cap 26,514,630
Forward P/E 4.25
Beta 0.29
Profit Margins -12.99%
Website https://franklinaccess.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Call volume is negligible across all expirations, while put activity exists at the nearest expiration. Open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money calls (strikes 5.0 and 7.5) for later dates, suggesting speculative bets on a recovery to higher levels, but the immediate term is dominated by hedging or bearish sentiment given the lack of near-term call buying.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-11-14 0.04 0.792079
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.0
exDividendDate 2025-11-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.04
lastDividendDate 2025-11-14
dividendDate 2025-12-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.5358566
Address1 3,940 Ruffin Road
Address2 Suite C
All Time High 28.14
All Time Low 0.25
Ask 2.36
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 11,770
Average Daily Volume3 Month 14,412
Average Volume 14,412
Average Volume10Days 11,770
Beta 0.287
Bid 2.43
Bid Size 2
Book Value 2.488
City San Diego
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 2.25
Current Ratio 2.672
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 2.2501
Day Low 2.23
Debt To Equity 3.408
Display Name Franklin Wireless
Dividend Date 1,764,633,600
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Timestamp End 1,747,306,740
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,747,306,740
Ebitda -2,067,384
Ebitda Margins -0.05662
Enterprise To Ebitda 1.565
Enterprise To Revenue -0.089
Enterprise Value -3,235,042
Eps Forward 0.53
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.4
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,763,078,400
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 2.392
Fifty Day Average Change -0.14199996
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05936453
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -53.58566
Fifty Two Week High 5.48
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.23
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.5894161
Fifty Two Week Low 2.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.07999992
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.036866322
Fifty Two Week Range 2.17 - 5.48
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,186,147,800,000
Float Shares 8,442,376
Forward Eps 0.53
Forward P E 4.245283
Free Cashflow -2,791,203
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 69
Fullday Change -0.099999905
Fullday Change Percent -4.2918415
Fullday Price 2.25
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.17131001
Gross Profits 6,255,131
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.19519
Held Percent Institutions 0.19385
Implied Shares Outstanding 11,784,280
Industry Communication Equipment
Industry Disp Communication Equipment
Industry Key communication-equipment
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-03-29
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,763,078,400
Last Dividend Value 0.04
Last Fiscal Year End 1,782,777,600
Last Split Date 1,200,960,000
Last Split Factor 1:70
Long Business Summary Franklin Wireless Corp. provides integrated wireless solutions in North America and Asia. The company offers 5G/4G wireless broadband products, such as portable wi-fi mobile hotspot routers, mobile hotspots, fixed wireless routers, and mobile device management (MDM) solutions. It also provides remote management of device; and network management systems, for monitoring, managing, and optimizing network performance. In addition, the company offers quvo family guardian solutions, including parental control and senior care. The company markets and sells its products to wireless operators, strategic partners, and distributors. Franklin Wireless Corp. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Long Name Franklin Wireless Corp.
Market us_market
Market Cap 26,514,630
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6950700
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -4,743,808
Next Fiscal Year End 1,814,313,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 28,400,114
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 2.25
Operating Cashflow -6,296,906
Operating Margins -0.215
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 858 623 0000
Previous Close 2.33
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.90434086
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.7261417
Profit Margins -0.12991999
Quick Ratio 2.304
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0799999
Regular Market Change Percent -3.43347
Regular Market Day High 2.2501
Regular Market Day Low 2.23
Regular Market Day Range 2.23 - 2.2501
Regular Market Open 2.25
Regular Market Previous Close 2.33
Regular Market Price 2.25
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,601
Regular Market Volume 6,160
Return On Assets -0.03426
Return On Equity -0.20239
Revenue Growth 0.212
Revenue Per Share 3.099
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Shares Outstanding 11,784,280
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0039
Shares Short 46,129
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 66,010
Short Name Franklin Wireless Corp.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0053
Short Ratio 4.97
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol FKWL
Target High Price 6.0
Target Low Price 6.0
Target Mean Price 6.0
Target Median Price 6.0
Total Cash 31,954,396
Total Cash Per Share 2.712
Total Debt 1,038,701
Total Revenue 36,514,404
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.4
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 3.17605
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.92604995
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.29157287
Type Disp Equity
Volume 6,160
Website https://franklinaccess.com
Zip 92,123