Franklin Wireless Corp. (FKWL)Technology | Communication Equipment | San Diego, United States | NasdaqCM
3.79 USD
+0.13
(3.552%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.79 Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 6:36 p.m. EDT
Franklin Wireless presents a classic value trap with a massive near-term valuation dilution event. Despite the recent 50%+ price run Year-over-Year driven by the cash position and modest 5G hardware growth, the company is hemorrhaging Free Cash Flow (-11M) while declaring a 4-cent special dividend that is insufficient to offset the burn, leaving it further depleted by ~$2M. The low forward P/E (7x) is misleading; it relies on master extraction of cash rather than earnings power. Long-term returns will be severely capped by the inability to fund R&D or capex without issuing equity, destroying the balance sheet between the stock and the warrant structure. The stock is a 'lottery ticket' play on stock-backed warrants, not a fundamental investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.082802 |
| MSTL | 0.084904 |
| AutoETS | 0.086623 |
| AutoTheta | 0.101052 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 32.08 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.215 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.28 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-11-13 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2025-11-13 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 3.124 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.361 |
| Market Cap | 44,662,420 |
| Trailing P/E | 189.50 |
| Forward P/E | 7.15 |
| Beta | 0.22 |
| Profit Margins | 0.47% |
| Website | https://franklinaccess.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 6:36 p.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is heavily skewed towards calls, with open interest concentrated at the 5.00 ATM strike (96% of total call volume focused on the money). Calls at strikes below the current price generally exhibit significantly higher implied volatility (e.g., 5.5% at 2.50 vs 2.78% at 5.00), suggesting higher estimated downside risk in pricing models, yet capital remains positioned at the current level. Critically, there is zero open interest or volume recorded for out-of-the-money puts on the 2026-04-17 expiration, indicating a distinct lack of speculative downside protection or bearish sentiment at this time horizon.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | 0.04 | 0.792079 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.19361705 |
| Address1 | 3,940 Ruffin Road |
| Address2 | Suite C |
| All Time High | 28.14 |
| All Time Low | 0.25 |
| Ask | 3.62 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 7,930 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 7,172 |
| Average Volume | 7,172 |
| Average Volume10Days | 7,930 |
| Beta | 0.216 |
| Bid | 3.76 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 2.981 |
| City | San Diego |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.79 |
| Current Ratio | 3.388 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 3.79 |
| Day Low | 3.6371 |
| Debt To Equity | 3.124 |
| Display Name | Franklin Wireless |
| Dividend Date | 1,764,633,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.333 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.333 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,747,306,740 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,747,306,740 |
| Ebitda | -1,886,737 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.04763 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -8.145 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.388 |
| Enterprise Value | 15,368,390 |
| Eps Forward | 0.53 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.02 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,763,078,400 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.814 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.02399993 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.006292588 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -19.361704 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.48 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.69 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.30839416 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.26999998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.07670454 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.52 - 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 | 7.1509438 |
| Free Cashflow | -11,016,431 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 67 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.19048999 |
| Gross Profits | 7,545,335 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.22183001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.16564 |
| 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 | 1,751,241,600 |
| 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 mobile device management that ensure security, compliance, and efficient operation across mobile environments; 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 | 44,662,420 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_6950700 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 187,072 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 44,426,735 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 3.6371 |
| Operating Cashflow | -9,142,870 |
| Operating Margins | 0.00408 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 858 623 0000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 3.79 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,456,027 |
| Previous Close | 3.66 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.2713854 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.1275338 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00472 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.207 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.13 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.55191 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.79 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.6371 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.6371 - 3.79 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.6371 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.79 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 15,113 |
| Return On Assets | -0.03079 |
| Return On Equity | 0.00828 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.331 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.361 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 11,784,280 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0018000001 |
| Shares Short | 21,071 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 24,718 |
| Short Name | Franklin Wireless Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0023999999 |
| Short Ratio | 2.97 |
| 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 | 33,623,292 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.853 |
| Total Debt | 1,195,513 |
| Total Revenue | 39,610,716 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.02 |
| Trailing P E | 189.5 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.2134 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.42339993 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.1004889 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 15,113 |
| Website | https://franklinaccess.com |
| Zip | 92,123 |