Universal Electronics

UEIC

Consumer Electronics · Technology

Price

$4.85

+0.07 (+1.46%)

Market Cap

$61.3M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Good

Valuation

Data not available

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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)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Universal Electronics Inc. makes the remote controls and wireless control technology found inside millions of homes around the world. Its main customers are pay-TV providers, cable companies, and consumer electronics brands — not everyday shoppers — who buy Universal Electronics' remotes and chips in bulk to include with their set-top boxes and smart TVs. The company holds a large portfolio of patents related to remote control technology, making it one of the leading suppliers in this niche.

Universal Electronics earns money by selling hardware — remotes, sensors, and control chips — directly to business customers under supply contracts. It operates globally, with manufacturing and customers across North America, Europe, and Asia, though it is a small company with a market cap around $100 million. The biggest risk it faces is the ongoing decline of traditional pay-TV subscriptions, which reduces demand from its core cable and satellite customers as more viewers shift to streaming services that require fewer physical remotes.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-25.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+159.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

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

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$32M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

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

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

35.4%

Modest — 35.4% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

6.5%

Modest — 6.5% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-0.7%

Weak — -0.7% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-17.9%

Shrinking sales (-17.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

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Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

1.5%

Thin free cash flow (1.5%)

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

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.19

Conservative — low debt load (0.19)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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