Universal Electronics Inc
NASDAQ:UEIC

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Universal Electronics Inc
NASDAQ:UEIC
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Price: 4.25 USD -1.85%
Market Cap: $56.8m

Universal Electronics Inc
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Universal Electronics, Inc. engages in the design, development, and trade of control and sensor technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and currently employs 3,945 full-time employees. The firm designs, develops, manufactures, ships and supports control and sensor technology solutions. The firm offers universal control systems, audio video accessories, and intelligent wireless security and smart home products. The Company’s products and solutions include video services, consumer electronics, security, home automation, climate control and home appliance markets. The firm distributes remote control devices, integrated circuits, sensors, connected thermostats and audio-video (AV) accessories directly to video and security service providers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), both domestically and internationally. The company also distributes home security sensors and connected thermostats to pro-security installers and hospitality system integrators in the United States and Europe.

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Last Earnings Call
Fiscal Period
Q4 2025
Call Date
Mar 12, 2026
AI Summary
Q4 2025

Profitability: UEI delivered its first profitable year since 2022 on an adjusted non-GAAP basis and returned to positive operating cash flow, generating $23.6 million from operations in 2025.

Revenue: Full-year 2025 revenue declined to $368.3 million (down 6.7% YoY); Q4 2025 revenue was $87.7 million (down 20.6% YoY).

Restructuring: Management announced a strategic restructuring for 2026: workforce reductions, tighter R&D focus, footprint optimization and other structural cost cuts; Q4 RIF was ~50 people.

Margins: Adjusted non-GAAP gross margin improved to 29.2% for 2025; Q4 adjusted non-GAAP profit was $26.1 million or 29.7% of sales.

2026 outlook: Company expects full-year 2026 revenue to decline YoY and will not provide quarterly guidance; adjusted non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance is $0.45 to $0.65.

Segments: Connected home grew 15.8% in 2025 to $125.4 million but showed softening late in the year; home entertainment declined 15.2% to $242.9 million for the year.

Balance sheet: Net cash position of $8.2 million at year-end (cash $32.3 million; debt $24.1 million).

Customer concentration: Daikin ~16% and Comcast ~11% of Q4 sales; Q4 licensing uplift was in the traditional business.

Key Financials
Revenue (Q4 2025)
$87.7 million
Revenue (Full-year 2025)
$368.3 million
Connected home revenue (Full-year 2025)
$125.4 million
Home entertainment revenue (Full-year 2025)
$242.9 million
Q4 Connected home revenue (Q4 2025)
$29.7 million
Q4 Home entertainment revenue (Q4 2025)
$58.0 million
Adjusted non-GAAP profit (Q4 2025)
$26.1 million
Adjusted non-GAAP profit margin (Q4 2025)
29.7% of sales
Adjusted non-GAAP gross margin (Full-year 2025)
29.2%
Net income (Q4 2025)
loss of $1.1 million
Adjusted non-GAAP net income (Q4 2025)
$2.3 million
Adjusted non-GAAP net income (Full-year 2025)
$4.2 million
Adjusted non-GAAP diluted EPS (Q4 2025)
$0.17 per diluted share
Adjusted non-GAAP diluted EPS (Full-year 2025)
$0.31 per diluted share
Operating cash flow (Full-year 2025)
$23.6 million
Net cash balance (Dec 31, 2025)
$8.2 million
Cash (Dec 31, 2025)
$32.3 million
Debt (Dec 31, 2025)
$24.1 million
Q4 RIF
approximately 50 people
Key customers (Q4 2025)
Daikin ~16%; Comcast ~11%
Earnings Call Recording
Other Earnings Calls

Management

Mr. Paul D. Arling
Chairman & CEO
No Bio Available
Mr. Bryan M. Hackworth
CFO & Senior VP
No Bio Available
Mr. Richard K. Carnifax
Senior Vice President of Global Operations
No Bio Available
Mr. Cheung Hyen Chong
Executive Vice President of Global Sales
No Bio Available
Mr. Ramzi S. Ammari
Senior Vice President of Corporate Planning & Strategy
No Bio Available
Mr. Richard A. Firehammer Jr., Esq.
Senior VP, General Counsel, Head of Global Compliance & Secretary
No Bio Available
Dr. Norman G. Sheridan Ph.D.,  
Senior Vice President of Engineering
No Bio Available
Mr. Stephen L. Gutman
Senior VP of Global Sales of Subscription Broadcast
No Bio Available
Mr. Hrag G. Ohannessian
Senior Vice President of Global Sales for Home Automation, Security and Hospitality
No Bio Available
Arsham Hatambeiki
Senior Vice President of Product and Technology
No Bio Available

Contacts

Address
ARIZONA
Scottsdale
15147 N Scottsdale Rd Ste H300
Contacts
+14805303000.0
www.uei.com
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