Data I.O. Stock Price, News & Analysis

Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO) has secured a significant order worth over $1.4 million from a major Chinese EV manufacturing supplier for 10 PSV automated programming systems with Lumen®X programming platform. The systems, selected after rigorous evaluation focusing on UFS 4.0 support, will be manufactured in Shanghai and delivered within China over the next two quarters. This marks the first time Data I/O has been chosen specifically for their UFS 4.0 technology support, despite a long-standing relationship with the customer. The order reflects the growing demand for high-density flash storage in automotive, mobile computing, and AI-Edge computing applications, with UFS device storage expanding to 1-2 TB per device. Data I/O's automated programming solutions offer up to 50% lower costs while maintaining speed and accuracy.

Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO) announced that multiple company insiders, including Board members and senior management, have made open-market purchases of the company's common stock following the release of Q1 financial results. William Wentworth, President/CEO and Executive Board Member, emphasized that these purchases demonstrate confidence in the company's strategic goals for market dominance, revenue growth, and profitability.

Despite achieving sequential growth and operational progress in Q1 amid global trade tensions, management believes the current stock price undervalues the company's business potential and growth prospects. The insider purchases are intended to signal strong alignment with shareholder interests.

Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO) has secured its largest adapter order in company history, valued at nearly $1 million. The order comes from the European division of a major electronics distributor and is set for fulfillment by September 2025.

The milestone order represents a strategic win in the company's distribution channel market expansion efforts. These adapters will support Data I/O's automated programming systems, particularly the PSV family, by serving as physical interfaces for programming various semiconductor devices including:

• Microcontrollers
• Flash memory
• Programmable logic devices

The company continues to expand its algorithm library to support customer adapter requirements, enabling increased chip density, faster production cycles, improved programming yields, and better time-to-market advantages.

Data I/O (NASDAQ: DAIO) reported its Q1 2025 financial results, showing sequential growth despite global trade challenges. Net sales reached $6.2 million, up 19% from Q4 2024 and slightly higher than Q1 2024. The company saw significant growth in Americas (32%) and Europe (44%), while Asia declined 40%.

The company reported a net loss of ($382,000) or ($0.04) per share, improving from ($1.2) million in Q4 2024. Gross margin was 51.6%, and operating expenses decreased by 11% to $3.6 million. Automotive electronics represented 66% of Q1 2025 bookings. New bookings were $4.6 million, with a backlog of $2.9 million.

The company maintains a strong financial position with $10.5 million in cash and over $16 million in net working capital, with no debt. Data I/O is implementing dual manufacturing capabilities in the US and China to manage tariff policies and is expanding its product lineup with new programmers including Lumen®X-M8 and FlashCORE III-M4.

Data I/O (NASDAQ: DAIO), a leading provider of security and data deployment solutions for microcontrollers and memory devices, has scheduled its Q1 2025 earnings conference call for April 24, 2025, at 2 p.m. Pacific Time/5 p.m. Eastern Time.

The financial results will be released after market close on the same day. Investors can access the call by dialing 412-317-5788, with a replay available until May 8, 2025, via 412-317-0088 (access code: 5606603). A simultaneous webcast will be available on the company's website at www.dataio.com, with a recording accessible approximately one hour after the call.

Data I/O (NASDAQ: DAIO) has announced plans to showcase its new Unified Programming Platform Strategy at the IPC APEX Expo in Anaheim, California from March 18-20, 2025. The company will demonstrate its newly refreshed manual programmers, the LumenX-M8 and FlashCORE III-M4.

The unified platform strategy supports semiconductor preprogramming throughout the entire supply chain, from design to manufacturing. The refreshed manual programmers allow customers to create and validate preprogramming jobs during the design/NPI process and seamlessly transition to automated PSV systems for volume production, all on a single platform.

Visitors can explore these solutions at Data I/O's booth #3107, where the company will display both manual programmers and the PSV5000 automated programming system.

Data I/O (NASDAQ: DAIO), a leader in data and security deployment solutions, has been selected to participate in the inaugural MS Microcaps Virtual Investor Conference, co-hosted by GeoInvesting. The event, scheduled for March 3-7, 2025, will showcase 18 carefully selected companies.

DAIO's President and CEO William Wentworth will engage in a fireside chat on March 6, 2025, at 1:30 PM EST. The company was recently added to the MS Microcap Quality Index (MSMqi), which currently includes 109 stocks meeting specific quality factors and a curated multi-bagger checklist.

The conference, featuring 13 MSMqi-listed companies and 5 watchlist candidates, aims to connect promising smaller cap companies with engaged investors. The event is organized by Maj Soueidan, founder of MS Microcaps and co-founder of GeoInvesting, , who brings nearly 40 years of microcap investment experience.

Data I/O (NASDAQ: DAIO) reported challenging fourth quarter 2024 results with net sales of $5.2 million, down 25% from Q4 2023. Full-year 2024 sales declined 22% to $21.8 million.

The company posted a Q4 net loss of ($1.2) million or ($0.13) per share, compared to net income of $144,000 in Q4 2023. Full-year 2024 resulted in a ($3.1) million net loss or ($0.34) per share. Q4 gross margin decreased to 52.2% from 58% year-over-year.

Under new CEO William Wentworth, appointed in October 2024, the company is implementing strategic initiatives including AI integration, redesigned field services, and cost reduction measures. Automotive electronics represented 59% of 2024 bookings. The company maintains a solid balance sheet with $10.3 million in cash and no debt as of December 31, 2024.

Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) has scheduled a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2024 financial results on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 2 p.m. Pacific Time/5 p.m. Eastern Time. The company, which specializes in security and data deployment solutions for microcontrollers, security ICs and memory devices, will release its financial results after market close on the same day.

Interested parties can access the call by dialing 412-317-5788. A replay will be available until March 13, 2025, via 412-317-0088 (access code: 2420039). The call will also be webcast live on the company's website and archived for later viewing.