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Franklin Wireless (Franklin Wireless) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : -0.18 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Franklin Wireless Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Franklin Wireless's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.18. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Franklin Wireless's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Franklin Wireless was 165.88. The lowest was 2.60. And the median was 8.75.


FKWL's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 17.075
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Franklin Wireless's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.06. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.19. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is At Loss.

Franklin Wireless's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.08. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.02. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


Franklin Wireless Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Franklin Wireless's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Franklin Wireless Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Franklin Wireless Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.02 1.98 0.88 -0.74 -0.26

Franklin Wireless Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.63 -0.72 -0.26 -0.63 -0.18

Competitive Comparison of Franklin Wireless's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Franklin Wireless's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Franklin Wireless's Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Franklin Wireless's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Franklin Wireless's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Franklin Wireless Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Franklin Wireless's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income -2.38
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 1.31
Change In Deferred Tax -1.17
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 0.80
Change In Working Capital 0.88
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 11.78

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Franklin Wireless's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.38 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Franklin Wireless's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.31 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Franklin Wireless's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.17 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.80 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Franklin Wireless's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.80 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Franklin Wireless's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.88 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Franklin Wireless's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.784 Mil.

Franklin Wireless's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -2.38 +1.313+-1.168
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-0.79939059379815+0.883)/11.784
=-0.18

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=2.96/-0.18
=0

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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Franklin Wireless (Franklin Wireless) Business Description

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9707 Waples Street, Suite 150, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
Franklin Wireless Corp is a provider of wireless solutions, including mobile hotspots, routers, and modems, as well as hardware and software products that support machine-to-machine (M2M) applications and the Internet of Things (IoT). Its M2M and IoT solutions include embedded modules, modems, and gateways built to deliver reliable always-on connectivity supporting a spectrum of applications. These products are designed to solve wireless connectivity challenges in a range of vertical markets, including video surveillance, digital signage, home security, oil and gas exploration, kiosks, fleet management, smart grid, vehicle diagnostics, and telematics.
Executives
Kristina S Kim director 7612 SEATTLE DRIVE, LA MESA CA 91941
Joon Won Jyoung director C/O FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP., 6205 LUSK BLVD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Oc Kim director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 5440 MOREHOUSE DR., SUITE 1000, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Yun J Lee officer: Senior Vice President 5440 MOREHOUSE DR., SUITE 1000, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Heidy Kingwan Chow director 92 KESTREL, IRVINE CA 92618
Johnathan Wonjong Chee director 8951 N. MILWAUKEE AVE #202, NILES IL 60714
Richard T Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer 6205 LUSK BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
David S Oros other: No longer member of group 9777 PYRAMID COURT, SUITE 100, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Karen Singer other: member of 13(d) group 10%owner 212 VACCARO DRIVE, CRESSKILL NJ 07626
Miller Lloyd I Iii other: Member of 13(d) group 10%owner
Steven Sherman other: Member of 13(d) group 10%owner
Benjamin J Chung director 2218 AVONDALE DRIVE, FULLERTON CA 92833
Gary Wendel Nelson director 5440 MOREHOUSE DR., SUITE 1000, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Jae Man Lee director, 10 percent owner 9823 PACIFIC HEIGHTS BLVD #J, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
David (kwangho) Kim director C/O WESTECH KOREA, INC., 548-9 GA JWA 3-DONG, SEO-GU, INCEHON M4 00000

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