TAIT (Taitron Components) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.14 (As of Sep. 2025) — 98% Below Median

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TAIT Taitron Components Inc TAIT
65 GF Score
Price $1.68
GF Value $1.57
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Taitron Components Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Taitron Components TAIT 65 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.14 as of Sep. 2025, which is 98% below its 10-year median of 7.93. GuruFocus rates TAIT with a GF Score™ of 65/100 and a GF Value™ of $1.57 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,112 Hardware companies, Taitron Components ranks better than 71.94% on this metric.

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)."

Taitron Components's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $0.14. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 12.


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

TAIT' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.89   Med: 7.93   Max: 578.57
Current: 11.68


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Taitron Components was 578.57. The lowest was 3.89. And the median was 7.93.


TAIT's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
71.94% of 1112 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 26.445 vs TAIT: 11.68

Taitron Components's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was $-0.01. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $-0.16. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

Taitron Components's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was $-0.01. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $0.06. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 28.00.


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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.


Taitron Components Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Taitron Components Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Taitron Components'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.

Taitron Components Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Taitron Components Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.55 0.30 0.18 0.64 0.07

Taitron Components Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25
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 0.36 0.07 -0.07 0.03 0.14

TAIT vs IZM, SPRS, SNX: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Taitron Components'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.


Taitron Components Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Hardware Industry

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

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


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Taitron Components 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)

Taitron Components's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income -0.97
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 0.20
Change In Deferred Tax -0.00
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 0.03
Change In Working Capital 1.67
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 6.02

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Taitron Components's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $-0.97 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Taitron Components's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $0.20 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. Taitron Components's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $-0.00 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.03 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.

Taitron Components's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.03 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Taitron Components's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $1.67 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. Taitron Components's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Sep. 2025 was 6.021 Mil.

Taitron Components's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -0.972 +0.2+-0.001
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-0.034664509044674+1.672)/6.021
=0.14

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=1.68/0.14
=12

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.14 mean?
Taitron Components (TAIT) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.14 as of Sep. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Taitron Components. This is 98% below median its historical median of 7.93. Over the past decade, Taitron Components' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 3.89 to 578.57. According to the industry distribution chart, Taitron Components ranks #312 out of 1112 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 28.1%.
Is Taitron Components' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Taitron Components' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.14 is 98% below median its 10-year median of 7.93. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.89 to a high of 578.57. The Hardware industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 26.45. Taitron Components' value of 0.14 is 99.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Taitron Components ranks #312 out of 1112 companies in the Hardware industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Taitron Components has a GF Score™ of 65/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Taitron Components' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to IZM and SPRS?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Taitron Components ranks #312 out of 1112 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Taitron Components in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 26.45. Taitron Components' value of 0.14 is 99.5% below this benchmark. Historically, Taitron Components' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 3.89 to 578.57 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 7.93 vs. the industry median of 26.45, Taitron Components has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Hardware company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Hardware companies is 26.45, based on 1,112 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Taitron Components's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.14 is 99.5% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Taitron Components. For the Hardware industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 26.45 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Taitron Components's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.14, which is 98% below median its own 10-year median of 7.93. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Taitron Components stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taitron Components (TAIT) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.57, compared to a current price of $1.68 — trading 7% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.14, which is 98% below median its 10-year median of 7.93 and 99.5% below the Hardware industry median of 26.45. Taitron Components' overall GF Score™ is 65/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Taitron Components (TAIT), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.14 as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Taitron Components (TAIT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taitron Components stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $1.68 is trading 7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $1.57. GuruFocus considers Taitron Components to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TAIT:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.14 (98% below median its 10-year median of 7.93)
  • GF Value™: $1.57 vs. price of $1.68 (7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 65/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 99.5% below the Hardware median (#312 of 1112)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TAIT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Taitron Components Business Description

Address 28040 West Harrison Parkway, Valencia, CA, USA, 91355
Taitron Components Inc is a national distributor of brand name electronic components and supplier of original designed and manufactured (ODM) electronic components (ODM Components), with product offerings ranging from discrete semiconductors through small electronic devices. It also offer value-added engineering and turn-key services, focusing on providing contract electronic manufacturers ("CEM"s) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with ODM services for their multi-year turn-key projects. The company maintain two divisions in Taiwan and China.
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