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UEIC (Universal Electronics) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Universal Electronics Financial Strength?

Universal Electronics has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Universal Electronics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Universal Electronics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.12. As of today, Universal Electronics's Altman Z-Score is 2.72.


Competitive Comparison of Universal Electronics's Financial Strength

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Universal Electronics's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Universal Electronics's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Universal Electronics's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Electronics's Financial Strength falls into.


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Universal Electronics Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Universal Electronics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-3.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $8.6 Mil.

Universal Electronics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Universal Electronics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Universal Electronics's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(34.487 + 8.576) / 369.304
=0.12

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Universal Electronics has a Z-score of 2.72, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Universal Electronics is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.72 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Universal Electronics  (NAS:UEIC) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Universal Electronics has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Universal Electronics Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
15147 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite H300, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 85254-2494
Universal Electronics Inc is a United States-based company that principally designs, develops, manufactures, ships, and supports control and sensor technology solutions and a broad line of universal control systems, audio-video (AV) accessories, wireless security, and smart home products that are used by the world's brands in the video services, consumer electronics, security, home automation, climate control and home appliance markets. It generates its total revenue from the United States.
Executives
Eric Singer 10 percent owner 323 SUNNY ISLES BLVD., SUITE 700, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Firehammer Richard A Jr officer: Senior Vice Presiden 201 E. SANDPOINTE AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Paul D Arling director, officer: CEO 201 EAST SANDPOINTE, 8TH FLOOR, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Edward K Zinser director 201 EAST SANDPOINTE, 8TH FLOOR, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Toro 18 Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 2999 N.E. 191ST STREET, SUITE 610, AVENTURA FL 33180
William C Martin 10 percent owner C/O RAGING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, TEN PRINCETON AVENUE, PO BOX 228, ROCKY HILL NJ 08553
Immersion Corp 10 percent owner 2999 N. E. 191ST STREET, SUITE 610, AVENTURA FL 33180
Bryan M Hackworth officer: Vice President and CFO 201 EAST SANDPOINTE, 8TH FLOOR, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Chong David Cheung Hyen officer: Executive Vice President -Asia 201 EAST SANDPOINTE AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Romulo Pontual director 15147 N SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE H300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
William C Mulligan director 201 EAST SANDPOINTE, 8TH FLOOR, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Richard K Carnifax officer: V.P. Global Operations 15147 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE H300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Satjiv S Chahil director 201 EAST SANDPOINTE, 8TH FLOOR, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Ramzi Ammari officer: Sr.VP Corp Planning & Strategy 15147 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85268
Joseph Miketo officer: Sr. VP Operations 15147 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254