Deswell Industries, Inc.(DSWL)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

DSWL•NASDAQ

5.5× P/E·Price updated Jun 19, 2026

SectorTechnology IndustryTech Hardware & Equipment Sub-IndustryElectronics Manufacturing and Circuit Boards

AboutDeswell Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells injection-molded plastic parts and components, electronic products and subassemblies, and metallic molds and accessory parts for original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturers. It operates in two segments, Plastic Injection Molding and Electronic Products Assembling. The company produces a range of plastic parts and components that are used in the manufacture of consumer and industrial products, which include plastic components for electronic entertainment products, power tools, accessories, and outdoor equipment; cases for flashlights, telephones, printers, scanners; parts for industrial components, and indoor control switches, as well as parts for audio equipment, and cases and key tops for personal organizers and remote controls; double injection caps; parts for medical products comprising apparatus for blood tests; laser key caps; automobile components; and plastic components of automatic robot. It also provides electronic products that consist of audio equipment, including digital and analogue mixing consoles, amplifiers, signal processors, audio interfaces, network audio equipment, and speaker enclosures; consumer audio products, such as multi-channel receivers-amplifiers, and wired and wireless audio streaming products; printed circuit board assemblies; and IoT products. The company sells its products primarily in China, the United States, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Norway, Holland, Canada, and internationally. Deswell Industries, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Macau.Show more

Revenue$61M-9.3%
EBITDA$4M-24.5%
Net Income$11M-4.6%
EPS (Diluted)0.67-4.3%
Gross Margin22.37%+10.8%
EBITDA Margin5.95%-16.8%
Operating Margin3.53%-28.0%
Net Margin17.33%+5.2%
ROE10.05%-11.5%

DSWL Key Insights

Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Healthy dividend yield of 5.4%
✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 11.4%
✓Trading at only 0.5x book value

✗Weaknesses

✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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DSWL Price & Volume

Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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DSWL Growth Metrics

Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years3.24%

5 Years-1.12%

3 Years-7.52%

TTM-12.23%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years5.24%

3 Years72.82%

TTM122.82%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years5.61%

3 Years72.73%

TTM124.87%

Return on Capital

10 Years1.89%

5 Years3.15%

3 Years3.17%

Last Year2.04%

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Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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DSWL Income Statement

Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Metric	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25	Mar'26
Sales/Revenue	60.67M	66.58M	65.37M	64.89M	85.49M	77.54M	69.37M	67.61M	61.33M
Revenue Growth %	36.26%	9.75%	-1.82%	-0.74%	31.75%	-9.3%	-10.54%	-2.53%	-9.29%
Cost of Goods Sold	50.95M	56.31M	53.5M	51.72M	71.54M	64.7M	55.47M	53.97M	47.61M
COGS % of Revenue	83.99%	84.58%	81.85%	79.71%	83.68%	83.44%	79.96%	79.82%	77.63%
Gross Profit	9.71M▲ 0%	10.27M▲ 5.7%	11.86M▲ 15.5%	13.17M▲ 11.0%	13.95M▲ 6.0%	12.84M▼ 8.0%	13.9M▲ 8.3%	13.64M▼ 1.9%	13.72M▲ 0.6%
Gross Margin %	16.01%	15.42%	18.15%	20.29%	16.32%	16.56%	20.04%	20.18%	22.37%
Gross Profit Growth %	30.41%	5.72%	15.52%	10.97%	5.97%	-7.98%	8.29%	-1.87%	0.56%
Operating Expenses	7.91M	9.63M	10.45M	9.9M	11.06M	9.95M	10.12M	10.33M	11.55M
OpEx % of Revenue	13.04%	14.47%	15.99%	15.27%	12.94%	12.83%	14.59%	15.28%	18.84%
Selling, General & Admin	8.81M	9.46M	10.03M	10.31M	11.14M	10.97M	10.5M	11.28M	11.55M
SG&A % of Revenue	14.52%	14.21%	15.34%	15.89%	13.03%	14.14%	15.14%	16.68%	18.84%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	-894K	174K	425K	-405K	-74K	-1.01M	-383K	-951K	0
Operating Income	1.8M▲ 0%	-1.63M▼ 190.7%	1.41M▲ 186.5%	3.26M▲ 130.8%	2.76M▼ 15.4%	2.89M▲ 4.6%	3.79M▲ 31.1%	3.31M▼ 12.4%	2.17M▼ 34.7%
Operating Margin %	2.97%	-2.45%	2.16%	5.03%	3.23%	3.72%	5.46%	4.9%	3.53%
Operating Income Growth %	185.69%	-190.68%	186.47%	130.79%	-15.39%	4.64%	31.11%	-12.44%	-34.67%
EBITDA	3.94M	480K	3.39M	5.02M	4.5M	4.6M	5.31M	4.83M	3.65M
EBITDA Margin %	6.49%	0.72%	5.18%	7.73%	5.26%	5.93%	7.65%	7.15%	5.95%
EBITDA Growth %	12212.5%	-87.82%	605.42%	48.14%	-10.39%	2.25%	15.49%	-8.95%	-24.5%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	2.14M	2.11M	1.97M	1.75M	1.74M	1.71M	1.52M	1.52M	1.48M
EBIT	1.58M	408K	1.54M	8.71M	8.07M	3.13M	7.82M	2.43M	2.17M
Net Interest Income	267K	184K	218K	235K	245K	282K	669K	1.05M	0
Interest Income	267K	184K	218K	235K	245K	282K	669K	1.05M	0
Interest Expense	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Income/Expense	4.39M	3.88M	-2.36M	5.45M	5.31M	-573K	4.03M	7.99M	8.1M
Pretax Income	6.2M▲ 0%	4.42M▼ 28.7%	-947K▼ 121.4%	8.71M▲ 1019.3%	8.07M▼ 7.3%	2.31M▼ 71.3%	7.82M▲ 237.9%	11.3M▲ 44.5%	10.26M▼ 9.2%
Pretax Margin %	10.21%	6.63%	-1.45%	13.42%	9.44%	2.98%	11.27%	16.71%	16.74%
Income Tax	7K	144K	373K	475K	-165K	255K	110K	162K	-363K
Effective Tax Rate %	0.11%	3.26%	-39.39%	5.46%	-2.05%	11.02%	1.41%	1.43%	-3.54%
Net Income	6.19M▲ 0%	4.27M▼ 31.0%	-1.32M▼ 130.9%	8.23M▲ 723.6%	8.23M▲ 0.0%	2.06M▼ 75.0%	7.71M▲ 274.4%	11.14M▲ 44.5%	10.63M▼ 4.6%
Net Margin %	10.2%	6.42%	-2.02%	12.69%	9.63%	2.66%	11.11%	16.47%	17.33%
Net Income Growth %	349.85%	-30.97%	-130.89%	723.56%	0.01%	-74.99%	274.41%	44.48%	-4.59%
Net Income (Continuing)	6.19M	4.27M	-1.32M	8.23M	8.23M	2.06M	7.71M	11.14M	10.63M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)	0.39▲ 0%	0.27▼ 30.8%	-0.08▼ 130.7%	0.51▲ 715.2%	0.51▲ 0.0%	0.13▼ 74.5%	0.48▲ 269.2%	0.70▲ 45.8%	0.67▼ 4.3%
EPS Growth %	333.33%	-30.77%	-130.7%	715.2%	0%	-74.51%	269.23%	45.83%	-4.29%
EPS (Basic)	0.39	0.27	-0.08	0.52	0.52	0.13	0.48	0.70	0.67
Diluted Shares Outstanding	15.98M	16.06M	15.91M	16.05M	16.14M	16.07M	16M	15.95M	15.92M
Basic Shares Outstanding	15.88M	15.88M	15.91M	15.91M	15.93M	15.94M	15.94M	15.94M	15.92M
Dividend Payout Ratio	17.96%	37.16%	-	34.8%	38.7%	154.83%	41.35%	28.62%	30%

DSWL Balance Sheet

Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Metric	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25	Mar'26
Total Current Assets	68.91M	69.96M	65.37M	78.69M	87.95M	81.16M	83.25M	96.49M	106.89M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	32.47M	39.19M	42.74M	45.3M	43.88M	46.98M	57.91M	75.5M	82.33M
Cash Only	15.19M	14.37M	22.51M	20.22M	13.46M	22.16M	15.75M	28.13M	23.06M
Short-Term Investments	17.28M	24.82M	20.22M	25.07M	30.42M	24.82M	42.16M	47.37M	59.27M
Accounts Receivable	16.09M	16.16M	12.3M	15.16M	18.34M	15.7M	12.18M	10.14M	11.43M
Days Sales Outstanding	96.79	88.62	68.69	85.3	78.29	73.92	64.1	54.72	68.04
Inventory	12.93M	13.03M	8.58M	16.19M	23.82M	17.32M	12.13M	9.46M	11.75M
Days Inventory Outstanding	92.65	84.46	58.52	114.28	121.53	97.73	79.85	64	90.08
Other Current Assets	1.75M	809K	1.32M	1.19M	978K	720K	623K	897K	1.38M
Total Non-Current Assets	31.49M	30.21M	30.01M	27.66M	27.59M	29.22M	27.82M	23.72M	23.07M
Property, Plant & Equipment	31.49M	30.21M	28.59M	27.32M	27.02M	26.05M	24.6M	23.39M	22.33M
Fixed Asset Turnover	1.93x	2.20x	2.29x	2.37x	3.16x	2.98x	2.82x	2.89x	2.75x
Goodwill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	15.7M	0	0	0
Long-Term Investments	0	0	1.42M	332K	313K	2.91M	2.8M	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	0	-30.21M	0	0	572K	-28.96M	0	0	0
Total Assets	100.4M▲ 0%	100.17M▼ 0.2%	95.38M▼ 4.8%	107.86M▲ 13.1%	115.54M▲ 7.1%	110.38M▼ 4.5%	111.08M▲ 0.6%	120.21M▲ 8.2%	129.96M▲ 8.1%
Asset Turnover	0.60x	0.66x	0.69x	0.60x	0.74x	0.70x	0.62x	0.56x	0.47x
Asset Growth %	10.34%	-0.23%	-4.78%	13.09%	7.12%	-4.47%	0.63%	8.22%	8.12%
Total Current Liabilities	19.12M	15.55M	14.31M	21.21M	23.97M	20.25M	16.43M	17.72M	20.36M
Accounts Payable	8.6M	6.25M	4.6M	9.52M	9.84M	6.95M	5.21M	5.74M	6.84M
Days Payables Outstanding	61.58	40.53	31.41	67.2	50.2	39.2	34.29	38.82	52.45
Short-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1.71M	1.3M	1.17M	1.68M	2.34M	2.22M	1.71M	2.06M	0
Other Current Liabilities	0	3.62M	2.45M	0	2.95M	1.99M	0	0	3.66M
Current Ratio	3.60x	4.50x	4.57x	3.71x	3.67x	4.01x	5.07x	5.45x	5.25x
Quick Ratio	2.93x	3.66x	3.97x	2.95x	2.68x	3.15x	4.33x	4.91x	4.67x
Cash Conversion Cycle	127.86	132.54	95.8	132.37	149.62	132.45	109.66	79.89	105.66
Total Non-Current Liabilities	775K	659K	751K	957K	659K	484K	476K	371K	211K
Long-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	775K	659K	751K	957K	659K	484K	476K	371K	211K
Other Non-Current Liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Liabilities	19.12M	16.2M	15.06M	22.17M	24.63M	20.73M	16.91M	18.09M	20.57M
Total Debt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Debt	-15.19M	-14.37M	-22.51M	-20.22M	-13.46M	-22.16M	-15.75M	-28.13M	-23.06M
Debt / Equity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt / EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Debt / EBITDA	-3.86x	-29.94x	-6.65x	-4.03x	-3.00x	-4.82x	-2.97x	-5.82x	-6.32x
Interest Coverage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Equity	81.28M▲ 0%	83.96M▲ 3.3%	80.32M▼ 4.3%	85.69M▲ 6.7%	90.91M▲ 6.1%	89.65M▼ 1.4%	94.17M▲ 5.0%	102.12M▲ 8.4%	109.39M▲ 7.1%
Equity Growth %	6.66%	3.3%	-4.34%	6.68%	6.09%	-1.38%	5.04%	8.44%	7.12%
Book Value per Share	5.08	5.23	5.05	5.34	5.63	5.58	5.89	6.40	6.87
Total Shareholders' Equity	81.28M	83.96M	80.32M	85.69M	90.91M	89.65M	94.17M	102.12M	109.39M
Common Stock	53.06M	53.06M	53.14M	53.14M	53.2M	53.2M	53.2M	53.2M	53.2M
Retained Earnings	17.72M	20.4M	16.7M	22.06M	27.24M	25.98M	30.5M	38.45M	45.89M
Treasury Stock	-2.82M	-2.82M	-2.82M	-2.82M	-2.82M	-2.82M	-2.82M	-2.82M	-2.99M
Accumulated OCI	5.32M	5.32M	5.32M	5.32M	5.32M	5.32M	5.32M	5.32M	5.32M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DSWL Cash Flow Statement

Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Metric	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25	Mar'26
Cash from Operations	5.7M	2.17M	13.12M	3.3M	-183K	13M	13.21M	13.53M	5.2M
Operating CF Margin %	9.39%	3.25%	20.07%	5.08%	-0.21%	16.76%	19.04%	20.02%	8.47%
Operating CF Growth %	626.71%	-61.99%	505.77%	-74.88%	-105.55%	7202.73%	1.62%	2.47%	-61.62%
Net Income	6.19M	4.27M	-1.32M	8.23M	8.23M	2.06M	7.71M	11.14M	10.63M
Depreciation & Amortization	2.14M	2.11M	1.97M	1.75M	1.74M	1.71M	1.52M	1.52M	1.48M
Stock-Based Compensation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Taxes	-114K	-116K	92K	206K	-557K	-178K	-165K	-21K	-571K
Other Non-Cash Items	-2.5M	-989K	6.2M	-2.65M	-1.98M	3.26M	-826K	-4.87M	-6.1M
Working Capital Changes	-20K	-3.12M	6.18M	-4.25M	-7.62M	6.15M	4.97M	5.76M	-247K
Change in Receivables	-2.08M	-225K	3.14M	-2.8M	-3.34M	2.72M	3.64M	2.14M	-1.52M
Change in Inventory	-2.54M	-353K	4.03M	-7.62M	-7.6M	6.38M	5.22M	2.72M	-1.61M
Change in Payables	3.44M	-2.34M	-1.65M	4.92M	316K	-2.89M	-1.74M	530K	1.1M
Cash from Investing	2.53M	-1.4M	-2.66M	-2.72M	-3.43M	-1.11M	-16.43M	2.04M	-6.91M
Capital Expenditures	-1.71M	-878K	-507K	-551K	-1.5M	-792K	-381K	-332K	-481K
CapEx % of Revenue	2.81%	1.32%	0.78%	0.85%	1.76%	1.02%	0.55%	0.49%	0.78%
Acquisitions	6K	25K	188K	81K	50K	67K	232K	69K	85K
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash from Financing	-1.11M	-1.59M	-2.32M	-2.86M	-3.14M	-3.19M	-3.19M	-3.19M	-3.36M
Debt Issued (Net)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equity Issued (Net)	0	0	64K	0	43K	0	0	0	-169K
Dividends Paid	-1.11M	-1.59M	-2.39M	-2.86M	-3.19M	-3.19M	-3.19M	-3.19M	-3.19M
Share Repurchases	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-169K
Other Financing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Change in Cash	7.11M▲ 0%	-821K▼ 111.5%	8.14M▲ 1091.8%	-2.29M▼ 128.1%	-6.76M▼ 195.0%	8.7M▲ 228.7%	-6.41M▼ 173.7%	12.38M▲ 293.2%	-5.07M▼ 141.0%
Free Cash Flow	3.99M▲ 0%	1.29M▼ 67.7%	12.61M▲ 879.3%	2.75M▼ 78.2%	-1.69M▼ 161.5%	12.21M▲ 823.5%	12.83M▲ 5.1%	13.2M▲ 2.9%	4.71M▼ 64.3%
FCF Margin %	6.58%	1.93%	19.3%	4.23%	-1.97%	15.74%	18.49%	19.53%	7.69%
FCF Growth %	223.44%	-67.74%	879.35%	-78.24%	-161.46%	823.53%	5.09%	2.92%	-64.29%
FCF per Share	0.25	0.08	0.79	0.17	-0.10	0.76	0.80	0.83	0.30
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	0.92x	0.51x	-9.94x	0.40x	-0.02x	6.31x	1.71x	1.22x	0.49x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taxes Paid	85K	149K	160K	236K	68K	418K	227K	156K	0

DSWL Key Ratios

Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Return on Equity (ROE)	1.8%	7.86%	5.17%	-1.61%	9.92%	9.32%	2.28%	8.39%	11.35%	10.05%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-2.37%	2.01%	-1.81%	1.66%	3.97%	2.9%	2.99%	3.89%	3.26%	2.03%
Gross Margin	16.73%	16.01%	15.42%	18.15%	20.29%	16.32%	16.56%	20.04%	20.18%	22.37%
Net Margin	3.09%	10.2%	6.42%	-2.02%	12.69%	9.63%	2.66%	11.11%	16.47%	17.33%
FCF Conversion	-0.79x	0.92x	0.51x	-9.94x	0.40x	-0.02x	6.31x	1.71x	1.22x	0.49x
Revenue Growth	-0.1%	36.26%	9.75%	-1.82%	-0.74%	31.75%	-9.3%	-10.54%	-2.53%	-9.29%

DSWL Frequently Asked Questions

Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) reported $128.9M in revenue for fiscal year 2026. This represents a 190% increase from $44.5M in 1997.

Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) saw revenue decline by 9.3% over the past year.

Yes, Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) is profitable, generating $21.8M in net income for fiscal year 2026 (17.3% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) pays a dividend with a yield of 5.40%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.0%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) generated $17.9M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2026. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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Deswell Industries, Inc.(DSWL)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

DSWL•NASDAQ

5.5× P/E·Price updated Jun 19, 2026

SectorTechnology IndustryTech Hardware & Equipment Sub-IndustryElectronics Manufacturing and Circuit Boards

Revenue$61M-9.3%
EBITDA$4M-24.5%
Net Income$11M-4.6%
EPS (Diluted)0.67-4.3%
Gross Margin22.37%+10.8%
EBITDA Margin5.95%-16.8%
Operating Margin3.53%-28.0%
Net Margin17.33%+5.2%
ROE10.05%-11.5%