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TRT logoTrio-Tech International(TRT)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

TRT•AMEX
$12.62
$110M mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorTechnologyIndustrySemiconductorsSub-IndustryChip Packaging, Assembly and Test Services
AboutTrio-Tech International, together with its subsidiaries, provides manufacturing, testing, and distribution services to the semiconductor industry. The company's Testing Services segment offers stabilization bake, thermal shock, temperature cycling, mechanical shock, constant acceleration, gross and fine leak, electrical, static and dynamic burn-in, and vibration testing, as well as reliability lab and microprocessor equipment contract cleaning services. This segment also provides qualification testing services that test small samples of output from manufacturers for qualification of their processes and devices. Its Manufacturing segment manufactures front-end semiconductor test equipment, such as artic temperature-controlled wafer chucks used for test, characterization, and failure analysis of semiconductor wafers and other components; and wet process stations for cleaning, rinsing, and drying semiconductor wafers, flat panel display magnetic disks, and other microelectronic substrates. This segment also manufactures back-end products comprising autoclaves and highly accelerated stress test equipment; burn-in equipment and boards; and component centrifuges and leak detection equipment. The company's Distribution segment distributes complementary products, including environmental chambers, handlers, interface systems, vibration systems, shaker systems, solderability testers, and other semiconductor equipment, as well as components, such as connectors, sockets, LCD display panels, and touch-screen panels. Its Real Estate segment invests in and rents real estate properties. The company primarily serves semiconductor chip manufacturers or testing facilities that purchase testing equipment. The company operates in the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and China. Trio-Tech International was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Van Nuys, California.Show more
  • Revenue$36M-13.8%
  • EBITDA$3M-43.8%
  • Net Income-$41K-103.9%
  • EPS (Diluted)-0.00-104.0%
  • Gross Margin25.07%-1.4%
  • EBITDA Margin8.21%-34.8%
  • Operating Margin0.7%-73.0%
  • Net Margin-0.11%-104.5%
  • ROE-0.13%-103.6%
  • ROIC0.77%-76.2%
  • Debt/Equity0.05-43.6%
  • Interest Coverage5.64-60.2%
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TRT Key Insights

Trio-Tech International (TRT) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 97 (top 3%)

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak 3Y average ROE of 2.9%
  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 1.9%
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

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

TRT Price & Volume

Trio-Tech International (TRT) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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TRT Growth Metrics

Trio-Tech International (TRT) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years0.72%
5 Years1.14%
3 Years-6.11%
TTM27.63%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-118.66%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-122.76%

Return on Capital

10 Years3.11%
5 Years3.7%
3 Years3.66%
Last Year0.75%

TRT Recent Earnings

Trio-Tech International (TRT) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

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Q1 2026Latest
Feb 13, 2026
EPS
$0.01
Revenue
$16M
Q4 2025
Nov 14, 2025
EPS
$0.01
Revenue
$16M
Q4 2025
Sep 19, 2025
EPS
$0.04
Revenue
$11M
Q2 2025
May 13, 2025
EPS
$0.12
Revenue
$7M
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q1 2026LatestFeb 13, 2026
$0.01
$16M
Q4 2025Nov 14, 2025
$0.01
$16M
Q4 2025Sep 19, 2025
$0.04
$11M
Q2 2025May 13, 2025
$0.12
$7M
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

TRT Peer Comparison

Trio-Tech International (TRT) competitors in Chip Packaging, Assembly and Test Services — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
NVEC logoNVECNVE CorporationDirect Competitor417.35M86.2827.481.76%57.72%25.61%0.01
RELL logoRELLRichardson Electronics, Ltd.Direct Competitor185.95M15.12-162.766.34%0.38%0.51%0.01
COHU logoCOHUCohu, Inc.Product Competitor2.33B49.62-31.2112.74%-11.54%-6.84%0.46
ONTO logoONTOOnto Innovation Inc.Product Competitor14.63B294.05105.771.82%10.33%5.19%0.01
ACLS logoACLSAxcelis Technologies, Inc.Product Competitor5.54B171.0045-17.57%14.33%11.62%0.04
UCTT logoUCTTUltra Clean Holdings, Inc.Product Competitor3.8B83.46-20.87-2.08%-9.38%-25.39%1.03
AEHR logoAEHRAehr Test SystemsProduct Competitor2.96B96.73-744.08-22.66%-8.5%0.09
LRCX logoLRCXLam Research CorporationSupply Chain371.1B297.1771.6123.68%30.94%65.79%0.48

Compare TRT vs Peers

Trio-Tech International (TRT) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs NVEC

Most directly comparable listed peer for TRT.

Scale Benchmark

vs LRCX

Larger-name benchmark to compare TRT against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

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vs NVEC, RELL, COHU, ONTO

TRT Income Statement

Trio-Tech International (TRT) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemJun'17Jun'18Jun'19Jun'20Jun'21Jun'22Jun'23Jun'24Jun'25TTM
Sales/Revenue38.54M42.36M39.2M34.47M32.46M44.06M43.25M42.31M36.47M49.22M
Revenue Growth %11.85%9.92%-7.47%-12.07%-5.81%35.74%-1.85%-2.17%-13.8%27.63%
Cost of Goods Sold29.08M31.72M30.2M27.2M24.79M32.33M31.55M31.55M27.33M39.53M
COGS % of Revenue75.45%74.89%77.04%78.92%76.37%73.37%72.94%74.57%74.93%-
Gross Profit
9.46M▲ 0%
10.64M▲ 12.4%
9M▼ 15.4%
7.27M▼ 19.3%
7.67M▲ 5.6%
11.73M▲ 53.0%
11.71M▼ 0.2%
10.76M▼ 8.1%
9.14M▼ 15.0%
9.69M▲ 0%
Gross Margin %24.55%25.11%22.96%21.08%23.63%26.63%27.06%25.43%25.07%19.68%
Gross Profit Growth %7.9%12.43%-15.39%-19.28%5.56%52.97%-0.24%-8.06%-15.03%-
Operating Expenses7.93M8.53M8.22M8.21M7.73M9.38M9.48M9.67M8.89M9.42M
OpEx % of Revenue20.57%20.13%20.97%23.83%23.82%21.29%21.91%22.85%24.37%-
Selling, General & Admin7.72M8.08M7.88M7.74M7.38M9M9.07M9.23M8.61M9.09M
SG&A % of Revenue20.03%19.06%20.09%22.47%22.72%20.43%20.98%21.82%23.6%-
Research & Development208K451K345K355K357K375K397K392K384K382K
R&D % of Revenue0.54%1.06%0.88%1.03%1.1%0.85%0.92%0.93%1.05%-
Other Operating Expenses000115K-1K1K7K46K-102K-54K
Operating Income
1.49M▲ 0%
2.19M▲ 46.9%
-1.42M▼ 164.9%
-947K▲ 33.3%
-61K▲ 93.6%
2.35M▲ 3957.4%
2.23M▼ 5.3%
1.09M▼ 50.9%
254K▼ 76.8%
267K▲ 0%
Operating Margin %3.86%5.17%-3.62%-2.75%-0.19%5.34%5.15%2.58%0.7%0.54%
Operating Income Growth %1.99%46.94%-164.9%33.31%93.56%3957.38%-5.31%-50.94%-76.76%-
EBITDA3.33M4.4M1.03M2.15M3M5.43M7.32M5.33M3M2.56M
EBITDA Margin %8.63%10.39%2.63%6.25%9.24%12.32%16.92%12.59%8.21%5.2%
EBITDA Growth %0.82%32.39%-76.6%109.03%39.25%81.05%34.78%-27.19%-43.78%-23.68%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)1.84M2.21M2.45M3.1M3.06M3.08M5.09M4.23M2.74M2.29M
EBIT2M2.52M1.73M1.34M-773K3.18M2.49M1.71M218K28K
Net Interest Income-169K-183K-219K-53K-8K-53K69K293K269K219K
Interest Income33K50K100K177K118K69K174K370K314K268K
Interest Expense202K233K319K230K126K122K105K77K45K49K
Other Income/Expense312K102K615K2.05M-838K701K154K536K-81K-51K
Pretax Income
1.8M▲ 0%
2.29M▲ 27.2%
1.41M▼ 38.5%
1.11M▼ 21.4%
-899K▼ 181.2%
3.05M▲ 439.7%
2.38M▼ 22.0%
1.63M▼ 31.6%
173K▼ 89.4%
216K▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %4.67%5.41%3.59%3.21%-2.77%6.93%5.51%3.85%0.47%0.44%
Income Tax341K987K-42K-12K228K757K622K486K168K119K
Effective Tax Rate %18.93%43.1%-2.98%-1.08%-25.36%24.79%26.11%29.83%97.11%55.09%
Net Income
1.32M▲ 0%
1.18M▼ 10.0%
1.54M▲ 30.5%
878K▼ 43.2%
-591K▼ 167.3%
2.4M▲ 505.2%
1.54M▼ 35.5%
1.05M▼ 32.0%
-41K▼ 103.9%
-109K▲ 0%
Net Margin %3.41%2.79%3.94%2.55%-1.82%5.44%3.57%2.48%-0.11%-0.22%
Net Income Growth %68.93%-10.03%30.49%-43.17%-167.31%505.25%-35.53%-31.99%-103.9%-118.66%
Net Income (Continuing)1.46M1.3M1.45M1.12M-1.13M2.3M1.76M1.14M5K97K
Discontinued Operations000-3K-28K2K-2K-1K-5K53K
Minority Interest1.43M1.52M1.2M1.18M419K128K165K249K-37K-1.78M
EPS (Diluted)
0.18▲ 0%
0.16▼ 13.9%
0.21▲ 32.3%
0.12▼ 41.5%
-0.15▼ 225.0%
0.29▲ 290.0%
0.19▼ 35.1%
0.12▼ 35.1%
-0.00▼ 104.0%
-0.01▲ 0%
EPS Growth %63.64%-13.89%32.26%-41.46%-225%290%-35.09%-35.14%-104%-122.76%
EPS (Basic)0.190.160.210.12-0.150.300.190.13-0.00-
Diluted Shares Outstanding7.29M7.54M7.52M7.45M7.54M8.35M8.33M8.6M8.73M8.72M
Basic Shares Outstanding7.05M7.48M7.35M7.35M7.54M7.94M8.16M8.32M8.54M8.63M
Dividend Payout Ratio-----0.42%----

TRT Balance Sheet

Trio-Tech International (TRT) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemJun'17Jun'18Jun'19Jun'20Jun'21Jun'22Jun'23Jun'24Jun'25TTM
Total Current Assets17.04M19.05M19.74M20.2M23.96M29.2M28.83M32.18M31.58M34.68M
Cash & Short-Term Investments5.56M7.19M9.01M10.99M12.49M13.12M14.21M16.53M16.71M17.28M
Cash Only4.77M6.54M4.86M4.15M5.84M7.7M7.58M10.04M10.89M13.22M
Short-Term Investments787K653K4.14M6.84M6.65M5.42M6.63M6.5M5.82M4.06M
Accounts Receivable9.41M8.63M7.93M6.95M8.97M12.61M10.76M11.2M11.41M14.17M
Days Sales Outstanding89.1274.3473.8473.59100.9104.4690.896.63114.296.4
Inventory1.76M2.93M2.43M1.92M2.08M2.26M2.15M3.16M2.26M2.83M
Days Inventory Outstanding22.0433.7129.3425.7930.6225.4924.8936.5830.2122.49
Other Current Assets86K91K376K0001.71M536K1.2M389K
Total Non-Current Assets16.46M17.43M16.79M15.46M14.35M14.22M13.36M10.36M9.49M11.05M
Property, Plant & Equipment11.29M11.94M12.16M11.26M11.78M11.63M10.95M7.82M6.88M8.43M
Fixed Asset Turnover3.41x3.55x3.22x3.06x2.76x3.79x3.95x5.41x5.30x6.77x
Goodwill0000000000
Intangible Assets0000000000
Long-Term Investments4.66M4.49M4.13M0000004.51M
Other Non-Current Assets4.79M5.09M4.24M3.95M2.35M2.42M2.31M2.41M2.51M5.32M
Total Assets
33.5M▲ 0%
36.47M▲ 8.9%
36.53M▲ 0.1%
35.66M▼ 2.4%
38.31M▲ 7.4%
43.42M▲ 13.4%
42.19M▼ 2.8%
42.54M▲ 0.8%
41.07M▼ 3.5%
45.73M▲ 0%
Asset Turnover1.15x1.16x1.07x0.97x0.85x1.01x1.03x0.99x0.89x1.13x
Asset Growth %3.97%8.88%0.15%-2.37%7.42%13.35%-2.84%0.84%-3.46%14.51%
Total Current Liabilities9.55M9.82M8.13M7.24M8.76M11.93M9.33M9.42M6.28M11.7M
Accounts Payable3.23M3.7M3.27M2.59M3.7M2.4M1.66M3.17M1.9M5.53M
Days Payables Outstanding40.5342.6239.5534.7654.527.1119.2136.7325.3239.71
Short-Term Debt2.82M2.41M675K596K511K1.4M475K261K397K1.3M
Deferred Revenue (Current)218K17K608K594K740K988K1.27M754K250K1.31M
Other Current Liabilities293K1.52M302K300K290K308K380K1.66M555K3.23M
Current Ratio1.78x1.94x2.43x2.79x2.74x2.45x3.09x3.42x5.03x5.03x
Quick Ratio1.60x1.64x2.13x2.52x2.50x2.26x2.86x3.08x4.67x4.67x
Cash Conversion Cycle70.6365.4463.6364.6377.02102.8596.4896.48119.0979.18
Total Non-Current Liabilities2.42M3.15M3.53M3.27M3.49M3.49M3.29M1.54M793K2.29M
Long-Term Debt1.55M1.44M2.29M1.9M1.62M1.27M877K613K428K2.24M
Capital Lease Obligations531K524K442K902K1.46M2.05M1.55M759K324K3.54M
Deferred Tax Liabilities295K327K327K00010K010K33K
Other Non-Current Liabilities44K864K472K466K416K165K849K168K31K-1.81M
Total Liabilities11.97M12.97M11.67M10.51M12.25M15.42M12.62M10.96M7.08M13.99M
Total Debt5.13M4.62M3.69M4.11M4.46M6.06M4.11M2.85M1.73M5.48M
Net Debt355K-1.92M-1.17M-41K-1.38M-1.64M-3.47M-7.18M-9.16M-7.74M
Debt / Equity0.24x0.20x0.15x0.16x0.17x0.22x0.14x0.09x0.05x0.05x
Debt / EBITDA1.54x1.05x3.58x1.91x1.49x1.12x0.56x0.54x0.58x2.14x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.11x-0.44x-1.14x-0.02x-0.46x-0.30x-0.47x-1.35x-3.06x-3.06x
Interest Coverage7.37x9.39x-4.45x-4.12x-0.48x19.29x21.22x14.19x5.64x0.57x
Total Equity
21.53M▲ 0%
23.5M▲ 9.2%
24.86M▲ 5.8%
25.15M▲ 1.1%
26.05M▲ 3.6%
28M▲ 7.5%
29.57M▲ 5.6%
31.58M▲ 6.8%
33.99M▲ 7.6%
31.74M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %3.14%9.17%5.79%1.15%3.61%7.48%5.6%6.79%7.64%12.27%
Book Value per Share2.953.123.303.373.463.353.553.673.893.64
Total Shareholders' Equity20.1M21.98M23.67M23.97M25.63M27.87M29.41M31.33M34.03M33.51M
Common Stock10.92M11.02M11.42M11.42M12.18M12.75M12.82M13.32M13.49M13.77M
Retained Earnings4.34M5.53M7.07M7.42M6.82M9.22M10.76M11.81M12.04M11.07M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI1.63M2.18M1.87M1.14M2.4M1.2M758K660K2.52M2.58M
Minority Interest1.43M1.52M1.2M1.18M419K128K165K249K-37K-1.78M

TRT Cash Flow Statement

Trio-Tech International (TRT) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemJun'17Jun'18Jun'19Jun'20Jun'21Jun'22Jun'23Jun'24Jun'25TTM
Cash from Operations3.95M4.48M4.45M3.01M1.64M2.12M8.11M2.72M371K371K
Operating CF Margin %10.26%10.57%11.36%8.74%5.05%4.82%18.75%6.42%1.02%-
Operating CF Growth %289.84%13.31%-0.56%-32.4%-45.6%29.61%282.01%-66.5%-86.35%-1551.11%
Net Income1.46M1.29M1.45M1.12M-1.16M2.3M1.76M1.14M-30K-109K
Depreciation & Amortization1.84M2.21M2.45M3.1M3.06M3.08M5.09M4.23M2.74M2.29M
Stock-Based Compensation18K43K56K146K249K475K358K465K448K436K
Deferred Taxes104K5K-294K63K-139K33K199K-29K48K4K
Other Non-Cash Items224K305K-784K-1.14M1.43M79K-1.3M-1.25M-962K-1.27M
Working Capital Changes316K622K1.58M-278K-1.8M-3.84M2.01M-1.85M-1.87M-431K
Change in Receivables-168K995K630K929K-2.35M-3.25M1.87M-440K-209K-3.44M
Change in Inventory-300K-1.16M539K430K-98K-252K230K-1.05M898K-791K
Change in Payables787K488K-68K-968K1.38M1.53M-1.1M798K-1.88M3.73M
Cash from Investing-2.36M-2.06M-5.34M-2.62M-567K-444K-6.07M-113K167K1.47M
Capital Expenditures-2.29M-2.31M-2.84M-1.02M-1.11M-1.47M-4.5M-542K-967K-1.05M
CapEx % of Revenue5.93%5.45%7.25%2.95%3.43%3.33%10.4%1.28%2.65%-
Acquisitions86K42K946K01.79M-1.02M00088K
Investments----------
Other Investing86K42K946K-1.46M-1.79M1.02M78K260K1.13M3.92M
Cash from Financing-349K-1.01M-590K-732K-2K911K-1.24M-90K-40K-1.24M
Debt Issued (Net)-172K-869K-866K-497K-567K464K-1.31M-596K-205K75K
Equity Issued (Net)00000000165K284K
Dividends Paid0000-32K-10K0000
Share Repurchases0000-754K-572K0000
Other Financing-177K-138K276K-235K565K457K69K506K0-1.6M
Net Change in Cash
965K▲ 0%
1.77M▲ 83.1%
-1.67M▼ 194.2%
-759K▲ 54.4%
1.77M▲ 332.8%
1.8M▲ 1.8%
662K▼ 63.2%
2.52M▲ 280.4%
1.08M▼ 56.9%
2.29M▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
1.67M▲ 0%
2.17M▲ 30.1%
1.61M▼ 25.7%
1.99M▲ 23.6%
526K▼ 73.6%
655K▲ 24.5%
3.61M▲ 451.5%
2.17M▼ 39.8%
-596K▼ 127.4%
137K▲ 0%
FCF Margin %4.33%5.12%4.12%5.79%1.62%1.49%8.35%5.14%-1.63%0.28%
FCF Growth %359.41%30.1%-25.67%23.62%-73.62%24.52%451.45%-39.78%-127.4%-83.17%
FCF per Share0.230.290.210.270.070.080.430.25-0.07-0.07
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)3.00x3.78x2.88x3.43x-2.77x0.89x5.25x2.59x-9.05x-1.26x
Interest Paid185K181K284K229K122K121K104K75K46K41K
Taxes Paid170K245K106K126K207K403K558K425K438K-308K

TRT Key Ratios

Trio-Tech International (TRT) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)6.21%5.26%6.39%3.51%-2.31%8.86%5.36%3.43%-0.13%-0.34%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)5.05%7.55%-4.7%-2.91%-0.18%6.92%6.37%3.25%0.77%0.77%
Gross Margin24.55%25.11%22.96%21.08%23.63%26.63%27.06%25.43%25.07%19.68%
Net Margin3.41%2.79%3.94%2.55%-1.82%5.44%3.57%2.48%-0.11%-0.22%
Debt / Equity0.24x0.20x0.15x0.16x0.17x0.22x0.14x0.09x0.05x0.05x
Interest Coverage7.37x9.39x-4.45x-4.12x-0.48x19.29x21.22x14.19x5.64x0.57x
FCF Conversion3.00x3.78x2.88x3.43x-2.77x0.89x5.25x2.59x-9.05x-1.26x
Revenue Growth11.85%9.92%-7.47%-12.07%-5.81%35.74%-1.85%-2.17%-13.8%27.63%

TRT Frequently Asked Questions

Trio-Tech International (TRT) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Trio-Tech International (TRT) reported $49.2M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 112% increase from $23.2M in 1996.

Trio-Tech International (TRT) saw revenue decline by 13.8% over the past year.

Trio-Tech International (TRT) reported a net loss of $0.1M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Trio-Tech International (TRT) has a return on equity (ROE) of -0.1%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Trio-Tech International (TRT) generated $0.1M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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