Deswell Industries (DSWL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Deswell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSWL) is a manufacturer of plastic and electronic components for original equipment manufacturers and other industrial customers. The company’s primary activities include injection molding, plastic extrusion, and the assembly of electronic products.

Its plastic manufacturing operations produce molded and extruded parts used in products such as consumer electronics, electrical appliances, automotive equipment, and other commercial and industrial applications. Deswell also provides related services, including tooling and mold fabrication, product assembly, and manufacturing support for customer-designed components.

Founded in 1987, Deswell has historically served customers through manufacturing operations in the Greater China region, including facilities in Macau and mainland China. The company’s operations are organized around its plastic injection molding and electronics manufacturing activities, with products generally supplied to customers on a contract or component-manufacturing basis.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.80 to $2.89
• 50-Day Range: $2.82 to $3.21
• 52-Week Range: $2.80 to $4.06
• Volume: 12,104 shs
• Average Volume: 5,938 shs
• Market Capitalization: $46.94 million
• P/E Ratio: 5.91
• Dividend Yield: 6.77%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Deswell Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Deswell Industries scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 441st out of 599 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Deswell Industries has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Deswell Industries has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Deswell Industries has a P/B Ratio of 0.41. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of Deswell Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Deswell Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Deswell Industries has recently increased by 662.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Deswell Industries is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.78%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Deswell Industries does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Deswell Industries is 41.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Deswell Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Deswell Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Deswell Industries insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

39.00% of the stock of Deswell Industries is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Deswell Industries has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/11/2016
• Today: 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Manufacturing Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DSWL
• CIK: 946936
• Web: www.deswell.com
• Phone: 8685328322096
• Fax: 853-2832-3265
• Employees: 854
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.25
• Quick Ratio: 4.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $61.33 million
• Price / Sales: 0.77
• Cash Flow: $0.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.87
• Book Value: $6.89 per share
• Price / Book: 0.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,885,000
• Free Float: 9,690,000
• Market Cap: $46.94 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.51