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DESWELL INDUSTRIES INC DSWL

Nasdaq · stock · Plastics Products, NEC · website · IPO 1995-07-19 · LEI

DESWELL INDUSTRIES INC statistics & valuation

P / E5.7×
P / S1.0×
P / B0.5×
P / FCF12.7×
Net margin17.3%
FCF margin7.7%
Return on capital1.8%
Graham number +219.4%$10.19

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($10.19); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.10% 10.20% 6.40% -2.00% 12.70% 9.60% 2.70% 11.10% 16.50% 17.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
16.70% 16.00% 15.40% 18.10% 20.30% 16.20% 16.60% 20.00% 20.20% 22.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
-4.70% 3.00% 0.80% 2.20% 5.00% 3.20% 3.70% 5.50% 4.90% 3.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
1.80% 7.60% 5.10% -1.60% 9.60% 9.10% 2.30% 8.20% 10.90% 9.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
15.9M 15.9M 15.9M 15.9M 16.0M 15.9M 15.9M 15.9M 15.9M 15.9M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
1.50% 6.20% 4.30% -1.40% 7.60% 7.10% 1.90% 6.90% 9.30% 8.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
-7.30% 6.60% 1.90% 19.30% 4.20% -2.00% 15.80% 18.50% 19.50% 7.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$0.09 $0.39 $0.27 -$0.08 $0.51 $0.51 $0.13 $0.48 $0.70 $0.67 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

DESWELL INDUSTRIES INC trades at about 4.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.2×–21.2×, median 7.5×).

3.2× 21.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (3.2×–21.2×); dot = today's 4.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin22.4%20.2%20.0%16.6%16.2%20.3%18.1%15.4%16.0%16.7%
Operating margin3.2%4.9%5.5%3.7%3.2%5.0%2.2%0.8%3.0%-4.7%
Net margin17.3%16.5%11.1%2.7%9.6%12.7%-2.0%6.4%10.2%3.1%
FCF margin7.7%19.5%18.5%15.8%-2.0%4.2%19.3%1.9%6.6%-7.3%
Return on assets8.2%9.3%6.9%1.9%7.1%7.6%-1.4%4.3%6.2%1.5%
Return on equity9.7%10.9%8.2%2.3%9.1%9.6%-1.6%5.1%7.6%1.8%
Current ratio5.255.455.074.013.663.714.344.323.603.79

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.