---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000101984-22-000057"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UEIC"
cik: "0000101984"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC"
filed_at: "2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T07:39:16.380644+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Universal Electronics Q3 net income $7.2M ($0.57 EPS) vs prior loss; Q4 guidance below prior year sales but EPS up

## Summary
- Q3 GAAP net sales $148.5M (-4.6% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.57 vs ($0.07) loss; adjusted EPS $1.00 vs $1.03.
- Gross margin improved to 29.9% GAAP (30.8% adjusted) from 29.4% (30.4%) YoY.
- Cash and term deposits $61.9M at Sept 30, 2022; no debt mentioned.
- Q4 guidance: GAAP sales $125-140M (down from $144.9M); GAAP EPS $0.37-0.47; adjusted EPS $0.75-0.85.
- CEO cites traction in climate control, home automation, security markets offsetting consumer headwinds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000101984-22-000057
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UEIC
- cik: 0000101984
- company_name: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC
- filed_at: 2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198422000057/0000101984-22-000057-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198422000057/ueic-20221103.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC reported the nine months ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $420.0 million, net income $7.3 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, EPS $0.57 per diluted share.
  - Period: the nine months ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $420.0 million
  - Net income: $7.3 million, or $0.57 per diluted share
  - EPS: $0.57 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 30, 2022, cash, cash equivalents and term deposits were $61.9 million. Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30: 2022 Compared to 2021 • GAAP net sales were $420.0 million, compared to $456.7 million; Adjusted Non-GAAP net sales were $420.0 million, compared to $457.1 million. • GAAP gross margins were 28.6%, compared to 30.0%; Adjusted Non-GAAP
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198422000057/0000101984-22-000057-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC reported the three months ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $148.5 million, net income $7.2 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, EPS $0.57 per diluted share.
  - Period: the three months ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $148.5 million
  - Net income: $7.2 million, or $0.57 per diluted share
  - EPS: $0.57 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: share and position UEI for long-term profitable growth,” concluded Arling. Financial Results for the Three Months Ended September 30: 2022 Compared to 2021 • GAAP net sales were $148.5 million, compared to $155.6 million; Adjusted Non-GAAP net sales were $148.5 million, compared to $155.7 million. • GAAP gross margins were 29.9%, compared to 29.4%; Adjusted Non-GAAP
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198422000057/0000101984-22-000057-index.htm

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