---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000101984-23-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UEIC"
cik: "0000101984"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC"
filed_at: "2023-02-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T08:32:38.979747+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Universal Electronics Q4 net sales $122.8M, down 15% YoY; guides Q1 2023 rev $100-110M

## Summary
- Q4 GAAP net sales $122.8M vs $144.9M YoY; GAAP net loss $6.9M ($0.54 per share).
- Adjusted Non-GAAP Q4 net income $5.6M ($0.44 diluted) vs $9.0M ($0.68) YoY.
- FY 2022 net sales $542.8M vs $601.6M; GAAP net income $0.4M ($0.03 per diluted share).
- Cash and equivalents $66.7M at Dec 31, 2022; new markets (climate, security, home auto) over 25% of sales.
- Q1 2023 guidance: GAAP net sales $100-110M; GAAP loss per share $1.11-$1.21; adjusted loss per share $0.28-$0.38.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000101984-23-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UEIC
- cik: 0000101984
- company_name: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC
- filed_at: 2023-02-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/101984/000010198423000006/0000101984-23-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198423000006/ueic-20230216.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000101984-23-000006.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC reported three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $122.8 million, net income $0.4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, EPS $0.03 per diluted share.
  - Period: three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $122.8 million
  - Net income: $0.4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share
  - EPS: $0.03 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: navigate pressures and they become stronger. We plan to do the same again.” Financial Results for the Three Months Ended December 31: 2022 Compared to 2021 • GAAP net sales were $122.8 million, compared to $144.9 million; Adjusted Non-GAAP net sales were $122.8 million, compared to $143.9 million. • GAAP gross margins were 26.2%, compared to 24.9%; Adjusted Non-GAAP
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198423000006/0000101984-23-000006-index.htm

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