---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-26-005003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAIO"
cik: "0000351998"
company_name: "DATA I/O CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-15T20:45:08+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T21:01:48.874834+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Data I/O Q1 loss widens; signs $23M acquisition LOI, raises $9M; Q2 rev guidance ~20% growth

## Summary
- Q1 revenue $3.3M (down 47% YoY); net loss $3.2M ($0.34/sh) vs loss $0.04/sh; adjusted EBITDA ($1.75M).
- LOI to acquire semiconductor handling/packaging firm for ~$23M (cash + up to $3M stock); close expected Q3 2026.
- Raised $9M via private placement: 869,840 shares, $6.8M convertible debentures (4%, 5-yr), warrants at $3.00.
- Q2 revenue guidance $5.0-5.4M (~20% sequential growth from Q1); organic growth for 2026 over 2025 expected.
- Cash $5.7M at March 31, 2026; no debt; $9M investment strengthens balance sheet and funds acquisitions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-26-005003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAIO
- cik: 0000351998
- company_name: DATA I/O CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-15T20:45:08+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351998/000165495426005003/0001654954-26-005003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351998/000165495426005003/daio_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-26-005003
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-26-005003.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  DATA I/O CORP reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $3.3 million. Guidance raised.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $3.3 million
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: on an organic basis. Costs are coming down, customer activity is building, and we are executing against a plan that is tracking nearly one year ahead of schedule. Revenue of $3.3 million and continued negative Adjusted EBITDA are consistent with where we are in the recovery curve. What gives us confidence in the trajectory is the demand environment: customer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351998/000165495426005003/0001654954-26-005003-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.