Data I/O reports Q3 EPS (3c), two estimates 0c

Reports Q3 revenue $5.4M, two estimates $5.9M. William Wentworth was appointed CEO of Data I/O (DAIO) Corporation on October 1, 2024. Commenting on his view of the Company, Mr. Wentworth said, “I am excited to have been appointed to lead Data I/O given the substantial market opportunities that set the stage for heightened value creation for our customers, business partners and shareholders. This is possible because of the impressive building blocks in place with the Company. We intend to leverage our technology platform, our significant intellectual property portfolio and our highly experienced engineering team. During this transitional time, our team is thoroughly engaged in defining the future direction of the Company to drive growth and implement transformative strategies for Data I/O to become a higher value supply chain partner. The focus over the last month has been assessing our strengths and weaknesses while visiting our customers and business partners. Our findings have been encouraging as we set our sights on initiatives grounded in a reimagined approach to the markets we serve and how our capabilities are best utilized to support the global electronics supply chain. Many of these initiatives are based on improvement and expansion of existing strategies selling to global providers of semiconductors, Electronics Manufacturing Service providers, and independent service providers. The team will leverage technology to enhance customer engagement strategies, fill out our product portfolio and improve speed-to-market. In turn, we anticipate capturing a greater percentage of what customers spend across their entire enterprise. Furthermore, diversification of revenue streams and customer segmentation will be important elements to our go-forward strategy. Data I/O is dominant in the Automotive Electronics sector and we intend to diversify our approach to the markets we serve to create strongholds in other electronics sectors.”