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Forward Electronics Co 8085.TWO · TWD

Information Technology · Taipei Exchange · 🇹🇼 Taiwan

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Close of 9 Nov 2026, in TWD

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At a glance

Figures in TWD, from our data supplier.

FY2025

Revenue

TWD 658.4m

FY2016FY2025

Net income

−TWD 141.9m

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

−TWD 39.5m

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

TWD 1.27bn

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
RevenueTWD 658.4mTWD 596.3mTWD 722.6mTWD 893.8mTWD 914.5mTWD 810.9mTWD 989.4mTWD 1.44bnTWD 1.36bnTWD 1.43bn
Gross profitTWD 44.1mTWD 27.6mTWD 586,000TWD 82.1mTWD 96.2m−TWD 3.6mTWD 18.8mTWD 124.7mTWD 101.0m−TWD 20.9m
Research and developmentTWD 15.1mTWD 14.5mTWD 16.9mTWD 18.0mTWD 19.4mTWD 38.8mTWD 53.8mTWD 34.4mTWD 33.5mTWD 40.3m
Operating income−TWD 72.3m−TWD 112.6m−TWD 120.6m−TWD 24.8m−TWD 22.0m−TWD 139.6m−TWD 155.2m−TWD 65.4m−TWD 64.2m−TWD 224.3m
Net income−TWD 141.9m−TWD 120.4m−TWD 140.3mTWD 172.0mTWD 33.4m−TWD 74.4m−TWD 141.9m−TWD 190.1mTWD 6.6mTWD 97.6m
Diluted earnings per share-1.01-0.86-1.001.230.24-0.53-1.01-1.350.050.70

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assetsTWD 2.67bnTWD 3.24bnTWD 3.13bnTWD 2.95bnTWD 2.83bnTWD 2.82bnTWD 2.87bnTWD 3.75bnTWD 3.69bnTWD 3.56bn
Cash and short-term investments—————TWD 1.54bnTWD 1.56bnTWD 2.23bnTWD 1.26bnTWD 1.37bn
Total liabilitiesTWD 1.40bnTWD 1.51bnTWD 1.46bnTWD 1.26bnTWD 1.34bnTWD 1.39bnTWD 1.41bnTWD 2.07bnTWD 2.10bnTWD 2.27bn
DebtTWD 927.0mTWD 951.0mTWD 975.0mTWD 719.0mTWD 731.0mTWD 824.8mTWD 862.5mTWD 1.23bnTWD 1.35bnTWD 1.39bn
Shareholders' equityTWD 1.27bnTWD 1.73bnTWD 1.68bnTWD 1.69bnTWD 1.49bnTWD 1.43bnTWD 1.46bnTWD 1.68bnTWD 1.59bnTWD 1.30bn
Shares outstanding140m140m140m140m140m140m140m140m140m140m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations−TWD 29.0m−TWD 126.7mTWD 27.3mTWD 93.6m−TWD 14.5m−TWD 59.7m−TWD 31.9m−TWD 22.1m−TWD 106.7m−TWD 568.7m
Capital spending−TWD 10.5m−TWD 13.2m−TWD 5.1m−TWD 13.3m−TWD 21.4m−TWD 33.0m−TWD 75.4m−TWD 55.3m−TWD 62.6m−TWD 65.8m
Free cash flow−TWD 39.5m−TWD 139.9mTWD 22.2mTWD 80.3m−TWD 35.9m−TWD 92.7m−TWD 107.4m−TWD 77.4m−TWD 169.4m−TWD 634.5m
Dividends paid——−TWD 14.0m−TWD 28.0m——————

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
RevenueTWD 144.8mTWD 175.4mTWD 174.2mTWD 161.9mTWD 164.7mTWD 157.7mTWD 146.3mTWD 170.1m
Gross profitTWD 7.7mTWD 6.6mTWD 11.7mTWD 8.9mTWD 11.6mTWD 11.9mTWD 7.0mTWD 11.7m
Operating income−TWD 27.6m−TWD 24.6m−TWD 18.7m−TWD 21.9m−TWD 16.4m−TWD 15.3m−TWD 24.5m−TWD 19.6m
Net income−TWD 43.1m−TWD 22.5m−TWD 87.4mTWD 44.2m−TWD 61.4m−TWD 37.3m−TWD 29.3m−TWD 59.5m
Diluted earnings per share-0.31-0.16-0.620.32-0.44-0.27-0.21-0.43
Cash from operationsTWD 63.0mTWD 30.0m−TWD 34.0mTWD 67.0m−TWD 45.0m−TWD 16.0mTWD 43.0m−TWD 67.0m
Capital spending−TWD 10.0m−TWD 8.0m−TWD 1.0m−TWD 4.0m−TWD 3.0m——−TWD 1.0m
Free cash flowTWD 53.0mTWD 22.0m−TWD 35.0mTWD 63.0m−TWD 48.0m——−TWD 68.0m
Total assetsTWD 2.51bnTWD 2.68bnTWD 2.67bnTWD 2.92bnTWD 2.86bnTWD 3.06bnTWD 3.24bnTWD 3.18bn
DebtTWD 855.0mTWD 921.0mTWD 927.0mTWD 933.0mTWD 939.0mTWD 945.0mTWD 951.0mTWD 957.0m
Shareholders' equityTWD 1.16bnTWD 1.26bnTWD 1.27bnTWD 1.45bnTWD 1.38bnTWD 1.57bnTWD 1.73bnTWD 1.77bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 27 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gross margin6.7%4.6%7.5%9.2%10.5%
Operating margin-11.0%-13.3%-17.3%9.5%-2.4%
Net margin-21.6%-20.2%-19.4%19.2%3.7%
Return on equity-11.2%-7.0%-8.4%10.2%2.2%
Return on assets-5.3%-3.7%-4.5%5.8%1.2%
Revenue growth10.4%-17.5%-19.2%-2.3%—
Earnings growth17.9%-14.2%-181.5%415.1%—
Current ratio5.85x4.68x5.84x4.72x6.17x
Debt to equity0.73x0.55x0.58x0.43x0.49x
Equity ratio47.4%53.4%53.5%57.4%52.7%
Interest coverage-2.93x-3.44x-7.87x6.51x-1.59x
R&D as a share of sales2.3%2.4%2.3%2.0%2.1%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue-9.7%-4.1%-9.6%
Operating income42.8%-12.3%-6.3%
Net income—13.8%-2.6%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin5.7%5.4%5.4%5.0%
Operating margin-14.7%-11.5%-10.7%-9.8%
Net margin-20.9%-8.0%-5.9%-5.9%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings-16.3-37.9-50.416.076.7-18.0-5.0-4.0126.47.1
Price to sales3.57.79.83.12.81.60.70.50.60.5

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 0 years. Last went ex-dividend on 6 Jul 2023.

FY2023FY2022
Paid in the year0.100.20
  • 1000-to-890.1533 reverse split · 16 Dec 2021
  • 103-for-100 split · 8 Jul 2008

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