DSWL NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Deswell Industries Inc · Technology · Electronic Components

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Latest close 3.25 USD
-6.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is -3.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 32.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.6%, after a -5.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 45d.

Setup score 36 out of 100
Latest Close 3.25 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -6.6% latest completed week
4W Return -5.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return -1.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 50.0% 26 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 2-week active streak.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -6.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -5.2%. Indicator stack 34/57 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. News sentiment 51/100 52 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 45d Next report is scheduled for 16 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is -3.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 32.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.6%, after a -5.2% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.3812-week average 0.19

12-week confirmation

Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.38Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -5.2% over four weeks, -1.7% over 12 weeks, and 13.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 2 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-6.6%
4W-5.2%
12W-1.7%
26W-3.8%
52W13.6%
Active trend streak2 weeks
Active weeks in one year26
Trend breadth50.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.55Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-38.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.79Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-11.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength89/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Value99/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Quality29/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Momentum68/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Growth82/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
2.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
2.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
80.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
21.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
10.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
25.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
29.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
34.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
11.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
11.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.6x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

8 positive · 40 neutral · 4 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings45dNext report is scheduled for 16 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-25.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher10 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.7%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-7.8%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-6.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains7
Flat weeks1
Modest losses11
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -3.3%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape36/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 36/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis30/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 2/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.38; No reversal markers Factors70/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Cornerstone Growth rank 50; Tiny Titans rank 17; Buyback Yield rank 56 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

Deswell Industries files FY26 annual report on Form 20-F with SEC Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings45d

Next report is scheduled for 16 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20263.25 USD-6.6%3.37 USD2.60 USD0.55-13.7977.3KOn
24 Jul 20263.48 USD-2.8%3.38 USD2.60 USD0.85-7.3322.4KOn
17 Jul 20263.58 USD0.6%3.38 USD2.59 USD1.13-6.2755.7KOff
10 Jul 20263.56 USD3.8%3.37 USD2.58 USD1.28-10.6270.2KOff
3 Jul 20263.43 USD-6.4%3.36 USD2.57 USD0.89-12.33185.2KOff
26 Jun 20263.66 USD1.7%3.36 USD2.56 USD0.39-5.60106.8KOff
19 Jun 20263.60 USD13.7%3.36 USD2.55 USD-0.19-11.0973.2KOff
12 Jun 20263.17 USD-0.3%3.36 USD2.54 USD-0.55-19.5728.3KOff
5 Jun 20263.18 USD-2.4%3.37 USD2.54 USD-0.70-17.3730.9KOff
29 May 20263.26 USD-3.2%3.37 USD2.53 USD-0.62-19.0622.2KOff
22 May 20263.36 USD3.3%3.37 USD2.52 USD-0.62-13.9172.2KOff
15 May 20263.26 USD-1.5%3.37 USD2.52 USD-0.78-15.5231.2KOff
8 May 20263.31 USD0.1%3.37 USD2.51 USD-0.67-14.3949.8KOff
1 May 20263.30 USD-0.8%3.39 USD2.50 USD-0.68-9.7230.4KOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.