NOTE 13 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Data I/O operates as a single segment entity, with the sole objective to design, manufacture, and sell programming systems. We operate in three separate locations – Redmond, Washington; Shanghai, China; and Munich, Germany – these locations function as part of a single, integrated business and all operations are strategically aligned to support this objective.

 

The accounting policies of the programming system segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total consolidated assets.

 

Our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the President/Chief Executive Officer who reviews the company’s financial performance on a consolidated basis without distinguishing between different business lines or geographic areas for the purpose of making operating decisions, allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. Financial performance is assessed using operating results, actual net income vs. plan, balance sheet fluctuations, and other key performance indicators. Significant single segment expense categories that are provided to the CODM and included in the reported segment operating profits are outlined in the following table:

 

 

 

 Year Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

December 31,

2025

 

 

December 31,

2024

 

Net sales

 

$21,500

 

 

$21,769

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

10,904

 

 

 

10,163

 

Gross margin

 

 

10,596

 

 

 

11,606

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee expenses

 

 

9,213

 

 

 

9,715

 

Customer acquisition costs

 

 

1,259

 

 

 

1,268

 

Professional and outside services

 

 

2,953

 

 

 

2,025

 

Occupancy costs

 

 

980

 

 

 

787

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

460

 

 

 

540

 

Other expense (income)

 

 

847

 

 

 

309

 

Total operating expense

 

 

15,712

 

 

 

14,644

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$(5,116 )

 

$(3,038)

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Apr 16, 2026Showing above
2024Apr 1, 2025
2023Mar 27, 2024
2022Mar 30, 2023
2021Mar 29, 2022
2020Mar 26, 2021
2019Mar 27, 2020
2018Mar 28, 2019
2017Mar 28, 2018
2015Mar 28, 2016

About Segments Disclosures

Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.

Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.