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Socket Mobile Inc

Socket Mobile Inc

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Information Technology·Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

Socket Mobile, Inc. is a mobile data capture company, which engages in the provision of data capture and delivery solutions for enhanced productivity in workforce mobilization. Its products are incorporated into mobile applications used in point of sale (POS), commercial services (field workers), asset tracking, manufacturing process and quality control, transportation and logistics (goods tracking and movement), event management (ticketing, entry, access control, and identification), medical and education. The company's primary products are cordless data capture devices incorporating barcode scanning or RFID/Near Field Communications (NFC) technologies that connect over Bluetooth. All products work with applications running on smartphones, mobile computers and tablets using operating systems from Apple (iOS), Google (Android), and Microsoft (Windows). It also offers an easy-to-use software developer kit (Capture SDK) to application developers, which enables them to provide their users with advanced barcode scanning and RFID/NFC features. The firm’s products are integrated in their application solutions and are marketed by the application developers or the resellers of their applications and number of registered developers for data capture applications continues to grow. The company was founded by Michael L. Gifford and Charlie Bass in March 1992 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

California; U.S.A
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Revenue
$15.1M−19.6% YoY
Net income
$-14.4M−541.2% YoY
Free cash flow
$-1.8M−36.4% YoY

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Financial performance

Revenue
$15.1M−19.6% YoY
Operating income
$-3.2M−30.7% YoY
Net income
$-14.4M−541.2% YoY
Free cash flow
$-1.8M−36.4% YoY

Revenue, profit & cash trend

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Revenue: 2021 $23.2M, 2022 $21.2M, 2023 $17M, 2024 $18.8M, 2025 $15.1M. Operating income: 2021 $2.7M, 2022 $-446K, 2023 $-3.1M, 2024 $-2.5M, 2025 $-3.2M. Net income: 2021 $4.5M, 2022 $86.9K, 2023 $-1.9M, 2024 $-2.2M, 2025 $-14.4M. Free cash flow: 2021 $1.5M, 2022 $-1.3M, 2023 $-2.1M, 2024 $-1.3M, 2025 $-1.8M. Reference line: Reference at $0.

Growth & profitability

Revenue growth
-19.6%−2979 bps YoY
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Earnings power over time

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Operating income: 2021-12-31 $2.7M, 2022-12-31 $-446K, 2023-12-31 $-3.1M, 2024-12-31 $-2.5M, 2025-12-31 $-3.2M. Net income: 2021-12-31 $4.5M, 2022-12-31 $86.9K, 2023-12-31 $-1.9M, 2024-12-31 $-2.2M, 2025-12-31 $-14.4M. Free cash flow: 2021-12-31 $1.5M, 2022-12-31 $-1.3M, 2023-12-31 $-2.1M, 2024-12-31 $-1.3M, 2025-12-31 $-1.8M

Growth heatmap

2022202320242025CAGR
Revenue
-8.5%
-19.8%
+10.2%
-19.6%
-10.2%
Gross profit
-16.6%
-18.4%
+11.7%
-20.8%
-11.9%
Operating income
-116.5%
-599.7%
+21.1%
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-189.1%
-63.4%
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Earnings quality

Operating cash flow
$-1.2M−139.7% YoY
Net income
$-14.4M−541.2% YoY
Free cash flow
$-1.8M−36.4% YoY
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Net income = 100%
Operating cash flow: 2025-12-31 9%, 2024-12-31 23%, 2023-12-31 -3%, 2022-12-31 -128%, 2021-12-31 48%. Free cash flow: 2025-12-31 12%, 2024-12-31 58%, 2023-12-31 110%, 2022-12-31 -1489%, 2021-12-31 33%. Reference line: Net income = 100% at 100%.

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