Household Audio & Video Equipment · SIC 3651

KOSS CORP

KOSS

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Latest revenue

$2.8M

as of 2026-03-31

Latest net income

$-546.6K

as of 2026-03-31

Net margin

-19.3%

as of 2026-03-31

Price · 5Y

-29.8% / yr 43.5 pts / yr vs S&P 500 82.8% total
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delayed ≤15 min
$3.97
3.64%
Market cap
$37.6M
Enterprise value
$37.6M
P/E (trailing)
Forward P/E
P/B
Dividend yield
0.0%
52-wk high
$8.59
52-wk low
$3.50
Beta
Shares out
9.5M

5-year trend

What this company does

AI

Koss designs and sells stereo headphones and audio accessories, ranging from consumer earbuds to professional studio and communication headsets. Product sales to retailers, distributors, and direct consumers generate essentially all revenue, totaling roughly $9.8 million over the past nine months. The company is operating at a loss, with widening operating deficits offset largely by interest income on its $17 million investment portfolio, leaving the underlying headphone business unprofitable.

Generated from KOSS's filing dated 2025-08-29

Key risks

AI
  • Operating losses widening: nine-month loss from operations grew to $1.78M from $1.30M, with gross margin compressing as COGS outpaced flat ~2% sales growth.
  • Cash burn: operating cash flow swung to -$581K from +$320K YoY; cash fell to $1.9M, with profitability dependent on $670K interest income from investments.
  • SG&A deleverage on stagnant revenue: SG&A rose to $5.24M (54% of sales) on only $9.76M nine-month revenue, eroding any path to operating profitability.

Generated from KOSS's filing dated 2025-08-29

Profitability

Gross margin

37.8%

10.8%

Operating margin

-13.8%

9.9%

Net margin

-6.9%

10.6%

Return on equity

-2.9%

6.4%

Return on assets

-2.4%

8.0%

Leverage

Debt / equity

0.21×

10.5%

Debt / assets

17.7%

8.7%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-31

$2.8M+1.6%$-546.6K-72.6%-19.3%

Q4 2025

2025-12-31

$2.9M-19.6%$-321.7K-441.7%-11.2%

Q3 2025

2025-09-30

$4.1M+27.1%$243.7K+158.1%6.0%

Q2 2025

2025-06-30

$3.1M+6.6%$-232.7K-110.8%-7.5%

Q1 2025

2025-03-31

$2.8M+5.4%$-316.7K-0.9%-11.4%

Q4 2024

2024-12-31

$3.6M+5.9%$94.1K+135.0%2.6%

Q3 2024

2024-09-30

$3.2M-5.1%$-419.5K-62.9%-13.1%

Q2 2024

2024-06-30

$2.9M$-110.4K-3.8%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$12.4K

Insider selling

$432.6K

Net activity

−$420.2K

Distinct insiders

3

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2025-12-02

Lenore Lillie

Director

Purchase2,500$4.96$12.4K
2025-06-13

Michael J Koss Jr

VP - Marketing & Product

Sale24,643$4.78$117.8K
2025-06-12

John C Koss JR

Vice President - Sales

Sale1,500$5.02$7.5K
2025-06-12

Michael J Koss Jr

VP - Marketing & Product

Sale6,000$4.91$29.5K
2025-06-11

John C Koss JR

Vice President - Sales

Sale23,500$5.65$132.8K
2025-06-10

John C Koss JR

Vice President - Sales

Sale25,000$5.80$145.0K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns KOSS

Institutional value

$1.3M

Total shares held

361.7K

Distinct holders

15

-7 vs prior

As of

2026-03-31

Prior: 2025-12-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC189.6K$678.8KNew
2BlackRock, Inc.89.6K$320.8K+1.2K (+1.4%)Added
3VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO31.3K$112.2KNew
4DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP21.6K$77.4K-1.7K (-7.4%)Trimmed
5JAMES INVESTMENT RESEARCH, INC.15.5K$55.4K+4.9K (+46.3%)Added
6UBS Group AG6.1K$21.9K-1.9K (-24.1%)Trimmed
7PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.3.5K$12.5K+0 (+0.0%)No change
8Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC2.0K$7.3KNew
9N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC1.0K$3.6K+0 (+0.0%)No change
10Activest Wealth Management1.0K$3.6K+0 (+0.0%)No change
11CREATIVE FINANCIAL DESIGNS INC /ADV300$1.1K+0 (+0.0%)No change
12SBI Securities Co., Ltd.120$430+0 (+0.0%)No change
13Crewe Advisors LLC20$72+0 (+0.0%)No change
14Parallel Advisors, LLC10$36New
15CITIGROUP INC1$4New

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

Top questions investors are asking

AI
  1. 1

    Operating losses widened to $1.78M over nine months versus $1.30M prior year—what specific cost actions reverse this trajectory before cash reserves erode further?

  2. 2

    Gross margin compressed to ~35.5% from 38.4% despite 2% sales growth; what's driving COGS inflation and when do you regain pricing power?

  3. 3

    SG&A rose $282K year-over-year on essentially flat revenue—what discretionary spend is embedded and why isn't management flexing it given persistent losses?

Refreshed when KOSS files a new report · last from 2025-08-29