Socket Mobile, Inc.
Socket Mobile, Inc.
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About Socket Mobile, Inc.
- Industry
- Computer Hardware
- Sector
- Technology
- CEO
- Kevin J. Mills
- Headquarters
- 39700 Eureka Drive, Fremont, CA, US
- Industry
- Computer Hardware
- Sector
- Technology
- CEO
- Kevin J. Mills
- Headquarters
- 39700 Eureka Drive, Fremont, CA, US
Socket Mobile, Inc. provides data capture and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally.
The company's products are incorporated into mobile applications used in point of sale, commercial services, asset tracking, manufacturing process and quality control, transportation and logistics, event management, medical, and education.
It provides cordless data capture devices that connect over Bluetooth and work with applications running on smartphones, mobile computers, and tablets; and software developer kits to application developers to enable them to provide their users with its advanced barcode scanning features.
The company's cordless data capture devices include DuraScan 700 series, including D700 1D linear imaging scanner; D730 1D laser barcode scanner; D740, D745, D750, D755, and D760 universal barcode scanners that reads all common 1D, stacked, 2D, and postal codes; and SocketScan 800 series cordless barcode scanners, including S800, a 1D linear imaging scanner, and S840 and S860 2D scanner that are attachable to smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices.
It also provides D600 contactless RFID/Near Field Communications reader writer that can read and write various types of electronic SmartTags or transfer data with near field communication; and S550, a contactless membership card reader/writer.
The company offers SocketCare services program, which provides extended warranty and accidental breakage coverage for various products.
It serves retail, commercial, industrial and manufacturing, transportation and logistics, healthcare, government, travel and hospitality, education, and agriculture and farming industries through a network of distributors, online resellers, and application providers, as well as online stores.
The company was formerly known as Socket Communications, Inc. and changed its name to Socket Mobile, Inc. in April 2008. Socket Mobile, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Newark, California.
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Socket Mobile, Inc.. Starting points for Socket Mobile, Inc.: EPS -$1.80, beta 1.36 — an Computer Hardware name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
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Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Socket Mobile, Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Socket Mobile, Inc. stands at -$1.80. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
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