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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(mark one)

x		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
		For the Quarterly Period ended September 30, 2002
o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
		For the transition period from ____________________ to ____________________ .

Commission File Number: 0-21044

UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		33-0204817
(State or other jurisdiction		(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)
6101 Gateway Drive
Cypress, California		90630
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (714) 820-1000

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [X]      No [   ]

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date — 13,686,841 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Registrant were outstanding at September 30, 2002.

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UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

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PART I.				FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.				Consolidated Financial Statements
					Consolidated Balance Sheets			3
					Consolidated Income Statements			4
					Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows			5
					Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			6
Item 2.				Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations				12
Item 3.				Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk				19
Item 4.				Controls and Procedures				19
PART II.				OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6.				Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K				20
				Signature				21
				Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002				22

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     Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share-related data)
(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany accounts and transactions. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s 2001 Form 10-K. The financial information presented in the accompanying statements reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the periods indicated. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

In the third quarter of 2002, the Company recorded an amount related to variances in prior quarters of 2002.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares, which includes the dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock grants. Dilutive potential common shares for all periods presented are computed utilizing the treasury stock method. In the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, approximately 154,000 and 1,074,000 stock options, respectively, with exercise prices greater than the average market price of the underlying common stock were excluded because their inclusion would have been antidilutive. In the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2001, approximately 595,000 and 492,000 stock options, respectively, with exercise prices greater than the average market price of the underlying common stock were excluded because their inclusion would have been antidilutive.

Treasury Stock

The Company purchased 366,595 shares of its common stock at a cost of $3,518,000 in the third quarter of 2002. The Company holds shares purchased on the open market as treasury stock and they are available for reissue by the Company.

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UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 are calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of comprehensive income (loss) are listed below (in thousands):

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UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

New Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations” and SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets.” SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations, establishes specific criteria for recognizing intangible assets separately from goodwill and requires certain disclosures regarding reasons for a business combination and the allocation of the purchase price paid. SFAS No. 141 is effective for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 142 establishes that goodwill and certain intangible assets will no longer be amortized to earnings, but instead tested for impairment at least annually. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142 on January 1, 2002.

In accordance with SFAS No. 142, the Company prospectively ceased amortization on approximately $3.0 million of net unamortized goodwill (consisting of a gross cost of $4.6 million and associated accumulated amortization of $1.6 million) beginning January 1, 2002. The Company recorded approximately $565,000 of annual amortization during 2001 and would have recorded approximately $461,000 of amortization during the first nine months of 2002. In lieu of amortization, the Company is required to perform an initial impairment review of goodwill in 2002 and an annual impairment review thereafter. Based on the Company’s impairment testing following the adoption of these pronouncements, no impairment was recognized.

In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.” SFAS No. 143 addresses financial accounting and reporting obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated retirement costs. SFAS No. 143 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 143 to have a material effect on the financial position or results of operations.

In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS No. 144, which was adopted by the Company on January 1, 2002, establishes standards for performing certain tests of impairment on long-lived assets. The adoption of SFAS No. 144 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities,” which requires companies to recognize costs associated with exit or disposal activities when they are incurred rather than at the date of a commitment to an exit or disposal plan. Examples of costs covered by the standard include lease termination costs and certain employee severance costs that are associated with a restructuring, discontinued operation, plant closing, or other exit or disposal activity. The statement replaces EITF Issue No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring).” SFAS No. 146 is to be applied prospectively to exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 146 will have a significant impact on its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flow.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company operates in a single industry segment. The Company separately monitors the financial performance of its domestic and international operations. Further, each of these operations generally serves a distinct customer base. Based upon these facts, the Company considers the domestic and international operations its reporting units for the assignment of goodwill. Goodwill for the domestic operations was generated from the acquisition of a remote control company in 1998. Goodwill for international operations resulted from the acquisition of remote control distributors in the UK in 1998, Spain in 1999 and France in 2000.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

     Goodwill information for each reporting unit is as follows (in thousands):

The following table shows, on a pro-forma basis, what net income and earnings per share would have been for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001 if the new accounting standards had been applied beginning January 1, 2001 (in thousands):

Information regarding the Company’s other intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

During the second quarter of 2002, the Company completed an acquisition of multimedia protocol technologies that enable custom wireless control solutions for home entertainment hardware and software applications, from a software development company for $780,000.

Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 was approximately $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001 was approximately $0.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for existing intangible assets for each of the five succeeding years ended December 31 will be as follows (in thousands):

Accounting Policy for Derivatives

The Company enters into foreign currency option-based arrangements with contract terms normally lasting less than six months to protect against the adverse effects that exchange-rate fluctuations may have on foreign-currency-denominated trade receivables. These derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting in accordance with SFAS 133. The gains and losses on both the derivatives and the foreign-currency-denominated trade receivables are recorded as transaction adjustments in current earnings.

The Company’s currency exposures are primarily concentrated in the Euro and British Pound Sterling, and to a lesser extent, certain other international currencies. These financial exposures are monitored and managed by the Company as an integral part of our overall risk management program, which recognizes the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to reduce the potentially adverse effect on our results. The Company does not enter into financial instruments for speculation or trading purposes. The Company had no foreign exchange contracts during the nine months ended September 30, 2002.

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UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Business Segments and Foreign Operations

The Company operates in a single industry segment and is engaged in the development and marketing of pre-programmed wireless control devices and related products principally for video and audio entertainment equipment. The Company’s customers consist primarily of international retailers, private label customers, original equipment manufacturers and subscription broadcasting operators.

The Company’s operations and identifiable assets by geographic area are presented below (in thousands):

Specific identification of customer location was the basis used for attributing revenues to individual countries.

Significant Customers

During the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, there was one customer with sales exceeding 10% of total Company sales. The sales to this customer amounted to $12.4 million and $11.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Trade receivables with the aforementioned customer amounted to $2.3 million and $2.6 million at September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Trade receivables subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk. The risk is mitigated due to the large number of customers comprising the Company’s customer base, the relative size and strength of most of the Company’s customers and the Company’s performance of ongoing credit evaluations.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is a party to lawsuits and claims arising in the normal course of its business. In the opinion of management, the Company’s liability, if any, under pending litigation and claims would not materially adversely affect its results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Results of Operations

Third Quarter 2002 versus 2001

Net sales for the 2002 third quarter were $26.0 million compared to $31.0 million for the same quarter last year. Net sales of the Company’s technology products (subscription broadcasting, OEM and private label) were approximately 67.6% of net sales for the third quarter of 2002 compared to 77.1% for the third quarter of 2001. Net sales from the retail portion (One For All® international and direct import) accounted for approximately 32.4% of total third quarter 2002 net sales compared to 22.9% for the corresponding period in 2001.

Net sales of the Company’s technology products for the third quarter of 2002 decreased by 26.5% to $17.6 million from $23.9 million for the same period last year. The decrease in technology sales was principally due to reduced capital expenditures by cable service providers and cable-related OEM customers and OEM customers in North America and Europe.

The Company’s net sales for the 2002 third quarter from its retail customers were $8.4 million, an increase of 18.3% from net sales of $7.1 million for the same quarter last year. The increase in retail sales was attributable to increased sales in the UK, Germany and Spain.

The Company’s overall gross profit margin for the third quarter of 2002 was 38.6% compared to a gross margin of 40.8% for the same period last year. The lower gross margin during the quarter was a result of higher discounts to European retail customers and a less favorable product mix across our technology product lines.

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 3% from $8.5 million in the third quarter of 2001 to $8.2 million for the same period in 2002. This decrease was principally due to reduced advertising and marketing costs.

In the third quarter of 2002, the Company recorded $166,000 of interest income compared to $259,000 for the same period last year. This $93,000 decrease is primarily due to lower interest rates earned on cash balances in 2002.

The Company recorded income tax expense of $124,000 for the third quarter of 2002 compared to approximately $1.9 million for the same period last year. The decrease was due to lower pretax income in 2002 and the continued use of research and development credits on the lower pretax income. Our effective tax rate for the third quarter 2002 was 6%, a blended rate, reflecting a change in the projected 2002 effective tax rate from 35% as of second quarter 2002 to 24% as of the third quarter 2002.

Nine Months 2002 versus 2001

Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 were $74.0 million, a decrease of 18.8% over the net sales of $91.2 million for the same period last year. Net income for the first nine months of 2002 was $3.9 million or $0.28 per share (basic) and $0.27 per share (diluted), compared to $7.7 million or $0.55 per share (basic) and $0.53 per share (diluted) for the same period last year.

Net sales in the Company’s technology lines (subscription broadcasting, OEM and private label) for the first nine months of 2002 decreased 23.3% to $55.6 million from $72.5 million for the same period last year. The decrease in technology sales was principally due to reduced orders from cable service providers and cable-related OEM customers.

Net sales from the Company’s retail lines (One For All® international and direct import) were comparable at $18.4 million for the first nine months of 2002 and $18.6 million for the same period last year.

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Gross margins for the first nine months of 2002 were 40.9% compared to 41.8% for the same period last year due to higher discounts offered to European retail customers and a less favorable product mix across our technology product lines.

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $25.8 million in the first nine months of 2002, compared to $26.2 million in the first nine months of 2001. The decrease was attributable to ceased goodwill amortization in accordance with SFAS No. 142, resulting in a decrease in expense of approximately $461,000, reduced advertising and marketing costs, partially offset by increased delivery and freight expenses.

Interest income decreased by $429,000 to $438,000 for the first nine months of 2002 from $867,000 for the same period in 2001 due to lower interest rates earned on cash balances in 2002.

The Company recorded income tax expense of $1.2 million for the first nine months of 2002 compared to approximately $5.1 million for the same period of 2001. The decrease was due to lower pretax income in 2002 and the continued use of research and development credits on the lower pretax income. Our effective tax rate has been reduced from 40% for the first nine months of 2001 to 24% during the same period in 2002.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s principal sources of funds are from operations and bank credit facilities. Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 was $10.6 million as compared to $11.9 million in the corresponding period in 2001. The decrease in cash flow is primarily due to lower net income in 2002.

On April 1, 2002, we entered into a $15 million unsecured revolving credit agreement (the “Agreement”) with Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (“B of A”). Under the Agreement with B of A, we can choose from several interest rate options at our discretion. The interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2002 using the IBOR Rate option plus a fixed margin of 1.25%, was 3.07%. We pay a commitment fee at a maximum rate of 1/8 of 1% per year on the unused portion of the credit line. Under the terms of this Agreement, our ability to pay cash dividends on our common stock is restricted and we are subject to certain financial covenants and other restrictions that are standard for these types of agreements. However, we have authority under this credit facility to acquire up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock in market purchases. The Company purchased 366,595 shares at a cost of $3,518,000 since the date of this Agreement through September 30, 2002. Amounts available for borrowing under this credit facility are reduced by the outstanding balance of our import letters of credit. As of September 30, 2002, we had no amounts outstanding under this credit facility.

The Company purchased 366,595 shares of our common stock at a cost of $3,518,000 in the third quarter of 2002. We hold shares purchased on the open market as treasury stock and they are available for reissue by the Company. Presently, except for using a small number of these treasury shares to compensate our outside board members, we have no plans to distribute these shares, although we may change these plans if necessary to fulfill our on-going business objectives. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2002, the Company received proceeds of approximately $1,334,000 from the exercise of stock options granted to the Company’s current and former employees, as compared to approximately $1,306,000 during the same period in 2001.

Capital expenditures in the first nine months of 2002 and 2001 were approximately $1,631,000 and $2,208,000, respectively. These expenditures related primarily to the acquisition of product tooling.

During the second quarter of 2002, we completed an acquisition of multimedia protocol technologies that enable custom wireless control solutions for home entertainment hardware and software applications, from a software development company for $780,000, $705,000 of which was paid in the second quarter 2002.

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During the third quarter of 2000, we completed our acquisition of a remote control distributor in France for approximately $1.8 million, of which $1.5 million was paid during 2000, $143,000 was paid during 2001, and the remaining $132,000 was paid in 2002.

RISK FACTORS

Forward Looking Statements

We caution that the following important factors, among others (including but not limited to factors discussed below or in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” as well as those factors discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or in our other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission), could affect our actual results and could contribute to or cause our actual consolidated results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. The factors included here are not exhaustive. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor can we assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Therefore, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual future results.

While we believe that the forward looking statements made in this report are based on reasonable assumptions, the actual outcome of such statements is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the failure of our markets to continue growing and expanding in the manner we anticipated; the failure of our customers to grow and expand as we anticipated; the effects of natural or other events or factors beyond our control; the effect of the economic environment in various geographical regions of the world on us and our customers; the growth of, acceptance of and the demand for our products and technologies in various markets and geographical regions, including cable, satellite, consumer electronics, retail and interactive TV, and home automation, not materializing as we believed; our inability to add profitable complementary products which are accepted by the marketplace; our inability to continue to maintain our operating costs at acceptable levels; our realization of tax benefits from various tax projects initiated from time to time; the continued strength of our balance sheet; our inability to continue selling our products or licensing our technologies at higher or profitable margins throughout the balance of 2002 and beyond; our inability to obtain orders or maintain our order volume with new and existing customers; the possible dilutive effect our stock option program may have on our earnings per share and stock price; our inability to continue to obtain adequate quantities of component parts or secure adequate factory production capacity on a timely basis; and other factors listed from time to time in our press releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dependence Upon Key Suppliers

Most of the components used in our products are available from multiple sources; however, we have elected to purchase integrated circuit components used in our products from two main sources, each of which provides in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Company’s microprocessors for use in our products. While we have developed alternative sources of supply for these integrated circuit components, there can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to obtain these components on a timely basis. We generally maintain inventories of our integrated chips, which could be used in part to mitigate, but not eliminate, delays resulting from supply interruptions. An extended interruption, shortage or termination in the supply of any of the components used in our products, a reduction in their quality or reliability, or a significant increase in the price of components, would have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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Dependence on Foreign Manufacturing and Worldwide Freight Carriers

Third-party manufacturers located in foreign countries manufacture a majority of our products. Our arrangements with our foreign manufacturers and our worldwide freight carriers are subject to the risks of doing business abroad, such as import duties, trade restrictions, work stoppages/slowdowns, war, terrorist attacks or activities, political instability, interruption of freight services due to the bankruptcy or other factors affecting air and ocean freight carriers, and other factors, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and cash flows. We believe that the loss of any one or more of our manufacturers would not have a long-term material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and cash flows because numerous other manufacturers are available to fulfill our requirements; however, the loss of any of our major manufacturers could adversely effect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows until alternative manufacturing arrangements are secured.

Potential Fluctuations in Quarterly Results

Our quarterly financial results may vary significantly depending primarily upon factors such as the demand for our products and the timing of orders, the timing of and market acceptance of our new or enhanced product offerings and those of our competitors, product presentations and the loss or acquisition of any significant customers. Historically, our business has been influenced by the retail sales cycle, with increased sales in the last half of the year and the largest proportion of sales occurring in the last quarter. However, as sales of our subscription broadcasting and OEM products outpace growth in sales of our retail products, our retail seasonality could have a lesser effect on our overall revenue. Factors such as quarterly variations in financial results could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and cause it to fluctuate substantially. In addition, we may (i) increase our operating expenses to fund greater levels of research and development, increase our sales and marketing activities, develop new distribution channels, improve our operational and financial systems and broaden our customer support capabilities and (ii) incur significant operating expenses associated with any new acquisitions. To the extent that such expenses precede or are not subsequently followed by increased revenues, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be materially adversely affected.

In addition, we may experience significant fluctuations in future quarterly operating results due to many other factors, including: price reductions by us or our competitors; mix of distribution channels through which products are sold; the effect of over-capacity issues on the costs charged by our freight carriers, level of product returns, mix of customers and products sold, component pricing, mix of international and domestic revenues, and general economic conditions. In addition, as a strategic response to changes in the competitive environment, we may from time to time make certain pricing or marketing decisions or acquisitions that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. As a result, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as any indication of future performance.

Due to all of the foregoing factors, it is likely that in some future quarters, our operating results will be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors. In such event, the price of our common stock would likely be materially adversely effected.

Dependence on Consumer Preference

We are susceptible to fluctuations in our business based upon consumer demand for our products. We believe that our success depends in substantial part on our ability to anticipate, gauge and respond to such fluctuations in consumer demand. However, it is impossible to predict with complete accuracy the occurrence and effect of any such event that will cause such fluctuations in consumer demand for our products. Moreover, we caution that any increases in sales or growth in revenue that we achieve may be transitory and should by no means be construed to mean that such increases or growth will continue.

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Dependence Upon Timely Product Introduction

Our ability to remain competitive in the market we serve will depend in part upon our ability to successfully identify new product opportunities and to develop and introduce new products and enhancements on a timely and cost effective basis. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in developing and marketing new products or in enhancing our existing products, or that such new or enhanced products will achieve consumer acceptance, and if achieved, will sustain that acceptance, that products developed by others will not render our products non-competitive or obsolete or that we will be able to obtain or maintain the rights to use our proprietary technologies or the proprietary technologies developed by others which are incorporated in our products. Any failure to anticipate or respond adequately to technological developments and customer requirements, or any significant delays in product development or introduction, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In addition, the introduction of new products that we may introduce in the future may require the expenditure of a significant amount of funds for research and development, tooling, manufacturing processes, inventory and marketing. In order to achieve high volume production of any new product, we may have to make substantial investments in inventory and expand our production capabilities that may not be recouped through the subsequent sales of such products, in which event, such unrecouped costs could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Dependence on Major Customers

The economic strength and weakness of our worldwide customers affect our performance. We sell our wireless control products and proprietary technologies to private label customers, original equipment manufacturers, and companies involved in the subscription broadcasting industry. We also supply our products to our wholly owned, non-U.S. subsidiaries and to independent foreign distributors, who in turn distribute our products worldwide, with Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and selected countries in Asia and Latin America currently representing our principal foreign markets. There was one customer that acquired more than ten percent of our products during the first nine months of 2002. The future loss of this customer or any other key customer either in the United States or abroad due to the financial weakness or bankruptcy of any such customer or our inability to obtain orders or maintain our order volume with our major customers or the slow or non-collection of monies due us from our customers, may have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Competition

The wireless control industry is characterized by intense competition based primarily on product availability, price, speed of delivery, ability to tailor specific solutions to customer needs, quality and depth of product lines. Our competition is fragmented across our product lines, and accordingly, we do not compete with any one company across all product lines. We compete with a variety of entities, some of which have greater financial and other resources. Our ability to remain competitive in this industry depends in part on our ability to successfully identify new product opportunities and develop and introduce new products and enhancements on a timely and cost effective basis, as well as our ability to identify and enter into strategic alliances with entities doing business within the industries we serve. There can be no assurance that we and our product offerings will be and/or remain competitive or that any strategic alliances, if any, which we enter into will achieve the type, extent and amount of success or business that we expect or hope to achieve. In addition, more of our customers are seeking competitive bids before awarding new business. Thus, there can be no assurance that we will be awarded such new business and that if awarded, the prices, volume and margins of new business will be at historical levels or at the levels expected or hoped for by management.

Potential for Litigation

As is typical in our industry and the nature and kind of business in which we are engaged, from time to time, various claims, charges and litigation are asserted or commenced by third parties against us or by us against third parties, arising from or related to product liability, infringement of patent or other intellectual property rights, breach of warranty, contractual relations, or employee relations. The amounts claimed may be substantial but may not bear any reasonable relationship to the merits of the claims or the extent of any real risk of court awards. In the fourth quarter of 2000, we

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filed lawsuits against four separate companies claiming that each of the four companies is infringing certain of our patents, three of which have settled, agreeing to license certain of our technology for a royalty. In the final action, we are seeking money damages and injunctive relief. While it is the opinion of management that our products do not infringe any third party’s patent or other intellectual property rights, the costs associated with defending or pursuing any such claims or litigation could be substantial and amounts awarded as final judgments, if any, in any such potential or pending litigation, could have a significant and material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Effects on Universal Electronics Due to International Operations

The risks of doing business in developing countries and economically volatile areas could adversely affect our operations, earnings and cash flows. Our expansion of sales into economically volatile areas, such as Asia-Pacific, Latin America and other emerging markets, subject us to a number of economic and other risks. Such risks include financial instability among customers in these regions, the volatility of economic conditions in countries dependent on exports from the United States and European markets, and political instability and potential conflicts among developing nations. We generally have experienced longer accounts receivable cycles in some established European markets as well as emerging international markets, in particular Latin America, when compared with the United States. We are also subject to any political and financial instability in the countries in which we operate, including inflation, recession, trade protection measures, local labor conditions, and unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, currency devaluation and interest rate fluctuations.

In 2000, we established a wholly owned subsidiary, One For All Argentina S.R.L., in Argentina for the support of our retail sales activities in Latin America, specifically in Argentina and Brazil. Net sales during 2001 were approximately $1.2 million. In early 2002, the United States dollar was eliminated as Argentina’s monetary benchmark, resulting in significant currency devaluation. As the functional currency in Argentina is the Argentinean peso and we anticipate that funds generated from collection of sales in Argentina will be maintained in Argentina, we do not anticipate that the elimination of the U.S. dollar as a monetary benchmark will result in a material adverse effect on our business. However, there can be no guarantee that economic circumstances in Argentina or elsewhere will not worsen, which could result in future adverse effects on earnings should such events occur. Our failure to successfully manage economic, political and other risks relating to doing business in developing countries and economically and politically volatile areas could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

General Economic Conditions

General economic conditions, both domestic and foreign, have an impact on our business and financial results. Continued weak global economic conditions could adversely impact our revenues and growth rate. During the year ended December 31, 2001, the information technology market weakened, first in the United States, then in Europe and Asia. This has continued throughout the first nine months of 2002. Continued softness in these markets, particularly in the consumer and telecommunications sector, and purchasers’ uncertainty about the extent of a global economic downturn could result in lower demand for our products. While worsening economic conditions have had a slightly negative impact on revenues to date, revenues, gross margins and earnings could deteriorate significantly or our growth rate could be adversely impacted in the future as a result of economic conditions.

The terrorist attacks that took place in the United States on September 11, 2001 were unprecedented events that have created many economic and political uncertainties. The potential for future terrorist attacks, the national and international responses to terrorist attacks, and other acts of war or hostility have created many economic and political uncertainties, which could adversely affect our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows in the short or long-term in ways that cannot presently be predicted.

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By operating our business in countries outside the United States, we are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and exchange ratios, nationalization or expropriation of assets, import/export controls, political instability, variations in the protection of intellectual property rights, limitations on foreign investments and restrictions on the ability to convert currency. These risks are inherent in conducting operations in geographically distant locations, with customers speaking different languages and having different cultural approaches to the conduct of business, any one of which alone or collectively, may have an adverse effect on our international operations, and consequently on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. While we will continue to work toward minimizing any adverse effects of conducting our business abroad, no assurance can be made that we will be successful in doing so.

OUTLOOK

Throughout 2002 our focus has been and will continue to be, the enhancement of our leadership position by developing custom products for our subscription broadcasting and OEM customers, growing our library capture expertise in existing infrared technology and emerging radio frequency standards, adding to our portfolio of patented or patent pending technologies, and developing new platform products.

We will also continue to invest in our database of device codes by analyzing third party products for inclusion into our library as we keep our commitment to maintaining a comprehensive and efficient worldwide infrared code library. In addition to our device code database, we will continue to invest in novel intellectual property to fortify our position in the market.

We will seek ways to increase our customer base worldwide, particularly in the areas of subscription broadcasting, OEM, and One For All international retail. We will continue to work on building stronger existing customer relationships by working with customers through joint surveys and product trials that will enable us to understand their needs. We intend to invest in new products and technology to meet our customer needs now and into the future.

We will also continue in 2002 to attempt to control our overall cost of doing business. We believe that through product design changes and our purchasing efforts, improvements in our gross margins and efficiencies in our selling, general and administrative expenses can be accomplished, although there can be no assurance that there will be any such improvements or savings and if accomplished, that any such improvements or savings will be significant or maintained.

Also during 2002, we will continue to pursue our overall strategy of seeking out ways to operate all aspects of the Company more profitably. This strategy will include looking at acceptable acquisition targets and strategic partnership opportunities. We caution, however, that no assurance can be made that any suitable acquisition target or partnership opportunity will be identified and, if identified, that a transaction can be consummated. Moreover, if consummated, no assurance can be made that any such acquisition or partnership will profitably add to our operations.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to various market risks, including interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We have established policies, procedures and internal processes governing our management of market risks and the use of financial instruments to manage our exposure to such risks. Under the Agreement with B of A, we can choose from several interest rate options at our discretion. The interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2002 using the IBOR Rate option plus a fixed margin of 1.25%, was 3.07%. At September 30, 2002, we had no borrowings on our credit line. We have wholly owned subsidiaries in The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Argentina and Spain. Sales from these operations are typically denominated in local currencies including Euros, British Pounds, and Argentine Pesos thereby creating exposures to changes in exchange rates. Changes in the local currencies/U.S. Dollars exchange rate may positively or negatively affect our sales, gross margins and retained earnings. From time to time, we enter into foreign currency exchange agreements to manage our exposure arising from fluctuating exchange rates that affect cash flows. We had no forward exchange contracts outstanding at September 30, 2002. We do not enter into any derivative transactions for speculative purposes. The sensitivity of earnings and cash flows to variability in exchange rates is assessed by applying an approximate range of potential rate fluctuations to our assets, obligations and projected results of operations denominated in foreign currencies. Based on our overall foreign currency rate exposure at September 30, 2002, we believe that movements in foreign currency rates should not materially affect our financial position, although no assurance can be made that any such foreign currency rate movements in the future will not have a material effect.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Within the ninety (90) day period prior to the date of filing this quarterly report, the management at Universal Electronics, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that all material information required to be filed in this quarterly report has been made known to them in a timely fashion. There have been no significant changes in internal controls, or in factors that could significantly affect internal controls, subsequent to the date the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer completed their evaluation.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(A)

Exhibits pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K

(B)

Reports on Form 8-K There were no reports on Form 8-K filed during the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	(Registrant) Universal Electronics Inc.
Date: November 14, 2002	BY:	/s/   Mark Z. Belzowski
		Mark Z. Belzowski Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

CERTIFICATION

I, Paul D. Arling, certify that:

1.		I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Universal Electronics Inc.;
2.		Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3.		Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.		The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

			a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
			b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
			c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

			a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
			b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: November 14, 2002

/s/ Paul D. Arling

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CERTIFICATION

I, Mark Z. Belzowski, certify that:

1.		I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Universal Electronics Inc.;
2.		Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3.		Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.		The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

			a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
			b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
			c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

			a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
			b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: November 14, 2002

/s/ Mark Z. Belzowski

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