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Qualstar (Qualstar) Cash Ratio : 1.44 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Qualstar Cash Ratio?

The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Qualstar's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.44.

Qualstar has a Cash Ratio of 1.44. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.

The historical rank and industry rank for Qualstar's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

QBAK' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.44   Med: 1.86   Max: 2.19
Current: 1.44

During the past 13 years, Qualstar's highest Cash Ratio was 2.19. The lowest was 1.44. And the median was 1.86.

QBAK's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
78.26% of 2981 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.53 vs QBAK: 1.44

Qualstar Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qualstar's Cash Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Qualstar Cash Ratio Chart

Qualstar Annual Data
Trend Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.85 1.64 1.86 1.91 1.52

Qualstar Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Sep22 Sep23
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.50 1.52 2.03 - 1.44

Competitive Comparison of Qualstar's Cash Ratio

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Qualstar's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Qualstar's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Qualstar's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Qualstar's Cash Ratio falls into.



Qualstar Cash Ratio Calculation

The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.

Qualstar's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2019 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=3.863/2.543
=1.52

Qualstar's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=2.543/1.767
=1.44

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Qualstar  (OTCPK:QBAK) Cash Ratio Explanation

The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.

The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.

In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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Qualstar (Qualstar) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Jenner, Suite 200, Irvine, CA, USA, 92618
Qualstar Corp is a U.S based provider of data storage systems marketed under the Qualstar brand and of power solutions marketed under the N2Power brand. The company's segments include Power Supplies and Data Storage. Under the Power Supplies segment, it designs, manufactures and sells open frame switching power supplies. Under the Data Storage segment, it designs, manufactures and sells automated magnetic tape libraries used to store, retrieve and manage electronic data in network computing environments. It has its geographic presence in North America, Europe.
Executives
Joy C. Hou director C/O QUALSTAR CORPORATION, 1267 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Steven N Bronson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer
William J Gervais 10 percent owner 1925 ANGUS AVENUE, UNIT B, SIMI VALLEY CA 93063
Leonard Hagan director 650 THOMAS AVENUE, BALDWIN NY 11510
Bkf Capital Group Inc 10 percent owner 1 JENNER, SUITE 200, IRVINE CA 92618
Bkf Asset Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 3990-B HERITAGE OAK COURT, SIMI VALLEY CA 93063
David John Wolenski director 5328 W. BURGUNDY PL., LITTLETON CO 80123
Nicholas Yarymovych director 1716 ADDISON ROAD, PALOS VERDES ESTATES CA 90274
Louann Negrete officer: Chief Financial Officer 31248 OAK CREST DR. SUITE 120, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Sean Michael Leder director 31248 OAK CREST DRIVE, SUITE 120, WEST LAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Jan Daniel Ko Chieh officer: Executive Vice President 4401 MAR ESCARPA, SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673
William J Lurie officer: VP Engineering 3990-B HERITAGE OAK CT., SIMI VALLEY CA 93063
Dale Edward Wallis director 2221 SW 118TH STREET, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73170
Alan B Howe director 1155 KAS DRIVE SUITE 100, RICHARDSON TX 75081

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