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Qualstar (Qualstar) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : 0.06 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Qualstar Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Qualstar's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.06. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 115.


The historical rank and industry rank for Qualstar's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

QBAK' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 30.88   Med: 69.44   Max: 500
Current: 121.06


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Qualstar was 500.00. The lowest was 30.88. And the median was 69.44.


QBAK's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
89.15% of 1383 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 23.57 vs QBAK: 121.06

Qualstar's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.10. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.10. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is 69.00.

Qualstar's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.11. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.11. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 62.16.


Qualstar Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qualstar's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Qualstar Annual Data
Trend Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.16 -0.67 0.03 -0.18 -0.45

Qualstar Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Sep22 Sep23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 -0.14 -0.45 -0.27 0.04 0.06

Competitive Comparison of Qualstar's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Qualstar's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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 Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Qualstar's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Qualstar's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Qualstar Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Qualstar's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 0.16
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 0.00
Change In Deferred Tax 0.00
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 0.07
Change In Working Capital 0.00
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 1.58

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Qualstar's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.16 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Qualstar's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Qualstar's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.07 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Qualstar's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.07 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Qualstar's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Qualstar's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.577 Mil.

Qualstar's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 0.161 +0+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-0.070504275913918+0)/1.577
=0.06

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=6.90/0.06
=115

* 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.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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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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