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Qualstar (Qualstar) PS Ratio

: 3.55 (As of Today)
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The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Qualstar's share price is $7.0625. Qualstar's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $1.99. Hence, Qualstar's PS Ratio for today is 3.55.

Warning Sign:

Qualstar Corp stock PS Ratio (=3.55) is close to 10-year high of 3.76

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

QBAK' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26   Med: 1.11   Max: 3.76
Current: 3.55

During the past 13 years, Qualstar's highest PS Ratio was 3.76. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 1.11.

QBAK's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
76.33% of 2970 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.64 vs QBAK: 3.55

Qualstar's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $1.99. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $1.99.

Warning Sign:

Qualstar Corp revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Qualstar was -2.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 14.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -4.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Qualstar's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 14.80% per year. The lowest was -19.40% per year. And the median was -7.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Qualstar PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qualstar's PS 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.

* Premium members only.

Qualstar Annual Data
Trend Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
PS Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.10 0.63 1.61 0.87 0.78

Qualstar Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Sep22 Sep23
PS Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.89 0.78 0.40 2.03 1.76

Competitive Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Qualstar's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS 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 PS Ratio Distribution

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

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



Qualstar PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

Qualstar's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=7.0625/1.992
=3.55

Qualstar's Share Price of today is $7.0625.
Qualstar's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.99.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Qualstar  (OTCPK:QBAK) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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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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