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Qualstar (Qualstar) Financial Strength : 9 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Qualstar Financial Strength?

Qualstar has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Qualstar Corp shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Qualstar has no long-term debt (1). Qualstar's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.01. As of today, Qualstar's Altman Z-Score is 2.47.

(1) Note: An indication of "no long-term debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.


Competitive Comparison of Qualstar's Financial Strength

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Qualstar's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Qualstar's Financial Strength falls into.



Qualstar Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Qualstar's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.16 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

Qualstar's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Qualstar had no long-term debt (1).

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Qualstar Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Qualstar's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.138 + 0) / 12.568
=0.01

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Qualstar has a Z-score of 2.47, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Qualstar is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.47 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Qualstar has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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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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