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Qualstar (Qualstar) Days Inventory : 104.76 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Qualstar Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Qualstar's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $2.48 Mil. Qualstar's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $2.16 Mil. Hence, Qualstar's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was 104.76.

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

QBAK' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 83.48   Med: 118.23   Max: 419.05
Current: 419.05

During the past 13 years, Qualstar's highest Days Inventory was 419.05. The lowest was 83.48. And the median was 118.23.

QBAK's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
95.12% of 2907 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 119.76 vs QBAK: 419.05

Qualstar's Days Inventory increased from Sep. 2019 (90.82) to Sep. 2023 (104.76). It might indicate that Qualstar's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Qualstar's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.87.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Qualstar's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.79.


Qualstar Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qualstar's Days Inventory 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 Days Inventory Chart

Qualstar Annual Data
Trend Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 131.04 115.21 83.48 113.33 100.07

Qualstar Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Sep22 Sep23
Days Inventory 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 90.82 92.55 178.48 137.88 104.76

Competitive Comparison of Qualstar's Days Inventory

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Qualstar's Days Inventory falls into.



Qualstar Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Qualstar's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2019 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2018 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2019 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2019 )*Days in Period
=( (2.897 + 2.54) / 2 ) / 9.916*365
=2.7185 / 9.916*365
=100.07

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

Days Inventory (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (0 + 2.481) / 1 ) / 2.161*365 / 4
=2.481 / 2.161*365 / 4
=104.76

* 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) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Qualstar's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Qualstar's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

* 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

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.


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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
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