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Q.E.P. Co (Q.E.P. Co) Net-Net Working Capital

: $0.11 (As of Nov. 2023)
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In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Q.E.P. Co's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.11.

The industry rank for Q.E.P. Co's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

QEPC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
98.16% of 1362 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 6.75 vs QEPC: 248.09

Q.E.P. Co Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Q.E.P. Co's Net-Net Working Capital 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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Q.E.P. Co Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Net-Net Working Capital
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -11.28 -13.88 -9.82 -9.89 -10.89

Q.E.P. Co Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
Net-Net Working Capital 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 - -10.89 -8.91 -6.74 0.11

Competitive Comparison

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Q.E.P. Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital 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.


Q.E.P. Co Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Q.E.P. Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Q.E.P. Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Q.E.P. Co Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Q.E.P. Co's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Feb. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(4.996+0.75 * 49.499+0.5 * 80.347-118.166
-0-0)/3.293
=-10.89

Q.E.P. Co's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Nov. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(25.346+0.75 * 38.679+0.5 * 41.845-74.914
-0-0)/3.286
=0.11

* 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.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


Q.E.P. Co  (OTCPK:QEPC) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Q.E.P. Co (Q.E.P. Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1001 Broken Sound Parkway North West, Suite A, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33487
Q.E.P. Co Inc is a provider of flooring and industrial solutions. The company is a manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of hardwood and laminate flooring, flooring installation tools, adhesives and flooring related products targeted for the professional installer as well as the do-it-yourselfer. It also provides industrial tools to the industrial trades under brand names including QEP, ROBERTS, Capitol, Harris Wood, Fausfloor, Vitrex, Homelux, TileRite, PRCI, Nupla, HISCO, Plasplugs, Ludell, Porta-Nails, Tomecanic, Benetiere, and Elastiment. The company sells its products to home improvement retail centers, specialty distribution outlets, municipalities and industrial solution providers in an approx 50 states and throughout the world.
Executives
Lawrence P Levine officer: SVP and General Counsel 1001 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY NW, SUITE A, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Robert G Walters director 1001 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY NW SUITE A, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Kenneth Weiss officer: SVP Commercial Sales 1001 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY NW SUITE A, BOCA RATON FL 33487
David L Kreilein director 2930 INDUSTRIEAL ST, WISCONSIN RAPIDS WI 54495-8020
Muir Robert W Jr director
Laura M Holm director C/O Q.E.P. CO., INC., 1001 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, NW, SUITE A, BOCA RATON FL 33487
James Brower officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O Q.E.P. CO., INC., 1001 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, NW, SUITE A, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Jamie Clingan officer: Vice President Marketing C/O Q.E.P. CO., INC., 1001 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, NW, SUITE A, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Bruce Maclaren officer: Chief Executive Officer Europe C/O Q.E.P. CO., INC., 1001 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, NW, SUITE A, BOCA RATON FL 33487
S Scott Fitzpatrick officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O Q.E.P. CO., INC., 1001 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, NW, SUITE A, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Stuart F Fleischer officer: Chief Financial Officer
Randall Paulfus officer: Interim CFO C/O PC UNIVERSE, INC., 504 NW 77TH STREET, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Richard A Brooke officer: Senior Vice President C/O Q.E.P. CO., INC., 1001 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Eric Demaree officer: EVP, Sales C/O Q.E.P. CO., INC., 1081 HOLLAND DRIVE, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Susan J Gould 10 percent owner

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