Q.E.P. Co (Q.E.P. Co) Cash-to-Debt : 0.71 (As of Nov. 2023)

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What is Q.E.P. Co Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Q.E.P. Co's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.71.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Q.E.P. Co couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for Q.E.P. Co's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

QEPC' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05 Med: 0.23 Max: 0.76
Current: 0.71

During the past 13 years, Q.E.P. Co's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.76. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 0.23.

QEPC's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
60.65% of 2999 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.22 vs QEPC: 0.71

Q.E.P. Co Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Q.E.P. Co's Cash-to-Debt 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.

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

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Q.E.P. Co Cash-to-Debt Chart

Q.E.P. Co Annual Data

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0.07

0.21

0.06

0.07

Q.E.P. Co Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															N/A	0.07	0.16	0.24	0.71

Competitive Comparison of Q.E.P. Co's Cash-to-Debt

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Q.E.P. Co's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Q.E.P. Co's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Q.E.P. Co Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Q.E.P. Co's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	4.996	/	(37.679	+	32.223)
	=	0.07

Q.E.P. Co's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	25.346	/	(13.14	+	22.791)
	=	0.71

Q.E.P. Co (OTCPK:QEPC) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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

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Address

1001 Broken Sound Parkway North West, Suite A, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33487

Website

https://www.qep.com

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