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Qualstar (FRA:QST1) Pretax Margin % : 5.13% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Qualstar Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Qualstar's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was €0.15 Mil. Qualstar's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was €2.94 Mil. Therefore, Qualstar's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.13%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Qualstar's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:QST1' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -81.97   Med: -11.5   Max: 12.18
Current: 5.12


FRA:QST1's Pretax Margin % is ranked worse than
56.67% of 2975 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 6.51 vs FRA:QST1: 5.12

Qualstar Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qualstar's Pretax Margin % 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 Pretax Margin % Chart

Qualstar Annual Data
Trend Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -10.13 -12.85 6.17 12.19 -0.19

Qualstar Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Sep22 Sep23
Pretax Margin % 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 1.31 -5.94 -7.58 4.76 5.13

Competitive Comparison of Qualstar's Pretax Margin %

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

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Qualstar's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Qualstar's Pretax Margin % falls into.



Qualstar Pretax Margin % Calculation

Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

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

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2019 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2019 )
=-0.023/12.095
=-0.19 %

Qualstar's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=0.151/2.944
=5.13 %

* 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  (FRA:QST1) Pretax Margin % Explanation

The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.

The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.

It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.

The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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Qualstar (FRA:QST1) Business Description

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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.

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