Q.E.P. Co (Q.E.P. Co) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $25.3 Mil (As of Nov. 2023)

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What is Q.E.P. Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Q.E.P. Co's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from May. 2023 ($10.04 Mil) to Aug. 2023 ($13.25 Mil) and increased from Aug. 2023 ($13.25 Mil) to Nov. 2023 ($25.35 Mil).

Q.E.P. Co's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Feb. 2021 ($10.91 Mil) to Feb. 2022 ($3.20 Mil) but then increased from Feb. 2022 ($3.20 Mil) to Feb. 2023 ($5.00 Mil).

Q.E.P. Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Q.E.P. Co's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Q.E.P. Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Q.E.P. Co Annual Data

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Q.E.P. Co Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	5.00	10.04	13.25	25.35

Q.E.P. Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.

Q.E.P. Co (OTCPK:QEPC) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

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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