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QPRC (Quest Patent Research) EV-to-EBIT : -1.87 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is Quest Patent Research EV-to-EBIT?

EV-to-EBIT is calculated as Enterprise Value divided by its EBIT. As of today, Quest Patent Research's Enterprise Value is $3.63 Mil. Quest Patent Research's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $-1.94 Mil. Therefore, Quest Patent Research's EV-to-EBIT for today is -1.87.

The historical rank and industry rank for Quest Patent Research's EV-to-EBIT or its related term are showing as below:

QPRC' s EV-to-EBIT Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -131.72   Med: -3.83   Max: 22.56
Current: -1.87

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBIT of Quest Patent Research was 22.56. The lowest was -131.72. And the median was -3.83.

QPRC's EV-to-EBIT is ranked worse than
100% of 848 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.925 vs QPRC: -1.87

Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. Quest Patent Research's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $3.69 Mil. Quest Patent Research's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $-1.94 Mil. Quest Patent Research's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was -52.69%.


Quest Patent Research EV-to-EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quest Patent Research's EV-to-EBIT 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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Quest Patent Research EV-to-EBIT Chart

Quest Patent Research Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
EV-to-EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -18.94 -3.08 -11.14 1.21 -1.91

Quest Patent Research Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
EV-to-EBIT 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 1.29 0.91 0.80 -1.91 -1.90

Competitive Comparison of Quest Patent Research's EV-to-EBIT

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Quest Patent Research's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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.


Quest Patent Research's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Quest Patent Research's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quest Patent Research's EV-to-EBIT falls into.


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Quest Patent Research EV-to-EBIT Calculation

Quest Patent Research's EV-to-EBIT for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBIT=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBIT (TTM)
=3.629/-1.943
=-1.87

Quest Patent Research's current Enterprise Value is $3.63 Mil.
Quest Patent Research's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.94 Mil.

* 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.


Quest Patent Research  (OTCPK:QPRC) EV-to-EBIT Explanation

This is a more accurate valuation of companies' operation because it considers the debt and cash on its balance sheet, and non-operating items such as interest payment, tax, and one-time items are not included in the Operating Income.

Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %.

Quest Patent Research's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % (Q: Mar. 2025 ) =EBIT / Enterprise Value (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1.943/3.687504
=-52.69 %

Quest Patent Research's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $3.69 Mil.
Quest Patent Research's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.94 Mil.

* 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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Quest Patent Research Business Description

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Address
411 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Suite 206S, Rye, NY, USA, 10580-1411
Quest Patent Research Corp is an intellectual property asset management company. The company is engaged in the development, acquisition, licensing and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Its intellectual property portfolios consist of mobile data, online marketing, sweepstakes, promotions, and rewards, flexible packaging, universal financial data system, rich media, anchor structure portfolio, power management/bus control portfolio, and diode on-chip portfolio. It generates revenue from patent licensing fees, management fees, and licensed packaging sales.
Executives
Timothy J Scahill director 472 WHITING ROAD, WEBSTER NY 14580
William Ryall Carroll director 242 WEST 104TH ST, APT 6ER, NEW YORK NY 10025
Robert Christopher Paladino director 7811 VALENCIA COURT, NAPLES FL 34113
Jon Charles Scahill director, officer: President & COO 24 GREENHAVEN RD., RYE NY 10580-1018