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Qualstar (FRA:QST1) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.79 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Qualstar Inventory-to-Revenue?

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Qualstar's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €2.33 Mil. Qualstar's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was €2.94 Mil. Qualstar's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.79.

Qualstar's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 declined from Sep. 2022 (0.94) to Sep. 2022 (0.79)

A decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Qualstar's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was 104.77.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Qualstar's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.87.


Qualstar Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qualstar's Inventory-to-Revenue 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 Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Qualstar Annual Data
Trend Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.22 0.22 0.15 0.18 0.20

Qualstar Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Sep22 Sep23
Inventory-to-Revenue 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 0.73 0.77 1.31 0.94 0.79

Competitive Comparison of Qualstar's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Qualstar's Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue 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 Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Qualstar's Inventory-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Qualstar's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.



Qualstar Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Qualstar's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2019 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2018 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2019 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2019 )
=( (2.546 + 2.286) / 2 ) / 12.095
=2.416 / 12.095
=0.20

Qualstar's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=( (0 + 2.325) / 1 ) / 2.944
=2.325 / 2.944
=0.79

* 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) Inventory-to-Revenue Explanation

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the Inventory-to-Revenue may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Likewise, a decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

More Related Terms:

1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Qualstar's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2023 )*Days in Period
=2.325/2.025*365 / 4
=104.77

2. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Qualstar's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=2.025 / 2.325
=0.87

* 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 (FRA:QST1) Business Description

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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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