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Qualstar (Qualstar) Inventory-to-Revenue

: 0.79 (As of Sep. 2023)
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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 $2.48 Mil. Qualstar's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $3.14 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 (1.05) 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 104.76.

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 Annual Data
Trend Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Inventory-to-Revenue
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.24 0.23 0.14 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.74 0.77 1.32 1.05 0.79

Competitive Comparison

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 Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution

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 )
=( (2.897 + 2.54) / 2 ) / 13.439
=2.7185 / 13.439
=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 + 2.481) / 1 ) / 3.142
=2.481 / 3.142
=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  (OTCPK:QBAK) 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
=2.481/2.161*365 / 4
=104.76

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 )
=2.161 / 2.481
=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 (Qualstar) Business Description

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Address
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.
Executives
Joy C. Hou director C/O QUALSTAR CORPORATION, 1267 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Steven N Bronson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer
William J Gervais 10 percent owner 1925 ANGUS AVENUE, UNIT B, SIMI VALLEY CA 93063
Leonard Hagan director 650 THOMAS AVENUE, BALDWIN NY 11510
Bkf Capital Group Inc 10 percent owner 1 JENNER, SUITE 200, IRVINE CA 92618
Bkf Asset Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 3990-B HERITAGE OAK COURT, SIMI VALLEY CA 93063
David John Wolenski director 5328 W. BURGUNDY PL., LITTLETON CO 80123
Nicholas Yarymovych director 1716 ADDISON ROAD, PALOS VERDES ESTATES CA 90274
Louann Negrete officer: Chief Financial Officer 31248 OAK CREST DR. SUITE 120, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Sean Michael Leder director 31248 OAK CREST DRIVE, SUITE 120, WEST LAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Jan Daniel Ko Chieh officer: Executive Vice President 4401 MAR ESCARPA, SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673
William J Lurie officer: VP Engineering 3990-B HERITAGE OAK CT., SIMI VALLEY CA 93063
Dale Edward Wallis director 2221 SW 118TH STREET, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73170
Alan B Howe director 1155 KAS DRIVE SUITE 100, RICHARDSON TX 75081

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