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Q4 (TSX:QFOR) Net Margin % : -25.48% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Q4 Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Q4's Net Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$-5.06 Mil. Q4's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$19.85 Mil. Therefore, Q4's net margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -25.48%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Q4's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:QFOR' s Net Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -64.86   Med: -48.53   Max: -32.49
Current: -39.85


TSX:QFOR's Net Margin % is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.73 vs TSX:QFOR: -39.85

Q4 Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Q4's Net 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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Q4 Net Margin % Chart

Q4 Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Net Margin %
-47.77 -49.34 -32.49 -48.53 -64.86

Q4 Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Net 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 -84.20 -44.98 -48.95 -40.12 -25.48

Competitive Comparison of Q4's Net Margin %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Q4's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net 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.


Q4's Net Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Q4's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Q4's Net Margin % falls into.



Q4 Net Margin % Calculation

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

Q4's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-49.407/76.178
=-64.86 %

Q4's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-5.058/19.851
=-25.48 %

* 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.


Q4  (TSX:QFOR) Net Margin % Explanation

Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.

But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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Q4 (TSX:QFOR) Business Description

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Address
469-A King Street West, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5V 1K4
Q4 Inc is a provider of a capital markets communication software platform. It offers a broad suite of products to publicly listed companies, investment managers and investment banks along with a variety of workflows, including investor relations, corporate access, deal management and research. The company's cloud-based software platform of products provides corporate customers with critical technology infrastructure and data that may be used to support their investor relations teams through website, virtual events, CRM and analytics products. The group delivers services primarily over the internet on a subscription basis using the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. It derives revenue from Canada, the U.S., Europe and Other countries, of which a majority of revenue is derived from the U.S.

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