QWTR (Quest Water Global) Operating Income: $-0.78 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2025)

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What is Quest Water Global Operating Income?

Quest Water Global QWTR Operating Income is $-0.78 Mil as of Sep. 2025. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Quest Water Global's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was $-0.29 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $-0.78 Mil.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Quest Water Global's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was $-0.29 Mil. Quest Water Global's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2025 was $0.00 Mil. Therefore, Quest Water Global's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was %.

Quest Water Global's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was 0.00% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Quest Water Global's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was -1,750.38%. Quest Water Global's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was %.

Quest Water Global  (OTCPK:QWTR) Operating Income Explanation

1. Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Quest Water Global's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Sep. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2025 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1.164 * ( 1 - 0% )/( (0.066 + 0.067)/ 2 )
=-1.164/0.0665
=-1,750.38 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Jun. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=0.072 - 2.817 - ( 0 - max(0, 2.817 - 0.006+0))
=0.066

Invested Capital(Q: Sep. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=0.073 - 3.01 - ( 0 - max(0, 3.01 - 0.006+0))
=0.067

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2025) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Quest Water Global's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Sep. 2025 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Jun. 2025  Q: Sep. 2025
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-1.164/( ( (0 + max(-2.811, 0)) + (0 + max(-3.004, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-1.164/( ( 0 + 0 )/ 2 )
=-1.164/0
= %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0 + 0 + 0.006) - (2.817 + 0 + 0)
=-2.811

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0 + 0 + 0.006) - (3.01 + 0 + 0)
=-3.004

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2025) EBIT data.

3. Operating Income is also linked to Operating Margin %:

Quest Water Global's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2025 )/Revenue (Q: Sep. 2025 )
=-0.291/0
= %

* 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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Be Aware

Compared with a company's EBITDA margin, Operating Margin can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin may decline. Often the Operating Margin declines well before the company's revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia's Operating Margin had already been in decline since 2002, although its earnings per share were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

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Quest Water Global Operating Income Related Terms

Quest Water Global Operating Income Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Quest Water Global's Operating Income can be seen below:

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Quest Water Global Operating Income Chart

Quest Water Global Annual Data
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Operating Income
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Quest Water Global Operating Income Calculation

Operating Income, is the profit a company earned through operations. All expenses, including cash expenses such as cost of goods sold (COGS), research & development, wages, and non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, depletion and amortization, have been deducted from the sales.

Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.78 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Operating Income →
What does a Operating Income of $-0.78 Mil mean?
Quest Water Global (QWTR) has a Operating Income of $-0.78 Mil as of Sep. 2025. Operating Income equals sales less all operating expenses. It is linked to EBIT. View historical data on Quest Water Global and its competitors.
Is Quest Water Global's Operating Income too high?
Quest Water Global's current Operating Income is $-0.78 Mil.
How does Quest Water Global's Operating Income compare to DEVSF and BNET?
Quest Water Global's Operating Income of $-0.78 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Operating Income for an Industrial Products company?
A good Operating Income depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Operating Income should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Operating Income mean?
A high Operating Income can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Operating Income equals sales less all operating expenses. It is linked to EBIT. View historical data on Quest Water Global and its competitors. Quest Water Global's current Operating Income is $-0.78 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Quest Water Global stock overvalued right now?
Quest Water Global (QWTR) has a current Operating Income of $-0.78 Mil. The current Operating Income is $-0.78 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Operating Income calculated?
Operating Income is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Quest Water Global (QWTR), the current Operating Income is $-0.78 Mil as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Quest Water Global Business Description

Address 828 Harbourside Drive, Suite 209, North Vancouver, BC, CAN, V7P 3R9
Quest Water Global Inc is engaged in the pollution and treatment controls business sector. The company provides various solutions to water-scarce regions. The Company has only one operating segment which is the construction and distribution of water equipment that provides drinking water to areas of the world where water and/or infrastructure is scarce. The company's product portfolio consists of AQUAtap, which is a self-contained, solar-powered, decentralized water purification and distribution system, and WEPS (Water Extraction and Purification Systems), which provide water-scarce regions with an alternate, sustainable, pure source of water, AQUAguard, AQUAcube, AquaTap, and others.