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QMCO (Quantum) PS Ratio : 0.25 (As of Mar. 13, 2025)


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What is Quantum PS Ratio?

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Quantum's share price is $14.82. Quantum's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $59.07. Hence, Quantum's PS Ratio for today is 0.25.

The historical rank and industry rank for Quantum's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

QMCO' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.35   Max: 1.19
Current: 0.19

During the past 13 years, Quantum's highest PS Ratio was 1.19. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.35.

QMCO's PS Ratio is ranked better than
91.55% of 2425 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.5 vs QMCO: 0.19

Quantum's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $14.79. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $59.07.

Warning Sign:

Quantum Corp revenue per share has been in decline for the last 5 years.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Quantum was -20.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -26.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -22.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -14.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Quantum's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 75.70% per year. The lowest was -41.60% per year. And the median was -7.90% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Quantum PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quantum's PS Ratio 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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Quantum PS Ratio Chart

Quantum Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.27 0.98 0.39 0.25 0.18

Quantum Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
PS Ratio 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 0.09 0.18 0.13 0.06 0.91

Competitive Comparison of Quantum's PS Ratio

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Quantum's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio 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.


Quantum's PS Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Quantum's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quantum's PS Ratio falls into.



Quantum PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

Quantum's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=14.82/59.066
=0.25

Quantum's Share Price of today is $14.82.
Quantum's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $59.07.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Quantum  (NAS:QMCO) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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Quantum Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
224 Airport Parkway, Suite 550, San Jose, CA, USA, 95110
Quantum Corp is a United States-based company that delivers end-to-end data management solutions designed for unstructured data. The company provides solutions for the entire data lifecycle. The company specialize in solutions for video, images, audio, and other large files. The company's portfolio of products includes primary storage software and systems, secondary storage software and systems, as well as devices and media. The company's Primary Storage Software and Systems include Myriad All-Flash Software-Defined Storage, StorNext Hybrid Flash/Disk File Storage Software, and Unified Surveillance Platform Software. Secondary Storage Software and Systems include ActiveScale Object Storage Software and DXi Backup Appliances. The firm derives the majority of its revenue from United States.
Executives
Kenneth P. Gianella officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC., 230 W. TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Brian E Cabrera officer: Chief Legal & Ofcr; Corp Secy CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC., 160 W. SANTA CLARA STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN JOSE CA 95113
James J Lerner director, officer: Pres. & CEO, Chairman of Board C/O SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC, 10200 S. DEANZA BLVD., CUPERTINO CA 95014
Pacific Investment Management Co Llc 10 percent owner 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Laura A. Nash officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95110
John Hurley officer: Chief Revenue Officer 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Hugues Meyrath director 1745 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Don Jaworksi director 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY SUITE 550, C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Lewis W. Moorehead officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1 BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
J Michael Dodson officer: Senior Vice President, CFO 1220 N. SIMON CIRCLE, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Christopher D. Neumeyer director 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Yue Zhou White director C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Marc E Rothman director 1303 E ALGONQUIN ROAD, SCHAUMBURG X1 60196
Raghavendra Rau director C/O XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION, 3025 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
John Fichthorn director C/O DIALECTIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 17 STATE STREET, SUITE 3930, NEW YORK NY 10004