Fundamental Analysis of QUANTUM CORP(NASDAQ:QMCO) stock

Fundamental Rating

QMCO gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 31 industry peers in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry. Both the profitability and financial health of QMCO have multiple concerns. QMCO has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

Quickly go to:

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year QMCO has reported negative net income.

QMCO had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.

In the past 5 years QMCO always reported negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -25.31%, QMCO is doing worse than 77.42% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-25.31%
ROE	N/A
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-18.65%

ROA(5y)-15.46%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

QMCO has a Gross Margin of 40.08%. This is in the better half of the industry: QMCO outperforms 74.19% of its industry peers.

QMCO's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for QMCO so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	40.08%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.42%

GM growth 5Y-0.75%

More info and screens

ROA

ROE

ROIC

Operating and Profit Margin

Show most profitable peers

2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

QMCO does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

Compared to 1 year ago, QMCO has less shares outstanding

QMCO has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, QMCO has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

QMCO has an Altman-Z score of -6.11. This is a bad value and indicates that QMCO is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

QMCO's Altman-Z score of -6.11 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. QMCO is outperformed by 87.10% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-6.11

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC13.04%

2.3 Liquidity

QMCO has a Current Ratio of 0.81. This is a bad value and indicates that QMCO is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

QMCO's Current ratio of 0.81 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. QMCO is outperformed by 90.32% of its industry peers.

QMCO has a Quick Ratio of 0.81. This is a bad value and indicates that QMCO is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

QMCO's Quick ratio of 0.60 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. QMCO is outperformed by 93.55% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.81
Quick Ratio	0.6

More info and screens

WACC

Debt/Equity

How to determine the health of a company

Altman-Z score

Show peers with great health

3. Growth

3.1 Past

QMCO shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -1967.58%.

QMCO shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -24.52%.

The Revenue has been decreasing by -5.00% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-1967.58%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-24.52%

Revenue growth 3Y-3.76%

Revenue growth 5Y-5%

Sales Q2Q%N/A

3.2 Future

QMCO is expected to show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -306.84% yearly.

Based on estimates for the next years, QMCO will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -7.49% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-2934.48%

EPS Next 2Y-306.84%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-14.52%

Revenue Next 2Y-7.49%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.

More info and screens

Find the best growth stocks

Show best growing peers

4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for QMCO. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

Also next year QMCO is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A cheap valuation may be justified as QMCO's earnings are expected to decrease with -306.84% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-306.84%

EPS Next 3YN/A

More info and screens

Show best valued peers

5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for QMCO!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

More info and screens

Find the best dividend stocks

Show peers with best dividend

QUANTUM CORP

NASDAQ:QMCO (11/25/2024, 6:34:49 PM)

After market: 20.39 -1.38 (-6.34%)

21.77

+12.64 (+138.44%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment

GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

Earnings (Last)

Earnings (Next)

Inst Owners

Inst Owner Change

Ins Owners

Ins Owner Change

Market Cap105.58M

Analysts

Price Target

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)

Div Incr Years

Div Non Decr Years

Ex-Date

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)

Avg EPS beat(2)

Min EPS beat(2)

Max EPS beat(2)

EPS beat(4)

Avg EPS beat(4)

Min EPS beat(4)

Max EPS beat(4)

EPS beat(8)

Avg EPS beat(8)

EPS beat(12)

Avg EPS beat(12)

EPS beat(16)

Avg EPS beat(16)

Revenue beat(2)

Avg Revenue beat(2)

Min Revenue beat(2)

Max Revenue beat(2)

Revenue beat(4)

Avg Revenue beat(4)

Min Revenue beat(4)

Max Revenue beat(4)

Revenue beat(8)

Avg Revenue beat(8)

Revenue beat(12)

Avg Revenue beat(12)

Revenue beat(16)

Avg Revenue beat(16)

PT rev (1m)

PT rev (3m)

EPS NQ rev (1m)

EPS NQ rev (3m)

EPS NY rev (1m)

EPS NY rev (3m)

Revenue NQ rev (1m)

Revenue NQ rev (3m)

Revenue NY rev (1m)

Revenue NY rev (3m)

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S
P/FCF
P/OCF
P/B
P/tB
EV/EBITDA

EPS(TTM)

EPS(NY)

Fwd EY

FCF(TTM)

FCFY

OCF(TTM)

OCFY

SpS

BVpS

TBVpS

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-25.31%
ROE	N/A
ROCE
ROIC
ROICexc
ROICexgc
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	40.08%
FCFM

ROA(3y)

ROA(5y)

ROE(3y)

ROE(5y)

ROIC(3y)

ROIC(5y)

ROICexc(3y)

ROICexc(5y)

ROICexgc(3y)

ROICexgc(5y)

ROCE(3y)

ROCE(5y)

ROICexcg growth 3Y

ROICexcg growth 5Y

ROICexc growth 3Y

ROICexc growth 5Y

OM growth 3Y

OM growth 5Y

PM growth 3Y

PM growth 5Y

GM growth 3Y

GM growth 5Y

F-Score

Asset Turnover1.91

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF
Debt/EBITDA
Cap/Depr
Cap/Sales
Interest Coverage
Cash Conversion
Profit Quality
Current Ratio	0.81
Quick Ratio	0.6
Altman-Z

F-Score

WACC

ROIC/WACC

Cap/Depr(3y)

Cap/Depr(5y)

Cap/Sales(3y)

Cap/Sales(5y)

Profit Quality(3y)

Profit Quality(5y)

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-1967.58%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5Y

EPS Q2Q%

EPS Next Y-2934.48%

EPS Next 2Y

EPS Next 3Y

EPS Next 5Y

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-24.52%

Revenue growth 3Y-3.76%

Revenue growth 5Y

Sales Q2Q%

Revenue Next Year

Revenue Next 2Y

Revenue Next 3Y

Revenue Next 5Y

EBIT growth 1Y

EBIT growth 3Y

EBIT growth 5Y

EBIT Next Year

EBIT Next 3Y

EBIT Next 5Y

FCF growth 1Y

FCF growth 3Y

FCF growth 5Y

OCF growth 1Y

OCF growth 3Y

OCF growth 5Y

QUANTUM CORP (QMCO)

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

More info and screens

2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

More info and screens

3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

More info and screens

4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

More info and screens

5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

More info and screens