Industrials
Qualstar Corporation(QBAK)
Live Price
Offline$3.45
+0.00% today
1Y Change
+24.36%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $20.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -18.0%
- EPS Growth
- +115.3%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Qualstar Corporation (QBAK) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $20.00M and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $3.45 and up 24.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -18.0%, EPS growth of +115.3%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -18.0%, EPS +115.3%, free cash flow +42.3% with operating margin -5.2% and ROIC -5.9%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 224.9 and price/sales 3.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines QBAK price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-18.0% vs +3.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-5.2% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
224.9 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 5, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -18.0% and EPS is at +115.3%, with operating margin around -5.2%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -9.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 5, 2026 | โ | +0.0% | -4.8% | -7.1% |
2026 Mar 30, 2026 | โ | +0.0% | -22.6% | -21.4% |
2025 Nov 5, 2025 | โ | +0.0% | +0.0% | +7.8% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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Relative to SPY
QBAK Max Drawdown
-70.35%
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Qualstar Corporation
Other OTC
Qualstar Corporation engages in power solutions and data storage systems businesses worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Power Solutions and Data Storage Systems. It provides data storage systems under the Qualstar brand and power solutions under the N2Power brand. The company designs, manufactures, and sells switching power supplies that are used to convert AC line voltage to DC voltages; or DC voltages to other DC voltages for use in various electronic equipment, such as telecommunications equipment, machine tools, routers, switches, wireless systems, and gaming devices. It also supports and sells data storage devices used to store, retrieve, and manage electronic data primarily in network computing environments. The company serves original equipment manufacturers, information technology departments, and lower and middle market companies through distributor and reseller network, distributors, and independent outside sales representatives. Qualstar Corporation was founded in 1984 and is based in Camarillo, California.
- Leadership
- Steven Nathan Bronson
- IPO Date
- Jun 23, 2000
- Employees
- 15
- Street Address
- 1267 Flynn Road
- Mailing
- Camarillo, CA, 93012
- Region
- Camarillo, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 805 583 7744
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 224.9
- EV/EBITDA
- โ
- Price/Sales
- 3.3
- Price/Book
- 3.4
Growth
- Revenue
- -18.0%
- EPS
- +115.3%
- Free Cash Flow
- +42.3%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 30.1%
- Operating Margin
- -5.2%
- Net Margin
- 1.1%
- ROE
- 1.4%
- ROIC
- -5.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.05
- Current Ratio
- 5.34
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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