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MetricQGSIQuantgate Systems IncDAICCID Holdco, Inc.KASH.CNKASH.CNMCIMMacau Capital Investments IncMedian of the restexcluding QGSI
TypeCompanyCompanyCompany—
Price
$0.0067▼ 0.00 (6.94%)
$1.12▼ 0.12 (9.68%)
C$0.03▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
not reported
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.2.0/104.7/102.0/10not reported3.4/10
Market value$2.0M$2.6M$2.2M$2.5M
Revenue$21.0K$5.8M$1.3K—
Profit-$344.5K-$36.7M-$763.9K—
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-93.6%3261.7%-79.8%—1591.0%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—46.0%-28473.2%—-14213.6%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.-1492.1%-179.2%-53659.0%—-26919.1%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.-1637.2%-632.6%-58906.6%—-29769.6%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.—-239.8%-26679.7%—-13459.7%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.23.1%-15333.3%-148.9%—-7741.1%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.—-898.6%-108.0%—-503.3%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.—————
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.—————
Price to book-1.37x10.93x4.24x—7.59x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.-1.00x43.67x1.03x—22.35x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.3/83/83/8not reported3.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distressdistressdistressnot reported

How QGSI compares with the others

  • QGSI's operating margin of -1492.1% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (-26919.1%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -93.6% against 1591.0%.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: -1.0x against 22.4x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.