Why is Qualys, Inc. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 31.57%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 18.15%
4
Positive results in Dec 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 309.4 MM
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at USD 175.47 MM
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Highest at USD 64.99 MM
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With ROE of 35.89%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 6.04 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -26.16%, its profits have risen by 16.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9
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High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Qualys, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Software Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Software Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Qualys, Inc. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Qualys, Inc.
-23.9%
-0.65
44.96%
S&P 500
16.12%
0.77
19.29%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.00%
EBIT Growth (5y)
18.15%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.86
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.31
Tax Ratio
17.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
213.94%
ROE (avg)
31.57%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
6.04
EV to EBIT
13.26
EV to EBITDA
12.45
EV to Capital Employed
24.08
EV to Sales
4.41
PEG Ratio
0.88
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
181.59%
ROE (Latest)
35.89%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 309.4 MM
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 175.47 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 64.99 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 53.61 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -2.05% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 864.51 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 1.47
-2What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 38.2%
Here's what is working for Qualys, Inc.
Net Sales
Highest at USD 175.47 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 64.99 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 53.61 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 309.4 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 1.47
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 864.51 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.05% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






