Qurate Retail, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: US74915M1009
USD
1.97
-0.07 (-3.43%)
  • Price Points
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Qurate Retail, Inc.
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Sinclair, Inc.

Why is Qurate Retail, Inc. ?

1
With a Negative Book Value, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -7.33% and Operating profit at -20.92% over the last 5 years
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 11.64% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Negative results in Sep 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 242 MM
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 120.9
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 7.69% (YoY)
3
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -81.62%, its profits have risen by 94.9%
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 13.68% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -81.62% returns
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How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Qurate Retail, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Qurate Retail, Inc.
-81.24%
0.04
3921.52%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-7.33%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-20.92%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.06
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.12
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-5.53
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.81
Tax Ratio
5.33%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
71.06%
ROCE (avg)
11.64%
ROE (avg)
46.44%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
0
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
-0.01
EV to EBIT
11.54
EV to EBITDA
6.16
EV to Capital Employed
2.39
EV to Sales
0.56
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
20.73%
ROE (Latest)
Negative BV
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD 120 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 2,791 MM

-16What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 242 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 120.9

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 7.69% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.89 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 134 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 162 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 7.32 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -50 MM

Here's what is working for Qurate Retail, Inc.

Net Profit
Higher at USD 120 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Sep 2025
MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 2,791 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Here's what is not working for Qurate Retail, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -50 MM has Fallen at -238.89%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 242 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest
At USD 134 MM has Grown at 14.53%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 120.9
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest
Highest at USD 134 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 14.53% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 162 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 7.32 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD -50 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.89 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 7.69% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales