QURATE RETAIL INC-SERIES A (QRTEA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:QRTEA • US74915M1009

0.3588 USD
0 (-0.33%)
At close: Feb 21, 2025
0.367 USD
+0.01 (+2.29%)
After Hours: 2/21/2025, 8:00:01 PM
Fundamental Rating

4

Overall QRTEA gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated QRTEA against 30 industry peers in the Broadline Retail industry. QRTEA may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. QRTEA may be a bit undervalued, certainly considering the very reasonable score on growth


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

3

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • QRTEA had positive earnings in the past year.
  • QRTEA had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In multiple years QRTEA reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years QRTEA always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
QRTEA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFQRTEA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 1B -1B 2B -2B

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -2.57%, QRTEA perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 41.94% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Return On Equity value of -69.77%, QRTEA is not doing good in the industry: 74.19% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of QRTEA (6.88%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for QRTEA is below the industry average of 9.24%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (6.54%) for QRTEA is below the current ROIC(6.88%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.57%
ROE -69.77%
ROIC 6.88%
ROA(3y)-6.6%
ROA(5y)-3.07%
ROE(3y)-218.45%
ROE(5y)-126.26%
ROIC(3y)6.54%
ROIC(5y)7.55%
QRTEA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICQRTEA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 -200 -400 -600

1.3 Margins

  • QRTEA has a better Operating Margin (6.92%) than 64.52% of its industry peers.
  • QRTEA's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 35.09%, QRTEA is doing worse than 70.97% of the companies in the same industry.
  • QRTEA's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 6.92%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 35.09%
OM growth 3Y-20.24%
OM growth 5Y-10.22%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.68%
GM growth 5Y-0.46%
QRTEA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsQRTEA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 10 -10 20 -20 30

2

2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • QRTEA has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, QRTEA has more shares outstanding
  • QRTEA has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
QRTEA Yearly Shares OutstandingQRTEA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 100M 200M 300M 400M
QRTEA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsQRTEA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 5B 10B 15B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.26, we must say that QRTEA is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • QRTEA has a worse Altman-Z score (1.26) than 67.74% of its industry peers.
  • QRTEA has a debt to FCF ratio of 15.29. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as QRTEA would need 15.29 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • QRTEA has a Debt to FCF ratio of 15.29. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: QRTEA outperforms 41.94% of its industry peers.
  • QRTEA has a Debt/Equity ratio of 13.75. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 13.75, QRTEA is not doing good in the industry: 83.87% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 13.75
Debt/FCF 15.29
Altman-Z 1.26
ROIC/WACC1.27
WACC5.44%
QRTEA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFQRTEA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 2B 4B 6B

2.3 Liquidity

  • QRTEA has a Current Ratio of 1.22. This is a normal value and indicates that QRTEA is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • QRTEA has a Current ratio (1.22) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.73 indicates that QRTEA may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • QRTEA's Quick ratio of 0.73 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. QRTEA is outperformed by 70.97% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.22
Quick Ratio 0.73
QRTEA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesQRTEA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 1B 2B 3B 4B

4

3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 1100.00% over the past year.
  • The earnings per share for QRTEA have been decreasing by -34.09% on average. This is quite bad
  • Looking at the last year, QRTEA shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -9.40% in the last year.
  • QRTEA shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -4.95% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)1100%
EPS 3Y-56.77%
EPS 5Y-34.09%
EPS Q2Q%-160%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-9.4%
Revenue growth 3Y-8.35%
Revenue growth 5Y-4.95%
Sales Q2Q%-5.45%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, QRTEA will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 39.53% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to decrease by -2.97% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y45.49%
EPS Next 2Y59.8%
EPS Next 3Y39.53%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-8.12%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.63%
Revenue Next 3Y-2.97%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
QRTEA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesQRTEA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 5B 10B
QRTEA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesQRTEA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

9

4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 1.20, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of QRTEA.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, QRTEA is valued cheaper than 96.77% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.68, QRTEA is valued rather cheaply.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 0.59, the valuation of QRTEA can be described as very cheap.
  • 100.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than QRTEA, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • QRTEA's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 28.06.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 1.2
Fwd PE 0.59
QRTEA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsQRTEA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, QRTEA is valued cheaper than 87.10% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, QRTEA is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 0.34
EV/EBITDA 5.11
QRTEA Per share dataQRTEA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 -10 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • QRTEA's earnings are expected to grow with 39.53% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.03
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y59.8%
EPS Next 3Y39.53%

0

5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for QRTEA!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

QURATE RETAIL INC-SERIES A

NASDAQ:QRTEA (2/21/2025, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 0.367 +0.01 (+2.29%)

0.3588

0 (-0.33%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustryBroadline Retail
Earnings (Last)02-27
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners53.6%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners0.68%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap142.43M
Revenue(TTM)10.24B
Net Income(TTM)-277.00M
Analysts40
Price Target0.65 (81.16%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly Dividend0.02
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP-1.44%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-63.29%
Min EPS beat(2)-163.32%
Max EPS beat(2)36.74%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-16.89%
Min EPS beat(4)-163.32%
Max EPS beat(4)64.3%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-16.99%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)-36.91%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)-20.82%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-5.36%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.86%
Max Revenue beat(2)-4.86%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-5.64%
Min Revenue beat(4)-6.65%
Max Revenue beat(4)-4.86%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.37%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-4.24%
Revenue beat(16)4
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.65%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-31.65%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.87%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 1.2
Fwd PE 0.59
P/S 0.01
P/FCF 0.34
P/OCF 0.23
P/B 0.36
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 5.11
EPS(TTM)0.3
EY83.61%
EPS(NY)0.61
Fwd EY170.81%
FCF(TTM)1.04
FCFY290.68%
OCF(TTM)1.59
OCFY442.34%
SpS25.79
BVpS1
TBVpS-14.9
PEG (NY)0.03
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.57%
ROE -69.77%
ROCE 8.71%
ROIC 6.88%
ROICexc 7.71%
ROICexgc 59.44%
OM 6.92%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 35.09%
FCFM 4.04%
ROA(3y)-6.6%
ROA(5y)-3.07%
ROE(3y)-218.45%
ROE(5y)-126.26%
ROIC(3y)6.54%
ROIC(5y)7.55%
ROICexc(3y)7.2%
ROICexc(5y)8.17%
ROICexgc(3y)53.63%
ROICexgc(5y)70.7%
ROCE(3y)8.27%
ROCE(5y)9.55%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-34.25%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-14.33%
ROICexc growth 3Y-16.22%
ROICexc growth 5Y-4.73%
OM growth 3Y-20.24%
OM growth 5Y-10.22%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.68%
GM growth 5Y-0.46%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.95
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 13.75
Debt/FCF 15.29
Debt/EBITDA 4.98
Cap/Depr 55.67%
Cap/Sales 2.11%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 57.48%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.22
Quick Ratio 0.73
Altman-Z 1.26
F-Score4
WACC5.44%
ROIC/WACC1.27
Cap/Depr(3y)52.56%
Cap/Depr(5y)51.41%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.02%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.06%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)1100%
EPS 3Y-56.77%
EPS 5Y-34.09%
EPS Q2Q%-160%
EPS Next Y45.49%
EPS Next 2Y59.8%
EPS Next 3Y39.53%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-9.4%
Revenue growth 3Y-8.35%
Revenue growth 5Y-4.95%
Sales Q2Q%-5.45%
Revenue Next Year-8.12%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.63%
Revenue Next 3Y-2.97%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y54.59%
EBIT growth 3Y-26.9%
EBIT growth 5Y-14.67%
EBIT Next Year28.56%
EBIT Next 3Y7.02%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y82.38%
FCF growth 3Y-32.07%
FCF growth 5Y-7.14%
OCF growth 1Y33.19%
OCF growth 3Y-27.93%
OCF growth 5Y-6.31%

QURATE RETAIL INC-SERIES A / QRTEA FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for QRTEA stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to QRTEA.


What is the valuation status for QRTEA stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 9 / 10 to QURATE RETAIL INC-SERIES A (QRTEA). This can be considered as Undervalued.


What is the profitability of QRTEA stock?

QURATE RETAIL INC-SERIES A (QRTEA) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


How financially healthy is QURATE RETAIL INC-SERIES A?

The financial health rating of QURATE RETAIL INC-SERIES A (QRTEA) is 2 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for QURATE RETAIL INC-SERIES A?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of QURATE RETAIL INC-SERIES A (QRTEA) is expected to grow by 45.49% in the next year.