QTRH Fundamental Analysis - QUARTERHILL INC

Fundamental Rating

QTRH gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 13 industry peers in the Communications Equipment industry. Both the profitability and financial health of QTRH have multiple concerns. QTRH has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

QTRH had negative earnings in the past year.
In multiple years QTRH reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: QTRH reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -8.92%, QTRH perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 46.15% of the companies in the same industry.
QTRH's Return On Equity of -17.00% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. QTRH outperforms 53.85% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-8.92%
ROE	-17%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-7.51%

ROA(5y)-4.34%

ROE(3y)-13.17%

ROE(5y)-8.37%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

QTRH has a Gross Margin of 18.32%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: QTRH outperforms 46.15% of its industry peers.
QTRH's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
QTRH does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	18.32%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-15.24%

GM growth 5Y-16.44%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

QTRH does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
The number of shares outstanding for QTRH has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for QTRH has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
QTRH has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -1.30, we must say that QTRH is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
The Altman-Z score of QTRH (-1.30) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
QTRH has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.03. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
QTRH's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.03 is amongst the best of the industry. QTRH outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.03
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-1.3

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC8.47%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.99 indicates that QTRH may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
QTRH has a Current ratio of 0.99. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: QTRH outperforms 53.85% of its industry peers.
QTRH has a Quick Ratio of 0.99. This is a bad value and indicates that QTRH is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
QTRH has a Quick ratio of 0.90. This is in the better half of the industry: QTRH outperforms 61.54% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.99
Quick Ratio	0.9

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

QTRH shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 13.77%, which is quite good.
QTRH shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -0.65%.
The Revenue has been decreasing by -2.38% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)13.77%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%0%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.65%

Revenue growth 3Y6.84%

Revenue growth 5Y-2.38%

Sales Q2Q%5.52%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 31.15% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, QTRH will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 5.07% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-50.65%

EPS Next 2Y38.9%

EPS Next 3Y31.15%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year1.4%

Revenue Next 2Y0.44%

Revenue Next 3Y5.07%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

QTRH reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for QTRH. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

QTRH's earnings are expected to grow with 31.15% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y38.9%

EPS Next 3Y31.15%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for QTRH!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

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QUARTERHILL INC

TSX:QTRH (1/16/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

0.95

+0.02 (+2.15%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment

GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment

Earnings (Last)11-06 2025-11-06/bmo

Earnings (Next)03-16 2026-03-16/bmo

Inst Owners1.84%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners4.25%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap111.02M

Revenue(TTM)155.58M

Net Income(TTM)-19.67M

Analysts82.22

Price Target1.87 (96.84%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

Yearly Dividend0

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-89.54%

Min EPS beat(2)-171.24%

Max EPS beat(2)-7.84%

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)25.13%

Min Revenue beat(2)21.97%

Max Revenue beat(2)28.29%

Revenue beat(4)4

Avg Revenue beat(4)28.77%

Min Revenue beat(4)21.97%

Max Revenue beat(4)33.46%

Revenue beat(8)7

Avg Revenue beat(8)23.39%

Revenue beat(12)8

Avg Revenue beat(12)13.52%

Revenue beat(16)8

Avg Revenue beat(16)5.17%

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)6.6%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-7.27%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.64%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.51
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	0.69
P/tB	9.37
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)-0.33

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.01

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)N/A

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)N/A

OCFYN/A

SpS1.85

BVpS1.37

TBVpS0.1

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham NumberN/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-8.92%
ROE	-17%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	18.32%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-7.51%

ROA(5y)-4.34%

ROE(3y)-13.17%

ROE(5y)-8.37%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexgc growth 3YN/A

ROICexgc growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-15.24%

GM growth 5Y-16.44%

F-ScoreN/A

Asset Turnover0.71

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.03
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.99
Quick Ratio	0.9
Altman-Z	-1.3

F-ScoreN/A

WACC8.47%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)39.75%

Cap/Depr(5y)31.97%

Cap/Sales(3y)3.28%

Cap/Sales(5y)3.37%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)13.77%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%0%

EPS Next Y-50.65%

EPS Next 2Y38.9%

EPS Next 3Y31.15%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.65%

Revenue growth 3Y6.84%

Revenue growth 5Y-2.38%

Sales Q2Q%5.52%

Revenue Next Year1.4%

Revenue Next 2Y0.44%

Revenue Next 3Y5.07%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-43.59%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year73.55%

EBIT Next 3Y55.16%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y57.84%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y75.98%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

QUARTERHILL INC / QTRH.CA FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of QUARTERHILL INC (QTRH.CA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to QTRH.CA.

Can you provide the valuation status for QUARTERHILL INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to QUARTERHILL INC (QTRH.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.

What is the profitability of QTRH stock?

QUARTERHILL INC (QTRH.CA) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.

Can you provide the dividend sustainability for QTRH stock?

The dividend rating of QUARTERHILL INC (QTRH.CA) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.

QUARTERHILL INC (QTRH.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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