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QBAK
Qualstar Corporation
~4 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Qualstar Corporation. What it actually does.

Designs and manufactures switching power supplies. Provides data storage systems under the Qualstar brand. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2000
15 employees
$59.3M market value
Revenue last year:
$6.6M
The net profit left over:
$70K
Out of every $100 in sales, $1 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 1%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales have been shrinking.

An average decline of 8% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$9.2M
2021
2022
2023
2024
$6.6M
2025
Cash on hand:
$2.8M
Total debt:
$245K
The cash outweighs the debt.

If every debt were paid off today, $2.6M would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.

What executives did with their own stock over the last 12 months:
32 buy1 sell

Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

WEAK SPOTS
Sales are shrinking2/10
Thin trading in the shares2/10
The stock has lost its spark2/10
WORTH WATCHING

Revenue Growth: Sales are going backwards, not just slowing.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Below the peak, but no collapse.

The stock trades 49% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/2
Strong cash, light debt

There is $2.8M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $2.6M would remain.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/2
Executives are buying their own stock

Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 32 buys and 1 sell. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
Sales are shrinking

Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 8% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
A rich price tag

The company’s market value is 848 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

No score published: this stock trades under $10,000 on a typical day, so the price beside it is not one you could reliably act on.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: earnings execution, the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film