Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for QUANTUM CORP (QMCO). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, QMCO rates highest using our Small-Cap Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Motley Fool. This strategy looks for small cap growth stocks with solid fundamentals and strong price performance.
QUANTUM CORP (QMCO) is a small-cap growth stock in the Computer Storage Devices industry. The rating using this strategy is 45% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
PROFIT MARGIN: | FAIL |
RELATIVE STRENGTH: | PASS |
COMPARE SALES AND EPS GROWTH TO THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR: | FAIL |
INSIDER HOLDINGS: | PASS |
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS: | FAIL |
PROFIT MARGIN CONSISTENCY: | FAIL |
R&D AS A PERCENTAGE OF SALES: | PASS |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: | FAIL |
INVENTORY TO SALES: | PASS |
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TO SALES: | PASS |
LONG TERM DEBT/EQUITY RATIO: | FAIL |
"THE FOOL RATIO" (P/E TO GROWTH): | FAIL |
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING: | PASS |
SALES: | PASS |
DAILY DOLLAR VOLUME: | FAIL |
PRICE: | PASS |
INCOME TAX PERCENTAGE: | FAIL |
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