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Qualys, Inc. (QLYS) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

QLYS •
TechnologyInfrastructure SoftwareCybersecurity and identity management
AboutQualys, Inc. provides cloud-based information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers Qualys Cloud Apps, which includes Vulnerability Management; Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response; Threat Protection; Continuous Monitoring; Patch Management; Multi-Vector Endpoint Detection and Response; Certificate Assessment; SaaS Detection and Response; Secure Enterprise Mobility; Policy Compliance; Security Configuration Assessment; PCI Compliance; File Integrity Monitoring; Security Assessment Questionnaire; Out of-Band Configuration Assessment; Web Application Scanning; Web Application Firewall; Global Asset Inventory; Cybersecurity Asset Management; Certificate Inventory; Cloud Inventory; Cloud Security Assessment; and Container Security. Its integrated suite of IT, security, and compliance solutions delivered on its Qualys Cloud Platform enables customers to identify and manage IT assets, collect and analyze IT security data, discover and prioritize vulnerabilities, recommend and implement remediation actions, and verify the implementation of such actions. The company also provides asset tagging and management, reporting and dashboards, questionnaires and collaboration, remediation and workflow, big data correlation and analytics engine, and alerts and notifications, which enable integrated workflows, management and real-time analysis, and reporting across IT, security, and compliance solutions. The company offers its solutions through its sales teams, as well as through its network of channel partners, such as security consulting organizations, managed service providers, resellers, and consulting firms. It serves enterprises, government entities, and small and medium-sized businesses in various industries, including education, financial services, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, media, retail, technology, and utilities. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.Show more
  • Revenue $608M +9.6%
  • EBITDA $206M +8.2%
  • Net Income $174M +14.6%
  • EPS (Diluted) 4.65 +15.4%
  • Gross Margin 81.65% +1.3%
  • EBITDA Margin 33.86% -1.2%
  • Operating Margin 30.81% +4.8%
  • Net Margin 28.59% +4.6%
  • ROE 41.09% -10.9%
  • ROIC 57.85% -17.0%
  • Debt/Equity 0.10 +26.8%
  • Interest Coverage -
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 39.0%
  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 20.2%
  • ✓FCF machine: 38.1% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 13.6%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 15 (bottom 15%)
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y16.36%
5Y13.57%
3Y13.9%
TTM10.13%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y19.1%
5Y20.16%
3Y34.77%
TTM11.05%

EPS CAGR

10Y19.1%
5Y22.58%
3Y37.98%
TTM13.66%

ROCE

10Y Avg21.72%
5Y Avg29.94%
3Y Avg37.1%
Latest38.65%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
OKTAOkta, Inc.563.4M72.501208.3315.33%6.87%2.83%100%0.15
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.104.69B148.9293.0814.87%12.96%13.65%3.31%0.04
ALLTAllot Ltd.250.63M6.3479.0510.63%3.63%3.27%6.18%0.10
FTNTFortinet, Inc.58.77B79.0332.5214.17%27.26%149.77%3.79%0.81
GENGen Digital Inc.13.93B22.5721.913.55%12.76%25.86%8.66%3.66
CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd.16.48B152.0720.386.22%37.62%32.79%6.24%0.01
QLYSQualys, Inc.3.32B92.4719.899.58%28.96%35.73%6.98%0.10
RPDRapid7, Inc.394.95M6.2215.558.53%1.44%2.04%42.6%57.49

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+164.28M197.93M230.83M278.89M321.61M362.96M411.17M489.72M554.46M607.57M
Revenue Growth %22.99%20.48%16.62%20.82%15.32%12.86%13.28%19.1%13.22%9.58%
Cost of Goods Sold+33.88M42.47M51.58M66.19M69.52M79.23M89.44M102.79M107.48M111.48M
COGS % of Revenue20.63%21.46%22.35%23.73%21.62%21.83%21.75%20.99%19.39%18.35%
Gross Profit+130.4M155.45M179.25M212.7M252.09M283.74M321.73M386.94M446.97M496.09M
Gross Margin %79.37%78.54%77.65%76.27%78.38%78.17%78.25%79.01%80.61%81.65%
Gross Profit Growth %24.65%19.21%15.31%18.66%18.52%12.55%13.39%20.27%15.52%10.99%
Operating Expenses+105.59M125.34M142M162.34M179.84M187.08M234.05M256.39M283.9M308.89M
OpEx % of Revenue64.27%63.33%61.52%58.21%55.92%51.54%56.92%52.35%51.2%50.84%
Selling, General & Admin76.14M90.08M99.19M109.09M111.6M114.53M152.76M155.2M173.43M197.04M
SG&A % of Revenue46.35%45.51%42.97%39.12%34.7%31.56%37.15%31.69%31.28%32.43%
Research & Development29.45M35.27M42.82M53.26M68.24M72.55M81.29M101.19M110.47M111.85M
R&D % of Revenue17.93%17.82%18.55%19.1%21.22%19.99%19.77%20.66%19.92%18.41%
Other Operating Expenses-850K-972K-536K-801K000000
Operating Income+24.81M30.11M37.24M50.36M72.25M96.65M87.68M130.55M163.07M187.2M
Operating Margin %15.1%15.21%16.13%18.06%22.47%26.63%21.33%26.66%29.41%30.81%
Operating Income Growth %168.26%21.37%23.7%35.22%43.47%33.77%-9.28%48.89%24.91%14.8%
EBITDA+39.17M47.1M57.88M79.27M103.45M129.5M123.58M165.17M190.06M205.71M
EBITDA Margin %23.84%23.8%25.07%28.42%32.17%35.68%30.06%33.73%34.28%33.86%
EBITDA Growth %85.23%20.26%22.88%36.95%30.52%25.18%-4.57%33.65%15.07%8.23%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)14.36M16.99M20.64M28.9M31.2M32.84M35.9M34.62M26.99M18.51M
EBIT24.53M30.45M39.38M50.36M80.09M102.05M87.68M130.55M163.07M187.2M
Net Interest Income+564K1.29M2.67M5.91M8.34M5.38M2.29M5.19M16.91M25.78M
Interest Income570K1.32M2.67M6.08M8.44M5.38M2.29M5.19M16.91M25.78M
Interest Expense6K26K3K172K106K9K0000
Other Income/Expense-286K322K2.13M5.11M7.73M5.38M1.71M3.15M15.58M22.63M
Pretax Income+24.52M30.43M39.38M55.47M79.98M102.04M89.4M133.7M178.65M209.82M
Pretax Margin %14.93%15.37%17.06%19.89%24.87%28.11%21.74%27.3%32.22%34.53%
Income Tax+8.65M11.21M-1.06M-1.84M10.65M10.46M18.44M25.71M27.06M36.14M
Effective Tax Rate %64.7%63.18%102.7%103.31%86.69%89.74%79.38%80.77%84.86%82.77%
Net Income+15.87M19.22M40.44M57.3M69.34M91.57M70.96M107.99M151.59M173.68M
Net Margin %9.66%9.71%17.52%20.55%21.56%25.23%17.26%22.05%27.34%28.59%
Net Income Growth %-47.54%21.17%110.36%41.7%21%32.07%-22.51%52.19%40.38%14.57%
Net Income (Continuing)15.87M19.22M40.44M57.3M69.34M91.57M70.96M107.99M151.59M173.68M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+0.420.501.011.371.682.241.772.744.034.65
EPS Growth %-48.15%19.05%102%35.64%22.63%33.33%-20.98%54.8%47.08%15.38%
EPS (Basic)0.470.551.081.371.772.341.822.814.114.72
Diluted Shares Outstanding38.18M38.37M40.07M41.9M41.34M40.82M40.12M39.34M37.6M37.35M
Basic Shares Outstanding34.05M35.25M37.44M41.83M39.08M39.17M39.03M38.45M36.88M36.8M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+229.24M300.69M369.35M378.96M395.62M475.35M546.4M473.34M600M585.69M
Cash & Short-Term Investments178.97M243.86M288.41M289.17M298.89M356.02M405.29M321.33M425.56M381.42M
Cash Only91.7M86.74M86.59M41.03M87.56M74.13M137.33M173.72M203.66M232.18M
Short-Term Investments87.27M157.12M201.82M248.14M211.33M281.89M267.96M147.61M221.89M149.24M
Accounts Receivable42.33M47.02M64.41M75.83M78.03M100.18M109M121.8M146.23M164.55M
Days Sales Outstanding94.0486.72101.8599.2488.56100.7496.7690.7896.2698.85
Inventory0000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding----------
Other Current Assets09.81M16.52M13.97M00030.22M28.21M39.72M
Total Non-Current Assets+94.28M106.32M168.18M206.72M279.99M261.47M268.16M227.6M212.62M387.85M
Property, Plant & Equipment31.33M39.4M58.56M61.44M101.13M109.69M98.87M81.18M54.99M71.32M
Fixed Asset Turnover5.24x5.02x3.94x4.54x3.18x3.31x4.16x6.03x10.08x8.52x
Goodwill317K317K1.55M7.22M7.45M7.45M7.45M7.45M7.45M7.45M
Intangible Assets1.36M987K12.4M21.98M16.8M12.01M6.54M12.8M9.71M6.81M
Long-Term Investments43.28M45.73M67.22M79.21M119.51M98.46M111.2M59.21M56.64M193.89M
Other Non-Current Assets1.92M3.3M3.38M10.47M16.28M18.06M19.01M21.56M21.06M27.08M
Total Assets+323.51M407M537.52M585.68M675.61M736.82M814.56M700.94M812.62M973.54M
Asset Turnover0.51x0.49x0.43x0.48x0.48x0.49x0.50x0.70x0.68x0.62x
Asset Growth %24.42%25.81%32.07%8.96%15.35%9.06%10.55%-13.95%15.93%19.8%
Total Current Liabilities+112.18M130.33M165.77M196.91M223.47M255.73M304.28M352.19M389.21M428.39M
Accounts Payable2.37M2.05M1.14M5.59M848K731K1.3M2.81M988K1.27M
Days Payables Outstanding25.5117.638.130.824.453.375.299.973.364.16
Short-Term Debt0000000000
Deferred Revenue (Current)98.03M114.96M143.19M164.62M192.17M213.49M257.87M293.73M333.27M371.46M
Other Current Liabilities0000000000
Current Ratio2.04x2.31x2.23x1.92x1.77x1.86x1.80x1.34x1.54x1.37x
Quick Ratio2.04x2.31x2.23x1.92x1.77x1.86x1.80x1.34x1.54x1.37x
Cash Conversion Cycle----------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+15.77M18.26M28.21M30.78M65.34M76.61M73.56M59.62M55.24M68.03M
Long-Term Debt0000000000
Capital Lease Obligations000044.02M45.7M35.91M29.12M16.89M37.5M
Deferred Tax Liabilities003.38M8.95M000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities1.21M2.73M11.07M10.36M388K367K4.9M7.01M6.68M6.27M
Total Liabilities127.95M148.59M193.98M227.69M288.81M332.34M377.85M411.81M444.44M496.42M
Total Debt+0001.56M51.68M57.37M48.52M42.18M28.74M47.22M
Net Debt-91.7M-86.74M-86.59M-39.46M-35.88M-16.76M-88.81M-131.54M-174.92M-184.96M
Debt / Equity---0.00x0.13x0.14x0.11x0.15x0.08x0.10x
Debt / EBITDA---0.02x0.50x0.44x0.39x0.26x0.15x0.23x
Net Debt / EBITDA-2.34x-1.84x-1.50x-0.50x-0.35x-0.13x-0.72x-0.80x-0.92x-0.90x
Interest Coverage4134.33x1157.96x12414.33x292.80x681.63x10739.33x----
Total Equity+195.57M258.41M343.54M357.99M386.8M404.48M436.71M289.13M368.17M477.12M
Equity Growth %28.81%32.14%32.94%4.2%8.05%4.57%7.97%-33.79%27.34%29.59%
Book Value per Share5.126.738.578.549.369.9110.897.359.7912.77
Total Shareholders' Equity195.57M258.41M343.54M357.99M386.8M404.48M436.71M289.13M368.17M477.12M
Common Stock34K36K39K39K39K39K39K37K37K37K
Retained Earnings-27.48M-8.26M39.92M27.96M23.19M3.57M-41.66M-221.45M-228.08M-189.22M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-211K-156K-574K-586K1.16M-484K1.01M-1.95M-1.7M1.42M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+65.96M68.11M107.65M127.8M160.61M180.09M200.62M198.85M244.6M244.09M
Operating CF Margin %40.15%34.41%46.63%45.83%49.94%49.62%48.79%40.61%44.12%40.18%
Operating CF Growth %59.44%3.26%58.05%18.72%25.67%12.13%11.4%-0.88%23.01%-0.21%
Net Income15.87M19.22M40.44M57.3M69.34M91.57M70.96M107.99M151.59M173.68M
Depreciation & Amortization14.36M16.99M20.64M28.91M31.2M32.84M35.9M34.62M26.99M18.51M
Stock-Based Compensation17.49M20.15M26.96M30.09M34.89M40.03M67.58M53.41M69.08M77.13M
Deferred Taxes6.56M-440K-10.41M-4.14M7.09M3.51M-9.72M-20.25M-16.64M-19.46M
Other Non-Cash Items1.22M-7.45M9.84M-1.02M-1.15M1.42M4.91M1.43M-4.63M-5.97M
Working Capital Changes10.46M19.63M20.18M16.67M19.23M10.7M30.99M21.65M18.21M204K
Change in Receivables-10.18M-4.9M-17.97M-11.5M-2.46M-22.63M-9.22M-13.39M-24.98M-19.09M
Change in Inventory2.33M7.59M1.43M-3.54M02.8M-6.34M000
Change in Payables-3.29M-1.22M-454K656K-1.08M-389K-32K2.11M-1.58M219K
Cash from Investing+-61.35M-96.49M-118.19M-95.88M-35.03M-80.93M-29.53M145.07M-73.17M-71.43M
Capital Expenditures-20.15M-23.25M-37.82M-25.11M-27.57M-30.04M-25.65M-23.98M-8.79M-12.33M
CapEx % of Revenue12.27%11.74%16.38%9%8.57%8.28%6.24%4.9%1.58%2.03%
Acquisitions99K0-12.48M-13.63M-4.05M-1.5M-1.22M-145.07M00
Investments----------
Other Investing-99K-73.25M-67.89M-57.14M-625K419K1.85M145.07M00
Cash from Financing+10.58M23.42M10.4M-77.48M-79.05M-112.58M-107.89M-306.03M-141.49M-145.65M
Debt Issued (Net)000-1.62M-1.71M-114K-90K000
Equity Issued (Net)000-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases0-438K-20.92M-85.04M-86.42M-126.73M-129.98M-317.34M-170.8M-139.88M
Other Financing10.58M23.42M10.4M9.17M9.09M14.26M22.18M-17.61M29.31M-5.78M
Net Change in Cash15.19M-4.96M-146K-45.56M46.53M-13.43M63.2M37.89M29.95M27.02M
Free Cash Flow+45.81M44.87M69.83M102.69M128.98M150.05M174.96M174.87M235.82M231.76M
FCF Margin %27.88%22.67%30.25%36.82%40.11%41.34%42.55%35.71%42.53%38.15%
FCF Growth %67.44%-2.06%55.64%47.06%25.61%16.33%16.6%-0.05%34.85%-1.72%
FCF per Share1.201.171.742.453.123.684.364.446.276.20
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)4.16x3.54x2.66x2.23x2.32x1.97x2.83x1.84x1.61x1.41x
Interest Paid6K27K3K168K107K9K0000
Taxes Paid995K856K1.58M2.69M3.03M8.06M35.08M39.74M34.92M60.55M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)9.13%8.47%13.44%16.34%18.62%23.15%16.87%29.76%46.13%41.09%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)20.77%16.39%13.03%13.13%16.19%19.63%17.88%38.74%69.72%57.85%
Gross Margin79.37%78.54%77.65%76.27%78.38%78.17%78.25%79.01%80.61%81.65%
Net Margin9.66%9.71%17.52%20.55%21.56%25.23%17.26%22.05%27.34%28.59%
Debt / Equity---0.00x0.13x0.14x0.11x0.15x0.08x0.10x
Interest Coverage4134.33x1157.96x12414.33x292.80x681.63x10739.33x----
FCF Conversion4.16x3.54x2.66x2.23x2.32x1.97x2.83x1.84x1.61x1.41x
Revenue Growth22.99%20.48%16.62%20.82%15.32%12.86%13.28%19.1%13.22%9.58%

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