Qualys Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 6/6

Qualys has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 16.4%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 14.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.8% per year. Qualys's return on equity is 41.2%, and it has net margins of 27.3%.

Key information

16.4%

Earnings growth rate

17.5%

EPS growth rate

Software Industry Growth	17.3%
Revenue growth rate	13.8%
Return on equity	41.2%
Net Margin	27.3%
Last Earnings Update	31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

Mar 14

An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 43% Undervalued

Feb 10

Qualys Faces Tough 2024 As Revenue Growth Will Sag (Downgrade)

Feb 06

Why The 40% Return On Capital At Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Should Have Your Attention

Jan 23

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Recent Growth In Returns

Jul 19

Do Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jun 13

Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 60% Above Its Share Price

May 07

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Recent Growth In Returns

Apr 18

Should You Be Adding Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) To Your Watchlist Today?

Mar 13

Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 49% Above Its Share Price

Feb 04

Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS)

Jan 17

With EPS Growth And More, Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Makes An Interesting Case

Dec 10

Are Investors Undervaluing Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) By 46%?

Oct 27

We Think Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger

Oct 09

Qualys acquires assets of Blue Hexagon

Oct 04

Qualys: Sensationally Profitable CyberSecurity Stock

Sep 06

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Passed With Ease

Aug 30

Is There An Opportunity With Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 49% Undervaluation?

Jul 22

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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How Qualys makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:QLYS Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses	R&D Expenses
31 Dec 23	554	152	173	110
30 Sep 23	541	139	170	111
30 Jun 23	524	120	166	109
31 Mar 23	507	112	163	106
31 Dec 22	490	108	155	101
30 Sep 22	469	101	145	96
30 Jun 22	448	102	134	92
31 Mar 22	428	96	126	87
31 Dec 21	411	71	125	81
30 Sep 21	396	73	121	78
30 Jun 21	384	68	121	74
31 Mar 21	373	73	118	72
31 Dec 20	363	92	115	73
30 Sep 20	353	88	114	72
30 Jun 20	342	85	112	71
31 Mar 20	333	75	113	70
31 Dec 19	322	69	112	68
30 Sep 19	311	63	110	66
30 Jun 19	300	67	109	61
31 Mar 19	289	61	109	57
31 Dec 18	279	57	109	53
30 Sep 18	268	46	108	50
30 Jun 18	255	31	108	48
31 Mar 18	243	28	104	46
31 Dec 17	231	40	99	43
30 Sep 17	220	43	94	40
30 Jun 17	212	40	91	39
31 Mar 17	205	36	90	38
31 Dec 16	198	19	88	37
30 Sep 16	190	19	86	35
30 Jun 16	182	18	83	33
31 Mar 16	173	18	80	30
31 Dec 15	164	16	75	30
30 Sep 15	156	36	74	29
30 Jun 15	148	35	71	28
31 Mar 15	141	34	69	27
31 Dec 14	134	30	69	26
30 Sep 14	126	4	68	25
30 Jun 14	119	2	65	24
31 Mar 14	113	2	63	23
31 Dec 13	108	2	59	22
30 Sep 13	104	2	56	21
30 Jun 13	99	2	53	21

Quality Earnings: QLYS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: QLYS's current net profit margins (27.3%) are higher than last year (22.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: QLYS's earnings have grown by 16.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: QLYS's earnings growth over the past year (40.4%) exceeds its 5-year average (16.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: QLYS earnings growth over the past year (40.4%) exceeded the Software industry 22.5%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: QLYS's Return on Equity (41.2%) is considered outstanding.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Qualys Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 6/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Qualys, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 12, 2024

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Qualys, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 02, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Qualys, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Recent updates

President exercised options and sold US$420k worth of stock

Qualys, Inc. Announces William Berutti Will Stand for Re-Election

President exercised options and sold US$444k worth of stock

Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

Insufficient new directors

President notifies of intention to sell stock

An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 43% Undervalued

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Qualys, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter and Full Year 2024

CFO & Principal Accounting Officer notifies of intention to sell stock

Qualys Unveils Totalcloud 2.0 with TruRisk Insights to Measure, Communicate, and Eliminate Cyber Risk in Cloud and Saas Applications

Qualys Faces Tough 2024 As Revenue Growth Will Sag (Downgrade)

Qualys Inc. Expands Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management to Detect Unauthorized Devices Across Hybrid Environments

Qualys, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 12, 2024

Now 21% undervalued

Why The 40% Return On Capital At Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Should Have Your Attention

President exercised options and sold US$524k worth of stock

President exercised options and sold US$533k worth of stock

Does Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary exercised options and sold US$978k worth of stock

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Is There An Opportunity With Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 26% Undervaluation?

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 18%

Price target increased by 7.7% to US$149

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Qualys, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023

Qualys, Inc. Announces TruRisk, FixIT and ProtectIT Packages in AWS Marketplace

Under The Bonnet, Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Returns Look Impressive

President exercised options and sold US$429k worth of stock

Qualys, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 02, 2023

President exercised options and sold US$397k worth of stock

Here's Why Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Qualys Appoints Tom Berquist to its Board of Directors

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary notifies of intention to sell stock

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 13%

Is There An Opportunity With Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 27% Undervaluation?

Price target increased by 8.8% to US$134

Qualys, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Qualys, Inc. Announces First-Party Software Risk Management Solution

Qualys, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Recent Growth In Returns

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Qualys, Inc. Appoints Dino DiMarino as Chief Revenue Officer

President exercised options and sold US$319k worth of stock

Do Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 60% Above Its Share Price

Qualys, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter of 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary exercised options and sold US$99k worth of stock

President exercised options and sold US$418k worth of stock

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Recent Growth In Returns

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary exercised options and sold US$98k worth of stock

President exercised options and sold US$386k worth of stock

Should You Be Adding Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) To Your Watchlist Today?

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary notifies of intention to sell stock

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Qualys, Inc. Provides Financial Guidance for the First Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2023

Qualys Expands Cloud Platform for Both Large Enterprises and Small/Medium Businesses Looking to Prioritize and Reduce Risk

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary exercised options and sold US$194k worth of stock

Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 49% Above Its Share Price

Qualys, Inc. Announces Board Changes

Qualys Introduces GovCloud, A Fedramp Ready (High Impact Level) Cybersecurity Platform

Qualys, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 09, 2023

President exercised options and sold US$359k worth of stock

Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS)

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