Q.E.P. Co. (QEPC) AI Stock Analysis

• Market Cap: $179.87M
• Dividend Yield: 2.16%
• Average Volume (3M): 1.18K
• Price to Earnings (P/E): 8.3
• Beta (1Y): 0.28
• Revenue Growth: -5.70%
• EPS Growth: 119.03%
• Country: US
• Employees: 371
• Sector: Industrials
• Sector Strength: 72
• Industry: Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories
• EPS (TTM): 1.08
• Shares Outstanding: 3,726,781
• 10 Day Avg. Volume: 954
• 30 Day Avg. Volume: 1,182
• PEG Ratio: -0.02
• Price to Book (P/B): 1.94
• Price to Sales (P/S): 0.66
• P/FCF Ratio: 19.67
• Enterprise Value/Market Cap: 0.79
• Enterprise Value/Revenue: 0.60
• Enterprise Value/Gross Profit: 1.69
• Enterprise Value/Ebitda: 6.86
• 1Y Price Target: N/A
• Price Target Upside: N/A
• Rating Consensus: N/A
• Number of Analyst Covering: 0
• EPS Forecast (FY): N/A
• Revenue Forecast (FY): N/A

• Rating: 69 Neutral
• Price Target: $54.00 ▲(47.95% Upside)
• Action: Downgraded Date: 03/20/26
• Date: Action: Downgraded 03/20/26

The score reflects improved profitability and a much stronger balance sheet, plus an attractive low P/E valuation. The main risk holding the score back is the pronounced multi-period revenue decline (including a steep TTM drop), and technical momentum appears stretched (RSI ~70 and Stoch 100), which can increase near-term pullback risk.

Positive Factors

Improved profitability & leverage

Sustained margin rebound, lower leverage and strong ROE materially improve financial resilience. Lower debt-to-equity reduces refinancing risk and interest burden, while improved profitability and positive free cash flow create durable capacity to fund operations, dividends, or strategic investments over the next several quarters.

Negative Factors

Severe revenue contraction

An ~-82.8% TTM revenue decline is a structural red flag: shrinking top line can erode scale, reduce bargaining power with retailers, and make current margins harder to sustain. If volumes do not recover, fixed-cost absorption and long-term profitability could deteriorate despite recent margin improvements.

Q.E.P. Co. Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Q.E.P. Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of hardwood flooring, flooring installation tools, adhesives, and flooring related products for the professional installer markets. It operates throug...

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Q.E.P. Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of hardwood flooring, flooring installation tools, adhesives, and flooring related products for the professional installer markets. It operates throug...

How the Company Makes Money

QEPC makes money primarily by selling flooring installation and finishing products through wholesale distribution to large home-center retailers, flooring/tile distributors, and other trade customers, with revenue recognized from product shipments...

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QEPC makes money primarily by selling flooring installation and finishing products through wholesale distribution to large home-center retailers, flooring/tile distributors, and other trade customers, with revenue recognized from product shipments...

Q.E.P. Co. Financial Statement Overview

Breakdown	TTM	May 2024	May 2023	May 2022	May 2021	Feb 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue	234.98M	243.83M	251.99M	433.66M	445.53M	387.60M
Gross Profit	83.67M	86.57M	82.00M	114.04M	120.75M	108.69M
EBITDA	20.67M	21.20M	15.96M	13.07M	18.27M	15.58M
Net Income	15.13M	16.25M	-4.71M	-63.00K	9.65M	6.90M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	137.88M	138.27M	125.85M	196.01M	206.36M	187.72M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	36.14M	28.55M	22.37M	5.00M	3.20M	10.90M
Total Debt	22.43M	24.09M	23.74M	69.90M	53.15M	51.69M
Total Liabilities	49.62M	55.34M	53.22M	118.17M	126.95M	116.80M
Stockholders Equity	88.27M	82.93M	72.63M	77.84M	79.40M	70.93M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	8.71M	8.19M	25.67M	-5.07M	-12.13M	24.04M
Operating Cash Flow	12.45M	12.74M	29.48M	-72.00K	-11.04M	24.85M
Investing Cash Flow	-2.74M	312.00K	29.43M	-3.37M	1.01M	2.21M
Financing Cash Flow	-7.65M	-6.86M	-41.42M	5.30M	2.59M	-21.44M

Q.E.P. Co. Technical Analysis

• Technical Analysis Sentiment: Positive
• Last Price: 36.50
• 50DMA: Positive
• 100DMA: Positive
• 200DMA: Positive
• MACD: Positive
• RSI: Neutral
• STOCH: Neutral

Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For QEPC, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 36.5 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 47.07, below the 50-day MA of 42.32, and below the 200-day MA of 38.61, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 1.94 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 58.30 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 67.70 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for QEPC.

Q.E.P. Co. Peers Comparison

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
QEPC	69 Neutral	$179.87M	8.27	17.43%	2.16%	-5.70%	119.03%
KMT	65 Neutral	$2.98B	16.15	8.61%	2.74%	-2.63%	-4.46%
Sector *	63 Neutral	$10.79B	15.43	7.44%	2.01%	2.89%	-14.66%
SWK	55 Neutral	$11.40B	28.82	4.47%	4.42%	-1.40%	―
HLMN	55 Neutral	$1.70B	44.53	3.11%	―	4.47%	345.07%
EML	51 Neutral	$131.11M	23.31	5.77%	2.24%	-8.54%	-68.18%
CVR	48 Neutral	$9.91M	-12.41	-16.20%	0.84%	-12.32%	0.17%