Qualys Inc (QLYS) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2017

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Qualys Inc (QLYS) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2017. Qualys Inc provides cloud security and compliance solutions to organizations identifying security risks to their IT infrastructures, to protect their IT systems from cyber-attacks and achieve compliance with internal policies and external regulations. Qualys Inc has a market cap of $2.85 billion; its shares were traded at around $75.20 with a P/E ratio of 73.73 and P/S ratio of 13.06. Qualys Inc had annual average EBITDA growth of 40.10% over the past five years.


For the last quarter Qualys Inc reported a revenue of $62.9 million, compared with the revenue of $52.22 million during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $230.8 million, an increase of 16.6% from last year. For the last five years Qualys Inc had an average revenue growth rate of 21% a year.

The reported diluted earnings per share was $1.01 for the year, an increase of 102% from previous year. Over the last five years Qualys Inc had an EPS growth rate of 75.1% a year. The Qualys Inc had a decent operating margin of 16.13%, compared with the operating margin of 15.21% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Qualys Inc is 5.37%. The profitability rank of the company is 7 (out of 10).

At the end of the fiscal year, Qualys Inc has the cash and cash equivalents of $86.6 million, compared with $86.7 million in the previous year. The company had no long term debt. The interest coverage to the debt is at a comfortable level of 12414.3. Qualys Inc has a financial strength rank of 9 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $75.20, Qualys Inc is traded at 76.8% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $42.53. The P/S ratio of the stock is 13.06, while the historical median P/S ratio is 7.37. The stock gained 100.41% during the past 12 months.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

  • Director Kristi Marie Rogers sold 10,000 shares of QLYS stock on 02/16/2018 at the average price of $71.87. The price of the stock has increased by 4.63% since.

  • VP, GC and Corp. Sec. Bruce K Posey sold 28,000 shares of QLYS stock on 02/14/2018 at the average price of $67.51. The price of the stock has increased by 11.39% since.

  • Chief Product Officer Sumedh S Thakar sold 9,801 shares of QLYS stock on 02/09/2018 at the average price of $58.7. The price of the stock has increased by 28.11% since.

  • VP Corp Dev & Strat Alliances Amer Deeba sold 2,000 shares of QLYS stock on 02/01/2018 at the average price of $62.71. The price of the stock has increased by 19.92% since.

For the complete 20-year historical financial data of QLYS, click here.

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