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Qualys Remains a High-Quality Security Vendor Specializing in Vulnerability Management

Malik Ahmed Khan

We view Qualys as a strong cybersecurity vendor focused on providing cloud-based security and compliance solutions to its clients. The firm’s primary solutions revolve around vulnerability management, or VM, and are designed to help Qualys’ clients identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in their IT infrastructure. We view VM as a space poised for high single-digit growth over the next few years, thereby providing Qualys with an additional uplift as demand for its products is expected to remain robust. As Qualys competes within the space going forward, we believe the firm has built out a narrow economic moat by developing a sticky product portfolio.

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Price vs Fair Value

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QLYS is trading at a 5% premium.
Price
$162.84
Fair Value
$632.00
Uncertainty
Very High
1-Star Price
$675.42
5-Star Price
$55.70
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Qualys remains a strong competitor in the cybersecurity space geared toward SMBs.

Bears

Large cybersecurity vendors have competing solutions that could impact Qualys’ retention metrics.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$162.75
Day Range
$160.73–165.01
52-Week Range
$107.00–206.35
Bid/Ask
$160.00 / $165.00
Market Cap
$6.02 Bil
Volume/Avg
377,080 / 498,573

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
31.20
Price/Sales
11.15
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
—
Dividend Yield (Forward)
—
Total Yield
2.84%

Company Profile

Qualys Inc. is a cloud security and compliance solutions provider that helps businesses identify and manage their security risks and compliance requirements. The California-based company has more than 10,000 customers worldwide, the majority of which are small- and medium-sized businesses. Qualys was founded in 1999 and went public in 2012.
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Stock Style Box
Small Growth
Total Number of Employees
2,188
Website
https://www.qualys.com

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Valuation

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QLYS
CRWD
PANW
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 31.2095.4956.57
Price/Book Value
 16.4930.8720.82
Price/Sales
 11.1523.4513.13
Price/Cash Flow
 27.3164.2842.11
Price/Earnings
QLYS
CRWD
PANW

Financial Strength

Metric
QLYS
CRWD
PANW
Quick Ratio
 1.471.600.74
Current Ratio
 1.541.760.83
Interest Coverage
 —−0.0155.88
Quick Ratio
QLYS
CRWD
PANW

Profitability

Metric
QLYS
CRWD
PANW
Return on Assets (Normalized)
 27.14%13.35%12.10%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 64.96%40.68%88.54%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 54.01%24.76%32.00%
Return on Assets
QLYS
CRWD
PANW
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