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About Qualstar
Its shares trade under the ticker QBAK. It has been listed since 23 June 2000. In the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, it reported revenue of $6.6m and net income of $70,000. At that date it held total assets of $6.5m and shareholders' equity of $4.6m.
Qualstar Corp. engages in the manufacture and trade of data storage systems. The company is headquartered in Camarillo, California. The company went IPO on 2000-06-23. The firm's segments include Power Supplies and Data Storage. Under the Power Supplies segment, it designs, manufactures and sells open frame switching power supplies. Under the Data Storage segment, it designs, manufactures and sells automated magnetic tape libraries used to store, retrieve and manage electronic data primarily in network computing environments. The firm offers switching power supplies that provide power solutions to original equipment manufacturers for a range of markets, including communications networking, industrial, gaming, test equipment, light emitting diode (LED)/lighting, and medical, as well as other market applications. Its storage products provide data protection and archive storage systems, which are used to record, retrieve and manage electronic data, primarily in networked computing environments.
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Company facts
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
- Listed since
- 23 Jun 2000
- Employees
- 15
- Website
- qualstar.com ↗
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Mr. David WolenskiIndependent Chairman of the Board
- Mr. Steven BronsonPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director, since 2013$415,446
- Ms. Louann NegreteChief Financial Officer$181,652
- Mr. Jeff SengpiehlChief Technology Officer
- Mr. Leonard HaganIndependent Director
- Ms. Joy HouIndependent Director
- Mr. Mark TobinIndependent Director
- Mr. Nicholas YarymovychIndependent Director
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 0
- Environment
- 0
- Social
- 0
- Governance
- 0
SWOT analysis
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Strengths
- Qualstar Corp manufactures data storage systems and power supplies for OEMs in multiple markets including medical and industrial.
- Qualstar's Data Storage segment offers automated magnetic tape libraries for network computing environments.
- Qualstar's Power Supplies segment provides open frame switching power supplies for communications networking and LED lighting markets.
Weaknesses
- Qualstar has only 15 full-time employees which limits operational capacity.
- Qualstar's IPO in 2000 may indicate limited market traction for a small company.
- Qualstar's business is concentrated in two segments with no diversification into other industries.
Opportunities
- Qualstar could expand its data storage solutions for growing network computing environments in the US.
- Qualstar might leverage its power supply expertise to enter new markets like gaming and test equipment.
- Qualstar can target the medical market with its LED and lighting power supply solutions.
Threats
- Qualstar faces competition from larger technology firms in the data storage sector.
- Qualstar's small size may hinder its ability to compete with industry giants in pricing and innovation.
- Qualstar's reliance on two segments makes it vulnerable to market shifts in power supplies or data storage.
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