Quarterhill Inc. focuses on acquisition and management of technology companies that provides products and services worldwide. Its Technology segment licenses patent technologies to approximately 355 companies. Its patent portfolios include patents relating to 3D television, phased loop semiconductor, semiconductor manufacturing and packaging, medical stent, intelligent personal assistant, streaming video, semiconductor clocking, LED lighting, smart meter monitoring, non-volatile flash memory and other memory, building automation, enhanced image processing, computer gaming, and various other technologies; automotive headlight assemblies, microcontrollers applicable to safety-critical aerospace, and CMOS image sensors; and medical, industrial, and automotive applications. Its Mobility segment provides automated truck weigh stations; toll road systems and equipment; traffic management and safety systems; VectorSense, a tire sensor suite; Vehicle Information-In-Motion, a traffic intelligence system; integrated traffic control systems; permanent and portable slow speed weigh-in-motion systems; portable wheel load scales; traffic data collection products; vehicle and axle detection equipment; and automated vehicle identification, and other hardware and software products. It serves intelligent transportation systems industry through salespeople, distributors, agents, other contractors, and systems integrators, as well as directly. Its Factory segment creates and licenses enterprise asset management (EAM) software solutions to asset intensive industries through its salesforce, as well as Internet. It offers WorkAlign, a product suite, which consists of integrated products, such as scheduler, IIoT, mobile for EAM, maintenance budgeting, warranty tracker, and analytics; and consulting services. The company was formerly known as Wi-LAN Inc. and changed its name to Quarterhill Inc. in June 2017. Quarterhill Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange TSE
Industry Communication Equipment
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorComputer and Technology
SymbolTSE:QTRH
CUSIPN/A
PhoneN/A
Debt
Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A
Current RatioN/A
Quick RatioN/A
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E RatioN/A
Forward P/E RatioN/A
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual SalesN/A
Price / SalesN/A
Cash FlowN/A
Price / CashN/A
Book ValueN/A
Price / BookN/A
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A
Net IncomeN/A
Net Margins-54.65%
Return on Equity-18.99%
Return on Assets-15.82%
Miscellaneous
EmployeesN/A
Outstanding Shares118,658,000
Market CapC$238.50 million
Quarterhill (TSE:QTRH) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Quarterhill's stock symbol?
Quarterhill trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "QTRH."
How often does Quarterhill pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Quarterhill?
Quarterhill declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 14th. Investors of record on Friday, July 6th will be paid a dividend of 0.0125 per share on Friday, July 6th. This represents a $0.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 14th. View Quarterhill's Dividend History.
How were Quarterhill's earnings last quarter?
Quarterhill Inc (TSE:QTRH) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 29th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.04. The business earned $27.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $28.34 million. Quarterhill had a negative return on equity of 18.99% and a negative net margin of 54.65%. View Quarterhill's Earnings History.
What price target have analysts set for QTRH?
2 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Quarterhill's shares. Their forecasts range from C$2.10 to C$2.50. On average, they expect Quarterhill's stock price to reach C$2.30 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Quarterhill.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Quarterhill?
2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Quarterhill in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Quarterhill.
Who are some of Quarterhill's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Quarterhill include Sierra Wireless (SW), Vitec Group (VTC), Exfo (EXF), ADVA Optical Networking (ADV), Blackline Safety (BLN), Cardinal Resources (CDV), Vecima Networks (VCM), Telit Communications (TCM), Amino Technologies (AMO), FTE Networks (FTNW), Maintel (MAI), Baylin Technologies (BYL), BATM Advanced Communications (BVC), AgJunction (AJX) and Network-1 Technologies (NTIP).
Who are Quarterhill's key executives?
Quarterhill's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. James Douglas Skippen, Exec. Chairman (Age 55)
- Mr. Michael Shaun McEwan, Chief Financial Officer
- Mr. Douglas M. Parker, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 47)
- Mr. Prashant R. Watchmaker, Sr. VP & Gen. Counsel
- Mr. John S. Varghese, Sr. Vice-Pres of Corp. Investments (Age 52)
Has Quarterhill been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about QTRH stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Quarterhill earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company an impact score of 47.52 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for Quarterhill.
How do I buy shares of Quarterhill?
Shares of QTRH and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Brokers that permit trading on the TSX include Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, PennTrade and Charles Schwab.
What is Quarterhill's stock price today?
One share of QTRH stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$1.75.
How big of a company is Quarterhill?
Quarterhill has a market capitalization of C$238.50 million.
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