Qualys, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade A
QLYS · Technology
Strong financial health
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 93 days, change -6 days YoY
AR growth 3.9% vs revenue growth 10.1%
Revenue 10.1%, CFFO 26.8%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
No material inventory
CapEx growth -59.5% vs revenue 10.1%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 38.8%. Normal
Gross margin 82.8%, change +1.2pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 1.56. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.3B, FCF/NI = 1.53
Accruals ratio = -10.1%. Low accruals
Cash $0.4B covers debt $0.1B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.0B = 2% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 0.2x. Healthy
Other assets 15.3% vs revenue 10.1%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -18% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.88 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
Beneish M-Score
Altman Z-Score
Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25
