Quarterhill (QTRHF) Price & Analysis
QTRHF Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- $1.98 - $1.98
- 52-Week Range
- $0.64 - $2.36
- Previous Close
- $2.03
- Volume
- 10.22K
- Average Volume (3M)
- 15.59K
- Market Cap
- $234.43M
- Enterprise Value
- $352.34M
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- $26.18M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- $70.56M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- ―
- Beta
- 0.79
- Next Earnings
- Nov 11, 2026
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- N/A
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Margin And EBITDA Improvement
The sharp improvement in gross margin and repeated positive adjusted EBITDA indicate stronger contract economics and more disciplined execution. If maintained, this operating progress can improve scalability, support reinvestment, and provide a more durable foundation for earnings and cash generation.
Positive Cash Generation
Positive operating and free cash flow provide an important stabilizer while reported earnings remain negative. Better cash conversion can help fund operations, reduce dependence on external capital, and strengthen Quarterhill’s ability to support customer deployments and strategic initiatives.
Expanded Tolling Scale And Market Position
The planned acquisition could materially expand Quarterhill’s installed base, backlog, geographic reach, and competitive position in tolling. Greater scale may improve cross-selling and operating leverage, while a larger backlog could provide a more substantial foundation for multi-year revenue visibility.
Bears Say
Persistent Unprofitability
Quarterhill has improved margins without yet converting revenue into sustainable operating or net earnings. Continued losses weaken retained capital, constrain financial flexibility, and make the company more dependent on successful execution and future scale benefits to establish durable profitability.
Higher Leverage And Limited Debt Coverage
Rising leverage reduces financial flexibility and increases the consequences of operational underperformance. Because current operating cash flow covers only a modest portion of debt, Quarterhill has less capacity to absorb setbacks or fund growth internally while meeting financing obligations.
Conduent Integration And Financing Execution Risk
The proposed transaction introduces multiple execution dependencies, including carve-out activities, lender coordination, integration work, and uncertain synergy timing. Debt funding raises the cost of failure, so delayed benefits or integration problems could pressure cash flow and weaken the expected scale advantages.
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Company Description
Quarterhill
Quarterhill Inc. operates internationally across two distinct business areas: intellectual property (IP) licensing and intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Its Licensing segment manages an extensive portfolio of patents, covering various technological advancements such as wireless and wired communications, diverse memory technologies (including Flash, DRAM, and interface solutions), semiconductor design and packaging, automotive applications, computer gaming, intelligent personal assistants, enhanced image and streaming video processing, and analog circuitry. The Intelligent Systems division offers a comprehensive suite of products and services for advanced transportation infrastructure. This includes enforcement technologies like red light and speed cameras, automated weigh stations for trucks, and toll road equipment. Additionally, it provides sophisticated traffic management and safety platforms, featuring products such as the VectorSense tire sensor suite and the Vehicle Information-In-Motion traffic intelligence system. Other offerings span integrated traffic control solutions, a range of weigh-in-motion systems (both permanent and portable), portable wheel load scales, traffic data collection devices, vehicle and axle detection equipment, and automated vehicle identification services and hardware. These ITS products and services are distributed globally through direct sales, distributors, agents, contractors, and systems integrators. Originally incorporated in 1992 as Wi-LAN Inc., the company rebranded as Quarterhill Inc. in June 2017 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Communication Equipment
- CEO
- Charles Myers
- Employees
- 417
- Website
- www.quarterhill.com
- Address
- North Tower, Toronto, ON, M5J 2J2, CA
Quarterhill (QTRHF) Earnings & Revenues
QTRHF Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call conveyed strong operational momentum: marked improvements in gross profit, a swing to positive adjusted EBITDA, improved cash generation, strengthening liquidity, and validation of the commercial and international pipeline. Management presented a transformational acquisition (Conduent) that should materially scale the tolling business and deliver pro forma revenue and margin expansion, but the deal brings execution, integration, and financing risks (complex carve-out, debt funding, and unfinalized synergy details). On balance, financial and operational improvements materially outweigh the risks described, though successful execution of the Conduent transaction is a key determinant of future outcomes.
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Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Moving Averages | 7 | 0 | 5 |