Q4 Inc. chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 1.79
Dividend & YieldN/AC$ (N/A)
Beta N/A
Market capitalization 127.01M
Operating cash flow -20.83M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

Q4 Inc. provides a capital markets communications platform for publicly listed companies, investment managers, and investment banks in Canada, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's technology platform facilitates interactions with capital markets through its investor relations website, virtual events, customer relationship management (CRM) solution, and shareholder and market analytics tools. Its investor relation website consist of investor relations, newsroom, corporate websites, and newswire integration; virtual events solutions include earnings calls, investor day, conferences, virtual NDR, and 1-on-1 meetings; capital markets CRM solution, which comprises contact database, targeting workflow, board reporting, web and even analytics, and market intelligence; and shareholder and market analytics tools comprise activism monitoring, capital flows, options intelligence, shareholder identifications, mutual fund updates, and settlement analytics. The company delivers its services over the internet on a subscription basis using the software-as-a-service model. Q4 Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Sector: Technology - Industry: Software—Application

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Change To Liabilities 2.18M 3.8M 11.11M 2.97M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -17.78M 9.99M 2.12M -670.84k
Net Borrowings -4.62M -4.88M 273.42k -2.84M
Total Cash From Financing Activities 25.41M -4.82M 69.27k 73.62M
Change To Operating Activities -331.02k -1.09M -1.76M 416.19k
Issuance Of Stock 154.74k 410.16k 174.94k 84.43M
Net Income -8.27M -11.05M -13.12M -26.88M
Change In Cash 4.34M -812.79k -1.29M 58.71M
Effect Of Exchange Rate -174.88k 114.71k 43.85k -1.88M
Total Cash From Operating Activities -3.11M -6.09M -3.52M -12.36M
Depreciation 1.47M 1.6M 4.12M 3.97M
Change To Account Receivables -1.52M -963.7k -5.85M -541.51k
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -3.12M -351.74k -379.09k -7.97M
Change To Netincome 3.36M 1.61M 1.94M 7.42M
Capital Expenditures -31.15k -32.89k -626.14k -460.05k

Income Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Research Development 2.05M 3.27M 6.54M 11.08M
Income Before Tax -7.95M -10.87M -12.87M -26.83M
Net Income -8.27M -11.05M -13.12M -26.88M
Selling General Administrative 10.74M 16.11M 22.23M 36.15M
Gross Profit 9.2M 11.97M 21.68M 31.59M
Ebit -5.18M -9.62M -11.71M -20.06M
Operating Income -5.18M -9.62M -11.71M -20.06M
Interest Expense -2.92M -344.89k -305.01k -1.25M
Income Tax Expense 319.86k 183.69k 244.65k 47.82k
Total Revenue 17.3M 22.4M 40.38M 55.39M
Cost Of Revenue 8.1M 10.43M 18.71M 23.8M
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -2.76M -1.25M -1.17M -6.77M
Net Income From Continuing Ops -8.27M -11.05M -13.12M -26.88M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares -8.27M -11.05M -13.12M -26.88M

Balance Sheet Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Liabilities 16.68M 30.54M 30.41M
Total Stockholder Equity -38.92M -51.07M 78.7M
Other Current Liabilities 8.15M 14.95M 16.21M
Total Assets 32.14M 53.86M 109.12M
Common Stock 10.66M 11.02M 176.79M
Other Current Assets 1.36M 2.58M 1.93M
Retained Earnings -51.63M -64.75M -100.05M
Treasury Stock 42.52k 91.03k 55.86k
Cash 5.86M 4.58M 63.28M
Total Current Liabilities 12.29M 22.91M 22.35M
Other Stockholder Equity 42.52k 91.03k 55.86k
Property, Plant, and Equipment 1.73M 3.27M 2.59M
Total Current Assets 20.48M 19.89M 78.47M
Net Tangible Assets -47.91M -80.98M 51.62M
Net Receivables 5.14M 11M 11.16M
Accounts Payable 3.64M 1.54M 1.22M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to Q4 Inc.:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.08 per share.D2022-09-29Director of Issuer400
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.03 per share.D2022-09-29Director of Issuer400
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 2.96 per share.D2022-09-29Director of Issuer200
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.44 per share.D2022-09-01Director of Issuer200
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.43 per share.D2022-09-01Director of Issuer200
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.43 per share.D2022-09-01Director of Issuer400
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.46 per share.D2022-09-01Director of Issuer200
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.46 per share.D2022-08-24Director of Issuer600
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.49 per share.D2022-08-24Director of Issuer200
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.52 per share.D2022-08-24Director of Issuer200
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.41 per share.D2022-08-23Director of Issuer1k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.44 per share.D2022-08-23Director of Issuer250
Johnston, ColleenOther at price 3.34 per share.D2022-06-21Director of Issuer1.69k
Murdoch (W Neil)Other at price 3.41 per share.D2022-06-21Director of Issuer3.34k
Silcock (Julie E)Other at price 3.34 per share.D2022-06-21Director of Issuer2.88k
Murdoch (W Neil)Acquisition or disposition under a purchase/ownership plan at price 3.51 per share.D2022-06-15Director of Issuer1.2k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition under a purchase/ownership plan at price 3.68 per share.D2022-06-02Director of Issuer17.32k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.55 per share.D2022-05-09Director of Issuer500
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.50 per share.D2022-05-09Director of Issuer500
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.50 per share.D2022-05-09Director of Issuer500
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.50 per share.D2022-05-09Director of Issuer500
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.49 per share.D2022-05-09Director of Issuer500
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.48 per share.D2022-05-05Director of Issuer500
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.35 per share.D2022-05-05Director of Issuer500
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.37 per share.D2022-05-05Director of Issuer500
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.36 per share.D2022-05-05Director of Issuer500
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.33 per share.D2022-05-05Director of Issuer500
Murdoch (W Neil)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.96 per share.D2022-03-29Director of Issuer5k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.00 per share.D2022-03-28Director of Issuer1.6k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.02 per share.D2022-03-28Director of Issuer1.2k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.98 per share.D2022-03-28Director of Issuer200
Murdoch (W Neil)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 3.91 per share.D2022-03-28Director of Issuer5k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.03 per share.D2022-03-25Director of Issuer1.5k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.01 per share.D2022-03-25Director of Issuer200
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.14 per share.D2022-03-24Director of Issuer800
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.11 per share.D2022-03-24Director of Issuer500
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.25 per share.D2022-03-23Director of Issuer4k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.22 per share.D2022-03-23Director of Issuer1k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.24 per share.D2022-03-15Director of Issuer1.7k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.25 per share.D2022-03-15Director of Issuer2.5k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.14 per share.D2022-03-15Director of Issuer600
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.04 per share.D2022-03-11Director of Issuer1k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.15 per share.D2022-03-11Director of Issuer1k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.19 per share.D2022-03-10Director of Issuer1k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.22 per share.D2022-03-09Director of Issuer2.5k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.15 per share.D2022-03-09Director of Issuer2.5k
Heaps (Darrell)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 4.50 per share.D2022-03-04Director of Issuer2k
Heaps (Darrell)D2022-03-02Director of Issuer4.2k
Silcock (Julie E)D2022-03-01Director of Issuer
Johnston, ColleenAcquisition or disposition under a prospectus at price 9.69 per share.D2021-10-29Director of Issuer83.33k
Szeto (Kenneth)Acquisition or disposition under a prospectus at price 9.69 per share.D2021-10-29Senior Officer of Issuer2.58k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to Q4 Inc.. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on Q4 Inc.

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to Q4 Inc.. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on Q4 Inc.

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to Q4 Inc.:

Q4 Inc. automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of -29.35% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

-29.35 %

Latent gain

-146.83 C$

Invested capital

500.25 C$

Annualized return

-48.92 %
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Momentum strategy results on Q4 Inc.

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to Q4 Inc.. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on Q4 Inc.

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on Q4 Inc.:

Q4 Inc. momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give -30.99% of return on Q4 Inc.. That represents -154.86C$ of latent gain with 499.66C$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give -5.56% of return on Q4 Inc.. That represents -27.92C$ of latent gain with 502.02C$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

-30.99 %

Latent gain

-154.86 C$

Invested capital

499.66 C$

Annualized return

-0.0 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

-5.56 %

Latent gain

-27.92 C$

Invested capital

502.02 C$

Annualized return

-46.33 %

Momentum equity curve on Q4 Inc.

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to Q4 Inc.:

Q4 Inc. momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by Q4 Inc. are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Q4 Inc.

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on Q4 Inc. since the beginning:

Q4 Inc.

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250C$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000C$.


Buy the dip strategy result on Q4 Inc.

Buy the dip entry openings on Q4 Inc.

Q4 Inc.

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on Q4 Inc. is 0%. That represents 0.0$ of latent gain with 0.0C$ of employed capital. The following chart shows Q4 Inc. stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of Q4 Inc., and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

0 %

Latent gain

0.0 C$

Invested capital

0.0 C$

Annualized return

-0.0 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to Q4 Inc.

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to Q4 Inc.:

Q4 Inc.

Note: the dividends potentially given by Q4 Inc. are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Q4 Inc.

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on Q4 Inc.:

Q4 Inc.

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on Q4 Inc.

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to Q4 Inc..

Equity curve comparison on Q4 Inc.

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

Q4 Inc. investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on Q4 Inc.

Q4 Inc. investment comparison

Performance comparison on Q4 Inc.

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment -29.35% -146.83C$ 500.25C$ -48.92%
Momentum 1 quarter -30.99% -154.86C$ 499.66C$ -86.08%
Momentum 2 quarters -5.56% -27.92C$ 502.02C$ -46.33%
Non-directional 0% 0.0C$ 0.0C$ -0.0%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

-48.92 %

Momentum 1Q

-46.33 %

Momentum 2Q

-46.33 %

Non-directional

-0.0 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with Q4 Inc.:

Positive correlations

Most correlated stocks this year


Most correlated stocks last 3 months

Negative correlation

Most negatively correlated stocks this year


Most negatively correlated stocks last 3 months

Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between Q4 Inc. and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of Q4 Inc. does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


Company information

Company name Q4 Inc.
Country Canada
City Toronto
Address 469-A King Street West
Phone
Website www.q4inc.com
FullTime employees
Industry Software—Application
Sector Technology
Exchange XTSE
Ticker QFOR.XTSE
Market

Q4 Inc. ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 0
Peer Environment Performance unknown
Environment Percentile unknown
Palm Oil unknown
Nuclear unknown
Fur Leather unknown
GMO unknown
Coal unknown
Pesticides unknown
Animal Testing unknown

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 0
Peer Social Performance unknown
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy unknown
Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
Adult unknown
Gambling unknown
Alcoholic unknown
Tobacco unknown
Catholic unknown
Controversial Weapons unknown
Small Arms unknown
Military Contract unknown
Peer Count unknown

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Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 0
Peer Governance Performance unknown
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: unknown
Environment Score: 0
Social Score: 0
Governance Score: 0

ESG Performance: unknown

Peer Group: unknown

Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

Rating Year: unknown

Rating Month: unknown

Max Age: unknown

Percentile: unknown