# QES - QES GROUP BERHAD (0196.KL)

Stock code 0196 · Yahoo ticker 0196.KL · Sector: Industrial Products & Services

Overall fundamentals score: 59/100 (Okay). Top 34% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 60/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 100/100 | Strong |
| Cash & Dividends | 75/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 58/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

QES (0196.KL): Overall score: 59/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 60/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 11% - Okay
4-Year Revenue Growth +5%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +5%/yr - Okay
Net Profit Margin 8% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +5% - Strong

Financial Safety: 100/100 (Strong)
Debt-to-Equity 0.4× - Strong
Current Ratio 2.5× - Strong
Interest Coverage 11.9× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 75/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 1% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Growing & covers near-term debt - Strong

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 25× - Weak
P/B Ratio 2.5× - Weak
PEG Ratio 4.5 - Weak

Risk: 58/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Uneven - Okay
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) -0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +2.4 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -7.6% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 0 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is QES's fundamentals score?

QES (0196.KL) scores 59/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 34% of 1120 scored Bursa Malaysia stocks.

### Which pillar is QES strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (100/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (0/100).

### How does QES rank against its sector?

QES ranks #94 of 317 scored Industrial Products & Services stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does QES pay dividends?

Yes. QES (0196.KL) has a dividend yield of 1.3%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 29% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 75/100.

### How do I buy QES shares?

Open a trading account and a CDS account with any Bursa Malaysia broker, then place a buy order for 0196.KL in lots of 100 shares. Broker fees for the same trade differ a lot between brokers: compare them for your trade size at https://scoreyourstock.com/tools/brokerage-fee-calculator.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk (for banks, Financial Safety checks impaired loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio instead of debt and liquidity). Full methodology, the default weights, and how to set your own: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is QES (0196.KL), in plain English?

Sells, services and builds inspection, testing and measuring equipment for factories and labs, including machine-vision software. On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 59/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (100/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (0/100). Shares currently cost about 25 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 24.9×). It also pays back about 1.3% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/0196-qes

Market data as of 18 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/0196-qes
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.