Quantum eMotion Corp. (QNC)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Montreal, Canada | NYSE American
1.22 USD
-0.08
(-6.154%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1.21 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 7:11 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:47 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Quantum eMotion is currently broken by a catastrophic mismatch between its reported financial reality and its market valuation. Despite a recent uptick in share price, the company is burning cash aggressively, reporting negative operating cash flow of over $6 million and a staggering operating margin of -3,189%. The balance sheet is fragile, with negative returns on assets and equity, and the valuation metrics are absurd, trading at nearly 15,000 times sales. This disconnect has triggered a severe capitulation in the options market, where traders are aggressively buying deep out-of-the-money puts, signaling a strong expectation of a collapse rather than a continuation of the rally. While the company recently transitioned to the NYSE American, the fundamental deterioration and the overwhelming bearish sentiment in derivatives suggest this is a value trap rather than a turnaround story. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.269680 |
| MSTL | 0.286995 |
| AutoETS | 0.290066 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.303945 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 8.00 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.547 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.20 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.419 |
| Market Cap | 267,692,000 |
| Beta | -2.98 |
| Previous Name | Quantum Numbers Corp. |
| Website | https://quantumemotion.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:47 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for a continued decline, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts relative to calls. The put/call ratio is heavily skewed toward downside protection, with significant concentration in strikes far above the current price (e.g., $3.00 and $4.00 puts), suggesting a belief that the stock cannot sustain its recent rally and will face a sharp correction. Conversely, call activity is minimal and concentrated near the money or lower strikes, indicating a lack of speculative capital betting on further upside.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.6781002 |
| Address1 | 2,300 Alfred Nobel Boulevard |
| Address2 | Bureau 209 |
| All Time High | 4.44 |
| All Time Low | 1.22 |
| Ask | 1.23 |
| Ask Size | 2,800 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 666,210 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 864,718 |
| Average Volume | 864,718 |
| Average Volume10Days | 666,210 |
| Beta | -2.978 |
| Bid | 1.22 |
| Bid Size | 17,500 |
| Book Value | 0.12288141 |
| City | Montreal |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.22 |
| Current Ratio | 33.333 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 1.35 |
| Day Low | 1.22 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.419 |
| Display Name | Quantum eMotion |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,996,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,996,800 |
| Ebitda | -14,088,034 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -16.599 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 10,065.724 |
| Enterprise Value | 233,846,912 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.05 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.8606 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.64059997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.34429753 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -67.81002 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 4.44 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.22 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7252252 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.22 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.22 - 4.44 |
| Financial Currency | CAD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,771,943,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 212,448,707 |
| Free Cashflow | -1,927,527 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 17 |
| Fullday Change | -0.089999914 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -6.9230704 |
| Fullday Price | 1.22 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 1.0 |
| Gross Profits | 23,232 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.032309998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.28606 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 219,419,670 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Quantum eMotion Corp. engages in the development of quantum-based cryptographic solutions in Canada. It offers hardware and software products. The company provides Sentry-Q, a next generation quantum safe encryption platform, secures sensitive data across networks and applications; eFlux-Q, a cloud based entropy distribution system, delivers quantum generated entropy on demand; eCrypto-Q, builds quantum resilient; eHot-Q, enables encryption and secure key generation for real-time digital asset protection; eShield-Q, a security layer designed for modern AI and cloud environments, safeguarding cryptographic operations; eCore-Q, an electron based QRNG provides entropy source. It serves cybersecurity, internet of things, datacenters, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies; as well as healthcare, medical device and pharma, manufacturing, finance and government, and military sectors. In addition, the company develops and commercializes healthcare applications; and US cybersecurity spaces. It has a strategic alliance with Jmem Technology for the development of quantum-resilient System-on-Chip. The company was formerly known as Quantum Numbers Corp. and changed its name to Quantum eMotion Corp. in June 2021. Quantum eMotion Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. |
| Long Name | Quantum eMotion Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 267,692,000 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_44436907 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-17 |
| Net Income To Common | -14,004,162 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 446,105,874 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 1.33 |
| Operating Cashflow | -6,181,634 |
| Operating Margins | -3,189.4253 |
| Phone | 514 956 2525 |
| Post Market Change | -0.00999999 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.81967133 |
| Post Market Price | 1.21 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,192,308 |
| Prev Name | Quantum Numbers Corp. |
| Previous Close | 1.3 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 9.928271 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 11,522.555 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 32.617 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0799999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.15384 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.35 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.22 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.22 - 1.35 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.33 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.3 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.22 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 645,355 |
| Return On Assets | -0.25154 |
| Return On Equity | -0.45016 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.0 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 219,419,670 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0421 |
| Shares Short | 9,232,813 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,058,199 |
| Short Name | Quantum eMotion Corp. |
| Short Ratio | 6.56 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | QC |
| Symbol | QNC |
| Target High Price | 5.0 |
| Target Low Price | 5.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 5.0 |
| Target Median Price | 5.0 |
| Total Cash | 34,004,956 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.155 |
| Total Debt | 159,868 |
| Total Revenue | 23,232 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.05 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.5032318 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.2832317 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.51263 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 645,355 |
| Website | https://quantumemotion.com |
| Zip | H4S 2A4 |