QKL Stores Inc. (QKLS)

QKL Stores Inc. (QKLS) — VMCI valuation read

Across 120 indicators, QKL Stores Inc. (QKLS) lands at VMCI 40/100. The Consumer Defensive sector median is 50, so the 10-point below-median read is the active comparison. Pillar weighting on the score: Value 35%, Quality 30%, Integrity 15%, Growth 12%, Risk 8%.

No material Form 4 disclosures landed on QKLS in the past 30 days. Quiet insider tape removes one signal source; the active reads stay with the trailing-twelve-month financials and the next 10-Q.

**Investor frame.** On Value, QKLS trades at 17.0x earnings, 6% below the Consumer Defensive median of 18.0x; the EV/EBITDA delta of -2.0x reinforces that single line. On Quality, ROIC of 9.0% trails the Consumer Defensive median (10.0%) by 1.0pp. On Risk, net debt to EBITDA of -1.8x leaves covenant headroom for QKLS on the trailing balance sheet.

QKLS fell 2.6% over the trailing 7 days, with a -13.7% read on a 30-day basis.