IQST earnings analysis
What we found in IQST's 10-Q: the parts that mattered, the offsets in the same document, and what the company said about what comes next.
Our reading of the filing · Free to read, no account needed
Revenue was $109.068 million in Q2 2026, approximately 11.3% above Q1 and 51.5% above the prior-year quarter, and exceeded consensus by approximately 2.9%; however, diluted EPS deteriorated sequentially to negative $0.38 from negative $0.29. The filing does not provide the income statement, balance sheet, cash-flow statement, segment disclosures, or MD&A detail needed to verify margins, working capital, free cash flow, or management’s operating drivers. The principal filing concerns are ineffective disclosure controls as of June 30, 2026, 2 identified material weaknesses, reliance on manual processes, and issuance of 5,384,655 shares.
The parts that mattered.
Pulled out of the filing itself, with the figures the company reported.
- Revenue growth and consensus beat
- Second-quarter revenue was $109.068 million, up approximately 11.3% from $98 million in 2026 Q1 and 51.5% from $72 million in 2025 Q2. Revenue exceeded the $106.05 million consensus estimate by approximately 2.9%.
- EPS improved year over year
- Reported diluted EPS was negative $0.38 versus negative $0.29 in 2026 Q1, a deterioration of $0.09 sequentially, but improved from negative $0.79 in 2025 Q2 by $0.41 year over year.
- Equity issuance supported liquidity
- The company issued 5,384,655 common shares during the six months ended June 30, 2026, including 3,983,053 shares issued upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock.
- Additional proceeds received after quarter-end
- Of the six-month share issuance, 895,000 shares were issued for cash proceeds of $168,860 and a $653,076 receivable, which the company stated was received in July 2026.
And the other side of it.
The offsets in the same document — the things a summary that only listed the good news would have left out.
- Ineffective disclosure controls
- Management concluded that disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of June 30, 2026 and identified 2 material weaknesses: inadequate segregation of duties and risk assessment, and insufficient written accounting and financial-reporting policies.
- Manual reporting processes
- The company stated that many current processes rely upon manual reviews and processes, increasing the possibility of reporting errors despite management’s control framework.
- Material shareholder dilution
- The six-month issuance of 5,384,655 common shares creates material dilution risk. The issuance included 129,717 shares valued at $535,290 for third-party services and 373,135 shares valued at $500,000 in connection with a financing agreement.
What they reported.
What the company itself reported, taken out of the document.
- Earnings per share
- $-0.38
What they said about what is next.
No quantitative revenue or EPS outlook was provided in the supplied 10-Q extract; any outlook may have been addressed in the earnings release or conference call.
The filing reads worse than the one before it.
What came before.
- 10-Q · August 18, 2026
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- 10-K · April 23, 2026
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- 10-K · April 6, 2026
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