Qurate Retail (NASDAQ: QRTEA) is a retail company that operates through video and online platforms. As a result, QRTEA’s short-term prospects remain relatively stable and predictable. However, upon closer inspection, there seem to be a few critical risks about QRTEA, which discourage me from investing. In particular, three issues regarding its balance sheet and fundamental business moat imply that QRTEA deserves to trade at a discount. Moreover, there's always the looming possibility of Amazon entering the space and competing directly with QRTEA. Therefore, I investors should avoid QRTEA for now.
Source: QRTEA.