HQI HireQuest Inc

Price (delayed)

$9.65

Market cap

$135.1M

P/E Ratio

38.6

Dividend/share

$0.24

EPS

$0.25

Enterprise value

$138.47M

HireQuest, Inc. is a nationwide franchisor that provides on-demand labor and commercial staffing solutions in the light industrial, blue-collar, and commercial segments of the staffing industry for HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, ...

Highlights
The debt has dropped by 67% year-on-year and by 21% since the previous quarter
The quick ratio is up by 43% year-on-year and by 3.7% since the previous quarter
The price to earnings (P/E) is 41% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 65.3 but 18% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 32.8
HireQuest's EPS has decreased by 34% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
HireQuest's net income has decreased by 33% YoY and by 7% QoQ

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of HQI
Market
Shares outstanding
14M
Market cap
$135.1M
Enterprise value
$138.47M
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
38.6
Price to book (P/B)
2.06
Price to sales (P/S)
3.99
EV/EBIT
32.27
EV/EBITDA
19.46
EV/Sales
4.11
Earnings
Revenue
$33.65M
Gross profit
$33.65M
Operating income
$3.75M
Net income
$3.42M
EBIT
$4.29M
EBITDA
$7.12M
Free cash flow
$14.43M
Per share
EPS
$0.25
EPS diluted
$0.25
Free cash flow per share
$1.04
Book value per share
$4.68
Revenue per share
$2.42
TBVPS
$4.58
Balance sheet
Total assets
$93.74M
Total liabilities
$28.17M
Debt
$5.46M
Equity
$65.56M
Working capital
$27.37M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.08
Current ratio
2.18
Quick ratio
1.97
Net debt/EBITDA
0.47
Margins
EBITDA margin
21.1%
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
10.2%
Operating margin
11.1%
Efficiency
Return on assets
3.4%
Return on equity
5.3%
Return on invested capital
9.2%
Return on capital employed
6.1%
Return on sales
12.8%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2.49%
DPS
$0.24
Payout ratio
96%

HQI stock price

How has the HireQuest stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1.03%
1 week
-1.33%
1 month
-6.67%
1 year
-21.8%
YTD
-31.85%
QTD
-3.6%

Financial performance

How have HireQuest's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$33.65M
Gross profit
$33.65M
Operating income
$3.75M
Net income
$3.42M
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
10.2%
The operating income has plunged by 60% YoY and by 14% from the previous quarter
The operating margin has plunged by 57% YoY and by 12% from the previous quarter
HireQuest's net income has decreased by 33% YoY and by 7% QoQ
The net margin has declined by 28% year-on-year and by 3.8% since the previous quarter

Price vs fundamentals

How does HQI's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is HireQuest's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is HireQuest stock price valuation
P/E
38.6
P/B
2.06
P/S
3.99
EV/EBIT
32.27
EV/EBITDA
19.46
EV/Sales
4.11
The price to earnings (P/E) is 41% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 65.3 but 18% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 32.8
HireQuest's EPS has decreased by 34% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
HQI's P/B is 50% below its 5-year quarterly average of 4.1 and 26% below its last 4 quarters average of 2.8
HQI's equity is up by 2.6% year-on-year
HQI's P/S is 53% below its 5-year quarterly average of 8.5 and 23% below its last 4 quarters average of 5.2
The company's revenue fell by 8% YoY and by 2.7% QoQ

Efficiency

How efficient is HireQuest business performance
The company's return on invested capital fell by 45% YoY and by 10% QoQ
HireQuest's ROS has decreased by 37% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
The ROE has contracted by 35% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
HireQuest's ROA has decreased by 29% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter

Dividends

What is HQI's dividend history
DPS
$0.24
Dividend yield
2.49%
Payout ratio
96%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did HireQuest financials performed over time
The company's current ratio rose by 47% YoY and by 7% QoQ
The quick ratio is up by 43% year-on-year and by 3.7% since the previous quarter
The debt is 92% smaller than the equity
The debt to equity has dropped by 69% year-on-year and by 27% since the previous quarter
The debt has dropped by 67% year-on-year and by 21% since the previous quarter

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.