HQI HireQuest Inc
Price (delayed)
$10.83
Market cap
$151.62M
P/E Ratio
40.11
Dividend/share
$0.24
EPS
$0.27
Enterprise value
$156.32M
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 53% year-on-year and by 49% since the previous quarter
The quick ratio is up by 43% year-on-year and by 23% since the previous quarter
HireQuest's net income has surged by 150% QoQ but it has decreased by 40% YoY
HireQuest's EPS has soared by 145% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 40% YoY
HireQuest's gross profit has decreased by 9% YoY and by 4.6% from the previous quarter
The company's revenue fell by 9% YoY and by 4.6% QoQ
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of HQI
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
14M
Market cap
$151.62M
Enterprise value
$156.32M
Price to earnings (P/E)
40.11
Price to book (P/B)
2.34
Price to sales (P/S)
4.33
EV/EBIT
32.46
EV/EBITDA
20.55
EV/Sales
4.52
Revenue
$34.6M
Gross profit
$34.6M
Operating income
$4.37M
Net income
$3.67M
EBIT
$4.82M
EBITDA
$7.61M
Free cash flow
$11.53M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$0.27
EPS diluted
$0.26
Free cash flow per share
$0.83
Book value per share
$4.63
Revenue per share
$2.5
TBVPS
$4.58
Total assets
$94.01M
Total liabilities
$29.21M
Debt
$6.92M
Equity
$64.8M
Working capital
$25.14M
Debt to equity
0.11
Current ratio
2.04
Quick ratio
1.9
Net debt/EBITDA
0.62
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
22%
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
10.6%
Operating margin
12.6%
Return on assets
3.6%
Return on equity
5.7%
Return on invested capital
10.2%
Return on capital employed
6.9%
Return on sales
13.9%
Dividend yield
2.22%
DPS
$0.24
Payout ratio
88.9%
HQI stock price
How has the HireQuest stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.18%
1 week
3.44%
1 month
-19.66%
1 year
-10.57%
YTD
-23.52%
QTD
-8.99%
Financial performance
How have HireQuest's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$34.6M
Gross profit
$34.6M
Operating income
$4.37M
Net income
$3.67M
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
10.6%
The net margin has surged by 165% since the previous quarter but it has declined by 35% year-on-year
HireQuest's net income has surged by 150% QoQ but it has decreased by 40% YoY
The operating income has plunged by 59% YoY and by 3.9% from the previous quarter
The operating margin has plunged by 55% YoY
Growth
What is HireQuest's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is HireQuest stock price valuation
P/E
40.11
P/B
2.34
P/S
4.33
EV/EBIT
32.46
EV/EBITDA
20.55
EV/Sales
4.52
HireQuest's EPS has soared by 145% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 40% YoY
The price to earnings (P/E) is 35% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 61.9 but 26% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 31.9
HQI's P/B is 43% below its 5-year quarterly average of 4.1 and 19% below its last 4 quarters average of 2.9
HQI's equity is up by 3.3% year-on-year and by 3% since the previous quarter
HQI's P/S is 49% below its 5-year quarterly average of 8.5 and 17% below its last 4 quarters average of 5.2
The company's revenue fell by 9% YoY and by 4.6% QoQ
Efficiency
How efficient is HireQuest business performance
HireQuest's ROA has soared by 157% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 37% YoY
The ROE has soared by 148% from the previous quarter but it has contracted by 42% YoY
HireQuest's ROS has soared by 107% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 41% YoY
The company's return on invested capital has surged by 96% QoQ but it has shrunk by 52% YoY
Dividends
What is HQI's dividend history
DPS
$0.24
Dividend yield
2.22%
Payout ratio
88.9%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did HireQuest financials performed over time
The quick ratio is up by 43% year-on-year and by 23% since the previous quarter
The company's current ratio rose by 42% YoY and by 21% QoQ
The debt is 89% smaller than the equity
The debt to equity has dropped by 54% year-on-year and by 50% since the previous quarter
The debt has dropped by 53% year-on-year and by 49% since the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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