HQI HireQuest Inc

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  3. NASDAQ: HQI

Price (delayed)

$12.92

Market cap

$179.59M

P/E Ratio

27.49

Dividend/share

$0.24

EPS

$0.47

Enterprise value

$178.57M

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 44
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 74
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 59
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 95

HireQuest is a franchisor of staffing solutions with a presence across the U.S. and international markets. Through its primary divisions – HireQuest Direct, HireQuest Health, MRINetwork, Snelling, and TradeCorp – ...

Highlights
The debt has dropped by 100% year-on-year
HireQuest's net income has surged by 91% YoY and by 3.1% QoQ
The quick ratio is up by 24% year-on-year but it is down by 15% since the previous quarter
The company's revenue fell by 12% YoY and by 3.1% QoQ
HireQuest's gross profit has decreased by 12% YoY and by 3.1% from the previous quarter
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
Website: http://www.hirequest.com
Peers: MHH RHI

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of HQI

HQI stock price

How has the HireQuest stock price performed over time
Intraday
-4.01%
1 week
0.16%
1 month
2.87%
1 year
26.3%
YTD
22.93%
QTD
2.87%

Financial performance

How have HireQuest's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$29.69M
Gross profit
$29.69M
Operating income
$6.28M
Net income
$6.53M
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
22%
The net margin has surged by 116% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
HireQuest's net income has surged by 91% YoY and by 3.1% QoQ
The operating margin has soared by 90% YoY and by 2.9% from the previous quarter
The operating income has soared by 67% YoY

Price vs fundamentals

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Growth

What is HireQuest's growth rate over time

Valuation

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HQI P/E details
P/E
27.49
P/B
2.69
P/S
6.04
EV/EBIT
25.9
EV/EBITDA
17.95
EV/Sales
6.01
HireQuest's EPS has soared by 88% YoY and by 4.4% from the previous quarter
The price to earnings (P/E) is 20% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 34.2 and 8% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 29.8
HQI's P/B is 28% above its last 4 quarters average of 2.1 but 25% below its 5-year quarterly average of 3.6
HQI's equity is up by 2.7% year-on-year
HQI's P/S is 34% above its last 4 quarters average of 4.5 but 11% below its 5-year quarterly average of 6.8
The company's revenue fell by 12% YoY and by 3.1% QoQ

Efficiency

How efficient is HireQuest business performance
HireQuest's ROA has soared by 109% YoY and by 4.4% from the previous quarter
The ROE has soared by 83% YoY and by 2.1% from the previous quarter
HireQuest's ROS has soared by 81% YoY and by 5% from the previous quarter
The company's return on invested capital has surged by 71% YoY

Dividends

What is HQI's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$0.24
Dividend yield
1.86%
Payout ratio
51.1%
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 24% year-on-year but it is down by 15% since the previous quarter
The company's current ratio rose by 23% YoY but it fell by 15% QoQ
The debt is 100% smaller than the equity
The debt has dropped by 100% year-on-year
The debt to equity has dropped by 100% year-on-year

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