HQI HireQuest Inc

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Price (delayed)

$12.02

Market cap

$168.28M

P/E Ratio

26.71

Dividend/share

$0.24

EPS

$0.45

Enterprise value

$181.7M

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 price to earnings (P/E) is 38% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 42.8 and 2.5% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 27.4
The company's revenue rose by 22% YoY and by 4.7% QoQ
HireQuest's EPS has plunged by 51% YoY and by 30% from the previous quarter
HireQuest's net income has shrunk by 51% YoY and by 31% QoQ
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
Website: http://www.hirequestllc.com
Peers: MHH RHI

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of HQI
Market
Shares outstanding
14M
Market cap
$168.28M
Enterprise value
$181.7M
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
26.71
Price to book (P/B)
2.66
Price to sales (P/S)
4.36
EV/EBIT
20.49
EV/EBITDA
15.58
EV/Sales
4.8
Earnings
Revenue
$37.88M
EBIT
$8.87M
EBITDA
$11.66M
Free cash flow
$10.13M
Per share
EPS
$0.45
Free cash flow per share
$0.74
Book value per share
$4.51
Revenue per share
$2.76
TBVPS
$4.77
Balance sheet
Total assets
$103.83M
Total liabilities
$41.09M
Debt
$14.77M
Equity
$62.73M
Working capital
$15.74M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.24
Current ratio
1.44
Quick ratio
1.33
Net debt/EBITDA
1.15
Margins
EBITDA margin
30.8%
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
16.2%
Operating margin
28.1%
Efficiency
Return on assets
5.7%
Return on equity
9.9%
Return on invested capital
21.2%
Return on capital employed
13%
Return on sales
23.4%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2%
DPS
$0.24
Payout ratio
53.3%

HQI stock price

How has the HireQuest stock price performed over time
Intraday
-2.67%
1 week
-0.17%
1 month
-0.25%
1 year
-37.4%
YTD
-21.69%
QTD
-7.18%

Financial performance

How have HireQuest's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$37.88M
Gross profit
$37.88M
Operating income
$10.64M
Net income
$6.14M
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
16.2%
The net margin has dropped by 60% year-on-year and by 34% since the previous quarter
HireQuest's net income has shrunk by 51% YoY and by 31% QoQ
The operating margin has decreased by 46% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
The operating income has contracted by 34% YoY

Growth

What is HireQuest's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is HireQuest stock price valuation
P/E
26.71
P/B
2.66
P/S
4.36
EV/EBIT
20.49
EV/EBITDA
15.58
EV/Sales
4.8
HireQuest's EPS has plunged by 51% YoY and by 30% from the previous quarter
The price to earnings (P/E) is 38% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 42.8 and 2.5% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 27.4
HQI's P/B is 40% below its last 4 quarters average of 4.4 and 34% below its 5-year quarterly average of 4.0
HQI's equity is up by 8% year-on-year
HQI's P/S is 49% below its 5-year quarterly average of 8.5 and 43% below its last 4 quarters average of 7.6
The company's revenue rose by 22% YoY and by 4.7% QoQ

Efficiency

How efficient is HireQuest business performance
HireQuest's ROA has plunged by 58% YoY and by 31% from the previous quarter
The ROE has plunged by 58% YoY and by 32% from the previous quarter
HireQuest's ROS has plunged by 51% YoY and by 27% from the previous quarter
The company's return on invested capital fell by 46% YoY and by 26% QoQ

Dividends

What is HQI's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$0.24
Dividend yield
2%
Payout ratio
53.3%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did HireQuest financials performed over time
HireQuest's total assets is 153% more than its total liabilities
The total liabilities has decreased by 9% YoY and by 2.7% from the previous quarter
The quick ratio is down by 6% since the previous quarter
The debt is 76% smaller than the equity
The debt to equity has declined by 14% year-on-year
The debt has declined by 11% year-on-year and by 2.5% since the previous quarter

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