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Price (delayed)
$14.99
Market cap
$209.86M
P/E Ratio
136.27
Dividend/share
$0.24
EPS
$0.11
Enterprise value
$221.86M
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 declined by 15% since the previous quarter and by 10% year-on-year
The quick ratio is up by 10% since the previous quarter and by 10% year-on-year
The price to earnings (P/E) is 137% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 57.4
HireQuest's net income has shrunk by 83% YoY and by 72% QoQ
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of HQI
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
14M
Market cap
$209.86M
Enterprise value
$221.86M
Price to earnings (P/E)
136.27
Price to book (P/B)
3.34
Price to sales (P/S)
5.72
EV/EBIT
90.63
EV/EBITDA
42.36
EV/Sales
6.12
Revenue
$36.28M
EBIT
$2.45M
EBITDA
$5.24M
Free cash flow
$11.78M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$0.11
Free cash flow per share
$0.85
Book value per share
$4.49
Revenue per share
$2.62
TBVPS
$5.2
Total assets
$102.66M
Total liabilities
$39.75M
Debt
$13.62M
Equity
$62.92M
Working capital
$23.39M
Debt to equity
0.22
Current ratio
1.68
Quick ratio
1.55
Net debt/EBITDA
2.29
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
14.4%
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
4%
Operating margin
12.5%
Return on assets
1.4%
Return on equity
2.3%
Return on invested capital
5.2%
Return on capital employed
3.6%
Return on sales
6.7%
Dividend yield
1.6%
DPS
$0.24
Payout ratio
218.2%
HQI stock price
How has the HireQuest stock price performed over time
Intraday
3.52%
1 week
4.39%
1 month
7%
1 year
5.34%
YTD
-2.35%
QTD
5.86%
Financial performance
How have HireQuest's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$36.28M
Gross profit
$36.28M
Operating income
$4.55M
Net income
$1.47M
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
4%
The net margin has dropped by 84% year-on-year and by 72% since the previous quarter
HireQuest's net income has shrunk by 83% YoY and by 72% QoQ
The operating income has plunged by 58% YoY and by 52% from the previous quarter
The operating margin has plunged by 58% YoY and by 52% from the previous quarter
Growth
What is HireQuest's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is HireQuest stock price valuation
P/E
136.27
P/B
3.34
P/S
5.72
EV/EBIT
90.63
EV/EBITDA
42.36
EV/Sales
6.12
The price to earnings (P/E) is 137% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 57.4
HireQuest's EPS has plunged by 83% YoY and by 71% from the previous quarter
HQI's P/B is 17% below its 5-year quarterly average of 4.0 but 11% above its last 4 quarters average of 3.0
HQI's equity is down by 3.8% since the previous quarter
HQI's P/S is 31% below its 5-year quarterly average of 8.3 but 12% above its last 4 quarters average of 5.1
Efficiency
How efficient is HireQuest business performance
The ROE has plunged by 84% YoY and by 72% from the previous quarter
HireQuest's ROA has plunged by 83% YoY and by 71% from the previous quarter
The company's return on invested capital has shrunk by 82% YoY and by 68% QoQ
HireQuest's ROS has plunged by 79% YoY and by 67% from the previous quarter
Dividends
What is HQI's dividend history
DPS
$0.24
Dividend yield
1.6%
Payout ratio
218.2%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did HireQuest financials performed over time
HireQuest's total assets is 158% more than its total liabilities
The company's current ratio rose by 11% YoY and by 8% QoQ
The quick ratio is up by 10% since the previous quarter and by 10% year-on-year
The debt is 78% smaller than the equity
The debt has declined by 15% since the previous quarter and by 10% year-on-year
The debt to equity has declined by 12% since the previous quarter and by 8% year-on-year
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.