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HQI HireQuest Inc
- Stocks
- Industrials
- NASDAQ: HQI
Price (delayed)
$10.09
Market cap
$141.26M
P/E Ratio
40.36
Dividend/share
$0.24
EPS
$0.25
Enterprise value
$144.63M
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 38% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 65.3 but 23% 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
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
14M
Market cap
$141.26M
Enterprise value
$144.63M
Price to earnings (P/E)
40.36
Price to book (P/B)
2.15
Price to sales (P/S)
4.18
EV/EBIT
33.71
EV/EBITDA
20.32
EV/Sales
4.3
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
Balance sheet
Liquidity
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
Total assets
$93.74M
Total liabilities
$28.17M
Debt
$5.46M
Equity
$65.56M
Working capital
$27.37M
Debt to equity
0.08
Current ratio
2.18
Quick ratio
1.97
Net debt/EBITDA
0.47
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
21.1%
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
10.2%
Operating margin
11.1%
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 yield
2.38%
DPS
$0.24
Payout ratio
96%
HQI stock price
How has the HireQuest stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.92%
1 week
0.9%
1 month
3.59%
1 year
-16.61%
YTD
-28.74%
QTD
-15.21%
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
40.36
P/B
2.15
P/S
4.18
EV/EBIT
33.71
EV/EBITDA
20.32
EV/Sales
4.3
The price to earnings (P/E) is 38% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 65.3 but 23% 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 48% below its 5-year quarterly average of 4.1 and 23% 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 50% below its 5-year quarterly average of 8.3 and 20% 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
2.38%
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.