NASDAQ
HQI
Last Price
US $17.71
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$246.9M
EPS
TTM
$0.59
EPS Growth (1Y)
73.08%
PEG
TTM
10.31x
P/E
TTM
29.93x
P/S
TTM
8.10x
YIELD
1.36%
GROWTH (5Y CAGR)
Revenue
17.28%
EBITDA
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $17.71
-26.54%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $17.71
-70.24%
Default assumptions
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Cash flow to debt coverage
HireQuest, Inc. carries no debt; cash flow comfortably covers obligations.
Free cash flow growth
HireQuest, Inc.'s free cash flow has increased 0.16% from $11.97M last year to $11.99M, signaling increasing performance
Debt-to-equity ratio
HireQuest, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.00, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.
Debt-to-equity trend
HireQuest, Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.11 last year to 0.00 today, signaling strengthened financials
Net debt to EBITDA
HireQuest, Inc. has a net cash position, so leverage is healthy.
Interest coverage
HireQuest, Inc. earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.
Profit margin growth
HireQuest, Inc.'s profit margin has increased (154.97%) in the last year from 10.61% to 27.06%, signaling increasing performance
Current ratio
HireQuest, Inc.'s short-term assets of $48.35M exceed its short-term liabilities of $15.35M
Return on assets
HireQuest, Inc.'s return on assets of 8.74% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization
Return on equity
HireQuest, Inc.'s return on equity of 11.98%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Earnings quality
HireQuest, Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Earnings stability
HireQuest, Inc. had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Positive free cash flow
HireQuest, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Free cash flow yield
HireQuest, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 6.34%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Earnings growth
HireQuest, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 72.39% since last year from $3.67M to $6.33M, signaling increasing performance
Revenue growth
HireQuest, Inc.'s yearly revenue has decreased 11.44% since last year from $34.60M to $30.64M, signaling decreasing performance
Return on invested capital
ROIC 11.23% (Source: FMP key-metrics). At or above the 10% threshold. Score: 2 of 2. The company is generating returns above the upper end of the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range under this definition of invested capital.
3-year revenue CAGR
HireQuest, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of -0.34% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years
Revenue consistency
HireQuest, Inc. had revenue growth in 3 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Return on equity consistency
HireQuest, Inc. had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Cash Flow Valuation (DCF)
HireQuest, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 13.01 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Earnings yield (TTM)
HireQuest, Inc. has an earnings yield of 4.36%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
EBITDA Valuation
HireQuest, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 5.27 based on EBITDA multiple model
EV/EBITDA (FY)
HireQuest, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 18.48x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
PEG ratio (TTM/FY)
HireQuest, Inc. has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued
Price-to-book ratio (FY)
HireQuest, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 2.72x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Price-to-sales ratio (TTM)
HireQuest, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 6.20x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
11.98%
Return on equity
ROIC: 11.23%
Valuation History
30.5X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 19.9X
Cash flow
Profit margin
8.37%
Cash flow
5.63%
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