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HireQuest, Inc.

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HQI
Nasdaq Services Business Services
$10.66
▼ $0.20 (-1.84%)
Mkt Cap: 149.83 M
Price
$10.66
Mkt Cap
149.83 M
Day Range
$10.60 — $11.00
52-Week Range
$7.38 — $12.48
Volume
15,113
Open $10.60
50D / 200D Avg
$10.88
2.04% below
50D / 200D Avg
$9.86
8.09% above

Quick Summary

Key Takeaways

Revenue grew 7.72% annually over 5 years — modest growth
Earnings grew 72.39% over the past year
Net margin of 20.66% shows strong profitability
Generating 12.05 M in free cash flow
Revenue growth is decelerating — 1Y growth trails 5Y average by 19.16%
Cash machine — converts 190.30% of earnings into free cash flow

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
7.72%
Above sector avg (3.99%)
Revenue (1Y)-11.44%
Earnings (1Y)72.39%
FCF Growth (3Y)6.50%

Quality

Return on Equity
9.46%
Above sector avg (-15.95%)
ROIC8.62%
Net Margin20.66%
Op. Margin20.50%

Safety

Debt / Equity
N/A
Current Ratio2.40
Interest Coverage20.46

Valuation

PE (TTM)
23.67
Above sector avg (-1.17)
P/B Ratio2.21
EV/EBITDA16.13
Dividend YieldN/A

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Services sector median (502 peers)
Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E 23.7 -1.2
P/B 2.2 1.4
ROE % 9.5 -16.0
Net Margin % 20.7 -19.4
Rev Growth 5Y % 7.7 4.0
D/E — 0.4

ETFs Holding This Stock

DES logo DES WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund
0.04% weight
DGRS logo DGRS WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund
0.04% weight
GSSC logo GSSC Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
0.00% weight
AVSC logo AVSC Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
0.00% weight

All Fundamental Metrics
Growth
Revenue Growth (1Y) -11.44% Revenue Growth (3Y) -10.07%
Earnings Growth (1Y) 72.39% Earnings Growth (3Y) 1.58%
Revenue Growth (5Y) 7.72% Earnings Growth (5Y) -14.51%
Profitability
Revenue (TTM) 30.64 M Net Income (TTM) 6.33 M
ROE 9.46% ROA 6.69%
Gross Margin N/A Operating Margin 20.50%
Net Margin 20.66% Free Cash Flow (TTM) 12.05 M
ROIC 8.62% FCF Growth (3Y) 6.50%
Safety
Debt / Equity N/A Current Ratio 2.40
Interest Coverage 20.46 Asset Turnover 0.32
Working Capital 31.46 M Tangible Book Value 44.69 M
Dividends
Dividend Yield N/A Payout Ratio N/A
Dividend Growth (3Y) N/A Dividend Growth (5Y) N/A
Consecutive Div Years N/A
Valuation
P/E Ratio 23.67 Forward P/E N/A
P/B Ratio 2.21 P/S Ratio 4.89
PEG Ratio N/A Forward PEG N/A
EV/EBITDA 16.13 Fwd EV/EBITDA N/A
Forward P/S N/A Fwd Earnings Yield N/A
FCF Yield 8.04%
Market Cap 149.83 M Enterprise Value 149.83 M
Per Share
EPS (Diluted TTM) 0.45 Revenue / Share 2.18
FCF / Share 0.86 OCF / Share 0.86
EPS CAGR (1Y) 73.08% EPS CAGR (5Y) -15.19%
EPS CAGR (10Y) 52.65%
Efficiency
CapEx / Revenue N/A FCF Conversion 190.30%
SBC-Adj. FCF 10.67 M Growth Momentum -19.16

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue 30.64 M 34.60 M 37.88 M 30.95 M 22.76 M
Net Income 6.33 M 3.67 M 6.14 M 12.46 M 11.85 M
EPS (Diluted) 0.45 0.26 0.45 0.91 0.87
Gross Profit — — — 8.05 M 22.59 M
Operating Income 6.28 M 4.37 M 10.64 M 16.04 M 7.66 M
EBITDA — — — — —
R&D Expenses — — — — —
SG&A Expenses 20.68 M 21.41 M 24.45 M 12.87 M 13.36 M
D&A 3.01 M 2.79 M 2.79 M 2.04 M 1.56 M
Interest Expense 307,000.0 923,000.0 1.39 M 368,000.0 157,234.0
Income Tax 100,000.0 221,000.0 1.35 M 1.90 M 638,064.0

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 88.23 M 94.01 M 103.83 M 103.28 M 77.35 M
Total Liabilities 19.91 M 29.21 M 41.09 M 45.03 M 30.62 M
Shareholders' Equity 68.32 M 64.80 M 62.73 M 58.25 M 46.73 M
Total Debt — — — — —
Cash & Equivalents — — — — —
Current Assets 48.35 M 49.24 M 51.45 M 51.93 M 42.00 M
Current Liabilities 15.35 M 24.10 M 35.71 M 36.78 M 21.47 M