NASDAQ · Staffing & Employment Services

HQI (HQI) Stock

$16.31 +2.19% NASDAQ: HQI Industrials

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$16.31
Market Cap$227.37M
P/E Ratio26.69
P/B Ratio2.46
P/S Ratio5.64
EPS (TTM)$0.45
52-Week High$17.77
52-Week Low$7.38
Dividend Yield2.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE8.82%
ROA6.82%
ROCE11.76%
Gross Margin29.03%
Operating Margin25.81%
Net Margin21.98%
Debt/Equity0.00
Current Ratio3.20

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$23.0M$31.0M$38.0M$35.0M$31.0M
Operating Profit$8.0M$16.0M$11.0M$4.0M$8.0M
Net Profit$12.0M$12.0M$6.0M$4.0M$6.0M
EPS$0.87$0.91$0.44$0.26$0.45
Op Margin34.0%51.8%28.1%12.6%26.8%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$77.0M$103.0M$104.0M$94.0M$88.0M
Total Liabilities$31.0M$45.0M$41.0M$29.0M$20.0M
Cash$1.0M$3.0M$1.0M$2.0M$4.0M
Borrowings$3.0M$17.0M$15.0M$7.0M$0

Latest News

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Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$17.0M$17.0M$11.0M$12.0M$12.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-31.0M$-25.0M$-7.0M$0$0
Financing Cash Flow$0$0$0$0$0
Net Cash Flow$-12.0M$2.0M$-2.0M$1.0M$2.0M
Free Cash Flow$15.0M$15.0M$11.0M$12.0M$12.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio—
EV / EBITDA14.86
FCF Yield6.22%
Quick Ratio2.69
Interest Coverage—
Return 1Y29.10%
Return 3Y-46.13%
Return 5Y-24.71%

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
CODA $10.08 +0.30% 30.86 $113.71M 0.00%
DHX $4.41 +2.80% 15.73 $190.51M 0.00%
EGG $2.87 +2.14% 492.50 $80.30M 0.00%
ESP $62.28 -0.53% 23.26 $186.59M 2.90%
MATH $0.78 +1.02% 2.15 $33.86M 0.00%

About HQI

HQI is led by CEO Richard F. Hermanns, employs 92 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 2003.

HQI stock trades at $16.31 with a market capitalization of $227.37M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.69, price-to-book of 2.46, price-to-sales of 5.64. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $7.38 and $17.77, and currently trades 8.2% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.00%.

On profitability, HQI generates a return on equity (ROE) of 8.82%, return on capital employed of 11.76%, an operating margin of 25.81%, a net profit margin of 21.98%.

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