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HireQuest (HQI) Ratios

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HireQuest Ratios

HQI's free cash flow for Q2 2026 was $0.91. For the 2026 fiscal year, HQI's free cash flow was decreased by $ and operating cash flow was $0.41. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.

Ratios	TTM	Dec 25	Dec 24	Dec 23	Dec 22
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	2.74	3.15	2.04	1.44	1.41
Quick Ratio	2.74	3.15	2.04	1.44	1.39
Cash Ratio	0.08	0.25	0.09	0.04	0.08
Solvency Ratio	0.46	0.47	0.22	0.22	0.32
Operating Cash Flow Ratio	0.47	0.78	0.50	0.30	0.46
Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage	0.00	0.00	1.74	0.73	1.27
Net Current Asset Value	$ 30.82M	$ 28.44M	$ 20.03M	$ 10.36M	$ 6.90M
Leverage Ratios
Debt-to-Assets Ratio	0.00	0.00	0.07	0.14	0.16
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	0.00	0.00	0.11	0.24	0.28
Debt-to-Capital Ratio	0.00	0.00	0.10	0.19	0.22
Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio	0.00	0.00	0.00	<0.01	0.05
Financial Leverage Ratio	1.36	1.29	1.45	1.66	1.77
Debt Service Coverage Ratio	87.88	32.33	0.97	0.66	1.06
Interest Coverage Ratio	68.85	22.66	4.73	7.68	43.58
Debt to Market Cap	0.00	0.00	0.04	0.07	0.08
Interest Debt Per Share	<0.01	0.02	0.57	1.18	1.24
Net Debt to EBITDA	-0.13	-0.39	0.60	1.12	0.83
Profitability Margins
Gross Profit Margin	97.47%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
EBIT Margin	30.69%	22.90%	14.65%	24.20%	46.00%
EBITDA Margin	40.91%	32.72%	22.71%	31.57%	52.59%
Operating Profit Margin	29.92%	22.70%	12.63%	28.09%	51.82%
Pretax Profit Margin	30.66%	21.90%	11.98%	20.54%	44.81%
Net Profit Margin	27.06%	20.66%	10.61%	16.20%	40.25%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin	27.93%	21.57%	11.34%	16.99%	38.69%
Net Income Per EBT	88.25%	94.35%	88.57%	78.86%	89.82%
EBT Per EBIT	102.49%	96.45%	94.92%	73.11%	86.48%
Return on Assets (ROA)	8.74%	7.17%	3.91%	5.91%	12.06%
Return on Equity (ROE)	11.98%	9.27%	5.67%	9.78%	21.39%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	12.33%	9.54%	6.25%	15.62%	24.12%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	11.23%	9.40%	5.38%	10.64%	17.36%
Return on Tangible Assets	9.64%	7.95%	5.72%	9.25%	19.59%
Earnings Yield	3.15%	4.30%	1.87%	2.91%	5.77%
Efficiency Ratios
Receivables Turnover	0.60	0.76	0.80	0.82	0.66
Payables Turnover	2.02	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Inventory Turnover	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Fixed Asset Turnover	7.61	7.57	8.34	8.85	7.11
Asset Turnover	0.32	0.35	0.37	0.36	0.30
Working Capital Turnover Ratio	0.89	1.05	1.69	2.45	1.73
Cash Conversion Cycle	422.97	480.72	459.06	444.97	548.88
Days of Sales Outstanding	603.56	480.72	459.06	444.97	548.88
Days of Inventory Outstanding	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Days of Payables Outstanding	180.58	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Operating Cycle	603.56	480.72	459.06	444.97	548.88
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow Per Share	0.69	0.86	0.87	0.77	1.24
Free Cash Flow Per Share	0.69	0.86	0.87	0.77	1.13
CapEx Per Share	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	0.11
Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow	1.00	1.00	0.99	0.99	0.91
Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio	2.80	3.51	3.51	3.09	3.53
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio	296.41	215.11	177.04	108.38	11.43
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio	0.00	0.00	1.74	0.72	1.02
Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio	0.31	0.39	0.35	0.28	0.55
Free Cash Flow Yield	3.61%	8.15%	6.11%	4.99%	7.13%
Valuation Ratios
Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio	31.88	23.36	52.44	34.36	17.33
Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio	8.70	4.80	5.66	5.56	6.97
Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio	3.77	2.15	3.02	3.36	3.71
Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio	27.74	12.28	16.37	20.03	14.02
Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio	27.34	12.22	16.28	19.85	12.79
Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio	0.13	0.35	-1.31	-0.68	5.08
Price-to-Fair Value	3.77	2.15	3.02	3.36	3.71
Enterprise Value Multiple	21.12	14.30	25.53	18.75	14.09
Enterprise Value	260.58M	143.30M	200.64M	224.22M	229.36M
EV to EBITDA	21.12	14.30	25.53	18.75	14.09
EV to Sales	8.64	4.68	5.80	5.92	7.41
EV to Free Cash Flow	27.57	11.95	16.76	21.31	14.89
EV to Operating Cash Flow	27.47	11.90	16.67	21.11	13.59
Tangible Book Value Per Share	4.36	4.26	2.53	1.84	1.36
Shareholders’ Equity Per Share	4.99	4.88	4.68	4.57	4.27
Tax and Other Ratios
Effective Tax Rate	0.09	0.01	0.05	0.17	0.14
Revenue Per Share	2.19	2.19	2.50	2.76	2.27
Net Income Per Share	0.59	0.45	0.27	0.45	0.91
Tax Burden	0.88	0.94	0.89	0.79	0.90
Interest Burden	1.00	0.96	0.82	0.85	0.97
Research & Development to Revenue	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
SG&A to Revenue	0.59	0.67	0.62	0.61	0.41
Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue	0.03	0.03	0.05	0.04	0.08
Income Quality	1.13	1.82	3.07	1.65	1.35

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