HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends [Yahoo! Finance]
HireQuest, Inc. (HQI)
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on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an increasing amount of capital employed. Put simply, these types of businesses are compounding machines, meaning they are continually reinvesting their earnings at ever-higher rates of return. However, after briefly looking over the numbers, we don't think HireQuest NASDAQ:HQI ) has the makings of a multi-bagger going forward, but let's have a look at why that may be. What Is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)? For those that aren't sure what ROCE is, it measures the amount of pre-tax profits a company can generate from the capital employed in its business. The formula for this calculation on HireQuest is: Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities) 0.14 = US$10.0m ÷ (US$108m - US$37m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2024) So, HireQuest has an ROCE of 14%. That's a pretty standard return and it's in line with the industry average of 14%. View our latest ana
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- HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- https://seekingalpha.com/article/4752899-hirequest-poised-to-benefit-from-an-improving-labor-market [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
- HireQuest's (NASDAQ:HQI) investors will be pleased with their solid 119% return over the last five years [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- HireQuest's (NASDAQ:HQI) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQI) had its price target raised by analysts at Barrington Research from $17.00 to $18.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
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Earnings
- 11/7/24 - Miss
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- 11/15/24 - Barrington Research
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Sec Filings
- 1/28/25 - Form 4
- 1/28/25 - Form 4
- 11/22/24 - Form 4
- HQI's page on the SEC website