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HQI vs AENT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
HireQuest Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (Class A) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HQI 4
— AENT 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: AENT
LAST: $16.31 (+0.06%) • MKT CAP: $226.6M
valuation
36.1x
LAST: $4.62 (+4.53%) • MKT CAP: $225.3M
valuation
7.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HQI VS. AENT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HQI | AENT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 96.00% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.30% | 20.20% | -12.90 | AENT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 36.1x | 7.5x | +28.60 | AENT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.32% | 11.87% | -6.55 | AENT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.50% | 2.80% | +17.70 | HQI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.70% | 1.40% | +19.30 | HQI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -11.40% | -3.40% | -8.00 | AENT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 8.36 | 3.53 | +4.83 | HQI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | AENT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.5 | 47.9 | -6.35 | AENT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 33.3x | 13.9x | +19.40 | AENT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $226.6M | $225.3M | $1.2M | HQI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HQI REV | AENT REV | HQI GROSS % | AENT GROSS % | HQI FCF | AENT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $30.6M | $1.06B | — | 98.0% | $12.0M | $26.8M |
| FY 2024 | $34.6M | $1.10B | — | 98.0% | $12.0M | $55.6M |
| FY 2023 | $37.9M | $1.16B | — | — | $10.6M | $3.4M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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