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HQI vs III // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
HireQuest Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Information Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HQI 3
— III 9
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: III
LAST: $16.30 (-3.26%) • MKT CAP: $226.6M
valuation
36.1x
LAST: $6.08 (+0.33%) • MKT CAP: $294.4M
valuation
15.3x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HQI VS. III)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HQI | III | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 43.10% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.30% | 11.20% | -3.90 | III | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 36.1x | 15.3x | +20.80 | III | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.32% | 8.49% | -3.17 | III | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.50% | 7.30% | +13.20 | HQI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.70% | 3.80% | +16.90 | HQI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -11.40% | -1.20% | -10.20 | III | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.12% | -3.12 | III | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 8.36 | 2.66 | +5.70 | HQI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | III | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 43.3 | 67.0 | -23.72 | III | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 33.3x | 29.3x | +4.00 | III | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $226.6M | $294.4M | -$67.8M | III | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HQI REV | III REV | HQI GROSS % | III GROSS % | HQI FCF | III FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $30.6M | $244.7M | — | 43.1% | $12.0M | $25.0M |
| FY 2024 | $34.6M | $247.6M | — | 39.3% | $12.0M | $17.0M |
| FY 2023 | $37.9M | $291.1M | — | — | $10.6M | $12.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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