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HQI vs RCMT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
HireQuest Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. RCM Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HQI 4
— RCMT 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: RCMT
LAST: $16.30 (-3.26%) • MKT CAP: $226.6M
valuation
36.1x
LAST: $35.90 (-0.69%) • MKT CAP: $255.3M
valuation
9.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HQI VS. RCMT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HQI | RCMT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 27.50% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.30% | 46.00% | -38.70 | RCMT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 36.1x | 9.5x | +26.60 | RCMT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.32% | 6.80% | -1.48 | RCMT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.50% | 7.90% | +12.60 | HQI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.70% | 5.10% | +15.60 | HQI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -11.40% | — | — | TIE | /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 | 5.24 | +3.12 | HQI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | RCMT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 43.3 | 31.9 | +11.42 | HQI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 33.3x | 14.5x | +18.80 | RCMT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $226.6M | $255.3M | -$28.7M | RCMT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HQI REV | RCMT REV | HQI GROSS % | RCMT GROSS % | HQI FCF | RCMT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $30.6M | $319.4M | — | 27.5% | $12.0M | $17.4M |
| FY 2024 | $34.6M | $278.4M | — | 28.7% | $12.0M | $3.6M |
| FY 2023 | $37.9M | $0 | — | — | $10.6M | $12.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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