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HQI vs TBI // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
HireQuest Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HQI 6
— TBI 2
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: HQI
LAST: $16.30 (-3.26%) • MKT CAP: $226.6M
roic
7.30%
LAST: $9.76 (+0.41%) • MKT CAP: $297.1M
roic
-11.70%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HQI VS. TBI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HQI | TBI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 22.80% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 7.30% | -11.70% | +19.00 | HQI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 36.1x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.32% | -24.81% | +30.13 | HQI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.50% | -2.90% | +23.40 | HQI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.70% | -3.00% | +23.70 | 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 | 3.73 | +4.63 | HQI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 3/9 | +3.00 | HQI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.6 | 60.9 | -19.30 | TBI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 33.3x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $226.6M | $297.1M | -$70.6M | TBI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HQI REV | TBI REV | HQI GROSS % | TBI GROSS % | HQI FCF | TBI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $30.6M | $1.62B | — | 22.8% | $12.0M | -$73.7M |
| FY 2024 | $34.6M | $1.57B | — | 25.9% | $12.0M | -$41.2M |
| FY 2023 | $37.9M | $0 | — | — | $10.6M | $34.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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