HireQuest vs YYForce
HQI and YFOR side by side, both in personnel supply services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HQI and YFOR compare
YYForce grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (39.3% versus −7.5% for HireQuest).
HireQuest keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 27.1% compared with −37.4% at YYForce.
HireQuest pays a dividend yielding 1.7%; YYForce does not pay one.
HireQuest scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 5 for YYForce), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HQI | YFOR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $197M | – |
| Share price | $14.16 | $0.040 |
| Change, 1 year | 45.2% | −100.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −35.8% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.64 | 2.00 |
| Employees | 75K | 5 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.8× | – |
| P/S | 6.5× | – |
| P/B | 2.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.7× | – |
| Fair value | $12.09 | – |
| Margin of safety | −17.1% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −7.5% | 39.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 17.3% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 235% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 217% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 2.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 13.8% |
| Operating margin | 28.4% (better) | −36.0% |
| Net margin | 27.1% (better) | −37.4% |
| FCF margin | – | −4.1% |
| Return on equity | 12.1% (better) | −99.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.0% (better) | −57.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.32 |
| Interest coverage | 65.5× (better) | −20.0× |
| Current ratio | 2.74 (better) | 2.11 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.36 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.7% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.7% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 11.3% | 3.3% |
| Held by insiders | 60.2% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $290K | $629K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.0% | – |
Go deeper
- HQI stock overview
- HQI income statement
- HQI valuation and score
- YFOR stock overview
- YFOR income statement
- YFOR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.