HQI PEER ANALYSIS

Hirequest Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

HQIHirequest Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Staffing & Employment Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

HQIIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	HQI	BIENY	ADEL	ALCAR	TUREX	PRKAB	Ind. Median
P/E	25.89	—	—	—	12.49●	—	24.12
P/B	2.51	0.59●	6.27	4.28	0.97	9.09	2.60
EV/EBITDA	—	8.07	77.22	52.09	3.58●	21.66	11.33
P/S	5.69	0.62	3.08	1.09	0.93	0.45●	0.57

Financial Health
Metric	HQI	BIENY	ADEL	ALCAR	TUREX	PRKAB	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.69●	1.13	0.95	1.53	1.53	1.11	1.57
Debt/Equity	—	43.4%	147.9%	95.3%	8.9%	6.5%●	50.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	—	3.11	12.85	7.26	0.03	-6.09●	-1.14

Profitability
Metric	HQI	BIENY	ADEL	ALCAR	TUREX	PRKAB	Ind. Median
Net Margin	22.0%●	-9.4%	-12.7%	-6.8%	7.4%	-1.7%	2.5%
ROE	9.8%●	-9.8%	-25.0%	-23.1%	9.2%	-34.4%	10.0%
ROA	7.1%●	-5.4%	-10.1%	-9.0%	6.1%	-3.7%	4.6%
EBITDA Margin	34.2%●	12.5%	4.8%	2.4%	26.2%	1.6%	4.5%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	HQI	BIENY	ADEL	ALCAR	TUREX	PRKAB	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-11.8%	37.4%●	-9.1%	0.1%	23.8%	1.1%	0.0%
NI Growth	91.1%	—	—	—	133.8%●	—	-13.4%
Div. Yield	1.8%	0.0%	1.9%	9.1%●	0.0%	0.0%	2.9%
Payout	51.6%	0.0%	-46.5%	-146.4%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%

Valuation
Metric	HQI	TBI	KELYA	KFRC	BBSI	NSP	Ind. Median
P/E	25.89	—	—	25.09	23.15●	—	24.12
P/B	2.51	0.96	0.46●	7.40	4.58	24.89	2.60
EV/EBITDA	—	—	—	18.51	9.76●	27.55	11.33
P/S	5.69	0.15	0.11●	0.65	0.75	0.24	0.57

Financial Health
Metric	HQI	TBI	KELYA	KFRC	BBSI	NSP	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.69●	2.09	1.59	1.79	1.16	1.09	1.57
Debt/Equity	—	50.9%	19.0%	91.5%	12.4%●	641.8%	50.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	—	-4.78	-4.95●	2.01	-2.46	-2.23	-1.14

Profitability
Metric	HQI	TBI	KELYA	KFRC	BBSI	NSP	Ind. Median
Net Margin	22.0%●	-3.2%	-6.4%	2.6%	3.2%	-0.4%	2.5%
ROE	9.8%	-19.1%	-24.1%	27.1%●	19.4%	-26.9%	10.0%
ROA	7.1%	-8.1%	-11.0%	9.2%●	5.2%	-1.2%	4.6%
EBITDA Margin	34.2%●	-1.4%	-0.8%	4.0%	6.1%	0.8%	4.5%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	HQI	TBI	KELYA	KFRC	BBSI	NSP	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-11.8%	7.1%●	-7.3%	-3.9%	7.1%	3.0%	0.0%
NI Growth	91.1%●	—	—	-27.3%	-22.0%	—	-13.4%
Div. Yield	1.8%	—	2.3%	3.1%	0.9%	5.5%●	2.9%
Payout	51.6%	—	-4.1%	78.8%	19.9%	-360.0%	33.3%

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