earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
HireQuest Q2 revenue +12% to $9.0M, net income -57% to $2.1M ($0.15 EPS)
HireQuest, Inc.
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$0.34
revenue$18,848,000
- Franchise royalties rose 20.5% to $8.7M from $7.2M; system-wide sales $157M vs $120M.
- SG&A surged 74.5% to $5.6M on MRI acquisition costs and $690K workers' comp charge.
- Adjusted EBITDA fell to $3.9M from $5.8M; net income $0.15 diluted EPS vs $0.35.
- Cash $2.1M, credit line availability $23.2M; quarterly dividend maintained at $0.06/share.