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confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
HireQuest Q4 net income down 82% to $0.03 EPS; full-year EPS $0.47 vs $0.87
HireQuest, Inc.
- Revenue Q4 $9.8M (+21.3% YoY); franchise royalties $8.9M (+15.9%).
- Net income continuing ops Q4 $467K ($0.03 diluted) vs $2.6M ($0.19) prior year – down 82%.
- Full-year 2023 net income $6.1M ($0.47 diluted) vs $12.5M ($0.87) – down 51%.
- SG&A surged 40% in Q4 led by $1.2M workers' comp; full-year workers' comp $3.7M vs net benefit of $1.9M.
- Acquired TEC Staffing Services in Q4; MRINetwork integration near complete; quarterly dividend $0.06.