What does gross margin mean?

Gross profit (revenue minus cost of revenue) as a percentage of revenue, on a trailing-twelve-month basis. Measures how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of producing the goods or services sold.

HireQuest HQI Gross margin

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '18

Gross margin at other companies

Robert HalfRHI

37.2%-1.3pp

ManpowerGroup, Inc.MAN

16.4%-0.8pp

ZipRecruiterZIP

89.1%-0.4pp

Resources Connection, Inc.RGP

38.3%+0.6pp

Mastech DigitalMHH

27.8%-0.3pp

Kelly ServicesKELYA

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.5M-12.7%

Gross profit$8.2M+19.7%

Operating income$5.2M+51.0%

Net income$1.6M+14.5%

EPS (diluted)$0.31+34.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.0M-51.4%

Total debt$3.6M—

Total equity$67.3M+2.7%

Total assets$91.1M-2.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$250.0K-86.5%

CapEx--100%

Free cash flow$250.0K-86.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$175.09M+24.5%

P/E26.8×-30.9×

P/S5.9×+1.6×

Profitability

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Operating margin37.2%—

Net margin22%+11.8pp

FCF margin35.1%-8.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.8%+4.5pp

Debt / equity0.1×—

Current ratio2.7×+0.5×

Where this comes from

Calculated from HireQuest’s reported figures.

gross profit/total revenue=-78.6%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: HireQuest’s 10-K, filed March 25, 2021, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does gross margin mean?: Gross profit (revenue minus cost of revenue) as a percentage of revenue, on a trailing-twelve-month basis. Measures how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of producing the goods or services sold.