HireQuest, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade D
HQI · Industrials
Significant concerns
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO surged by 21 days (447 → 468)
Small-cap context: DSO swings on a small revenue base are more often quarterly customer-mix effects than red flags.
AR outpaced revenue for 2 consecutive years
Revenue -11.4%, CFFO 0.1%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
No material inventory
CapEx growth -89.0% vs revenue -11.4%. Normal
Insufficient data
Insufficient data
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 1.90. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.0B, FCF/NI = 1.89
Accruals ratio = -6.5%. Low accruals
Insufficient data
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.0B = 38% of equity
Leverage manageable
Other assets grew 45.7% vs revenue -11.4%
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -13% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
Insufficient data
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25