EQUUS TOTAL RETURN INC (EQS) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:EQS - US2947661003 - Common Stock
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EQS gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 238 industry peers in the Capital Markets industry. EQS scores quite bad on profitability, while its financial health is fine. Not spectacular, but in line with the averages. EQS does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- EQS had negative earnings in the past year.
- In the past year EQS had a positive cash flow from operations.
- The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: EQS reported negative net income in multiple years.
- In multiple years EQS reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- The Return On Assets of EQS (-45.35%) is worse than 92.44% of its industry peers.
- EQS has a worse Return On Equity (-49.35%) than 83.61% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -45.35% | ||
| ROE | -49.35% | ||
| ROIC | N/A |
ROA(3y)-17.4%
ROA(5y)-13.32%
ROE(3y)-13.15%
ROE(5y)-13.74%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- EQS's Gross Margin of 88.97% is amongst the best of the industry. EQS outperforms 93.70% of its industry peers.
- EQS's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- EQS does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | N/A | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 88.97% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5Y-1.74%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- The number of shares outstanding for EQS remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
- EQS has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- EQS has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 2.18 indicates that EQS is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.18, EQS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- EQS has a debt to FCF ratio of 0.03. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 0.03 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of EQS (0.03) is better than 92.86% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.05 indicates that EQS is not too dependend on debt financing.
- EQS's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.05 is amongst the best of the industry. EQS outperforms 81.51% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.05 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 0.03 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.18 |
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACCN/A
2.3 Liquidity
- EQS has a Current Ratio of 1.06. This is a normal value and indicates that EQS is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- The Current ratio of EQS (1.06) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 1.06 indicates that EQS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- With a Quick ratio value of 1.06, EQS perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 48.74% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.06 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- EQS shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -271.83%.
- EQS shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 62.10%.
- The Revenue has been growing by 29.40% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)-271.83%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-103.45%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)62.1%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5Y29.4%
Sales Q2Q%9.09%
3.2 Future
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for EQS. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, EQS is valued cheaply inside the industry as 100.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 0.39 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | N/A |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for EQS!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
EQUUS TOTAL RETURN INC / EQS FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of EQUUS TOTAL RETURN INC (EQS) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to EQS.
What is the valuation status of EQUUS TOTAL RETURN INC (EQS) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to EQUUS TOTAL RETURN INC (EQS). This can be considered as Overvalued.
What is the profitability of EQS stock?
EQUUS TOTAL RETURN INC (EQS) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.