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TBI vs HQI // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE) VS. HireQuest Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: TBI 2
— HQI 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $9.87 (+1.02%) • MKT CAP: $297.4M
macro-sensitivity
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LAST: $16.45 (+0.86%) • MKT CAP: $226.7M
macro-sensitivity
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (TBI VS. HQI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | TBI | HQI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 22.80% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -11.70% | 7.30% | -19.00 | HQI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 36.1x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -24.81% | 5.32% | -30.13 | HQI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -2.90% | 20.50% | -23.40 | HQI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -3.00% | 20.70% | -23.70 | HQI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | -11.40% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.73 | 8.36 | -4.63 | HQI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 6/9 | -3.00 | HQI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.8 | 41.6 | +19.20 | TBI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 33.3x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $297.4M | $226.7M | $70.7M | TBI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | TBI REV | HQI REV | TBI GROSS % | HQI GROSS % | TBI FCF | HQI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.62B | $30.6M | 22.8% | — | -$73.7M | $12.0M |
| FY 2024 | $1.57B | $34.6M | 25.9% | — | -$41.2M | $12.0M |
| FY 2023 | $66.8M | $37.9M | — | — | $34.8M | $10.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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