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Latest annual figures from each company's filings
| Metric | BGSFBGSF, INC. | HQIHireQuest, Inc. | ASURASURE SOFTWARE INC | MHHMastech Digital, Inc. | Median of the restexcluding BGSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $4.17▲ 0.09 (2.21%) | $16.51▲ 0.19 (1.16%) | $7.35▲ 0.29 (4.11%) | $6.30▼ 0.10 (1.64%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.7/10 | 7.3/10 | 2.0/10 | 6.0/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Market value | $46.8M | $231.1M | $206.4M | $74.0M | |
| Revenue | $93.3M | $30.6M | — | $191.4M | |
| Profit | -$11.4M | $6.3M | -$13.1M | $609.0K | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -10.6% | -11.4% | — | -3.8% | -7.6% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 35.7% | — | — | 27.7% | 27.7% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -9.5% | 20.5% | — | 0.0% | 10.3% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -12.2% | 20.7% | — | 0.3% | 10.5% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 0.0% | — | — | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -23.8% | 9.3% | -6.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | -24.2% | 8.7% | -2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 36.52x | — | 121.48x | 79.00x |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | — | — | 13.80x | — | 13.80x |
| Price to book | 0.97x | 3.38x | 1.04x | 0.83x | 1.04x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.20x | 0.29x | 1.69x | 0.25x | 0.29x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 6/9 | 6/7 | 3/7 | 5/8 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | safe | safe | distress | safe |
How BGSF compares with the others
- BGSF's operating margin of -9.5% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (10.3%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -10.6% against -7.6%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.2x against 0.3x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.