Equus Total Return, Inc.

NYSE:EQS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$19.4m

Equus Total Return (EQS) Stock Overview

A business development company (BDC) specializing in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, corporate partnerships/joint ventures, growth and expansion capital, acquisition financing, roll-up acquisition strategies, operational turnarounds, recapitalizations of existing businesses, special situations, equity and equity-oriented securities issued by privately owned companies, debt securities including subordinate debt, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, or debt combined with warrants and common and preferred stock, and preferred equity financing. More details

EQS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Equus Total Return
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$1.44
52 Week HighUS$1.52
52 Week LowUS$0.74
Beta0.78
1 Month Change5.23%
3 Month Change43.24%
1 Year Change11.75%
3 Year Change-32.95%
5 Year Change0.11%
Change since IPO-87.96%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Equus Total Return, Inc.'s (NYSE:EQS) CEO Might Not Expect Shareholders To Be So Generous This Year

May 21
Equus Total Return, Inc.'s (NYSE:EQS) CEO Might Not Expect Shareholders To Be So Generous This Year

Shareholder Returns

EQSUS Capital MarketsUS Market
7D3.0%0.6%0.2%
1Y11.8%29.1%10.0%

Return vs Industry: EQS underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 29.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: EQS exceeded the US Market which returned 10% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is EQS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
EQS volatility
EQS Average Weekly Movement11.3%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement3.9%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.0%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: EQS's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: EQS's weekly volatility (11%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1991n/aJohn Hardywww.equuscap.com

Equus Total Return, Inc. is a business development company (BDC) specializing in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, corporate partnerships/joint ventures, growth and expansion capital, acquisition financing, roll-up acquisition strategies, operational turnarounds, recapitalizations of existing businesses, special situations, equity and equity-oriented securities issued by privately owned companies, debt securities including subordinate debt, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, or debt combined with warrants and common and preferred stock, and preferred equity financing. It invests in middle market companies and acts as a lead investor. It invests in technology, telecommunication, financial services, natural resource and industrial manufacturing and services.

Equus Total Return, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Equus Total Return's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
EQS fundamental statistics
Market capUS$19.36m
Earnings (TTM)-US$12.44m
Revenue (TTM)US$1.33m
14.7x
P/S Ratio
-1.6x
P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
EQS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.33m
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$1.33m
Other ExpensesUS$13.77m
Earnings-US$12.44m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.92
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin-935.97%
Debt/Equity Ratio4.7%

How did EQS perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/16 01:13
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/16 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Equus Total Return, Inc. is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Adrian KowollikFirst Berlin Equity Research GmbH