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Equus Total Return Inc

EQS

NYSEFinancial ServicesAsset Management

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$1.10

+$0.015 · +1.38%

Aug 21, 3:59 PM ET

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Sell

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Valuation

47

Fair Value

Momentum

27

Weakening

Sentiment

50

Mixed

Risk resilience

40

Elevated Risk

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Company profile

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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. It invests in companies engaged in the alternative energy, real estate, healthcare, education, e-learning, leisure and entertainment, and foreign investment sector in the United States, China, India, and Europe. It investments include common and preferred stock, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, debt combined with warrants and options, and other rights to acquire common or preferred stock. It seeks to invest in companies between $1 million and $25 million with revenues between $5 million and $150 million with EBITDA between $2 million and $50 million. It seeks to take control and non-control equity positions. Equus Total Return, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional office in Vancouver, Canada.

Industry
Asset Management
Sector
Financial Services
Headquarters
US
CEO
John A. Hardy
Listed since
Sep 11, 1992
Employees
24

Market position

Day range

Current $1.10

52-week range

Current $1.10

Open
$1.0501
Previous close
$1.085
Volume
8.79K
0.66× average
Average volume
13.33K
Average daily volume
Market cap
15.36M USD
Beta
0.12
Market reference 1
50-day average
$1.185
-7.17% below average
200-day average
$1.4363
-23.41% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
21.32M USD
P/E (TTM)
-0.81×
P/B (TTM)
0.92×
P/S (TTM)
11.08×
EV / EBITDA
-6.13×
Earnings yield
-73.29%
Free cash flow yield
-12.05%
Dividend yield
0.00%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
97.91%
Operating margin
-572.10%
Net margin
-1331.07%
Return on equity
-85.48%
Return on assets
-66.38%
Return on invested capital
-18.86%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.14×
Current ratio
0.07×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends249%-217%-682%-1148%Gross margin, FY2021: 99.95%Gross margin, FY2022: 99.84%Gross margin, FY2023: 99.85%Gross margin, FY2024: 100.97%Gross margin, FY2025: 100.00%Operating margin, FY2021: 43.20%Operating margin, FY2022: -45.10%Operating margin, FY2023: 75.14%Operating margin, FY2024: 132.34%Operating margin, FY2025: -268.61%Net margin, FY2021: 42.57%Net margin, FY2022: -45.10%Net margin, FY2023: 75.14%Net margin, FY2024: 132.34%Net margin, FY2025: -1031.61%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 99.95%. Gross margin FY2022 99.84%. Gross margin FY2023 99.85%. Gross margin FY2024 100.97%. Gross margin FY2025 100.00%. Operating margin FY2021 43.20%. Operating margin FY2022 -45.10%. Operating margin FY2023 75.14%. Operating margin FY2024 132.34%. Operating margin FY2025 -268.61%. Net margin FY2021 42.57%. Net margin FY2022 -45.10%. Net margin FY2023 75.14%. Net margin FY2024 132.34%. Net margin FY2025 -1031.61%.

Income trends

Revenue

1.37M USD+15.56M USD

Operating income

−3.69M USD+80.36%

Net income

−14.16M USD+24.57%
Income trends across reported periods20.83M USD6.43M USD−7.97M USD−22.38M USDRevenue, FY2021: 6.08M USDRevenue, FY2022: 2.5M USDRevenue, FY2023: 17.23M USDRevenue, FY2024: −14.19M USDRevenue, FY2025: 1.37M USDOperating income, FY2021: 2.63M USDOperating income, FY2022: −1.13M USDOperating income, FY2023: 12.95M USDOperating income, FY2024: −18.78M USDOperating income, FY2025: −3.69M USDNet income, FY2021: 2.59M USDNet income, FY2022: −1.13M USDNet income, FY2023: 12.95M USDNet income, FY2024: −18.78M USDNet income, FY2025: −14.16M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 6.08M USD. Revenue FY2022 2.5M USD. Revenue FY2023 17.23M USD. Revenue FY2024 −14.19M USD. Revenue FY2025 1.37M USD. Operating income FY2021 2.63M USD. Operating income FY2022 −1.13M USD. Operating income FY2023 12.95M USD. Operating income FY2024 −18.78M USD. Operating income FY2025 −3.69M USD. Net income FY2021 2.59M USD. Net income FY2022 −1.13M USD. Net income FY2023 12.95M USD. Net income FY2024 −18.78M USD. Net income FY2025 −14.16M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue1.37M USD−14.19M USD17.23M USD2.5M USD6.08M USD
Cost of goods sold138K USD25K USD4K USD3K USD
Gross profit1.37M USD−14.33M USD17.21M USD2.5M USD6.08M USD
Selling, general, and administrative2.87M USD2.65M USD2.31M USD2.05M USD1.79M USD
Operating expenses5.06M USD4.45M USD4.26M USD3.63M USD3.45M USD
Interest income1K USD1.27M USD249K USD
Interest expense683K USD138K USD25K USD4K USD3K USD
Depreciation and amortization212K USD2K USD
Operating income−3.69M USD−18.78M USD12.95M USD−1.13M USD2.63M USD
Net income−14.16M USD−18.78M USD12.95M USD−1.13M USD2.59M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Corporate actions

Corporate action history

Stock split

Effective Nov 29, 2001

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