Equus Total Return, Inc. (EQS)

NYSE: EQS · USD

$0.63

+0.01 (+1.1%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	8.8M
Revenue (ttm)	1.3M
Net income (ttm)	-18.5M
EPS (ttm)	-$1.33
Shares out	14M
Volume	5,760.591
Beta	0.09

Market data

Price

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Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 1.3M
Net income (ttm): -18.5M
EPS (ttm): -$1.33
Market cap: 8.8M

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AIG	American International Group Inc.	42.1B	12.8x	1.5x	7.9%	-10.3%	+4.5%	Zdecydowanie kupuj
AIZ	Assurant, Inc.	14.6B	13.7x	1.1x	14.3%	+6.5%	+41.9%	Trzymaj

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-11-04 14:30 UTC

Forward P/En/a

P25 8.7P50 10.4P75 12.8

Trailing P/En/a

P25 10.7P50 13.5P75 31.8

ROE-72.8

P25 4.9P50 11P75 15.4

ROIC-14.3

P25 -0.7P50 6.7P75 12.6

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000878932
Company name	Equus Total Return, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	294766100
Employees	24
Enterprise value	$10.8M
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1991
Industry	Asset Management
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US2947661003
Last 10-K release date	2026-04-17
Last refreshed	2026-11-04
Last stock split date	2009-03-05
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$8.8M
Market cap category	Nano-Cap
Options	No
Price	$0.63
Price currency	USD
Sector	Financials
Stock price date	2026-11-03
Symbol	EQS
Tags	business-development-company
U.S. state	Texas
Website	https://www.equuscap.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings yield	-212.06%
EV/FCF	72.09x
EV/Sales	8.25x
FCF / EV yield	1.39%
FCF yield	1.71%
Industry forward P/E	13.01x
Industry P/E	27.53x
P/B ratio	0.53x
P/FCF ratio	58.33x
P/OCF ratio	58.33x
P/S ratio	6.67x
Price / tangible book value	0.53x
Sector forward P/E	13.72x
Sector P/E	15.79x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	-226.85%
FCF margin	11.44%
Gross margin	100%
Operating margin	-226.85%
Pretax margin	-1,408.24%
Profit per employee	$-769,250
Revenue per employee	$54,625
ROA	-6.3%
ROA (5Y)	-4.84%
ROCE	-17.88%
ROE	-72.77%
ROE (5Y)	-14.9%
ROIC	-14.26%
ROIC (5Y)	-11.71%
SBC / revenue	20.59%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth years	1
Gross profit growth	-3.25%
Gross profit growth (Q)	-10.92%
Gross profit growth 3Y	317.62%
Gross profit growth 5Y	64.15%
Net income growth years	1
OCF growth	-99.7%
OCF growth (QoQ)	1,028.57%
OCF growth 5Y	-68.53%
Revenue growth	-3.25%
Revenue growth (Q)	-10.92%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	0.95%
Revenue growth 10Y	6.82%
Revenue growth 3Y	317.62%
Revenue growth 5Y	64.15%
Revenue growth years	2

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
EBIT	$-3M
EPS	$-1.33
FCF per share	$0.01
Free cash flow	$150,000
Free cash flow minus SBC	$-120,000
Gross profit	$1.3M
Net borrowing	$-2M
Net cash flow	$150,000
Net income	$-18.5M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$-120,000
Operating income	$-3M
Revenue	$1.3M
Stock-based compensation	$270,000

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	-1.62
Book value per share	$1.19
Debt / equity	0.14
Debt / FCF	15.22
Interest coverage	-3.9
Long-term assets	$16.2M
Long-term liabilities	$0
Net cash (debt)	$-2.1M
Net cash / market cap	-23.59%
Net debt / equity	0.12
Net debt / FCF	13.76
Piotroski F-Score	3
Shareholders' equity	$16.6M
Tangible book value	$16.6M
Tangible book value per share	$1.19
Total assets	$21.9M
Total cash	$219,000
Total debt	$2.3M
Total liabilities	$5.3M
WACC	9.23%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.04
Current assets	$5.7M
Current liabilities	$5.3M
Current ratio	1.08
Net working capital	$2.5M
Quick ratio	1.08
Working capital	$414,000
Working capital turnover	2.59

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-2.29%
Dividend growth (10Y)	0.14%
Dividend growth (3Y)	-37.89%
Dividend growth (5Y)	1%
Dividend per share	$0.00
Dividend yield	0%
Last dividend	$0.15
Shareholder yield	-2.29%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	-66.14%
10Y return CAGR	-10.26%
10Y total return	-66.14%
150-day SMA	$1.17
15Y price change	-72.16%
15Y return CAGR	-8.17%
15Y total return	-72.15%
1D price change	1.05%
1M price change	-29.1%
1M total return	-29.1%
1W price change	-2.11%
1W total return	-2.11%
1Y price change	-64.2%
1Y return CAGR	-64.23%
1Y total return	-64.2%
20-day SMA	$0.79
200-day SMA	$1.24
20Y price change	-91.7%
20Y return CAGR	-10.92%
20Y total return	-90.1%
3M price change	-45.99%
3M total return	-45.99%
3Y price change	-58.23%
3Y return CAGR	-25.25%
3Y total return	-58.23%
50-day SMA	$0.90
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$2.05
52-week high date	2026-03-27
52-week low	$0.58
52-week low date	2026-10-30
5Y price change	-73.34%
5Y return CAGR	-23.24%
5Y total return	-73.34%
6M price change	-45.52%
6M total return	-45.52%
All-time high	$24.47
All-time high date	1998-03-03
All-time low	$0.58
All-time low date	2026-10-30
Average true range (ATR)	$0.07
Average volume	10.9K
Beta (1Y)	-1.1
Beta (2Y)	-0.29
Beta (5Y)	0.09
Change from 52-week high	-69.44%
Change from 52-week low	8.94%
Change from all-time high	-97.44%
Change from all-time low	8.94%
Change from open	3.38%
Day's gap	-2.26%
Dollar volume	$3,609
High price	$0.63
Low price	$0.61
Monthly RSI	36.63
Open price	$0.61
Position in 52-week range	100%
Previous close	$0.62
Price vs 150-day SMA	-46.64%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-20.58%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-49.39%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-30.56%
Relative volume	0.53
RSI	30.48
Sharpe ratio	-1.66
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	-0.28
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	-0.32
Sortino ratio	-2.11
Sortino ratio (3Y)	-0.31
Sortino ratio (5Y)	-0.37
Volume	5.8K
Weekly RSI	30.27
YTD price change	-55.72%
YTD total return	-55.72%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	5.8M
Float percentage	41.18%
Shares change (QoQ)	-19.27%
Shares change (YoY)	2.29%
Shares held by insiders	53.6%
Shares held by institutions	0.88%
Shares outstanding	14M
Short % of float	0.41%
Short % of shares	0.17%
Short ratio	1.5 days

Deeper analysis on EQS

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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