Equus Total Return, Inc.
Equus Total Return, Inc.
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Overview
What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.
About Equus Total Return, Inc.
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Sector
- Financial Services
- CEO
- John A. Hardy
- Headquarters
- 700 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX, US
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Sector
- Financial Services
- CEO
- John A. Hardy
- Headquarters
- 700 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX, US
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 small to mid-sized 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 to $25 million with revenues between $5 million and $150 million with EBITDA between $2 million to $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.
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Stock Data
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Equus Total Return, Inc.. Starting points for Equus Total Return, Inc.: EPS -$1.32, beta 0.12 — an Asset Management name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Equus Total Return, Inc.. Equus Total Return, Inc. does not currently pay a regular dividend, so this section tracks capacity rather than history. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Equus Total Return, Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Equus Total Return, Inc. stands at -$1.32. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Equus Total Return, Inc.. Equus Total Return, Inc. has reported as a listed company since 1992. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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Equus Total Return, Inc. valued side by side against its closest peers. Equus Total Return, Inc. is measured against Asset Management peers within the Financial Services sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Which institutions hold Equus Total Return, Inc., and how their positions are changing. At a $13.7M market value, institutional positions materially move Equus Total Return, Inc.'s register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.
Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Equus Total Return, Inc. executives and directors. Shares of Equus Total Return, Inc. have traded between $0.74 and $2.49 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Equus Total Return, Inc.. Equus Total Return, Inc. is a $13.7M Financial Services company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Equus Total Return, Inc.. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
News
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