Equus Total Return, Inc.

Equus Total Return, Inc.

EQS
Equus Total Return, Inc.US flagNew York Stock Exchange
1.43
USD
-0.08
- -
19.97MMarket Cap
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
0.33
0.17
0.31
0.68
0.28
0.3
0.44
-0.53
0.45
0.18
1.27
-1.05
-0.71
-0.72
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.03
-0.11
0.09
0.43
-0.06
- -
0.16
-0.91
0.19
-0.08
0.96
-1.38
-1.03
-1.02
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-1.86
-0.28
0.11
-1.57
0.8
-0.91
-0.4
1.82
1.56
-0.57
-3.8
2.81
-0.16
-0.04
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
-1.38
-1.37
-1.52
-1.72
-1.93
-0.91
-0.75
-1.65
-2.83
-2.92
-1.96
-3.33
-4.34
-4.03
Tangible Book Value per Share
3.14
3.04
2.94
3.37
3.22
3.22
3.4
2.5
2.69
2.61
3.57
2.17
1.21
1.52
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
3
2
4
9
4
4
6
-7
6
2
17
-14
-10
-10
Operating Margin (%)
-90.02
-119.94
-60.25
-28.42
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Depreciation Expense
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Net Income, GAAP
- -
-1
1
5
-1
- -
2
-12
3
-1
13
-19
-14
-14
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
1.45
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
9.84
-67.81
28.37
62.99
-22.2
1.25
36.81
172.25
42.59
-45.17
75.25
131.07
144.74
140.5
Working Capital
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
LT Debt
15
15
15
30
18
27
29
24
2
6
45
- -
2
2
Total Equity
33
36
37
43
43
43
46
34
36
35
48
30
17
21
Return on Invested Capital (%)
-7.72
- -
-4.54
-3.92
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Capital Structure

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
14
14
14
Market Capitalization
31
19
25

Working Capital

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
- -
- -
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
- -
- -
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
- -
- -
Inventories
- -
- -
- -
Total Current Liabilities
- -
- -
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
-4.56%
-8.23%
-43.85%
Free Cash Flow
-243.17%
27.18%
-105.57%
Net Income, GAAP
188.22%
-356.44%
-24.57%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2.75%
26.03%
-31.69%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
-1
5
-9
-10
-14
2025
5
1
-7
-9
-10
2026
5
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
-0.18
0.29
-0.71
- -
-1.38
2025
0.29
-0.01
-0.59
- -
-1.03
2026
0.29
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

APIChat
CEO
John A. Hardy
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
Address
700 Louisiana Street Houston TX United States of America 77002
IPO Date
Sep 11, 1992
Business
Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE: EQS) is a Houston, Texas-based business development company founded in 1991 that invests in private equity opportunities targeting middle-market companies with revenues between $5 million and $150 million and EBITDA between $2 million and $50 million; its core investment strategies encompass leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, corporate partnerships and joint ventures, growth and expansion capital, acquisition financing, roll-up acquisition strategies, operational turnarounds, recapitalizations, special situations, equity and equity-oriented securities, subordinate debt, convertible debt, debt combined with warrants, preferred stock, and preferred equity financing, with a focus on sectors including technology, telecommunications, financial services, natural resources, industrial manufacturing and services, alternative energy, real estate, healthcare, education, e-learning, leisure and entertainment, and foreign investments in the United States, China, India, and Europe. The company acts as a lead investor, taking control and non-control equity positions in portfolio companies such as its significant equity stake in Morgan E&P, an energy exploration and production firm operating in the Bakken and Three Forks formations across North Dakota and Montana. Recent developments include a Q3 2025 net asset value decline to $1.90 per share from $2.51 due to fair value reductions in General Enterprise Ventures holdings and warrant reclassifications; Morgan E&P securing a $3 million term loan facility for drilling and work-over operations in the Williston Basin and a strategic consulting agreement with Michael Reger of Reger Oil, LLC to optimize assets; a February 2025 issuance of a $2.0 million senior convertible note; a May 2025 NYSE non-compliance notice for low stock price prompting consideration of a reverse stock split; board appointments of Fraser Atkinson as independent Chairman and John J. May as independent director; and a Q1 2025 $1.5 million convertible note investment in General Enterprise Ventures.

Company News

APIChat
  • Equus Announces First Quarter Net Asset Value

  • Equus Announces Fourth Quarter Net Asset Value

  • Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) Shares Pass Below 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

  • Equus Announces Third Quarter Net Asset Value

  • Head-To-Head Analysis: Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) and BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (NYSE:MPA)

  • EQUASENS : Bilan S1 2025 contrat de liquidité

  • Equus Announces Second Quarter Net Asset Value

  • Equus Subsidiary, Morgan E&P, Secures $3 Million Term Loan to Advance Drilling and Work-Over Program in North Dakota's Williston Basin

  • Equus Subsidiary, Morgan E&P, Engages Michael Reger to Lead Operations in the Williston Basin

  • Equus Receives Notice of Non-Compliance with New York Stock Exchange Share Price Rule

  • Equus Announces First Quarter Net Asset Value

  • Equus Announces Fourth Quarter Net Asset Value

  • Equus Announces Appointments of Fraser Atkinson as Chairman and John J. May as Director

  • Equus Announces Third Quarter Net Asset Value

  • Equus Announces Second Quarter Net Asset Value

  • Equus Announces First Quarter Net Asset Value

  • Equus Announces Fourth Quarter Net Asset Value

  • Equus Subsidiary Morgan E&P Provides Update on Reserves

  • Equus Subsidiary Morgan E&P Completes Two Horizontal Wells

  • Equus Subsidiary, Morgan E&P, Increases Net Acreage and Reserves in the Bakken