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positive_eps_streak on HireQuest, Inc. (HQI)
SIC 7363 — Services-Help Supply Services · CIK 1140102 · default direction: long
Definition
Fires on companies with consecutive years of positive earnings — quality compounder candidates. Surfaces stable franchises with earnings durability, not speculative growth.
Every time the signal fired on HQI
| FY | Filing date | Event date | 1d | 5d | 20d | 60d | 252d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2026-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | +2.51% | +8.82% | — | — | — |
| FY2024 | 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-27 | -9.08% | -11.90% | -22.62% | -24.40% | -25.36% |
| FY2023 | 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-21 | -1.20% | +3.52% | -1.28% | +1.99% | +7.37% |
| FY2022 | 2023-03-21 | 2023-03-21 | -4.09% | -6.50% | -0.82% | +24.50% | -42.32% |
| FY2018 | 2019-04-09 | 2019-04-09 | +3.95% | +5.08% | +6.39% | +8.27% | +24.62% |
| FY2017 | 2018-03-29 | 2018-03-29 | +1.75% | -5.26% | +0.18% | +1.75% | -30.35% |
| FY2016 | 2017-04-11 | 2017-04-11 | +0.00% | +5.88% | +5.88% | +0.00% | +33.58% |
| FY2015 | 2016-03-24 | 2016-03-24 | -7.32% | -9.76% | +9.76% | -7.32% | -4.88% |
| FY2014 | 2015-03-04 | 2015-03-04 | +4.48% | +0.00% | +8.96% | +2.99% | -40.30% |
| FY2013 | 2014-03-20 | 2014-03-20 | -10.64% | -6.38% | -4.26% | +14.89% | +51.06% |
Forward returns are stock returns from event date (next trading day after filing). Sign is raw stock direction; the trade direction is in the calibration table below.
Universe-wide calibration (this signal across all companies)
| Horizon | n events | Gross stock ret | Hit rate | Trade dir | Net PnL | Cost (bps) | r/σ net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d | 21,256 | +0.05% | +49.53% | long | -0.16% | 22 | -0.04 |
| 5d | 21,258 | +0.10% | +50.10% | long | -0.10% | 22 | -0.00 |
| 20d | 21,218 | -0.80% | +49.80% | long | -1.03% | 22 | -0.04 |
| 60d | 19,852 | +1.64% | +54.15% | long | +1.48% | 22 | +0.04 |
| 252d | 19,501 | +13.65% | +64.44% | long | +13.47% | 22 | +0.27 |
Net PnL is direction × stock return − round-trip execution cost (5 bps half-spread + ADV-tiered borrow). See positive_eps_streak methodology for the full audit.