Equus Total Return Inc

EQS • Asset Management

$1.02

▲ +0.01 (+0.99%)

Current price

EarningsLatest report: Mar 31, 2026

HIGHER-RISK PROFILECautionConfidence: 70%

Quantitative profile — not an investment recommendation.

Quantitative profile — not an investment recommendation.Methodology

Analysis thesis: Caution is warranted. Recent ratios show weaknesses that may limit returns unless fundamentals improve.

Market Cap

$17.65M

Growth

-7.3%

Cash Flow

2/5

Trend

Volatile

Evidence

Manageable debt level · 0.13Weak liquidity · 0.07Weak profitability

Financial data as of: Mar 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCLast earnings update: May 20, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCLast profile update: Aug 5, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC

Company Snapshot

Key valuation, quality, financial strength, momentum and analyst data.

Price$1.02

Change0.99%

Shares Out17.30M

Market Cap$17.65M

Enterprise Value$31.18M

52W Range1.07 - 2.49

Beta0.36

P/E-1.26

P/S13.81

P/B1.26

P/FCF-33.48

EV/Sales24.40

Price$1.02

Change0.99%

Shares Out17.30M

Market Cap$17.65M

Enterprise Value$31.18M

52W Range1.07 - 2.49

Beta0.36

P/E-1.26

P/S13.81

P/B1.26

P/FCF-33.48

EV/Sales24.40

EV/EBITDA-8.86

EV/FCF-59.17

Earnings Yield-79.31%

FCF Yield-2.99%

Dividend Yield0.00%

Gross Margin100.00%

Oper. Margin-2.69%

Profit Margin-10.32%

Debt/Eq0.13

Current Ratio0.07

Quick Ratio0.07

Revenue 5Y-7.33%

Volume26.23K

Avg Volume14.78K

Investment DNA

How strong this company looks for long-term investors

out of 100

Business Quality

Margins, moat, returns

27/100

Financial Strength

Debt, cash, stability

39/100

Growth Potential

Revenue and expansion

58/100

Price Attractiveness

Cheap or expensive today

57/100

Why this score▼

Manageable debt level · 0.13Weak liquidity · 0.07Weak profitability

Analyst view

No analyst data available now.

Company Overview

IPO: 9/11/1992

Industry: Asset Management

P/B i: 1.26

Debt / Equity i: 0.13

Operating Margin: -268.61%

Net Margin: -1031.61%

ROE i: -

ROIC: -

Financial Health

Score8 / 20

Debt / Equity: 0.13

Current Ratio: 0.07

Quick Ratio: 0.07

Status: Moderate

Warnings

Weak Liquidity
Weak quick ratio

Insider Transactions

Recent executive and insider activity

⚠ 9 high-volume insider sells detected

Denos Kenneth I

Transaction: 09/16/2025

BUY

Change

+66,841

Price

$2.51

Filing

09/30/2025

Type

BUY

Denos Kenneth I

Transaction: 09/16/2025

BUY

Change

+250,000

Price

$2.51

Filing

09/17/2025

Type

BUY

Hardy John A.

Transaction: 09/16/2025

BUY

Change

+133,682

Price

$2.51

Filing

09/17/2025

Type

BUY

Insider	Type	Change	Price	Transaction	Filing
Denos Kenneth I	BUY	+66,841	$2.51	09/16/2025	09/30/2025
Denos Kenneth I	BUY	+250,000	$2.51	09/16/2025	09/17/2025
Hardy John A.	BUY	+133,682	$2.51	09/16/2025	09/17/2025
KNAUSS ROBERT L	BUY	+1,000	$1.48	07/14/2023	07/18/2023
TOKARZ MICHAEL T	SELL	0	Not reported	09/28/2021	10/04/2021
des Pallieres Bertrand	SELL	-1,844,259	$2.40	09/29/2021	10/01/2021
Atkinson Fraser	BUY	+4,034	$1.89	04/29/2021	05/03/2021
Atkinson Fraser	BUY	+700	$1.89	04/28/2021	05/03/2021
Atkinson Fraser	BUY	+100	$1.90	04/27/2021	05/03/2021
Atkinson Fraser	BUY	+1,352	$1.90	04/26/2021	05/03/2021
Atkinson Fraser	BUY	+18,016	$1.89	04/23/2021	05/03/2021
TOKARZ MICHAEL T	SELL	-3,228,024	$1.17	07/16/2020	07/17/2020
Tokarz Group Advisers LLC	SELL	-3,228,024	$1.17	07/16/2020	07/17/2020
MVC CAPITAL, INC.	SELL	-3,228,024	$1.17	07/16/2020	07/17/2020
Hardy John A.	BUY	+3,228,024	$1.17	07/16/2020	07/17/2020
TOKARZ MICHAEL T	SELL	-608,310	$1.62	08/12/2019	08/13/2019
Tokarz Group Advisers LLC	SELL	-608,310	$1.62	08/12/2019	08/13/2019
MVC CAPITAL, INC.	SELL	-608,310	$1.62	08/12/2019	08/13/2019
MVC CAPITAL, INC.	SELL	-608,310	$1.70	07/29/2019	07/30/2019
Tokarz Group Advisers LLC	SELL	-608,310	$1.70	07/29/2019	07/30/2019

About the Company

Equus Total Return Inc

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.

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ACTIVIST SHAREHOLDER, HOWARD TODD HORBERG, FILES SCHEDULE 13D IN EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.

Lake Forest, Illinois, June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ACTIVIST SHAREHOLDER FILES SCHEDULE 13D IN EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC. Calls for Immediate Board Accountability and Strategic Review Issues Open Letter Ahead of June 30 Annual Meeting A beneficial owner of approximately 5.61% of the outstanding common stock of Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE: EQS) has filed a Schedule 13D with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and issued the following open letter to the Company's Board of Directors and fellow shareholders.

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