HireQuest, Inc. Segments Disclosure
Note 15 – Segment Information
Management determined HQI is a reporting segment. The following table presents significant expenses regularly reviewed by our CODM when determining resource allocation and assessing performance:
| Year ended | ||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 34,598 | $ | 37,882 | ||||
| Salaries and benefits | (10,103 | ) | (11,473 | ) | ||||
| Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge | (6,035 | ) | - | |||||
| Workers' compensation, net | (1,953 | ) | (3,678 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (2,789 | ) | (2,793 | ) | ||||
| Interest income | 556 | 263 | ||||||
| Acquisition related charges, net | 28 | (2,344 | ) | |||||
| Stock based compensation | (1,759 | ) | (1,683 | ) | ||||
| Interest and other financing expense | (923 | ) | (1,386 | ) | ||||
| Provision for credit losses | (424 | ) | (540 | ) | ||||
| Other costs, net | (7,050 | ) | (6,468 | ) | ||||
| Net income before income taxes and discontinued operations | 4,146 | 7,780 | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes | (221 | ) | (1,345 | ) | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (253 | ) | (300 | ) | ||||
| Net income | $ | 3,672 | $ | 6,135 | ||||
Other costs consist primarily of selling, general, and administrative costs and includes marketing and advertising, computer expenses, and legal and professional fees.
About Segments Disclosures
Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.
Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.