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Equus Total Return Closed Fund

Company price
0.54 USD -0.01 ( 2.00%)
Last update at 2026-11-12T15:15:00Z
VOLUME
282
Market Cap
13.42M

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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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Day Price Range
0.54
Low
0.56
High
52 Week Price Range
0.96
Low
2.49
High

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AI Summary

Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE: EQS) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks total return through a diversified portfolio of equities and income-producing securities and is managed by an investment adviser. Long-term growth drivers may include active asset allocation, income generation from dividends and fixed income, and potential NAV appreciation, while the listed structure provides liquidity and access to professional management.

Risk Score
Medium

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Key Metrics*

Previous Close
0.55
Dividend Yield
-
Revenue TTM
1.31M
Revenue Per Share
0.09
Gross Profit TTM
1.31M
Debt / Equity
0.13
ROE
-72.77%
Net Debt
1.99M
ROCE
-18.86%
Diluted EPS TTM
-1.27

Key Financials*

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Change in Cash

Total Operating Cash

Dividends Paid

Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Income before tax -14.16M -18.78M 12.95M -1.13M 2.63M
Net income -14.16M -18.78M 12.95M -2.25M 2.59M
Selling general administrative 2.87M 2.65M 2.31M 2.05M 1.79M
Selling and marketing expenses - - 1.94M - -
Gross profit 1.37M -14.33M 17.21M 2.50M 6.08M
Ebit -3.69M - 8.94M -3.62M -3.45M
Ebitda -3.48M -18.78M 12.95M 0.00M 2.63M
Depreciation and amortization 0.21M - 4.01M 0.00M -
Operating income -3.69M -18.78M 12.95M - 2.63M
Other operating expenses 5.06M 4.59M 4.28M 3.63M 3.45M
Interest expense 0.68M 0.14M 0.03M 0.00M 0.00M
Tax provision - 0.00M 0.00M 0.00M 0.04M
Interest income 1.28M 1.27M 0.06M 0.00M 5.65M
Net interest income 0.60M 1.14M 0.05M -0.00M -0.00M
Income tax expense - - -4.01M 1.12M 0.04M
Total revenue 1.37M -14.19M 17.23M 2.50M 6.08M
Total operating expenses 5.06M 4.45M 4.26M 3.62M 3.45M
Cost of revenue 0.31M 0.14M 0.03M - 0.00M
Total other income expense net -10.48M -0.14M -0.03M -1.13M -0.00M
Net income from continuing ops -14.16M -18.78M 10.90M -1.13M 2.59M
Net income applicable to common shares - - - -1.13M 2.59M
Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Total assets 21.34M 29.94M 93.55M 41.66M 39.72M
Other current assets -2.06M -1.94M -6.90M 0.01M 2.52M
Total liab 4.77M 0.43M 45.26M 6.43M 3.35M
Total stockholder equity 16.57M 29.51M 48.29M 35.24M 36.37M
Other current liab -7.16M -0.42M -0.28M 0.35M -0.06M
Common stock 0.01M 0.01M 0.01M 0.01M 0.01M
Capital stock 0.01M 0.01M 0.01M 0.01M 0.01M
Retained earnings -59.45M -45.29M -26.51M -39.46M -38.33M
Other assets 11.74M 29.67M 52.18M 41.18M 0.40M
Cash 0.13M 0.01M 6.53M 19.22M 23.46M
Cash and equivalents - - - - 23.46M
Total current liabilities 1.78M 0.42M 0.28M 0.46M 0.06M
Current deferred revenue 0.01M - -44.68M - -
Net debt 1.99M -0.01M 38.42M -13.23M -20.96M
Short term debt 3.01M - 44.95M - 0.00M
Short long term debt total 2.12M - 44.95M 6.00M 2.50M
Other stockholder equity 76.01M 74.78M 74.78M 74.69M 74.69M
Total current assets 0.13M 0.21M 6.90M 0.42M 23.82M
Long term investments 17.28M 27.50M 85.81M 21.65M 15.50M
Net tangible assets - - - 35.24M 36.37M
Short term investments - - 44.95M -19.02M -
Net receivables 2.06M 2.15M 0.36M 0.35M 0.35M
Long term debt - - - - 2.50M
Inventory - - 52.30M -0.14M -
Accounts payable 1.78M 0.42M 0.28M 0.11M 0.06M
Accumulated other comprehensive income - - 48.29M - -
Non currrent assets other 3.93M -27.45M 86.65M -21.59M -15.50M
Non current assets total 21.20M 0.05M 86.65M 0.06M 15.50M
Long term debt total - - - - 2.50M
Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Change to liabilities - - - -0.42M -0.20M
Total cashflows from investing activities 0.20M -2.25M -8.25M - -
Net borrowings 0.00M -44.95M 38.96M 3.50M -21.50M
Total cash from financing activities 2.00M -44.95M 39.06M 3.50M -21.50M
Change to operating activities - - - - 24.72M
Net income -7.03M -0.07M 12.95M -1.13M 2.59M
Change in cash -0.13M -6.72M -12.30M -4.21M -0.39M
Begin period cash flow 0.26M 6.98M 19.28M 23.49M 23.88M
End period cash flow 0.13M 0.26M 6.98M 19.28M 23.49M
Total cash from operating activities -2.33M 38.23M -51.36M -7.70M 21.11M
Issuance of capital stock 2.00M 0.00M 0.10M - -
Depreciation 0.21M 0.01M 0.00M 0.00M -
Other cashflows from investing activities 0.04M 2.25M - - -
Change to account receivables -1.10M -1.78M -0.01M 0.01M -0.14M
Other cashflows from financing activities 2.00M - 39.06M 17.00M 2.50M
Change to netincome - - - - -6.00M
Capital expenditures 0.04M 0.00M 0.00M 0.00M 0.00M
Change in working capital 0.25M -1.30M -0.15M -0.43M 3.02M
Other non cash items 4.23M 39.60M -64.16M -6.15M 15.50M
Free cash flow -2.33M 38.23M -51.36M -7.70M 21.11M

Peer Comparison*

Sector: Financial Services Industry: Asset Management

Stock Name
Change
(USD)
Price
(USD)
Trailing
PE (x)
Forward
PE (x)
Price Sales
TTM (x)
Price to Book Value (x)
Enterprise Value
to Revenue (x)
EQS
Equus Total Return Closed Fund
-0.01
2.00%
0.54 - - 10.24 0.81 5.09
BLK
BlackRock Inc
2.63
0.21%
1228.94 26.25 19.57 6.33 2.90 6.35
BX
Blackstone Group Inc
-1.80
1.48%
120.20 33.20 20.12 11.05 11.56 9.14
IVSBF
Investor AB ser. B
0.01
0.01%
43.59 4.67 3.83 3.78 1.13 4.15
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
-1.70
1.70%
98.35 32.68 13.66 3.58 3.22 0.68

Profile*

Equus Total Return Closed Fund

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.

700 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX, United States, 77002

1-800-856-0901

Name Title Year Born
Mr. John A. Hardy CEO & Director 1952
Ms. L'Sheryl Deirdre Hudson CFO, Sr. VP & Treasurer 1965
Mr. Kenneth Ian Denos Esq., J.D. Chief Compliance Officer, Sec. & Director 1968
Ms. L'Sheryl Deirdre Hudson CFO, Senior VP & Treasurer 1965
Mr. Kenneth Ian Denos Esq., J.D. Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary & Director 1968

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