QRHC (Quest Resource Holding) Debt-to-Equity : 1.73 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Quest Resource Holding Debt-to-Equity?

Quest Resource Holding's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $2.0 Mil. Quest Resource Holding's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $74.8 Mil. Quest Resource Holding's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $44.4 Mil. Quest Resource Holding's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.73.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Quest Resource Holding's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

QRHC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04 Med: 0.12 Max: 1.73
Current: 1.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Quest Resource Holding was 1.73. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.12.

QRHC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
87.27% of 220 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 0.61 vs QRHC: 1.73

Quest Resource Holding Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quest Resource Holding's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Quest Resource Holding Debt-to-Equity Chart

Quest Resource Holding Annual Data

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Dec24

Debt-to-Equity

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0.25

0.89

1.04

1.02

1.46

Quest Resource Holding Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.06	1.12	1.19	1.46	1.73

Competitive Comparison of Quest Resource Holding's Debt-to-Equity

For the Waste Management subindustry, Quest Resource Holding's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Quest Resource Holding's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Quest Resource Holding's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Quest Resource Holding Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Quest Resource Holding's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(2.085	+	77.098)	/	54.156
	=	1.46

Quest Resource Holding's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(1.995	+	74.832)	/	44.362
	=	1.73

Quest Resource Holding (NAS:QRHC) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Quest Resource Holding Business Description

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Address

3481 Plano Parkway, Suite 100, The Colony, TX, USA, 75056

Website

https://investors.qrhc.com

Quest Resource Holding Corp is a national provider of waste and recycling services to customers from across multiple industry sectors that are typically larger, multi-location businesses. The company creates customer-specific programs and perform the related services for the collection, processing, recycling, disposal, and tracking of waste streams and recyclables. The company's services focus on the waste streams and recyclables from box, grocers, and other specialty retailers; automotive after-market operations such as automotive maintenance, quick lube, dealerships, and collision repair; transportation, logistics, and fleet operators; manufacturing and industrial facilities; multi-family and commercial properties; restaurant chains and food operations, etc.

Executives

Daniel M. Friedberg	director, 10 percent owner	C/O SAGARD CAPITAL, 325 GREENWICH AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Audrey Dunning	director	242 MEADOWBROOK DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Stephen A Nolan	director	HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 560 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
S. Ray Hatch	director, officer: President and CEO	3481 PLANO PARKWAY, THE COLONY TX 75056
Glenn Culpepper	director	6363 S FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Brett Wade Johnston	officer: Sr. VP of Finance and CFO	C/O QUEST RESOURCE HOLDING CORPORATION, 3481 PLANO PARKWAY, THE COLONY TX 75056
David P Sweitzer	officer: EVP and COO	3481 PLANO PARKWAY, THE COLONY TX 75056
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp I	10 percent owner	450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Miller Ronald L. Jr.	director	C/O INFINITY RESOURCES HOLDINGS CORP., 1375 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 140, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85257
Alan D. Allred	officer: See Remarks	C/O QUEST RESOURCE HOLDING CORPORATION, 3481 PLANO PARKWAY, THE COLONY TX 75056
Laurie L Latham	officer: Senior VP and CFO	C/O VIEWCAST COM, 2665 VILLA CREEK DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75234
Barry M Kitt	10 percent owner
Stephen Coskery	officer: See Remarks	C/O QUEST RESOURCE HOLDING CORPORATION, 3481 PLANO PARKWAY, THE COLONY TX 75056
Wynnefield Capital Inc	10 percent owner	450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp	10 percent owner	450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123