EpicQuest Education Group International Limited Common Stock (EEIQ)

FairStock Score: 45/100 — MIXED

Key Financials

Current Price$4.51
Market Cap$6M
P/E Ratio-1.07
ROE-46.75%
Dividend Yield—%
SectorConsumer Defensive

AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for businesses that earn good returns on capital, carry modest debt, and sell at a sensible price. EpicQuest, at $4.96 on 2026-10-13 and a $6.0 million market cap, does not pass the first test. The supplied EPS input is -$4.20, though no filing period is identified in the data, and FairStock's calculations show a negative P/E of -1.18, ROE of -46.75%, ROCE of -14.24%, a Piotroski F-Score of 1/9, and an Altman Z-Score of -0.60. Those are not the marks of a durable moat; they suggest a very small education-services firm with 30 employees that is burning book value. The one genuine positive is the balance sheet: debt-to-equity is only 0.19, so solvency is not immediately at risk from leverage alone. The P/B of 1.02 means the market price is about equal to accounting book value, which could interest a Graham-style investor, but only if the book value is real and stable. The problem is that losses can erode book value quickly. Revenue and profit growth are listed as N/A, and FairStock assigns no Lynch category because there are only 0 years of filed annual results. With a beta of -0.64 and a 52-week range of $1.90 to $12.70, the stock is volatile and hard to underwrite. FairStock's 45/100 score feels about right: not a fat pitch, not a clear bargain. I would need several years of filed profits and better returns before calling this a business rather than a speculation.

In plain English: EpicQuest Education helps students from other countries get into colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It assists with English tests, applications, visas, and housing. The business looks weak today because it is losing money and generating poor returns, even though it has little debt. At $4.96, the price is close to the value of its assets minus debts on paper, but because it is losing money it is not clearly cheap.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

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