HAFG vs NCMI vs QUAD Stock Comparison

Holistic Asset Finance, National CineMedia and Quad Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NCMI National CineMedia, Inc.
$1.85 -18.1% 1M -56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$171.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$249.00M
Div. yield
0.07%
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
2 wins
QUAD Quad/Graphics, Inc.
$9.35 -1.0% 1M +55.1% 1Y
Market cap
$455.76M
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.38B
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Quad leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Quad 5, National CineMedia 2, Holistic Asset Finance 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHAFGNCMIQUADLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.69M $171.00M $455.76M QUAD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -248.8x -22.5x 14.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 7.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +604.3% +5.8% -8.0% HAFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.5% -3.1% 1.3% QUAD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.7x 2.3x NCMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.2% -56.4% +55.1% QUAD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.6%/yr -43.3%/yr +18.3%/yr QUAD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.5% 74.3% 42.9% QUAD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 76/100 62/100 NCMI

Percentile Scorecard

HAFGNCMIQUAD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHAFGNCMIQUAD
Valuation 17 #45 of 54 85 #9 of 54 91 #6 of 54
Growth 100 #1 of 45 77 #11 of 45 64 #17 of 45
Profitability 38 #27 of 43 43 #25 of 43 71 #13 of 43
Financial Health 3 #60 of 62 85 #10 of 62 38 #39 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 92 #3 of 26 48 #14 of 26
Overall 40 76 62
  • HAFG ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NCMI ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • QUAD ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHAFGNCMIQUADSPY
1 month 0.0%-18.1%-1.0% -0.8%
3 months +14.3%-52.1%+9.9% +3.5%
6 months -4.8%-47.9%+21.1% +7.0%
Year to date -27.3%-52.4%+49.1% +12.2%
1 year -41.2%-56.4%+55.1% +13.0%
3 years -59.2%-47.9%+97.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -25.8%-19.5%+25.5% +23.1%
5 years -61.9%-94.1%+132.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -17.6%-43.3%+18.3% +11.0%
10 years +135.3%-98.7%-61.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.9%-35.2%-9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHAFGNCMIQUADSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.5%74.3%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 331.4%91.8%46.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.800.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.761.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-97.3%-69.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.2%-58.4%-13.8% -1.8%
52-week high $0.68$4.45$10.85 $779.14
52-week low $0.24$1.85$5.18 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHAFGNCMIQUAD
P/E now vs peer median -248.8xmedian 18.4x -22.8xmedian 18.4x 14.4xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 0.6x 0.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.0x 7.1xmedian 11.0x 5.4xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1,237xmedian 9.1x 8.8xmedian 9.1x 10.4xmedian 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median -80.8xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x 4.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.44 0.88median 0.44 0.30median 0.44

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHAFGNCMIQUAD
Revenue $3.39M $249.00M $2.38B
Gross profit $251.27K $234.50M $514.40M
Operating income -$44.46K -$17.70M $96.30M
Net income -$119.33K -$7.60M $31.20M
Free cash flow $24.00K $19.70M $50.40M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $-0.08 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $47.85K $46.10M $7.40M
Total debt – $12.00M $400.00M
Shares (diluted) 74.23M 93.70M 50.00M
Enterprise value $29.60M $2.80M $371.86M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHAFGNCMIQUAD
P/E -248.8x -22.8x 14.4x
P/FCF 1,237x 8.8x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 1,237x 7.3x 5.4x
P/S 8.8x 0.7x 0.2x
P/B -80.8x 0.5x 4.2x
P/Tangible book -80.8x 4.2x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA – 7.1x 5.4x
EV/EBIT -666.7x -7.9x 9.5x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 0.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 1,235x 7.1x 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 1,235x 5.8x 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.88 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHAFGNCMIQUAD
Revenue growth (1Y) 604.3% 5.8% -8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% -9.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 138.4% 5.3% -8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.8% -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 77.7% 24.7% 100.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.1% 31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.7% 62.6% 318.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.3% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.2% 62.4% 307.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -26.1% 47.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 258.4% -19.3% -19.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 128.7% -18.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 258.4% -18.6% -29.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 81.9% -22.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHAFGNCMIQUAD
Gross margin 7.4% 94.2% 21.6%
EBITDA margin – 7.9% 7.2%
Operating margin -1.3% -7.1% 4.1%
Pretax margin -2.4% -3.1% 1.7%
Net margin -3.5% -3.1% 1.3%
FCF margin 0.7% 7.9% 2.1%
Operating cash flow margin 0.7% 9.6% 4.1%
Return on equity – -2.2% 24.8%
Return on assets -3.5% -1.7% 2.6%
Return on invested capital – – 14.0%
Return on capital employed – -4.5% 15.0%
Asset turnover 2.7x 0.5x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x -3.1x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.1% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHAFGNCMIQUAD
Debt / assets – 2.7% 33.4%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 3.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.7x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 7.9x
Liabilities / assets 123.1% 25.1% 89.6%
Equity / assets -23.1% 74.9% 10.4%
Interest coverage – -25.3x 2.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -51.81 2.10 1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHAFGNCMIQUAD
Dividend yield – 4.9% 4.0%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 0.7%
Shareholder yield – 7.5% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -150.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 57.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 100.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 57.8% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHAFGNCMIQUAD
Forward P/E – – 7.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.08FY2026 $1.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $286.80MFY2026 $2.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.9%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.9% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHAFGNCMIQUAD
Held by institutions – 89.6% 41.0%
Institutions holding – 110 146
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.2% +2.1%
Institutions buying – 56 83
Institutions selling – 34 40
Buyers to sellers – 1.65 2.08

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HAFGNCMIQUAD
HAFG 1.00 -0.02 -0.10
NCMI -0.02 1.00 0.16
QUAD -0.10 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HAFG, NCMI and QUAD?

Quad (QUAD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) $29.69M, National CineMedia (NCMI) $171.00M, Quad (QUAD) $455.76M.

Which company is growing faster?

Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) +604.3%, National CineMedia (NCMI) +5.8%, Quad (QUAD) -8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Quad (QUAD) has the highest net margin (Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) -3.5%, National CineMedia (NCMI) -3.1%, Quad (QUAD) 1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quad (QUAD) returned the most: Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) -41.2%, National CineMedia (NCMI) -56.4%, Quad (QUAD) +55.1%. Over five years, Quad (QUAD) compounded fastest (Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) -17.6%/yr, National CineMedia (NCMI) -43.3%/yr, Quad (QUAD) +18.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: National CineMedia (NCMI) 0.07%, Quad (QUAD) 0.00%. Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) and Quad (QUAD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quad (QUAD) has been the steadiest (Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) 65.5%, National CineMedia (NCMI) 74.3%, Quad (QUAD) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HAFG, NCMI and QUAD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Quad (QUAD) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.