Equus Total Return, Inc. (EQS)
NYSE: EQS · Real-Time Price · USD
1.135
-0.055 (-4.62%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
1.135
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT

Company Description

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.

Equus Total Return, Inc.
Equus Total Return logo
Country United States
Founded 1991
Industry Asset Management
Sector Financials
Employees 24
CEO John Hardy

Contact Details

Address:
700 Louisiana Street, 41st Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
United States
Phone 1-800-856-0901
Website equuscap.com

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol EQS
Exchange NYSE
Stock Type Common Stock
Fiscal Year January - December
Reporting Currency USD
CIK Code 0000878932
CUSIP Number 294766100
ISIN Number US2947661003
Employer ID 76-0345915

Key Executives

Name Position
John A. Hardy Chief Executive Officer and Director
L'Sheryl Deirdre Hudson Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Kenneth Ian Denos Esq., J.D. Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director

Latest SEC Filings

Date Type Title
Apr 22, 2026 8-K Current Report
Apr 20, 2026 10-K/A [Amend] Annual report
Apr 17, 2026 10-K Annual Report
Apr 10, 2026 DEF 14C Filing
Apr 1, 2026 NT 10-K Notification of inability to timely file Form 10-K 405, 10-K, 10-KSB 405, 10-KSB, 10-KT, or 10-KT405
Mar 25, 2026 PRE 14C Filing
Mar 11, 2026 40-17F2 Filing
Mar 11, 2026 40-17F2 Filing
Mar 11, 2026 40-17F2 Filing
Dec 18, 2025 10-Q/A [Amend] Quarterly report