HeadHunter Group PLC Sponsored ADR (HHR) vs Kforce, Inc. (KFRC)

HeadHunter Group PLC Sponsored ADR and Kforce, Inc. are both Staffing & Employment Services companies. Kforce, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $919.6M against $761.1M — 1.2× the size. HeadHunter Group PLC Sponsored ADR trades at the lower P/E: 6.5× against 24.3×. HeadHunter Group PLC Sponsored ADR grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.5% against −1.26%. HeadHunter Group PLC Sponsored ADR has the higher net margin (40.2% vs 2.71%) and the higher return on invested capital (199.0% vs 14.7%). Both pay a dividend; HeadHunter Group PLC Sponsored ADR yields more (5.59% vs 2.23%). Across the 23 metrics below, HeadHunter Group PLC Sponsored ADR leads on 19 and Kforce, Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric HHR KFRC Staffing & Employment Services median
P/E 6.51 24.32 24.32
P/S 2.59 0.64 0.41
P/B 5.28 6.99 1.28
Price to free cash flow 5.90 38.31 18.57
EV/EBITDA 4.35 16.36 10.55
EV/Sales 2.25 0.73 0.40
Earnings yield 15.37% 4.11% 0.99%
Free cash flow yield 16.95% 2.61% 2.79%

Profitability

Metric HHR KFRC Staffing & Employment Services median
Gross margin 52.69% 27.67% 23.11%
Operating margin 47.45% 4.04% 0.08%
Net margin 40.24% 2.71% 0.23%
Free cash flow margin 43.94% 1.68% 1.23%
Return on equity 115.74% 28.27% 2.31%
Return on assets 33.77% 9.31% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 199.01% 14.73% 0.00%

Growth

Metric HHR KFRC Staffing & Employment Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 13.47% (1.26%) 0.69%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (27.86%) (26.87%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 26.96% (1.00%) 1.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 51.11% (9.08%) 0.00%

Health

Metric HHR KFRC Staffing & Employment Services median
Debt to equity 0.44 0.87 0.08
Current ratio 1.15 1.93 1.50
Net debt to EBITDA (0.22) 1.16 (0.22)

Dividend

Metric HHR KFRC Staffing & Employment Services median
Dividend yield 5.59% 2.23% 2.16%
Payout ratio 0.46 0.41 0.30

Size

Metric HHR KFRC Staffing & Employment Services median
Market cap 761.05m 919.63m 590.17m

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