GEE Group Inc. (JOB) vs Star Equity Holdings, Inc. (STRR)

GEE Group Inc. and Star Equity Holdings, Inc. are both Staffing & Employment Services companies. Star Equity Holdings, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $35.1M against $20.9M — 1.7× the size. Star Equity Holdings, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 52.2% against −12.9%. GEE Group Inc. has the higher net margin (−0.10% vs −5.27%) and the higher return on invested capital (−1.77% vs −8.53%). Across the 18 metrics below, GEE Group Inc. leads on 12 and Star Equity Holdings, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric JOB STRR Staffing & Employment Services median
P/E n/m n/m 23.57
P/S 0.25 0.17 0.28
P/B 0.41 0.59 1.24
Price to free cash flow 14.70 n/m 17.58
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 11.38
EV/Sales 0.21 0.14 0.34
Earnings yield (0.42%) (28.69%) 0.15%
Free cash flow yield 6.80% (28.09%) 0.39%

Profitability

Metric JOB STRR Staffing & Employment Services median
Gross margin 37.41% 42.04% 25.01%
Operating margin (1.02%) (3.40%) 0.29%
Net margin (0.10%) (5.27%) 0.04%
Free cash flow margin 1.69% (4.74%) 0.14%
Return on equity (0.16%) (22.11%) 2.93%
Return on assets (0.14%) (13.49%) 0.07%
Return on invested capital (1.77%) (8.53%) 0.32%

Growth

Metric JOB STRR Staffing & Employment Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) (12.91%) 52.15% (2.94%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (45.45%) (16.35%) (21.61%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (5.76%) 11.16% 1.03%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric JOB STRR Staffing & Employment Services median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.09 0.04
Current ratio 4.95 1.96 1.75
Net debt to EBITDA 0.88 6.09 (0.08)

Dividend

Metric JOB STRR Staffing & Employment Services median
Dividend yield — — 2.47%
Payout ratio — — 0.50

Size

Metric JOB STRR Staffing & Employment Services median
Market cap 20.87m 35.05m 461.40m

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