Kforce, Inc. (KFRC) vs Robert Half Inc. (RHI)

Kforce, Inc. and Robert Half Inc. are both Staffing & Employment Services companies. Robert Half Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.5B against $937.5M — 3.7× the size. Kforce, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 24.2× against 29.5×. Kforce, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.26% against −4.95%. Kforce, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.71% vs 2.17%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.7% vs 0.75%). Both pay a dividend; Robert Half Inc. yields more (6.96% vs 3.10%). Across the 23 metrics below, Kforce, Inc. leads on 13 and Robert Half Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric KFRC RHI Staffing & Employment Services median
P/E 24.19 29.50 23.75
P/S 0.64 0.64 0.36
P/B 6.95 2.81 1.18
Price to free cash flow 38.10 15.77 16.25
EV/EBITDA 17.89 35.42 9.68
EV/Sales 0.79 0.58 0.42
Earnings yield 4.13% 3.39% 1.12%
Free cash flow yield 2.62% 6.34% 2.79%

Profitability

Metric KFRC RHI Staffing & Employment Services median
Gross margin 27.67% 36.80% 23.11%
Operating margin 4.04% 0.20% 0.08%
Net margin 2.71% 2.17% 0.23%
Free cash flow margin 1.68% 4.06% 1.23%
Return on equity 28.27% 9.11% 2.31%
Return on assets 9.31% 4.03% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 14.73% 0.75% 0.00%

Growth

Metric KFRC RHI Staffing & Employment Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.26%) (4.95%) 0.69%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (26.87%) (45.49%) (27.86%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (1.00%) 1.03% 2.59%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (9.08%) (15.37%) 0.00%

Health

Metric KFRC RHI Staffing & Employment Services median
Debt to equity 0.87 0.00 0.08
Current ratio 1.93 1.47 1.50
Net debt to EBITDA 1.16 (2.94) (0.22)

Dividend

Metric KFRC RHI Staffing & Employment Services median
Dividend yield 3.10% 6.96% 2.32%
Payout ratio 0.75 2.05 0.42

Size

Metric KFRC RHI Staffing & Employment Services median
Market cap 937.53m 3.49b 582.70m

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