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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 $4.5B against $1.0B — 4.3× the size. Kforce, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 27.1× against 38.0×. 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 (5.40% vs 2.77%). 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 27.08 38.03 25.20
P/S 0.72 0.83 0.27
P/B 7.78 3.62 1.09
Price to free cash flow 42.66 20.32 22.56
EV/EBITDA 19.61 46.73 11.83
EV/Sales 0.87 0.76 0.34
Earnings yield 3.69% 2.63% (0.40%)
Free cash flow yield 2.34% 4.92% 2.33%

Profitability

Metric KFRC RHI Staffing & Employment Services median
Gross margin 27.67% 36.80% 25.01%
Operating margin 4.04% 0.20% (0.04%)
Net margin 2.71% 2.17% (0.10%)
Free cash flow margin 1.68% 4.06% 0.88%
Return on equity 28.27% 9.11% 1.16%
Return on assets 9.31% 4.03% (0.07%)
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%) (3.32%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (26.87%) (45.49%) (36.16%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (1.00%) 1.03% 1.03%
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 0.04
Current ratio 1.93 1.47 1.71
Net debt to EBITDA 1.16 (2.94) (0.08)

Dividend

Metric KFRC RHI Staffing & Employment Services median
Dividend yield 2.77% 5.40% 2.30%
Payout ratio 0.75 2.05 0.42

Size

Metric KFRC RHI Staffing & Employment Services median
Market cap 1.03b 4.48b 449.21m

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