Kforce, Inc. (KFRC) vs TriNet Group, Inc. (TNET)

Kforce, Inc. and TriNet Group, Inc. are both Staffing & Employment Services companies. TriNet Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.9B against $1.0B — 2.9× the size. TriNet Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 18.1× against 24.2×. Kforce, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.14% against −3.96%. TriNet Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.60% vs 2.98%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 15.9%). Both pay a dividend; Kforce, Inc. yields more (2.73% vs 1.70%). Across the 23 metrics below, TriNet Group, Inc. leads on 14 and Kforce, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric KFRC TNET Staffing & Employment Services median
P/E 24.18 18.05 24.18
P/S 0.71 0.65 0.29
P/B 7.18 23.25 1.11
Price to free cash flow 113.17 10.81 22.95
EV/EBITDA 17.71 6.93 12.06
EV/Sales 0.87 0.53 0.34
Earnings yield 4.14% 5.54% 0.14%
Free cash flow yield 0.88% 9.25% 2.12%

Profitability

Metric KFRC TNET Staffing & Employment Services median
Gross margin 27.79% 18.37% 25.01%
Operating margin 4.51% 4.96% 0.20%
Net margin 2.98% 3.60% 0.04%
Free cash flow margin 0.63% 5.99% 0.58%
Return on equity 30.46% 141.56% 3.45%
Return on assets 10.16% 5.05% 0.07%
Return on invested capital 15.85% 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric KFRC TNET Staffing & Employment Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.14% (3.96%) (3.96%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (26.87%) (6.71%) (21.61%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (1.00%) 4.15% 1.03%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (9.08%) (10.64%) 0.00%

Health

Metric KFRC TNET Staffing & Employment Services median
Debt to equity 0.79 6.74 0.04
Current ratio 1.95 1.14 1.72
Net debt to EBITDA 1.16 (3.31) (0.08)

Dividend

Metric KFRC TNET Staffing & Employment Services median
Dividend yield 2.73% 1.70% 2.26%
Payout ratio 0.67 0.31 0.50

Size

Metric KFRC TNET Staffing & Employment Services median
Market cap 1.03b 2.94b 453.82m

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