Korn/Ferry International (KFY) vs Insperity, Inc. (NSP)

Korn/Ferry International and Insperity, Inc. are both Staffing & Employment Services companies. Korn/Ferry International is the larger, with a market value of $4.2B against $1.9B — 2.2× the size. Korn/Ferry International trades at the lower P/E: 14.3× against 685×. Korn/Ferry International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.94% against 2.12%. Korn/Ferry International has the higher net margin (9.24% vs 0.04%) and the higher return on invested capital (15.2% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; Insperity, Inc. yields more (4.75% vs 2.77%). Across the 23 metrics below, Korn/Ferry International leads on 17 and Insperity, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric KFY NSP Staffing & Employment Services median
P/E 14.25 685.48 23.57
P/S 1.30 0.28 0.28
P/B 1.94 43.63 1.24
Price to free cash flow 12.16 9.75 17.58
EV/EBITDA 7.21 26.28 11.38
EV/Sales 1.17 0.24 0.34
Earnings yield 7.02% 0.15% 0.15%
Free cash flow yield 8.22% 10.26% 0.39%

Profitability

Metric KFY NSP Staffing & Employment Services median
Gross margin 25.01% 13.01% 25.01%
Operating margin 12.88% 0.29% 0.29%
Net margin 9.24% 0.04% 0.04%
Free cash flow margin 10.67% 2.86% 0.14%
Return on equity 14.16% 4.58% 2.93%
Return on assets 7.42% 0.14% 0.07%
Return on invested capital 15.18% 0.00% 0.32%

Growth

Metric KFY NSP Staffing & Employment Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.94% 2.12% (2.94%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 13.48% (107.85%) (21.61%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 10.06% 9.70% 1.03%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 19.66% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric KFY NSP Staffing & Employment Services median
Debt to equity 0.20 9.52 0.04
Current ratio 2.37 1.11 1.75
Net debt to EBITDA (1.55) (10.66) (0.08)

Dividend

Metric KFY NSP Staffing & Employment Services median
Dividend yield 2.77% 4.75% 2.47%
Payout ratio 0.40 32.56 0.50

Size

Metric KFY NSP Staffing & Employment Services median
Market cap 4.21b 1.94b 461.40m

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