Kelly Services vs Kforce
KELYA and KFRC side by side, both in personnel supply services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KELYA and KFRC compare
Kforce is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Kelly Services ($1.0B against $476M).
Kforce grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.1% versus −7.7% for Kelly Services).
Kforce keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.0% compared with −3.1% at Kelly Services.
Both pay dividends: Kelly Services yields 2.2% and Kforce 2.8%.
Kforce scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 6 for Kelly Services), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KELYA | KFRC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $476M | $1.0B |
| Share price | $13.71 | $55.85 |
| Change, 1 year | 59.6% | 80.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −21.7% | −29.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.87 | 0.75 |
| Employees | 3,600 | 1,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 23.4× |
| P/S | 0.1× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 0.5× (better) | 7.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.3× (better) | 14.9× |
| P/FCF | – | 116× |
| FCF yield | −1.7% | 0.86% (better) |
| Fair value | $19.79 | $45.53 |
| Margin of safety | 30.7% (better) | −22.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −7.7% | 2.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −1.2% | −1.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 0.33% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 5.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −5.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.7% | 27.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 0.27% | 4.5% (better) |
| Net margin | −3.1% | 3.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.20% | 0.63% (better) |
| Return on equity | −11.9% | 30.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 0.53% | 32.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 1.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.55 | 1.95 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.78 | 7.88 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | 2.8% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 65.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 8 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 14.3% |
| Buyback yield | – | 2.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% | 5.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 75.5% | 95.7% |
| Held by insiders | 23.3% | 7.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$106M | −$578K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 8.7% |
Go deeper
- KELYA stock overview
- KELYA income statement
- KELYA valuation and score
- KFRC stock overview
- KFRC income statement
- KFRC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.