Kelly Services vs KinderCare Learning Companies
KELYA and KLC side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KELYA and KLC compare
Kelly Services is the larger company, worth 2.9 times as much as KinderCare Learning Companies ($476M against $162M).
KinderCare Learning Companies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.2% versus −7.7% for Kelly Services).
Kelly Services keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −3.1% compared with −20.6% at KinderCare Learning Companies.
Kelly Services pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; KinderCare Learning Companies does not pay one.
Kelly Services scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 3 for KinderCare Learning Companies), 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 | KLC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $476M | $162M |
| Share price | $13.71 | $1.37 |
| Change, 1 year | 59.6% | −72.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −21.7% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.87 | 1.14 |
| Employees | 3,600 | 44K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.1× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 0.5× | 0.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.3× | – |
| FCF yield | −1.7% (better) | −4.9% |
| Fair value | $19.79 | $11.44 |
| Margin of safety | 30.7% | 88.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −7.7% | 1.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −1.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.7% (better) | 18.5% |
| Operating margin | 0.27% (better) | −18.7% |
| Net margin | −3.1% (better) | −20.6% |
| FCF margin | −0.20% (better) | −0.29% |
| Return on equity | −11.9% (better) | −85.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 0.53% (better) | −28.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 2.40 |
| Interest coverage | 1.3× (better) | −6.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.55 (better) | 0.77 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.78 (better) | 0.10 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 75.5% | 91.8% |
| Held by insiders | 23.3% | 5.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$106M | $1.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 3.2% |
Go deeper
- KELYA stock overview
- KELYA income statement
- KELYA valuation and score
- KLC stock overview
- KLC income statement
- KLC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.