Kelly Services vs ManpowerGroup
KELYA and MAN 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 MAN compare
ManpowerGroup is the larger company, worth 4.5 times as much as Kelly Services ($2.1B against $480M).
ManpowerGroup grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.3% versus −7.7% for Kelly Services).
Both pay dividends: Kelly Services yields 2.2% and ManpowerGroup 3.1%.
ManpowerGroup scores higher on the StockData Score (8 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 | MAN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $480M | $2.1B |
| Share price | $13.81 | $46.11 |
| Change, 1 year | 55.7% | 66.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −21.2% | −53.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.87 | 0.88 |
| Employees | 3,600 | 25K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.1× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 0.5× (better) | 1.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.4× | 7.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 290× |
| FCF yield | −1.7% | 0.35% (better) |
| Fair value | $20.03 | $54.00 |
| Margin of safety | 31.0% (better) | 14.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −7.7% | 7.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −1.2% | −0.05% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.7% (better) | 16.1% |
| Operating margin | 0.27% | 1.6% (better) |
| Net margin | −3.1% | – |
| FCF margin | −0.20% | 0.04% (better) |
| Return on equity | −11.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 0.53% | 5.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.52 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.26 |
| Interest coverage | 1.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.55 (better) | 1.05 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.78 | 3.30 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | 3.1% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −8.6% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.01% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% | 3.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 75.5% | 119% |
| Held by insiders | 23.3% | 1.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$106M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 9.1% |
Go deeper
- KELYA stock overview
- KELYA income statement
- KELYA valuation and score
- MAN stock overview
- MAN income statement
- MAN valuation and score
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