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| Metric | MANManpowerGroup Inc. | KFYKORN FERRY | RHIROBERT HALF INC. | FAFIRST ADVANTAGE CORP | Median of the restexcluding MAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $44.64▲ 1.66 (3.86%) | $73.07▲ 0.03 (0.04%) | $34.64▲ 0.79 (2.33%) | $19.66▲ 0.10 (0.51%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 5.0/10 | 7.3/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 |
| Market value | $2.08B | $3.67B | $3.50B | $3.42B | |
| Revenue | $17.96B | $2.94B | $5.38B | $1.57B | |
| Profit | -$13.3M | $277.4M | $133.0M | -$34.8M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 0.6% | 6.4% | -7.2% | 83.0% | 6.4% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 16.7% | — | 37.2% | — | 37.2% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 0.8% | 12.8% | 1.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -0.1% | 9.4% | 2.5% | -2.2% | 2.5% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -0.9% | 11.0% | 5.0% | 12.0% | 11.0% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -0.6% | 14.1% | 10.4% | -2.7% | 10.4% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | 4.2% | 21.0% | 6.4% | 3.3% | 6.4% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 13.23x | 26.34x | — | 19.79x |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | 12.10x | 6.28x | — | 21.55x | 13.92x |
| Price to book | 1.01x | 1.86x | 2.75x | 2.61x | 2.61x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 3.45x | 1.06x | 1.24x | 1.92x | 1.24x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 1/9 | 8/8 | 4/8 | 6/8 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | grey | safe | safe | grey |
How MAN compares with the others
- MAN's operating margin of 0.8% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (8.4%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 0.6% against 6.4%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 3.4x against 1.2x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.