Why is Robert Half, Inc. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 29.92%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -0.48% and Operating profit at -19.98% over the last 5 years
4
The company has declared Negative results for the last 8 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 344.46 MM
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 12.75%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 6.97% (YoY)
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With ROE of 15.63%, it has a fair valuation with a 3.45 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -62.62%, its profits have fallen by -41.8%
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -62.62% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Robert Half, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Diversified Commercial Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Diversified Commercial Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Robert Half, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Robert Half, Inc.
-63.96%
-1.57
36.05%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-0.48%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-19.98%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.21
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.98
Tax Ratio
29.05%
Dividend Payout Ratio
86.81%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
53.35%
ROE (avg)
29.92%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.45
EV to EBIT
17.79
EV to EBITDA
12.99
EV to Capital Employed
4.10
EV to Sales
0.75
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
5.18%
ROCE (Latest)
23.07%
ROE (Latest)
15.63%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 6.47
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 144.79%
-19What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 344.46 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 12.75%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 6.97% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 723.02 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -10.43 %
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 22.63 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 1.65 %
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 40.97 MM has Fallen at -20.16%
Here's what is working for Robert Half, Inc.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.47 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 144.79%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for Robert Half, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 344.46 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 22.63 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 1.65 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Net Profit
At USD 40.97 MM has Fallen at -20.16%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 51.31 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 723.02 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -10.43 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 6.97% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






