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
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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 -63.12%, its profits have fallen by -41.8%
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -63.12% 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.
-27.78%
-1.55
36.19%
S&P 500
22.24%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.03%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-26.39%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.21
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.96
Tax Ratio
29.05%
Dividend Payout Ratio
178.01%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
53.35%
ROE (avg)
29.92%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.97
EV to EBIT
27.70
EV to EBITDA
13.40
EV to Capital Employed
2.40
EV to Sales
0.39
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
9.60%
ROCE (Latest)
8.68%
ROE (Latest)
10.42%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 427.54%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -0.44% (YoY
-21What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 266.97 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 10.17%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 31.44 MM has Fallen at -35.29%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 742.82 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -2.14 %
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at USD 1,300.18 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 13.79 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at USD 0.14
Here's what is working for Robert Half, Inc.
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 427.54% and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.44% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Robert Half, Inc.
Net Profit
At USD 13.79 MM has Fallen at -58.52%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 33.25 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 266.97 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)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 31.44 MM has Fallen at -35.29%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 48.59 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at USD 1,300.18 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at USD 13.79 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Lowest at USD 0.14
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 742.82 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -2.14 %
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






