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Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

RHI • • Industrial / General
IndustrialsStaffing & HRSpecialized Professional StaffingFinance & Accounting Staffing
AboutRobert Half International Inc. provides staffing and risk consulting services in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company operates through three segments: Temporary and Consultant Staffing, Permanent Placement Staffing, and Risk Consulting and Internal Audit Services. It places temporary services for accounting, finance, and bookkeeping; temporary and full-time office and administrative personnel consisting of executive and administrative assistants, receptionists, and customer service representatives; full-time accounting, financial, tax, and accounting operations personnel; and information technology contract professionals and full-time employees in the areas of platform systems integration to end-user technical and desktop support, including specialists in application development, networking and cloud, systems integration and deployment, database design and administration, and security and business continuity. The company also offers temporary and full-time employees in attorney, paralegal, legal administrative, and legal secretarial positions; and senior-level project professionals in the accounting and finance fields for financial systems conversions, expansion into new markets, business process re-engineering, business systems performance improvement, and post-merger financial consolidation. It is involved in serving professionals in the areas of creative, design, marketing, advertising, and public relations; and placing various positions, such as creative directors, graphics designers, web designers, media buyers, front end developers, copywriters, digital marketing managers, marketing analytics specialists, brand managers, and public relations specialists. The company provides internal audit, technology consulting, risk and compliance consulting, and business performance services. It serves clients and employment candidates. Robert Half International Inc. was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.Show more
  • Revenue $5.8B -9.3%
  • EBITDA $331M -41.6%
  • Net Income $252M -38.8%
  • EPS (Diluted) 2.44 -37.1%
  • Gross Margin 38.77% -3.7%
  • EBITDA Margin 5.71% -35.6%
  • Operating Margin 4.17% -43.0%
  • Net Margin 4.34% -32.5%
  • ROE 16.96% -34.9%
  • ROIC 16.67% -46.6%
  • Debt/Equity 0.17 +11.3%
  • Interest Coverage -
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 29.2%
  • ✓21 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Share count reduced 2.9% through buybacks
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 2.0x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Profits declining 11.2% over 5 years
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 19 (bottom 19%)
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y2.13%
5Y-0.93%
3Y-3.56%
TTM-7.27%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-1.94%
5Y-11.15%
3Y-25.09%
TTM-45.36%

EPS CAGR

10Y0.77%
5Y-8.95%
3Y-23.07%
TTM-43.8%

ROCE

10Y Avg42.51%
5Y Avg34.29%
3Y Avg33.14%
Latest14.44%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
RHIRobert Half International Inc.2.94B29.0311.90-9.33%2.85%12.09%12.06%0.17

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+5.09B5.25B5.27B5.8B6.07B5.11B6.46B7.24B6.39B5.8B
Revenue Growth %0.09%0.03%0%0.1%0.05%-0.16%0.26%0.12%-0.12%-0.09%
Cost of Goods Sold+2.98B3.09B3.1B3.39B3.55B3.1B3.77B4.14B3.82B3.55B
COGS % of Revenue0.58%0.59%0.59%0.58%0.58%0.61%0.58%0.57%0.6%0.61%
Gross Profit+2.11B2.16B2.16B2.41B2.53B2.01B2.7B3.09B2.58B2.25B
Gross Margin %0.42%0.41%0.41%0.42%0.42%0.39%0.42%0.43%0.4%0.39%
Gross Profit Growth %0.1%0.02%0%0.11%0.05%-0.2%0.34%0.15%-0.17%-0.13%
Operating Expenses+1.53B1.61B1.65B1.82B1.96B1.67B1.95B2.12B2.11B2B
OpEx % of Revenue0.3%0.31%0.31%0.31%0.32%0.33%0.3%0.29%0.33%0.35%
Selling, General & Admin1.53B1.61B1.65B1.82B1.96B1.67B1.95B2.12B2.11B2B
SG&A % of Revenue0.3%0.31%0.31%0.31%0.32%0.33%0.3%0.29%0.33%0.35%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses0000000000
Operating Income+580.48M553.22M515.72M587.22M566.83M346.57M744.75M976.75M467.47M241.47M
Operating Margin %0.11%0.11%0.1%0.1%0.09%0.07%0.12%0.13%0.07%0.04%
Operating Income Growth %0.17%-0.05%-0.07%0.14%-0.03%-0.39%1.15%0.31%-0.52%-0.48%
EBITDA+580.67M617.54M581.21M653.17M632.46M410.07M799.2M1.03B566.44M330.79M
EBITDA Margin %0.11%0.12%0.11%0.11%0.1%0.08%0.12%0.14%0.09%0.06%
EBITDA Growth %0.17%0.06%-0.06%0.12%-0.03%-0.35%0.95%0.28%-0.45%-0.42%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)192K64.31M65.49M65.95M65.63M63.5M54.45M49.06M98.97M89.31M
EBIT580.48M553.22M515.72M598.71M565.47M345.35M742.5M975.09M464.59M241.47M
Net Interest Income+550K888K1.8M4.38M5.13M1.34M197K8.01M23.97M22.12M
Interest Income550K888K1.8M4.38M5.13M1.34M197K8.01M23.97M22.12M
Interest Expense0000000000
Other Income/Expense550K888K1.8M2.68M58.68M75.31M59.03M-79.8M109.11M116.2M
Pretax Income+581.03M554.11M517.52M591.6M625.51M421.88M803.78M896.96M576.58M357.67M
Pretax Margin %0.11%0.11%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.08%0.12%0.12%0.09%0.06%
Income Tax+223.23M210.72M226.93M157.31M171.08M115.61M205.15M239.04M165.44M106.07M
Effective Tax Rate %0.62%0.62%0.56%0.73%0.73%0.73%0.74%0.73%0.71%0.7%
Net Income+357.8M343.39M290.58M434.29M454.43M306.28M598.63M657.92M411.15M251.6M
Net Margin %0.07%0.07%0.06%0.07%0.07%0.06%0.09%0.09%0.06%0.04%
Net Income Growth %0.17%-0.04%-0.15%0.49%0.05%-0.33%0.95%0.1%-0.38%-0.39%
Net Income (Continuing)357.8M343.39M290.58M434.29M454.43M306.28M598.63M657.92M411.15M251.6M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+2.692.672.333.573.902.705.366.033.882.44
EPS Growth %0.19%-0.01%-0.13%0.53%0.09%-0.31%0.99%0.13%-0.36%-0.37%
EPS (Basic)2.722.682.343.603.932.725.426.083.902.45
Diluted Shares Outstanding132.93M128.77M124.89M121.6M116.41M113.32M111.72M109.17M106.07M103.03M
Basic Shares Outstanding131.75M127.99M124.15M120.51M115.66M112.73M110.48M108.21M105.53M102.66M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.3%0.33%0.42%0.31%0.32%0.51%0.29%0.29%0.5%0.88%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+1.34B1.28B1.43B1.47B1.63B1.84B2.27B2.23B2.27B2.13B
Cash & Short-Term Investments217.73M260.2M294.75M276.58M270.48M574.43M619M658.63M731.74M537.58M
Cash Only217.73M260.2M294.75M276.58M270.48M574.43M619M658.63M731.74M537.58M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable704.64M703.23M732.4M794.45M832.8M714.16M984.69M1.02B860.87M772.28M
Days Sales Outstanding50.4848.8950.7649.9950.0451.0255.6251.3549.1548.64
Inventory350.78M0292.33M311.71M000000
Days Inventory Outstanding42.96-34.3933.56------
Other Current Assets268.78M320.81M404.71M349.7M441.21M497.99M595.33M482.7M605.48M755.37M
Total Non-Current Assets+359.28M493.74M435.58M429.49M682.56M714.69M683.81M735.48M744.7M724.98M
Property, Plant & Equipment142.91M161.51M144.89M125.18M369.41M372.5M322.2M311.69M318.06M317.95M
Fixed Asset Turnover35.65x32.51x36.35x46.34x16.44x13.72x20.05x23.22x20.10x18.23x
Goodwill208.58M209.79M210.88M209.96M210.36M223.06M222.85M237.81M237.97M237.18M
Intangible Assets4.51M3.67M4.95M3.15M1.75M5.59M3.33M5.32M2.43M1.22M
Long-Term Investments-145.68M-118.76M-74.87M-91.2M000000
Other Non-Current Assets3.29M118.76M74.87M91.2M00056.11M46.1M10.52M
Total Assets+1.7B1.78B1.87B1.9B2.31B2.56B2.95B2.96B3.01B2.85B
Asset Turnover2.99x2.95x2.82x3.05x2.63x2.00x2.19x2.44x2.12x2.03x
Asset Growth %0.03%0.04%0.05%0.02%0.21%0.11%0.15%0%0.02%-0.05%
Total Current Liabilities+655.55M679.9M747.9M819.54M940.69M1.05B1.36B1.22B1.24B1.29B
Accounts Payable148.11M135.54M83.48M118.58M123.84M130.77M158.19M146.18M132.09M166.96M
Days Payables Outstanding18.1416.019.8212.7712.7415.4215.3312.8812.6317.17
Short-Term Debt153K167K183K200K218K239K83.79M86.08M80.46M0
Deferred Revenue (Current)0000001000K1000K1000K0
Other Current Liabilities2.51M5.14M16.88M25.53M440.85M454.12M74.12M33.56M31.44M690.87M
Current Ratio2.05x1.89x1.91x1.80x1.73x1.76x1.67x1.83x1.83x1.66x
Quick Ratio1.51x1.89x1.52x1.42x1.73x1.76x1.67x1.83x1.83x1.66x
Cash Conversion Cycle75.3-75.3270.79------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+43.63M11.48M14.29M20.36M227.03M305.51M212.63M179.73M187.33M190.66M
Long-Term Debt1.01M840K657K457K239K00000
Capital Lease Obligations0000201.96M223.87M181.29M151.77M161.44M168.9M
Deferred Tax Liabilities0000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities10.71M10.64M13.64M19.91M24.83M81.64M31.34M27.96M25.89M21.76M
Total Liabilities699.18M691.37M762.19M839.9M1.17B1.35B1.57B1.4B1.42B1.48B
Total Debt+1.16M1.01M840K657K273.83M302.71M265.08M237.85M241.9M233.52M
Net Debt-216.57M-259.19M-293.91M-275.92M3.35M-271.71M-353.92M-420.77M-489.84M-304.06M
Debt / Equity0.00x0.00x0.00x0.00x0.24x0.25x0.19x0.15x0.15x0.17x
Debt / EBITDA0.00x0.00x0.00x0.00x0.43x0.74x0.33x0.23x0.43x0.71x
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.37x-0.42x-0.51x-0.42x0.01x-0.66x-0.44x-0.41x-0.86x-0.92x
Interest Coverage----------
Total Equity+1B1.09B1.11B1.06B1.14B1.21B1.38B1.57B1.59B1.38B
Equity Growth %0.02%0.08%0.02%-0.04%0.08%0.05%0.15%0.14%0.01%-0.13%
Book Value per Share7.558.448.858.749.8210.6412.3614.3714.9713.38
Total Shareholders' Equity1B1.09B1.11B1.06B1.14B1.21B1.38B1.57B1.59B1.38B
Common Stock131K128K124K119K115K113K111K108K105K102K
Retained Earnings34.47M84.56M37.03M036.07M29.94M167.66M318.51M266.17M24.89M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-10.29M-20.5M3.51M-16.11M-19.99M-4.73M-22.62M-43.62M-32.63M-65.14M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+438.24M442.08M452.99M572.32M519.63M596.53M603.14M683.75M636.88M410.47M
Operating CF Margin %0.09%0.08%0.09%0.1%0.09%0.12%0.09%0.09%0.1%0.07%
Operating CF Growth %0.29%0.01%0.02%0.26%-0.09%0.15%0.01%0.13%-0.07%-0.36%
Net Income357.8M343.39M290.58M434.29M454.43M306.28M598.63M657.92M411.15M251.6M
Depreciation & Amortization53.47M64.31M65.49M65.95M65.63M81.9M54.45M77.99M98.97M89.31M
Stock-Based Compensation41.29M42.7M42.19M44.95M48.3M52.49M55.93M57.66M61.14M63.45M
Deferred Taxes-8.58M-1.87M44.09M-15.88M-9.47M-13.15M-21.13M10.81M-16.57M-17.94M
Other Non-Cash Items3.24M7.37M8.02M11.91M-16.85M-95.84M-31.11M67.19M-99.11M-66.37M
Working Capital Changes-8.98M-13.82M2.61M31.1M-22.41M264.86M-53.63M-187.82M181.31M90.41M
Change in Receivables-75.75M-15.89M-17.04M-86.22M-48.46M127.74M-292.63M-65.63M156.27M66.95M
Change in Inventory-681.6M-622M-712.16M-626.47M65.59M0102.59M000
Change in Payables60.23M19.73M47.83M89.72M-9.2M1.1M52.61M3.73M-14.7M16.05M
Cash from Investing+-117.95M-112.23M-78.5M-88.51M-102.14M9.46M-87.61M-116.62M-112.25M-87.12M
Capital Expenditures-75.06M-82.96M-40.75M-42.48M-59.46M-33.38M-36.61M-61.12M-45.87M-56.32M
CapEx % of Revenue0.01%0.02%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-28.23M-27.08M-36.58M-46.02M-42.67M0-36.61M0-65.34M-30.54M
Cash from Financing+-368.55M-288.3M-352.89M-490.12M-423.37M-315.32M-458.59M-509.18M-460.54M-496.44M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-107.56M-114.16M-121M-136.42M-145.63M-155.94M-170.61M-189.29M-205.91M-220.41M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing10.29M2.04M00000000
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+363.18M359.13M412.24M529.84M460.17M563.15M566.52M622.63M591.01M354.15M
FCF Margin %0.07%0.07%0.08%0.09%0.08%0.11%0.09%0.09%0.09%0.06%
FCF Growth %0.31%-0.01%0.15%0.29%-0.13%0.22%0.01%0.1%-0.05%-0.4%
FCF per Share2.732.793.304.363.954.975.075.705.573.44
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.22x1.29x1.56x1.32x1.14x1.95x1.01x1.04x1.55x1.63x
Interest Paid285K266K278K233K232K577K548K368K315K272K
Taxes Paid212.67M219.41M190.95M137.15M191.52M128.32M219.73M217.93M168.49M143.62M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)36.07%32.85%26.51%40.05%41.18%26.08%46.29%44.61%26.05%16.96%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)58.78%51.4%47.21%55.1%43.96%24.99%56.98%67.36%31.22%16.67%
Gross Margin41.5%41.15%41.08%41.55%41.57%39.39%41.72%42.75%40.28%38.77%
Net Margin7.02%6.54%5.52%7.49%7.48%5.99%9.26%9.09%6.43%4.34%
Debt / Equity0.00x0.00x0.00x0.00x0.24x0.25x0.19x0.15x0.15x0.17x
FCF Conversion1.22x1.29x1.56x1.32x1.14x1.95x1.01x1.04x1.55x1.63x
Revenue Growth8.52%3.05%0.31%10.13%4.73%-15.89%26.47%12.02%-11.68%-9.33%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Contract Talent Solutions---------3.36B
Contract Talent Solutions Growth----------
Protiviti-------1.98B1.93B1.95B
Protiviti Growth---------2.55%1.09%
Permanent Placement Staffing421.41M419.31M439.21M511.99M533.43M370.11M569.92M725.15M567.49M487.2M
Permanent Placement Staffing Growth--0.50%4.75%16.57%4.19%-30.62%53.99%27.24%-21.74%-14.15%
Finance and Accounting-------3.19B2.81B-
Finance and Accounting Growth---------11.74%-
Administrative and Customer Support-------1.04B816.41M-
Administrative and Customer Support Growth---------21.70%-
Technology-------857.26M710.16M-
Technology Growth---------17.16%-
Permanent Placement Talent Solutions-------725.15M--
Permanent Placement Talent Solutions Growth----------
Temporary And Consultant Staffing3.93B4.03B4.01B4.33B4.41B3.48B4.04B---
Temporary And Consultant Staffing Growth-2.44%-0.39%7.97%1.88%-21.19%16.14%---
Accountemps---1.92B1.95B-1.87B---
Accountemps Growth----1.64%-----
Risk Consulting And Internal Audit Services742.68M804.31M816.53M957.72M1.13B1.26B1.85B---
Risk Consulting And Internal Audit Services Growth-8.30%1.52%17.29%17.87%11.75%46.86%---
OfficeTeam---1.06B1.04B-1.06B---
OfficeTeam Growth-----2.44%-----
Robert Half Management Resources---669.38M705.85M-894.33M---
Robert Half Management Resources Growth----5.45%-----
Robert Half Technology---682.89M722.53M-795.32M---
Robert Half Technology Growth----5.81%-----

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
UNITED STATES4.11B4.22B4.12B4.43B4.71B3.98B5.01B5.71B4.96B4.52B
UNITED STATES Growth-2.81%-2.34%7.57%6.20%-15.38%25.64%14.10%-13.22%-8.83%
Non-US989.92M1.03B1.15B1.37B1.37B1.12B1.45B1.53B1.44B1.28B
Non-US Growth-4.04%11.18%19.34%-0.06%-17.68%29.41%4.87%-5.93%-11.08%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.9x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) reported $5.46B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 45% increase from $3.78B in 2011.

Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) saw revenue decline by 9.3% over the past year.

Yes, Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) is profitable, generating $155.5M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (4.3% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) pays a dividend with a yield of 7.37%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) has a return on equity (ROE) of 17.0%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) generated $236.6M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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