KORN FERRY vs MANPOWERGROUP INC., two Staffing Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KFY and MAN diverge most: on net margin, KFY reads 9.4% and MAN reads 0.6%; on p/s, KFY reads 1.31 and MAN reads 0.13. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What KFY's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What MAN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | KFY | MAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $71.59 | $52.80 |
| Market cap | $3.9B | $2.5B |
| Sector | Staffing Services | Staffing Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -4.3% |
| P/E | 13.6 | — |
| P/B | 1.95 | 1.19 |
| P/S | 1.31 | 0.13 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.3 | 10.2 |
| Revenue growth | +6.9% | +6.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 16.1% |
| Operating margin | 12.2% | 2.3% |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 0.6% |
| Return on equity | 14.0% | 5.0% |
| Return on assets | 7.3% | 1.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.8% | 5.3% |
| FCF yield | 8.2% | 2.8% |
| Dividend yield | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.20 | 0.50 |
| Current ratio | 2.37 | 1.04 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.11 | 8.94 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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