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MetricTNETTRINET GROUP, INC.PCTYPaylocity Holding CorpKFYKORN FERRYRHIROBERT HALF INC.Median of the restexcluding TNET
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$71.03▲ 0.20 (0.28%)
$177.67▲ 8.34 (4.93%)
$73.07▲ 0.03 (0.04%)
$34.64▲ 0.79 (2.33%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/109.0/107.3/104.7/107.3/10
Market value$3.37B$9.46B$3.67B$3.50B
Revenue$5.01B$1.65B$2.94B$5.38B
Profit$155.0M$269.7M$277.4M$133.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-0.9%12.2%6.4%-7.2%6.4%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—74.2%—37.2%55.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—23.4%12.8%1.4%12.8%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.3.1%16.3%9.4%2.5%9.4%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.4.7%30.1%11.0%5.0%11.0%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.287.0%22.1%14.1%10.4%14.1%
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.—26.1%21.0%6.4%21.0%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.21.71x35.09x13.23x26.34x26.34x
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.—18.63x6.28x—12.45x
Price to book62.32x7.75x1.86x2.75x2.75x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.69.31x3.00x1.06x1.24x1.24x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/87/98/84/87.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.not reportedgreysafesafe

How TNET compares with the others

  • TNET's profit margin of 3.1% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (9.4%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -0.9% against 6.4%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 21.7x against 26.3x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 69.3x 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.