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Robert Half (Robert Half) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.02% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Robert Half Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, Robert Half's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.02%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of Robert Half's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Robert Half's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Robert Half's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Robert Half's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Robert Half's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



Robert Half Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=-8.33

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.02%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For non-financial companies, CASHMTA is measured as:

CASHMTA=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities / Market Total Assets

4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


Robert Half  (NYSE:RHI) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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Robert Half (Robert Half) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2884 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
Founded in 1948, Robert Half provides temporary, permanent, and outcome-based staffing for both in-person and remote positions in the finance and accounting, technology, legal, marketing, and administrative fields. Its subsidiary consulting arm, Protiviti, specializes in technology, risk, auditing, and compliance matters. The firm generates most of its sales inside the U.S. and stands as one of the largest specialized firms in the highly fragmented U.S. staffing industry. The firm generates annual revenue of around $7 billion.
Executives
Robert W Glass officer: Executive Vice President
Marc Morial director 142 IRVING AVENUE, S. ORANGE NJ 07079
Dirk A Kempthorne director 1735 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Joseph A Tarantino officer: President and CEO, Protiviti 2884 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Marnie Huss Wilking director 5611 E HILLERY DR, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Paul F Gentzkow officer: President & CEO Staffing 2884 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Messmer Harold M Jr director, officer: Executive Chairman
Barbara J Novogradac director C/O ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC., 2884 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Robert J Pace director C/O ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC., 2884 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Julia Lynn Coronado director C/O DYNEX CAPITAL, INC., 4991 LAKE BROOK DRIVE, SUITE 100, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Frederick A Richman director C/O ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC., 2884 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
M Keith Waddell director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Michael C Buckley officer: Executive Vice President & CFO C/O ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC, 5720 STONERIDGE DR STE 3, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Steven Karel officer: Vice President and Secretary 2884 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Edward W Gibbons director C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC, 9330 BALVOA AVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123