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Kelly Services (Kelly Services) Altman Z-Score : 3.24 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Kelly Services Altman Z-Score?

The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.24 is strong.

Kelly Services has a Altman Z-Score of 3.24, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z-Score is strong.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kelly Services's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

KELYA' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.91   Med: 3.71   Max: 4.27
Current: 3.24

During the past 13 years, Kelly Services's highest Altman Z-Score was 4.27. The lowest was 2.91. And the median was 3.71.


Kelly Services Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kelly Services's Altman Z-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kelly Services Altman Z-Score Chart

Kelly Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.71 2.91 3.01 2.95 3.21

Kelly Services Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.95 3.12 3.09 3.17 3.21

Competitive Comparison of Kelly Services's Altman Z-Score

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Kelly Services's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-Score 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.


Kelly Services's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Kelly Services's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kelly Services's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Kelly Services Altman Z-Score Calculation

Altman Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

Kelly Services's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*0.235+1.4*0.481+3.3*0.0109+0.6*0.6284+1.0*1.8731
=3.24

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $2,582 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,627 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,020 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $1,242 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 4.9 + 1.7 + 5.6 + 12.7 = $25 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.8 + -1 + -0.6 + -0.8 = $-3 Mil.
Revenue was 1232.2 + 1118 + 1217.2 + 1268.3 = $4,836 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $835 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $1,328 Mil.

* Note that for stock reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data.

X1=Working Capital/Total Assets
=(Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities)/Total Assets
=(1626.6 - 1019.9)/2581.6
=0.235

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=1241.7/2581.6
=0.481

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(24.9 - -3.2)/2581.6
=0.0109

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=834.501/1327.9
=0.6284

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=4835.7/2581.6
=1.8731

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

Kelly Services has a Altman Z-Score of 3.24 indicating it is in Safe Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.


Kelly Services  (NAS:KELYA) Altman Z-Score Explanation

X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.

X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.

X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.

X4, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

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Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Kelly Services (Kelly Services) Business Description

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Address
999 West Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI, USA, 48084
Kelly Services Inc is a provider of workforce solutions and consulting and staffing services. The company's operations are divided into five business segments namely Professional & Industrial, Science, Engineering & Technology, Education, Outsourcing & Consulting, and International. Other than OCG, each segment delivers talent through staffing services, permanent placement or outcome-based services. OCG segment delivers talent solutions including managed service provider, payroll process outsourcing, recruitment process outsourcing, and talent advisory services. International also delivers RPO talent solutions within its local markets. Majority of revenue is derived from Professional & Industrial.
Executives
Tammy L Browning officer: Senior Vice President 999 WEST BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48084-4716
Timothy L Dupree officer: Senior Vice President 999 WEST BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48084-4716
Daniel H Malan officer: Senior Vice President 999 WEST BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48084-4716
Olivier Thirot officer: Senior Vice President 999 WEST BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY MI 48084
Donald R Parfet director C/O 350 E MICHIGAN AVENUE STE 500, APJOHN GROUP LLC, KALAMAZOO MI 49007
Darren Simons officer: SVP and Chief Digital Officer 999 W. BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY MI 48084-4716
Amala Duggirala director PO BOX 10247, BIRMINGHAM AL 35202-0247
Inamarie Johnson director 1019 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Terrence B Larkin director 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Jane E Dutton director 701 TAPPAN STREET, ANN ARBOR MI 49101-1234
James H Bradley officer: Senior Vice President 999 WEST BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48084-4716
Vanessa Peterson Williams officer: General Counsel 999 WEST BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY MI 48084-4716
Leslie A Murphy director 4811 S CHIPPING GLEN, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
George S Corona officer: Executive Vice President 2653 TOWER HILL, ROCHESTER HILLS MI 48306
James Polehna officer: VP and Corporate Secretary 999 WEST BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY MI 48084