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Robert Half (Robert Half) Altman Z-Score

: 6.42 (As of Today)
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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 6.42 is strong.

Robert Half has a Altman Z-Score of 6.42, 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 Robert Half's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

RHI' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.07   Med: 8.8   Max: 11.48
Current: 6.42

During the past 13 years, Robert Half's highest Altman Z-Score was 11.48. The lowest was 6.07. And the median was 8.80.


Robert Half Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Robert Half'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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Robert Half Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.64 6.07 8.25 7.44 7.20

Robert Half 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.44 7.98 7.00 6.70 7.20

Competitive Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Robert Half'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.


Robert Half Altman Z-Score Distribution

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

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



Robert Half 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.

Robert Half'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*0.3527+1.4*0.0884+3.3*0.1915+0.6*5.1945+1.0*2.1232
=6.42

* 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 $3,011 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,297 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,235 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $266 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 120.131 + 136.343 + 151.211 + 168.898 = $577 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Revenue was 1472.892 + 1563.812 + 1639.478 + 1716.335 = $6,393 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $7,389 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $1,422 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
=(2297.139 - 1235.111)/3010.789
=0.3527

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=266.169/3010.789
=0.0884

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(576.583 - 0)/3010.789
=0.1915

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=7388.794/1422.438
=5.1945

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=6392.517/3010.789
=2.1232

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Robert Half has a Altman Z-Score of 6.42 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.


Robert Half  (NYSE:RHI) 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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Robert Half (Robert Half) Business Description

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