Provides temporary staffing services across various industries. Offers direct-hire placement services. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.
This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 0.1× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 69% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 26% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
The stock trades 37% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 55 buys and 32 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.30 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $254.1M against $4.3B in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts less than a year. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, KELYA sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: KELYA’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.