Should You Consider Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE:RHI)?

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Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE:RHI) is a stock with outstanding fundamental characteristics. When we build an investment case, we need to look at the stock with a holistic perspective. In the case of RHI, it is a financially-healthy , dividend-paying company with a an impressive track record of performance. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my broad commentary, read the full report on Robert Half International here.

Flawless balance sheet with solid track record and pays a dividend

In the previous year, RHI has ramped up its bottom line by 49%, with its latest earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. The strong earnings growth is reflected in impressive double-digit 39% return to shareholders, which is an notable feat for the company. RHI’s ability to maintain an adequate level of cash to meet upcoming liabilities is a good sign for its financial health. This implies that RHI manages its cash and cost levels well, which is an important determinant of the company’s health. RHI’s has produced operating cash levels of 730x total debt over the past year, which implies that RHI’s management has put its borrowings into good use by generating enough cash to cover a sufficient portion of borrowings.

NYSE:RHI Income Statement Export February 4th 19
NYSE:RHI Income Statement Export February 4th 19

Income investors would also be happy to know that RHI is a great dividend company, with a current yield standing at 1.8%. RHI has also been regularly increasing its dividend payments to shareholders over the past decade.

NYSE:RHI Historical Dividend Yield February 4th 19
NYSE:RHI Historical Dividend Yield February 4th 19

Next Steps:

For Robert Half International, I’ve put together three fundamental aspects you should look at:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for RHI’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for RHI’s outlook.

  2. Valuation: What is RHI worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether RHI is currently mispriced by the market.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of RHI? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.

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