What does the company do?
Paychex, Inc. is a provider of payroll, human resource and benefits outsourcing solutions for small to medium-sized businesses. As of May 31, 2009, the Company serviced approximately 554,000 clients. As of May 31, 2009, it serviced approximately 1,600 clients in Germany through its offices. It offers a portfolio of services and products that allow its clients to meet their diverse payroll and human resource needs. These include payroll processing, payroll tax administration services, employee payment services, regulatory compliance services (new-hire reporting and garnishment processing), human resource outsourcing services, retirement services administration, health and benefits services, workers’ compensation insurance services, time and attendance solutions and other human resource services and products. In October 2009, the Company announced the sale of Stromberg, a time and attendance company serving mid- to large-sized businesses, to Kronos Incorporated.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Paychex Inc one-year sales: 2.05 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Staffing & Outsourcing Services group: -49.03% - Paychex Inc one-year income: 508.46 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Staffing & Outsourcing Services group: 142.07%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 2.05 Bil | 4.02 Bil | | Income | 508.46 Mil | 210.04 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Paychex Inc one-year sales growth: -6.30%.
Difference from the average for the Staffing & Outsourcing Services group: 12.40 pct. pts. - Paychex Inc one-year income growth: -16.90%.
Difference from the average for the Staffing & Outsourcing Services group: 14.10 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -6.30% | -18.70% | | Income Growth | -16.90% | -31.00% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Paychex Inc one-year net profit margin: 24.8%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -2.1 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Staffing & Outsourcing Services group: 15.5 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | 24.8% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 26.9% | | Industry | 9.3% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Paychex Inc debt/equity ratio: 0.00.
Average debt/equity ratio for the Staffing & Outsourcing Services group: 0.09.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.00 | 0.09 |
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