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Administaff, Inc. (ASF)

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Professional employer organization that provides benefits and payroll administration, health and workers' compensation insurance programs, records management, employer liability management, employee recruiting, performance management and training.

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Industrials (718), Outsourcing Services (25), Cyclical (3415), Professional Services (54), Growth (1902), Small Cap (1645)
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Administaff, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $22.83
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:01 PM
Open: $22.84
Previous Close: $22.58
Daily Range: $22.73 - $23.28
52-Week Range: $18.04 - $30.65
Volume: 236,422
Market Cap: $584.81M
P/E Ratio: 19.30
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Administaff, Inc. (ASF)

Avatar HFInvestor (22.04) Submitted: 5/26/07 8:08 PM

Long-term revenue growth of 10+% and EPS of 15% possible. Very low market penetration = large opportunity. Near term gross profit shortfall due to non-recurring large WC/health care claims. Should normalize by Q207. Could also be acquired by a company like ADP (lots of room to rationalize cost struc...More

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Avatar Prodders (< 20) Submitted: 2/08/10 10:49 AM : Outperform Start Price: $22.07 ASF Score: 3.11

Will benefit as the job market stabilises and picks up a bit over the coming year.

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Avatar jerseytix (79.68) Submitted: 12/01/09 9:31 PM : Outperform Start Price: $22.36 ASF Score: 5.75

I think a 3-star rating is pretty accurate here...the numbers are good, but there's obviously some real concern on the demand side. Add on future cost increases coming as states replenish their unemployment funds and Lord knows what kind of health care taxes (or what Obama says aren't taxes) and there's some real concerns. I think it's priced reasonably well but with a 2.3% yield it's a nice safe play, and if we do get an upside surprise with hiring then ASF will be nicely positioned.

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Avatar SteakTip (58.91) Submitted: 8/06/09 9:15 PM : Outperform Start Price: $23.52 ASF Score: -9.67

Administaff is poised to reap the rewards of decreasing unemployment over the next few years.

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Avatar LongTermBull (93.25) Submitted: 5/30/09 5:17 AM : Outperform Start Price: $23.36 ASF Score: -24.39

The Company:
Has a strong brand name.
Strong management lead by one of the co-founders of the company.
Arnold Palmer as the face of the company.
HR is something that is a necessity for any business and targeting small and medium businesses allows owners to focus on other things rather than mundane HR stuff.

The Fundamentals:
200 million in the bank (~30% of market cap).
No debt.
Positive free cash flow since at least 2004.
12% insider holding.
P/FCF of 6.02
Buys back stock and pays dividends.

Valuation:
Short term there are probably rough times ahead for Administaff. But this is a solid company with a great brand name that should have no problem rebounding when times get better. A great value at this price.

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Avatar drey72 (76.40) Submitted: 1/07/09 4:29 PM : Outperform Start Price: $21.76 ASF Score: -16.10

No debt!

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