Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) on Decifer

Why it ranks here

• It earns strong returns on the money it puts to work, around 24% and it turns most of its profit into real cash.
• Revenue is growing about 7% a year and profits grew 9% over the past year.
• It keeps a high share of every sale as profit, and that has stayed steady over the years, a sign of real pricing power.
• and has the balance sheet to fund its growth.
• It is not watering down its owners with new shares and it returns cash to shareholders.

The current read

The evidence on ADP lines up on the supportive side: the intelligence feed flags this name as connected to what is moving markets now. The independent signals we track are telling the same story.

Themes

• Human Capital Management Cloud: Rising regulatory/payroll complexity and the shift to cloud delivery are pushing employers to outsource HR and payroll to integrated HCM platforms.

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