Kforce, Inc.
Description
Kforce Inc. provides professional staffing services and solutions in the United States. It operates through two segments, Technology, and Finance and Accounting (FA). The Technology segment provides talent solutions to its clients primarily in the areas of information technology, such as systems/applications architecture and development, data management and analytics, business and artificial intelligence, machine learning, project and program management, and network architecture and security. This segment serves clients in various industries comprising financial and business services, communications, insurance, retail, and technology industries. The FA businesses segment offers talent solutions to its clients in areas, including financial planning and analysis, business intelligence analysis, general accounting, transactional accounting, business and cost analysis, and taxation and treasury. It also provides consultants in lower skilled areas comprising loan servicing and support, customer and call center support, data entry, and other administrative roles. This segment serves clients in various industries, including financial and business services, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
About
Earnings
| Date | Estimate EPS | Actual EPS | Difference | % Surprise |
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| Oct 27, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 0.59 | — | — | — |
Earnings estimate
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Next Quarter
(Mar 2025)
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Next Year
(Dec 2025)
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| Number of analysts | — | 5 | — | 6 |
| Average estimate | — | 0.52 | — | 2.85 |
| Low estimate | — | 0.43 | — | 2.35 |
| High estimate | — | 0.65 | — | 3.30 |
| Last year EPS | — | 0.58 | — | 2.67 |
Growth estimates
Analyst Ratings
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2024 |
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
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Maintains | Hold | ▼ Lowers $68 → $58 |
| Oct 15, 2024 |
Sidoti & Co.
Marc Riddick
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Upgrade | Buy | Announces $71 |
| Apr 30, 2024 |
Baird
Mark Marcon
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Maintains | Outperform | ▼ Lowers $72 → $71 |
| Feb 6, 2024 |
Baird
Mark Marcon
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Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $62 → $72 |
| Jan 25, 2024 |
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
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Maintains | Hold | ▲ Raises $57 → $70 |
| Dec 1, 2023 |
Sidoti & Co.
Marc Riddick
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Downgrade | Neutral | — |
| Nov 2, 2023 |
UBS
Joshua Chan
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Maintains | Neutral | ▼ Lowers $65 → $63 |
| Oct 12, 2023 |
UBS
Joshua Chan
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $64 → $65 |
| Jun 1, 2023 |
UBS
Joshua Chan
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Initiates | Neutral | Announces $62 |
| May 9, 2023 |
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
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Maintains | Hold | ▼ Lowers $65 → $57 |
| May 9, 2023 |
Baird
Mark Marcon
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Maintains | Outperform | ▼ Lowers $70 → $65 |
| Nov 25, 2022 |
William Blair
Tim Mulrooney
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Downgrade | Market Perform | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 |
Baird
Mark Marcon
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Maintains | Outperform | ▼ Lowers $80 → $70 |
| Feb 8, 2022 |
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
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Maintains | Hold | ▲ Raises $70 → $80 |
| May 4, 2021 |
Credit Suisse
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $45 → $55 |
| Feb 9, 2021 |
Credit Suisse
Kevin Mcveigh
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $37 → $45 |
| Nov 3, 2020 |
Credit Suisse
Kevin Mcveigh
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $36 → $37 |
| Aug 11, 2020 |
Credit Suisse
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $32 → $36 |
| May 7, 2020 |
Credit Suisse
Kevin Mcveigh
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $26 → $32 |
| May 7, 2020 |
Baird
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Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $30 → $32 |
| Apr 3, 2020 |
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
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Maintains | Hold | ▼ Lowers $42 → $30 |
| Aug 10, 2018 |
Credit Suisse
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Initiates | Neutral | — |
| Jun 1, 2018 |
Northcoast Research
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Downgrade | Neutral | — |
| Feb 7, 2018 |
Baird
Mark Marcon
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Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $25 → $28 |
| Nov 6, 2017 |
Northcoast Research
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Upgrade | Buy | — |
| Oct 11, 2017 |
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
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Downgrade | Hold | — |
| Aug 2, 2017 |
Deutsche Bank
Kevin Mcveigh
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Maintains | Hold | ▼ Lowers $25 → $22 |
| Feb 24, 2017 |
Credit Suisse
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Downgrade | Neutral | — |
| Feb 8, 2017 |
Avondale Partners
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Upgrade | Outperform | — |
| Aug 18, 2016 |
Deutsche Bank
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Initiates | Hold | — |
Income statement
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal date | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 |
| Total reported revenue | 1.53B | 1.71B | 1.58B | 1.40B | 1.35B |
| Cost of revenue | 1.10B | 1.21B | 1.12B | 1.00B | 952.35M |
| Gross profit | 427.07M | 501.11M | 456.86M | 396.22M | 395.04M |
| Operating expense | |||||
| Research & development | — | — | — | — | — |
| Selling general and admin | 334.93M | 379.82M | 345.72M | 310.71M | 314.17M |
| Other operating expenses | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | 87.12M | 116.87M | 106.64M | 80.26M | 74.82M |
| Non operating interest income | |||||
| Income | — | — | — | — | — |
| Expense | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other income expense | -1.87M | -14.42M | -7.38M | -5.04M | -3.43M |
| Pretax income | 85.25M | 102.44M | 99.27M | 75.21M | 71.40M |
| Tax provision | 24.18M | 27.01M | 24.09M | 19.17M | 16.83M |
| Net income | 61.08M | 75.43M | 75.18M | 56.04M | 130.86M |
| Basic EPS | 3.13 | 3.68 | 3.50 | 2.53 | 5.71 |
| Diluted EPS | 3.13 | 3.68 | 3.50 | 2.53 | 5.50 |
| Basic average shares | 19.52M | 20.50M | 21.50M | 22.17M | 22.93M |
| Diluted average shares | 19.52M | 20.50M | 21.50M | 22.17M | 22.93M |
| EBITDA | 92.13M | 121.29M | 111.14M | 85.51M | 81.30M |
| Net income from continuing op. | 61.08M | 75.43M | 75.18M | 56.04M | 130.86M |
| Minority interests | — | — | — | — | — |
| Preferred stock dividends | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal date | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 |
| Total assets | 357.98M | 392.00M | 503.40M | 479.05M | 381.13M |
| Current assets | |||||
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash equivalents | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 119,000 | 121,000 | 96.99M | 103.49M | 19.83M |
| Other short term investments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | 233.43M | 269.50M | 265.32M | 228.37M | 217.93M |
| Other receivables | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inventory | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prepaid assets | — | — | 6.79M | 6.99M | 7.48M |
| Restricted cash | — | — | — | — | — |
| Assets held for sale | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hedging assets | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other current assets | 10.91M | 8.14M | 6.79M | 6.99M | 7.48M |
| Non current assets | |||||
| Properties | 14.37M | 17.10M | 15.40M | 16.84M | 18.34M |
| Land and improvements | — | — | — | 5.89M | 5.89M |
| Machinery furniture equipment | 11.19M | 10.72M | 10.99M | 12.40M | 15.21M |
| Construction in progress | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leases | 7.67M | 9.62M | 6.99M | 6.19M | 9.48M |
| Accumulated depreciation | -9.44M | -11.70M | -12.01M | -23.64M | -26.60M |
| Goodwill | 66.51M | 66.23M | 64.75M | 62.88M | 58.84M |
| Investment properties | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financial assets | — | — | — | — | — |
| Intangible assets | 16.43M | 16.15M | 14.67M | 12.80M | 8.76M |
| Investments and advances | — | — | 17.01M | 10.49M | 8.17M |
| Other non current assets | 48.26M | 42.48M | 53.22M | 48.19M | 45.60M |
| Total liabilities | 198.90M | 209.81M | 315.00M | 299.11M | 213.86M |
| Current liabilities | |||||
| Accounts payable | 42.84M | 49.60M | 40.24M | 20.18M | 20.27M |
| Accrued expenses | 37.76M | 49.11M | 89.38M | 58.25M | 54.91M |
| Short term debt | 3.59M | 4.58M | 6.34M | 5.52M | 5.69M |
| Deferred revenue | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax payable | 2.33M | 8.33M | 23.73M | 22.81M | 1.87M |
| Pensions | 426,000 | 749,000 | 746,000 | 1.11M | 1.07M |
| Other current liabilities | — | — | 22,000 | 300,000 | 1.17M |
| Non current liabilities | |||||
| Long term debt | 53.88M | 41.98M | 111.92M | 114.69M | 79.63M |
| Provision for risks and charges | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deferred liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derivative product liabilities | — | — | — | 1.77M | 179,000 |
| Other non current liabilities | 24,000 | 3,000 | 22,000 | 19.35M | 651,000 |
| Shareholders equity | |||||
| Common stock | 734,000 | 732,000 | 730,000 | 726,000 | 722,000 |
| Retained earnings | 525.22M | 492.76M | 442.60M | 388.65M | 350.55M |
| Other shareholders equity | — | 6,000 | 621,000 | -4.42M | -1.53M |
| Total shareholders equity | 159.08M | 182.20M | 188.41M | 179.94M | 167.26M |
| Additional paid in capital | 527.29M | 507.73M | 488.04M | 472.38M | 459.55M |
| Treasury stock | 894.16M | 819.04M | 743.58M | 677.39M | 642.02M |
| Minority interest | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash flow statement
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | |
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| Operating Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | 61.08M | 75.43M | 75.18M | 56.04M | 130.86M | 57.98M | 33.29M | 32.77M | 42.82M | 26.32M | 10.79M | -50.12M | 27.16M | 20.63M | 12.87M | -91.44M | 40.37M | 32.52M | 22.32M | 25.01M | 5.12M | -47.03M | -12.09M | -283,000 | -23.50M | 15.40M | 22.10M | 12.50M | 3.00M | -600,000 |
| Depreciation | 5.01M | 4.43M | 4.50M | 5.26M | 6.48M | 8.27M | 8.51M | 8.80M | 9.85M | 10.06M | 9.85M | 10.86M | 12.69M | 12.61M | 11.67M | 13.82M | 15.13M | 13.58M | 10.08M | 6.47M | 4.37M | 9.89M | 17.33M | 18.44M | 14.50M | 9.50M | 5.80M | 3.20M | 500,000 | 200,000 |
| Deferred Taxes | 1.65M | 3.08M | 2.43M | -2.30M | -49,000 | 989,000 | 12.24M | 2.01M | 2.38M | 491,000 | 1.17M | -17.14M | 653,000 | 2.53M | 2.52M | -16.39M | 6.18M | 18.60M | 14.95M | -12.79M | — | 363,000 | 488,000 | -865,000 | 300,000 | -2.70M | -900,000 | -700,000 | -100,000 | -300,000 |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 17.75M | 17.66M | 14.00M | 11.60M | 9.91M | 8.80M | 7.60M | 6.71M | 5.82M | 3.03M | 2.57M | 25.74M | 11.98M | 6.04M | 6.37M | 11.74M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 4.79M | -14.14M | 4.62M | 6.56M | 7.34M | 350,000 | 1.26M | 279,000 | 629,000 | -896,000 | 347,000 | -1.65M | 2.12M | -813,000 | 5.41M | -150,000 | 8.06M | -4.92M | 571,000 | 2.25M | — | — | — | -5.09M | 100,000 | -100,000 | -100,000 | 200,000 | — | 100,000 |
| Accounts Receivable | 35.30M | -4.05M | -36.96M | -12.86M | -5.36M | -10.85M | -20.54M | -8.05M | 7.01M | -35.93M | -34.04M | 2.80M | -19.91M | -27.80M | 9.69M | 31.64M | -32.85M | -8.07M | 1.96M | -13.43M | 1.76M | 16.51M | 41.16M | -20.49M | -8.20M | -33.40M | -34.80M | -24.40M | -4.40M | — |
| Accounts Payable | — | — | — | — | — | 3.93M | -1.54M | -1.92M | 1.79M | 5.65M | -12.47M | 10.91M | -4.58M | 5.69M | -2.76M | -318,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Assets & Liabilities | -22.27M | 11.10M | -1.84M | 16.00M | -13.97M | 18.67M | -14.50M | -634,000 | 3.01M | -2.34M | 26,000 | -1.45M | -3.03M | 1.88M | 990,000 | 9.30M | 11.75M | 2.44M | 2.57M | -434,000 | 2.88M | -5.05M | -16.20M | 35.38M | -35.00M | 15.30M | 15.40M | 4.70M | -100,000 | 100,000 |
| Operating Cash Flow | 103.31M | 93.50M | 61.91M | 80.29M | 135.22M | 88.13M | 26.32M | 39.96M | 73.31M | 6.38M | -21.77M | -20.05M | 27.09M | 20.77M | 46.77M | -41.79M | 48.63M | 54.16M | 52.44M | 7.08M | 14.13M | -25.32M | 30.68M | 27.09M | -51.80M | 4.00M | 7.50M | -4.50M | -1.10M | -500,000 |
| Investing Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital Expenditures | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -8.51M | -10.90M | -6.37M | -5.29M | -3.60M | -1.05M | -596,000 | -6.37M | -6.41M | -22.60M | -35.40M | -57.10M | -20.60M | -1.30M | -100,000 |
| Net Intangibles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Acquisitions | 5.06M | -500,000 | -9.00M | -4.00M | -9.00M | — | — | — | — | 115.28M | — | 55.45M | — | — | -109,000 | -26.37M | 339,000 | -136.73M | -2.90M | -28.01M | — | — | -3.52M | -1.22M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Purchase of Investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -3.35M | -4.59M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -10.00M | -1.90M | — | -7.70M | — |
| Sale of Investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.00M | — | 800,000 | 7.00M | — | — |
| Investing Cash Flow | 2.90M | -6.17M | 14.74M | -452,000 | 113.54M | 1.00M | 1.00M | — | -36,000 | 116.55M | -402,000 | 58.25M | -3.60M | 1.98M | -5.54M | -39.44M | -14.39M | -144.14M | -9.53M | -32.73M | -1.05M | 70,000 | -9.84M | -10.84M | -11.00M | -48.80M | -59.70M | -14.00M | -8.90M | -100,000 |
| Financing Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-Term Debt Issuance | 594.40M | 38.20M | — | 35.00M | 80.10M | 450.40M | 1.04B | 937.08M | 604.67M | 684.43M | 591.69M | 241.97M | 488.47M | 448.49M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Long-Term Debt Payments | -578.40M | -112.60M | — | — | -86.90M | -495.12M | -1.03B | -906.01M | -617.53M | -653.70M | -550.08M | -270.50M | -449.77M | -440.67M | -321.56M | -410.25M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Financing Charges | -19,000 | -51,000 | -1.37M | -1.18M | -2.22M | -2.04M | -3.81M | -205,000 | 1.39M | -1.90M | -1.52M | -419,000 | -782,000 | -756,000 | 899,000 | 57,000 | -2.90M | 199,000 | — | — | — | -958,000 | — | — | 100,000 | -100,000 | -100,000 | -300,000 | -300,000 | 100,000 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -86.61M | -173.39M | -87.70M | 16.42M | -69.98M | 366.58M | 1.01B | 909.49M | 542.18M | 598.71M | 598.67M | 133.46M | 466.74M | 451.98M | -357.79M | -457.85M | 1.22M | 5.24M | -3.77M | 205,000 | 728,000 | -7.93M | -14.38M | -65.95M | -13.20M | 6.20M | 89.60M | 71.60M | 11.10M | 100,000 |
| Other Cash Details | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| End Cash Position | 119,000 | 121,000 | 96.99M | 103.49M | 19.83M | 112,000 | 379,000 | 1.48M | 1.50M | 1.24M | 875,000 | 1.38M | 939,000 | 1.06M | 2.81M | 660,000 | 1.08M | 1.59M | 37.10M | 363,000 | 13.72M | 1.05M | 255,000 | 1.87M | 7.90M | 68.80M | 101.70M | — | — | — |
| Income Tax Paid | 28.62M | 16.58M | 24.28M | 21.74M | 24.94M | 13.44M | 24.33M | 21.32M | 25.40M | 52.57M | 14.79M | 14.46M | 8.75M | 13.35M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Paid | 897,000 | 885,000 | 2.45M | 2.57M | 1.48M | 3.81M | 3.52M | 2.10M | 1.61M | 1.05M | 800,000 | 554,000 | 838,000 | 739,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free Cash Flow | 83.70M | 82.70M | 66.46M | 102.68M | 56.26M | 82.55M | 23.49M | 27.40M | 62.40M | -31.59M | -7.68M | 50.13M | 24.75M | -9.16M | 38.85M | 80.82M | 37.35M | 45.52M | 46.14M | 3.85M | 11.73M | 14.25M | 34.53M | 21.90M | -49.50M | -24.50M | -44.50M | -21.50M | -3.00M | -100,000 |
Top Institutional Holders
| Holder | Date Reported | Shares | Value | % Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | Sep 30, 2024 | 623,413 | 33.54M | 3.27% |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | Nov 30, 2024 | 516,332 | 27.78M | 2.71% |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | Sep 30, 2024 | 461,528 | 24.83M | 2.42% |
| Schwab Strategic Tr-Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | Nov 30, 2024 | 446,358 | 24.01M | 2.34% |
| Virtus Equity Tr-Virtus KAR Small Cap Core Fd | Sep 30, 2024 | 436,052 | 23.46M | 2.29% |
| Fidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund | Oct 31, 2024 | 434,627 | 23.38M | 2.28% |
| Fidelity Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund | Nov 30, 2024 | 351,356 | 18.90M | 1.84% |
| Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund | Sep 30, 2024 | 311,957 | 16.78M | 1.63% |
| Capitol Ser Tr-Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small Cap Equity Fd | Sep 30, 2024 | 270,263 | 14.54M | 1.42% |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | Sep 30, 2024 | 264,315 | 14.22M | 1.39% |
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