H&R Block

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H&R Block is a company that provides customers with assisted income tax return preparation, digital do-it-yourself (DIY) tax solutions, and other services and products related to income tax return preparation. The company offers assisted income tax return preparation and related services through a system of retail offices operated directly by the company or by franchisees. It also develops and markets DIY income tax preparation software online, as well as through third-party retail stores and direct mail; and provides DIY tax services, including preparation of federal and state income tax returns, access to tax tips, advice and tax-related news, use of calculators for tax planning, and error checking and electronic filing.

TypePublic
Founded1955
HQKansas City, MO, USMap
Websitehrblock.com
Employee Ratings3.6More
Overall CultureB-More
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Employees (est.) (Apr 2020)3,500(+13%)
Job Openings1,134
Revenue (FY, 2020)$2.6 B(-14%)
Share Price (Jun 2021)$25.8(+3%)
Cybersecurity ratingBMore

Key People/Management at H&R Block

Jeffrey J. Jones II

Jeffrey J. Jones II

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert A. Gerard

Robert A. Gerard

Chairman of the Board
Tony Bowen

Tony Bowen

Chief Financial Officer
Paul J. Brown

Paul J. Brown

Director
Sean Cohan

Sean Cohan

Director
Richard A. Johnson

Richard A. Johnson

Director
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H&R Block Office Locations

H&R Block has offices in Kansas City, Thornleigh, Calgary and Seoul
Kansas City, MO, US (HQ)
One H and R Block Way, Kansas City
Thornleigh, AU
1/265 Pennant Hills Rd
Calgary, CA
2600-700 2 St SW
Seoul, KR
5th floor, 153 Itaewon-ro, Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu
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H&R Block Financials and Metrics

H&R Block Revenue

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H&R Block's revenue was reported to be $2.64 b in FY, 2020
USD

Revenue (Q3, 2021)

244.7m

Market capitalization (8-Jun-2021)

4.6b

Closing stock price (8-Jun-2021)

25.8

Cash (31-Jan-2021)

280.2m

EV

7.1b
H&R Block's current market capitalization is $4.6 b.
Annual
USDFY, 2010FY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Revenue

3.9b3.8b2.9b2.9b3.0b3.1b3.0b3.0b3.2b3.1b2.6b

Revenue growth, %

(1%)0%4%

Cost of goods sold

2.5b2.4b1.7b1.6b1.6b1.6b1.7b1.6b1.7b1.8b1.7b

Gross profit

1.4b1.4b1.2b1.3b1.4b1.4b1.4b1.4b1.4b1.3b927.4m
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2011Q2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020Q1, 2021Q3, 2021

Revenue

274.5m322.9m851.5m267.6m129.2m663.3m96.5m137.3m472.0m127.2m134.3m199.8m133.6m134.6m509.1m137.7m128.4m474.5m125.2m131.3m451.9m137.8m140.9m488.4m145.2m148.9m468.4m150.4m160.8m519.2m601.0m244.7m

Cost of goods sold

368.0m393.0m635.2m357.0m227.6m455.2m193.4m212.0m377.6m210.1m220.9m363.5m211.5m221.7m394.7m213.5m226.4m392.5m211.1m225.7m388.8m227.7m240.0m416.6m221.6m250.8m421.0m229.4m253.2m462.5m315.0m

Gross profit

(93.5m)(70.1m)216.3m(89.4m)(98.4m)208.0m(96.9m)(74.7m)94.4m(82.9m)(86.5m)(163.8m)(77.9m)(87.1m)114.4m(75.8m)(98.0m)82.0m(85.9m)(94.4m)63.1m(89.9m)(99.2m)71.8m(76.4m)(101.9m)47.4m(79.0m)(92.4m)56.7m286.0m

Gross profit Margin, %

(34%)(22%)25%(33%)(76%)31%(100%)(54%)20%(65%)(64%)(82%)(58%)(65%)22%(55%)(76%)17%(69%)(72%)14%(65%)(70%)15%(53%)(68%)10%(53%)(57%)11%48%
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Annual
USDFY, 2010FY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Cash

1.8b1.7b1.9b1.7b2.2b2.0b896.8m1.0b1.5b1.6b2.7b

Accounts Receivable

518.0m492.3m193.9m206.8m191.6m168.0m153.1m162.8m146.8m139.0m133.2m

Prepaid Expenses

314.7m390.1m198.3m70.3m66.6m65.7m69.0m146.7m80.5m

Current Assets

2.6b2.5b2.5b2.5b3.1b3.0b1.2b1.3b1.9b2.0b3.1b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2011Q2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020Q1, 2021Q3, 2021

Cash

1.1b959.7m1.5b1.0b572.6m1.2b939.9m1.3b418.4m1.2b790.8m437.4m1.4b627.5m1.3b1.3b360.7m189.5m306.9m232.5m221.2m551.6m181.0m187.4m979.1m600.8m203.2m607.7m245.3m192.3m2.6b280.2m

Accounts Receivable

376.9m416.3m1.4b329.4m128.1m1.0b116.4m124.5m949.2m121.3m131.7m677.2m122.3m107.7m777.5m103.2m94.8m829.8m103.4m104.8m787.9m91.0m77.8m791.6m70.6m61.3m758.2m76.1m74.7m819.9m97.2m563.1m

Prepaid Expenses

230.6m318.3m282.9m331.0m356.7m225.7m345.2m264.7m285.5m260.8m81.0m80.5m101.2m74.9m73.6m85.6m74.8m85.2m149.3m85.3m87.7m134.8m105.1m105.1m120.2m93.5m196.1m

Current Assets

1.8b1.7b3.3b1.7b1.7b2.5b1.4b1.7b1.7b1.7b1.2b1.5b2.3b1.5b2.8b2.1b726.7m1.2b608.4m703.5m1.2b833.9m444.6m1.3b1.3b891.0m1.2b946.7m601.4m1.3b3.0b1.2b
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Annual
USDFY, 2010FY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Net Income

479.2m406.1m265.9m433.9m475.2m473.7m374.3m408.9m613.1m422.5m(7.5m)

Depreciation and Amortization

126.9m121.6m103.6m92.4m115.6m159.8m173.6m182.2m183.3m166.7m169.5m

Accounts Payable

(305.0k)(111.7m)(45.1m)(37.0m)34.5m681.0k16.7m(30.5m)32.6m54.8m(124.0m)

Cash From Operating Activities

587.5m512.5m362.0m497.1m809.6m626.6m544.6m552.2m850.0m606.5m109.0m
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2011Q2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020Q1, 2021Q3, 2021

Net Income

(130.7m)(239.7m)(252.5m)(175.1m)(316.8m)(320.2m)(107.4m)(212.7m)(230.4m)(115.2m)(244.7m)(326.4m)(123.7m)(269.9m)(374.4m)(130.6m)(284.1m)(529.8m)(152.7m)(328.9m)(455.4m)(150.2m)(338.2m)(467.9m)91.3m(365.5m)

Depreciation and Amortization

6.9m14.2m21.6m21.0m33.1m50.9m16.3m34.2m54.3m16.8m82.4m127.7m41.3m87.0m132.2m43.6m88.4m136.9m40.4m81.9m126.0m38.6m81.3m125.4m39.5m117.2m

Accounts Payable

(79.9m)(32.2m)(98.8m)(99.4m)(33.6m)(66.7m)(85.8m)(36.6m)(99.7m)(120.9m)(47.5m)(284.6m)(267.3m)(166.2m)(123.0m)(37.6m)

Cash From Operating Activities

(348.3m)(548.0m)(1.5b)(394.5m)(582.6m)(1.4b)(373.1m)(567.0m)(1.3b)(318.7m)(492.4m)(1.1b)(381.6m)(627.6m)(1.2b)(378.2m)(602.7m)(1.4b)(458.0m)(720.4m)(1.4b)(409.1m)(648.5m)(1.4b)(375.6m)(627.7m)(1.3b)(483.8m)(693.3m)(1.5b)(20.5m)(908.7m)
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USDFY, 2010

Financial Leverage

3.6 x
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H&R Block Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

Company NameDateDeal Size
WaveJune 12, 2019$405 m

H&R Block Revenue Breakdown

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H&R Block revenue breakdown by business segment: 5.4% from Revenues from Refund Transfers, 7.8% from U.S. Royalties, 61.6% from U.S. Assisted Tax Preparation Fees, 7.2% from International Revenues, 7.7% from U.S. DIY Tax Preparation Fees and 10.3% from Other

H&R Block Cybersecurity Score

Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

B

86/100

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H&R Block Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Ratings

CSRHub ESG ratingPremium dataset

50-59

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H&R Block Online and Social Media Presence

H&R Block's Trends

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H&R Block Company Culture

  • Overall Culture

    B-

    68/100

  • CEO Rating

    B

    70/100

  • Compensation

    D+

    56/100

  • Diversity

    B

    71/100

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H&R Block Blogs

June 10, 2021

H&R Block builds on momentum to accelerate its transformation strategy, Block Horizons 2025

Company announces changes across the organization; aligns business with three strategic imperatives KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Following strong performance in the 2021 tax season, with its largest market share gains in more than a decade, H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) is announcing changes across the company to…
June 09, 2021

Learn about tax write-offs and the tax benefits of using them

When filing your taxes, there are ways to minimize your taxable income — commonly known as a tax write off. While, many people have heard of tax write-offs they may not be sure how to take them. Tune in as we explore the answers to “what’s a write-off?” and “what to write-off on taxes?” What’s […] T…
June 02, 2021

IRS Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN): Why it’s important your tax pro have one

Acronyms and jargon are common when it comes to taxes. After all, it’s a technical subject matter. In this post, we’ll define the acronym PTIN – including “what is a PTIN number?”, as well as why it’s important and how to conduct a PTIN lookup. Let’s dig in! What is a PTIN? First, we’ll answer […] T…
June 01, 2021

What is Alternative Minimum Tax?

Did you know that when you reach a certain level of income a parallel tax system may apply to your taxes? This separate tax structure, called the alternative minimum tax (AMT), catches some taxpayers by surprise and, frankly, it can be confusing. In addition, recent tax laws have made it less common…
May 24, 2021

Form W-2: Everything you need to know about this form

Nearly every employee working in the U.S. should receive a Form W-2, but not everyone knows what it is. For many, the information on Form W-2 may seem foreign and complex. But don’t worry if you’re not sure what’s on this document. We’re here to help you make sense of it all. Read on to […] The post…
May 24, 2021

H&R Block reports strong tax season volume; increases market share

Financial Outlook Updated; Fiscal 2021 Results to be Released June 15, 2021 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) (the “Company” or “H&R Block”) today released preliminary results for the 2021 U.S. tax season, reflecting strong growth in tax return volume and estimated market share …
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 H&R Block Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was H&R Block founded?

    H&R Block was founded in 1955.

  • Who are H&R Block key executives?

    H&R Block's key executives are Jeffrey J. Jones II, Robert A. Gerard and Tony Bowen.

  • How many employees does H&R Block have?

    H&R Block has 3,500 employees.

  • What is H&R Block revenue?

    Latest H&R Block annual revenue is $2.6 b.

  • What is H&R Block revenue per employee?

    Latest H&R Block revenue per employee is $754.2 k.

  • Who are H&R Block competitors?

    Competitors of H&R Block include Xero, Blucora and Avalara.

  • Where is H&R Block headquarters?

    H&R Block headquarters is located at One H and R Block Way, Kansas City, Kansas City.

  • Where are H&R Block offices?

    H&R Block has offices in Kansas City, Thornleigh, Calgary and Seoul.

  • How many offices does H&R Block have?

    H&R Block has 4 offices.