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Key financial summary
Financials in GBP| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | TTM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | £m | 5,930 | 5,648 | 6,589 | 7,583 | 6,949 | 6,607 | 6,421 | 6,421 |
| Operating profit | £m | -6.80 | 6.20 | ||||||
| Net profit | £m | 48 | 62 | 154 | 138 | -5 | -8 | -58 | -58 |
| EPS reported | £ | -0.04 | -0.04 | ||||||
| Operating cashflow per share | £ | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||||||
| Capex per share | £ | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| FCF per share | £ | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||||||
| Free cash flow | £m | 59.7 | 59.7 | ||||||
| Net debt | £m | 4 | 133 | ||||||
| Book value equity | £m | 404 | 404 | ||||||
| Book value per share | £ | 0.25 | 0.26 | ||||||
| Number of shares | m | 1,596.2 | 1,568.37 | ||||||
| DPS (TTM paid) | £ | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Financial summary
Financials in GBP| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | TTM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | |||||||||
| P/E TTM | x | - | - | ||||||
| P/B LTM | x | 1.23 | 2.27 | ||||||
| P/S LTM | x | 0.08 | 0.14 | ||||||
| P/FCF LTM | x | 8.34 | 15.34 | ||||||
| EV/EBITDA LTM | x | 13.11 | 17.17 | ||||||
| EV/Sales LTM | x | 0.10 | 0.16 | ||||||
| Earnings Yield LTM | % | -11.69% | -6.36% | ||||||
| FCF Yield | % | 12.00% | 6.52% | ||||||
| Quality | |||||||||
| ROE | % | -14.42% | -13.31% | ||||||
| ROIC | % | -1.02% | 0.93% | ||||||
| Operating margin | % | -0.11% | 0.10% | ||||||
| Gross margin | % | 0.01% | 13.25% | ||||||
| FCF/Sales | % | 0.93% | 0.93% | ||||||
| Growth and momentum | |||||||||
| EPS Growth YoY | % | - | - | ||||||
| Sales Growth YoY | % | -2.81% | -2.81% | ||||||
| Net Income Growth YoY | % | - | - | ||||||
| FCF Growth | % | -37.55% | -37.55% | ||||||
| Operating Profit Growth | % | - | - | ||||||
| Dividend and capital structure | |||||||||
| Dividend Yield | % | 1.41% | 0.79% | ||||||
| Dividend Growth | % | -34.09% | -85.33% | ||||||
| Payout Ratio | % | -12.01% | -12.03% | ||||||
| FCF/Debt | x | 0.24 | 0.24 | ||||||
| Net Debt/EBITDA | x | 2.77 | 2.18 | ||||||
| EBIT/Net interest | x | -0.46 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Net debt/market cap | % | 0.82% | 14.53% | ||||||
| Net debt/Equity | x | 0.01 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Gross debt/equity | x | 0.61 | 0.61 | ||||||
Ratings
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Company overview
Hays plc operates as a prominent global staffing and recruitment firm, with operations spanning Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and various other international markets. The company specializes in connecting qualified, professional, and skilled talent with opportunities across both public and private sectors. Their comprehensive services encompass permanent placements, temporary assignments, and contractor roles. Furthermore, Hays plc exhibits extensive expertise across numerous professional domains. These include, among others, accountancy and finance, construction and property, technology, life sciences, sales and marketing, banking and capital markets, contact centers, education, and engineering and manufacturing. Additionally, they cover executive search, financial services, health and social care, human resources, legal, office support, the energy sector (encompassing oil and gas), procurement, retail, resources and mining, and telecommunications. Established in 1968, Hays plc maintains its headquarters in London, UK.
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Based on consensus from external analysts. Not Kvantra's opinion.
Hays plc operates as a prominent global staffing and recruitment firm, with operations spanning Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and various other international markets. The company specializes in connecting qualified, professional, and skilled talent with opportunities across both public and private sectors. Their comprehensive services encompass permanent placements, temporary assignments, and contractor roles. Furthermore, Hays plc exhibits extensive expertise across numerous professional domains. These include, among others, accountancy and finance, construction and property, technology, life sciences, sales and marketing, banking and capital markets, contact centers, education, and engineering and manufacturing. Additionally, they cover executive search, financial services, health and social care, human resources, legal, office support, the energy sector (encompassing oil and gas), procurement, retail, resources and mining, and telecommunications. Established in 1968, Hays plc maintains its headquarters in London, UK.
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