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Hays PLC Fundamentals

Company NameHays PLCLast Updated2024-04-23
IndustryStaffing & Employment ServicesSectorIndustrials
Shares in Issue1.585 bnMarket Cap£1.44 bn
PE Ratio17.67Dividend per Share£0.03
Dividend Yield3.26Dividend Cover2.99
EPS£0.09EPS Growth (%)-0.08
PEG0DPS Growth (%)0.3134
Debt Ratio0.1572Debt Equity Ratio0.3844
Asset Equity Ratio2.9220Cash Equity Ratio0.2493
Quick Ratio1.3753Current Ratio1.38
Price To Book Value2.3657ROCE0

Hays PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Interim2024-02-292024-04-09GBP0.0095
Prelim2023-10-052023-11-17GBP0.0205
Interim2023-03-022023-04-11GBP0.0095
Prelim2022-09-292022-11-11GBP0.0190
Interim2022-03-032022-04-08GBP0.0095
Prelim2021-09-302021-11-12GBP0.0122

Hays PLC Company Financials

Assets202320222021
Tangible Assets£205.80 m£201.00 m£217.70 m
Intangible Assets£254.00 m£249.40 m£244.70 m
Investments000
Total Fixed Assets£506.90 m£570.90 m£529.60 m
Stocks000
Debtors£1.20 bn£1.16 bn£887.30 m
Cash & Equivalents£145.60 m£296.20 m£410.60 m
Other Assets000
Total Assets£1.90 bn£2.08 bn£1.87 bn
Liabilities202320222021
Creditors within 1 year£1.06 bn£1.12 bn£823.00 m
Creditors after 1 year£174.10 m£164.30 m£178.70 m
Other Liabilities000
Total Liabilities£1.23 bn£1.28 bn£1.00 bn
Net assets£670.30 m£796.20 m£871.80 m
Equity202320222021
Called up share capital£16.00 m£16.70 m£16.80 m
Share Premium£373.00 m£372.30 m£372.30 m
Profit / Loss£192.10 m£204.30 m£88.10 m
Other Equity£670.30 m£796.20 m£871.80 m
Preference & Minorities000
Total Capital Employed£670.30 m£796.20 m£871.80 m
Ratios202320222021
Debt Ratio£0.19£0.15£0.16
Debt-to-Equity£0.24£0.18£0.19
Assets / Equity2.92202.92202.9220
Cash / Equity0.24930.24930.2493
EPS£0.09£0.10£0.04
Cash Flow202320222021
Cash from operating activities£165.70 m£171.70 m£6.00 m
Cashflow before financing-£118.70 m-£99.00 m-£45.30 m
Increase in Cash-£146.80 m-£122.60 m-£70.10 m
Income202320222021
Turnover£7.58 bn£6.59 bn£5.65 bn
Cost of sales£6.29 bn£5.40 bn£4.73 bn
Gross Profit£1.29 bn£1.19 bn£918.10 m
Operating Profit£197.00 m£210.10 m£95.10 m
Pre-Tax profit£192.10 m£204.30 m£88.10 m

Hays PLC Company Background

SectorIndustrials
ActivitiesHays PLC is a British staffer and recruiting agency. The company offers recruitment services for a temporary, contractor, and permanent roles in the information technology, accounting and finance, construction and property, engineering, and office support sectors. The revenue generated through fees is equally split between permanent and temporary contract types. The largest end market for Hays is Continental Europe and the rest of the world, followed by the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Latest Interim Date22 Feb 2024
Latest Fiscal Year End Date24 Aug 2023

Hays PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2015-11-11Mr. Richard SmeltNon-Executive Director
2011-10-03Mr. Robert Arthur Lawson Non-Executive Director,Chairman
2023-12-13Mr. John Peter WilliamsNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2023-08-24Mr. Alistair R. CoxExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2011-08-31Ms. Lesley Mary Samuel Knox OBENon-Executive Director
2007-06-30Mr. Brian Godman WallaceNon-Executive Director
2014-11-12Mr. Christopher William EccleshareNon-Executive Director
2017-11-15Mr. Paul Scott HarrisonNon-Executive Director
2023-10-02Ms. Susan Elizabeth Murray Non-Executive Director
2018-07-23Mr. Alan Matthew ThomsonNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2023-10-02Mr. Andrew D MartinNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2022-09-07Mr. Paul VenablesExecutive Director,Group Finance Director
2023-09-18Ms. Zarin PatelNon-Executive Director
2011-08-09Mr. Denis Ralph WaxmanExecutive Director,Cheif Executive
2023-10-02Ms. Mary Teresa RaineyNon-Executive Director
2018-11-14Ms. Victoria JarmanNon-Executive Director
2024-04-12Mr. James HiltonExecutive Director,Group Finance Director
2019-10-04Ms. Doug EvansCompany Secretary & General Council
2024-04-12Mr. Joe HurdNon-Executive Director
2023-11-16Mr. Dirk HahnExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer

Hays PLC Contact Details

Company NameHays PLC
Address250 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AF
Telephone+44 2073832266
Websitehttps://www.hays.com

Hays PLC Advisors

Financial PR AdviserBell Pottinger - Financial and Corporate
Phone+44 2037722500
RegistrarEquiniti Limited
StockbrokerJefferies Hoare Govett
Phone+44 2070298000
Fax+44 2070298010
BankLloyds Bank PLC
AuditorDeloitte LLP
Phone+44 2079363000
Fax+44 2075831198
StockbrokerUBS Limited
Phone+44 2075678000
Financial AdviserCiti
Phone+44 2079864000
Fax+44 2079862266
SolicitorFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Phone+44 2079364000
Fax+44 2078327001
BankBarclays Bank PLC

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