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HAS Hays Plc

78.25
-1.20 (-1.51%)
Last Updated: 10:17:02
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Hays Plc LSE:HAS London Ordinary Share GB0004161021 ORD 1P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  -1.20 -1.51% 78.25 1,550,126 10:17:02
Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price
78.20 78.40 79.15 77.90 77.95
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Employment Agencies 1.11B -4.9M -0.0031 -253.55 1.26B
Last Trade Time Trade Type Trade Size Trade Price Currency
10:17:02 AT 513 78.25 GBX

Hays (HAS) Latest News (1)

Hays News

Date Time Source Headline
16/12/202409:17UK RNSHays PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding
09/12/202419:41ALNCNewsIN BRIEF: Hays sees "materially positive" impact from pension deal
09/12/202414:37UK RNSHays PLC DB pension scheme de-risked with full buy-in
02/12/202411:55UK RNSHays PLC Total Voting Rights
28/11/202412:14UK RNSHays PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding
26/11/202411:02UK RNSHays PLC Holding(s) in Company
20/11/202414:27UK RNSHays PLC Board Committee Changes
20/11/202414:07UK RNSHays PLC Result of AGM
01/11/202410:00UK RNSHays PLC Total Voting Rights
25/10/202413:10UK RNSHays PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hays (HAS) Discussions and Chat

Hays (HAS) Most Recent Trades

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Hays (HAS) Top Chat Posts

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Posted at 16/12/2024 08:20 by Hays Daily Update
Hays Plc is listed in the Employment Agencies sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker HAS. The last closing price for Hays was 79.45p.
Hays currently has 1,587,129,902 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Hays is £1,247,484,103.
Hays has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of -253.55.
This morning HAS shares opened at 77.95p
Posted at 12/12/2024 19:36 by hamhamham1
For equality's sake, I'll post my fave list here aswell as on the other board of the share I also bought into today.

My current faves...

ABRDN
BURBERRY GROUP
CAB PAYMENTS HOLDINGS
CLOSE BROS GROUP
COSTAIN
CVS GROUP
DR. MARTENS
EASYJET
FDM GROUP
FERREXPO
FRASERS GROUP
HALFORDS
HAYS
IG DESIGN GROUP
INTL CONS AIRLINE
ITV
JD SPORTS
JOHN WOOD (WOOD GROUP)
KIER
MARSTONS
MOBICO GROUP
ON THE BEACH
PERSIMMON
PRUDENTIAL
PZ CUSSONS
RANK GROUP
REACH
SEVERFIELD
SMITHS NEWS
SPEEDY HIRE
STAFFLINE
TRAVIS PERKINS
VIDENDUM
VISTRY GROUP
WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND
WICKES GROUP
WIZZ AIR
YOUGOV
Posted at 12/12/2024 11:35 by mansell59
Looking good at this price now
Posted at 16/10/2024 11:59 by grabster
UK Budget is a fortnight away. From the hints being picked up so far, what impact might be expected on RWA/HAS/PAGE? And is any one of them likely to respond any differently from the other two?
Posted at 11/10/2024 08:58 by martinmc123
2*
Another soft quarterly update from recruitment company Hays plc. Net fees in the quarter were down as expected reflecting the tough market conditions, particularly in Permanent where management are seeing a longer time to hire and low levels of confidence. Both are also expected to continue which points to more soft performance ahead. This quarter Group net fees were down 14%, with Temp down 10% and Perm down 20%. Management are continuing to counter the fall in revenue by cutting headcount, consultant headcount reduced by 2% in the quarter and is down by 18% YoY. And also by boosting consultant productivity which was up 5% yoy by focusing on operational rigour and resource allocation. Longer run Initiatives to deliver c.£30m per annum structural savings by the end of FY27 are progressing well, but these cost savings are relatively modest, about 4%-4.5% of total FY23 operating costs. Still every little helps and recruitment businesses are highly cyclical. Share price focused more on the positives this morning, but it remains in a longer run correction. Valuation is also still toppish with forward PE at 19.3x, although this is more or less in line with rivals PAGE and RWA. Not much reason to buy into the sector at present, wait for rate cuts to be delivered and economy to reaccelerate later in 2025...
...from WealthOracle

wealthoracle.co.uk/detailed-result-full/HAS/863
Posted at 22/8/2024 14:11 by martinmc123
Hays Group posted a softish set of Interims this morning confirming that performance has been challenging, but interestingly the share price has rallied anyway suggesting that all the bad news may now be in the price. Group fees decreased by 12% to £1,113.6m, PBT before exceptionals was down 51% to £94.7m, there was a statutory basic EPS loss of 0.31p. There was weakness in the Group’s 3 largest markets, the US, Germany and Australia. Group headcount decreased 15%, management reduced costs by an annualised c.£60 million and expect to deliver further structural cost savings of c.£30 million per annum by the end of FY27. Valuation isn’t particularly helpful with forward PE ratio at 22.4x and bottom quartile for the sector. But the share price is up nearly 4%. True, the news was maybe not as bad as feared, but there is no rush to buy here. Monitor for now...from WealthOracle

wealthoracle.co.uk/detailed-result-full/HAS/853
Posted at 14/10/2023 14:11 by disc0dave46
Overview of RWS, PAGE and HAS.Https://www.ii.co.uk/analysis-commentary/stockwatch-are-these-three-shares-canaries-coalmine-ii529474
Posted at 13/10/2023 18:01 by disc0dave46
Sharecast - Liberum has kept a 'buy' recommendation on Hays despite the recruitment firm failing to meeting expectations with its first-quarter results, but has trimmed its target price slightly from 125p to 120p. Hays reported on Thursday that like-for-like net fee income fell by 7% in the fiscal first quarter, below the 5% drop expected by analysts. Liberum analyst Sanjay Vidyarthi said he has now reduced his full-year EBIT forecasts by 12%, "bringing us more in line with consensus, which had been drifting down into this update". He says that the EBIT recovery journey "could be a long one", but that Liberum still favours Hays to competitive Page due to its higher exposure to the temp and contract markets. "Hays' higher temp/contract mix provides a degree more protection through the cycle than Page's perm focus. It is increasingly focusing on higher margin and higher growth segments and driving productivity is key. However, the forecast trajectory needs to pick up before the shares can properly re-rate," Vidyarthi said. "As things stand, our FY26E EBIT is little more than what was achieved in FY07. Meanwhile, the balance sheet remains strong enough to weather the storm and there is some yield support (FY24E: 5.5%)."
Posted at 13/10/2023 09:59 by disc0dave46
Hi EI That would be around £157m op profit?.For HAS Stocko has Pat £117m, so assume pbt £157m, and op profit £161m. Let's say £160m op profit, going on what they said in their Q1 and last years costs I get op profit circa £180m, so are they saying £20m additional cost to "protect key strategic investments"....whatever the F this means?. Sorry I'm just trying to get a handle on how HAS are in relation to forecasts as they don't really say in their Q1 outlook for the year (the cynic in me - beginning in line doesn't mean an end in line), all they mention is operating profit and how that will decline for the year but not much else is given (other than the extra £7.5m) so leaving folks a bit in the dark imo. At least PAGE always update on their op profit forecast so you can pretty much know what bottom line profit is likely to be. Don't know what to take from their outlook tbh, was it a carefully worded profit warning? or are they in line for the year end forecast?, or historically are HAS just a lot better at forecasting and are conservative in their assumptions?. Confused.com
Posted at 12/10/2023 18:42 by disc0dave46
No problem, sorry didn't have too much time to research further.What is the forecast op profit for HAS?. Seems like they've possibly clouded over announcing a pw unlike PAGE but don't know what their f/cast op profit was, just the comment that it will decline and no comment as to whether or not they will hit forecasts (again I've only quickly looked so apologies if I'm wrong and didn't see it).Sod's Law I meant to sell PAGE before yesterdays Q3 results as expected a profit warning but got distracted......then it fell.Conversely the other month I sold my JD shares before results as expected a profit warning but an in line......it shot up. DohDifficult markets at the moment!
Posted at 12/10/2023 17:51 by disc0dave46
Hi EILooks to be a similar story at PAGE (I hold). Main issue decline in permanent fee incomes. Noted HAS down 7% in Q1 but they are saying in line for the year - but there will continue to be a decline in op profit but they don't say how much (only read quickly so apologies if missed it). PAGE on the other hand in their recent Q3 update reduced this FY forecast op profit by 7.6% which virtually aligned with reduction in fee income, so would guess the same for HAS? (is their op profit this FY going to be circa £180m?). Both have increased earnings though for their respective next FY period (PAGE +11% to +16%, HAS +24%) so given different 12m FY periods it looks like things are expected to pick up in the next FY.
Hays share price data is direct from the London Stock Exchange

Hays Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the current Hays share price?
The current share price of Hays is 78.25p.
How many Hays shares are in issue?
Hays has 1,587,129,902 shares in issue.
What is the market cap of Hays?
The market capitalisation of Hays is GBP 1.26 B.
What is the 1 year trading range for Hays share price?
Hays has traded in the range of 75.00p to 111.90p during the past year.
What is the PE ratio of Hays?
The price to earnings ratio of Hays is -253.55.
What is the cash to sales ratio of Hays?
The cash to sales ratio of Hays is 1.12.
What is the reporting currency for Hays?
Hays reports financial results in GBP.
What is the latest annual turnover for Hays?
The latest annual turnover of Hays is GBP 1.11B.
What is the latest annual profit for Hays?
The latest annual profit of Hays is GBP -4.9M.
What is the registered address of Hays?
The registered address for Hays is 4TH FLOOR, 20 TRITON STREET, LONDON, NW1 3BF.
What is the Hays website address?
The website address for Hays is www.haysplc.com.
Which industry sector does Hays operate in?
Hays operates in the BUSINESS SERVICES sector.

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