International recruitment company Hays plc (HAS) has announced results for its year ended 30th June 2026 headlined “Decisive Actions Drive Profit Growth in H2; Momentum Strategy Launched”… and what about a current share price response more than 4.5% lower?
In February from international recruitment company Hays plc (HAS) it was ‘interims further decline and now also CEO “stepping down… with immediate effect”!’ with “Mark Dearnley, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, will become interim Chief Executive Officer… A recruitment process to identify a permanent successor will begin immediately, led by the Nomination Committee with the support of external consultants”. So what have they come up with?, as it’s now “CEO Appointment”.
Most recently on recruitment company with offices now in 29 countries Hays plc (HAS), in February I wrote ‘interims further decline and now also CEO “stepping down… with immediate effect”!’ and concluded with the shares falling to below 41p to still avoid/sell. The shares most recently closed at 32.14p but what about now a “Third Quarter Trading Statement” and the shares currently up to 34.5p?
Most recently on recruitment company with offices in 30 countries Hays plc (HAS), last month with the shares slightly further lower towards 50p I concluded with the trading challenges ahead of 27th February-scheduled half year results detail still avoid. What about now those results and another announcement… and the shares, having most recently closed at near 45p, now falling to below 41p?
Recruitment company with offices in 30 countries, Hays plc (HAS) has issued a “Second Quarter Trading Statement” including highlighting “strong consultant net fee productivity growth of 6% driven by continued focus on strategic delivery and resource allocation… strong progress with our initiatives to deliver further structural cost savings… c.£40m net cash (30 September 2025: c.£40m net debt)”. So what about currently a slightly further lower share price response towards 50p?
Recruitment company with offices in 31 countries, Hays (HAS) has issued a “First Quarter Trading Statement” to 30th September 2025 including arguing that it “continue to make significant strategic and operational progress, and were pleased to deliver 4% net fee growth with large Enterprise clients and good Temp & Contracting net fee growth in several of our focus countries”. However, what about a share price still down from above 60p early last month at 58.9p?
Recruitment company with offices in 31 countries, Hays (HAS) has announced results for its year ended 30th June 2025 headlined “Delivering strategic progress despite challenging markets”. With an emphasis of “strategic progress” tending to mean there’s a lack of financial progress to emphasise and here it also stated “challenging markets”, how do the results and outlook compare to the valuation with the shares currently slightly down in response to the announcement at 63p?
Most recently on international recruitment company Hays plc (HAS), in February with the shares slightly falling from just above 73p, despite it arguing its “key markets are being driven by powerful, supportive megatrends and remain characterised by significant talent shortages”, I noted macroeconomic headwinds and that there could be structural challenge to the sector also so to still avoid. The shares most recently closed at just above 70p and what of them currently falling towards 60p on the back of a “Pre-Close Year End Trading Update”?
Writing on international recruitment company Hays plc (HAS) last month with the shares still below 75p I retained prior caution. The shares most recently closed at just above 73p and what of them currently slightly further lower on the back of half-year results?
