Hays (HAS)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE 250

70.75p
   
  • Change Today:
    -4.00p
  • 52 Week High: 107.80
  • 52 Week Low: 68.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,591.82m
  • Volume: 2,499,350
  • Market Cap: £1,126.21m
  • RiskGrade: 145

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Hays Overview

Hays PLC is a United Kingdom-based company, which is engaged in providing qualified, professional, and skilled recruitment. The Company operates through four geographic regions: Australia & New Zealand, Germany, United Kingdom & Ireland, and Rest of World. The Company’s consultants work in a range of sectors, covering 21 professional and skilled recruitment specialisms. Its specialisms include technology, accountancy and finance, banking and capital markets, construction and property, engineering and manufacturing, life science, office support, sales and marketing, and other. The Company’s Find & Engage recruitment marketing model combines the practices and skills of traditional hiring, and then incorporates new technology and data science to locate candidates at scale.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.0% 0.0%
Div Cover n/a 0.7
Op Mrgn 0.4% 0.9%
ROCE 4.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E n/a 31.5
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.2 0.2
Pr/Book 2.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -8.4% -11.3%
PBT -92.3% 287.0%
EPS n/a n/a
DPS n/a n/a

Hays Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-20 5,929.50 86.30 5.28p 22.5 n/a -56% n/a 0.0%
30-Jun-21 5,648.40 88.10 3.67p 43.2 n/a -30% 1.22p 0.8%
30-Jun-22 6,588.90 204.30 9.22p 12.1 0.1 +151% 2.85p 2.6%
30-Jun-23 7,583.30 192.10 8.59p 11.9 n/a -7% n/a 0.0%
30-Jun-24 6,949.10 14.70 (0.31)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Hays Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-25 6,166.02 56.89 1.98p 35.7 n/a n/a 2.79p 0.0%
30-Jun-26 6,432.82 101.76 3.87p 18.3 0.2 +95% 2.91p 0.0%
30-Jun-27 6,921.21 148.50 5.92p 11.9 0.2 +53% 3.14p 0.0%

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Hays Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 01-Apr-2025 10:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 27-Mar-2025 12:05 RNS
Total Voting Rights 03-Mar-2025 10:00 RNS

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Hays Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 70.75p
Change Today -4.00p
% Change -5.35 %
52 Week High 107.80
52 Week Low 68.00
Volume 2,499,350
Shares Issued 1,591.82m
Market Cap £1,126.21m
RiskGrade 145

Hays Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
60.79% below the market average60.79% below the market average60.79% below the market average60.79% below the market average60.79% below the market average
50.56% below the sector average50.56% below the sector average50.56% below the sector average50.56% below the sector average50.56% below the sector average
Price Trend
51.24% below the market average51.24% below the market average51.24% below the market average51.24% below the market average51.24% below the market average
41.67% below the sector average41.67% below the sector average41.67% below the sector average41.67% below the sector average41.67% below the sector average
Income
17.03% above the market average17.03% above the market average17.03% above the market average17.03% above the market average17.03% above the market average
20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average
Growth
66.69% below the market average66.69% below the market average66.69% below the market average66.69% below the market average66.69% below the market average
71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 3
Neutral 2
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 11
buy
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Hays Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 27-Feb-25 17-Oct-24
Paid 09-Apr-25 25-Nov-24
Amount 0.95p 2.05p

Trades for 04-Apr-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:49 5,625 @ 70.75p
16:37 16,669 @ 70.75p
16:35 1,106,175 @ 70.75p
16:35 8,905 @ 70.75p
16:35 4,735 @ 70.75p

Hays Key Personnel

CEO Dirk Hahn

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