1년 2024분기 거래 업데이트
16 4월 2024
로버트 월터스 PLC
('회사' 또는 '그룹')
Trading update for the first quarter ended 31 March 2024
Market conditions remain challenging
재무 요약
Gross profit (Net fee income, "NFI")
| Q1 2024 £ m | Q1 2023 £ m | % 변화 | 변동률(상시 통화*) |
그룹 | 81.3 | 102.4 | (21의 %) | (16의 %) |
아시아 태평양 (41% of Group NFI) | 32.9 | 43.4 | (24의 %) | (16의 %) |
유럽 (35% of Group NFI) | 28.7 | 34.3 | (16의 %) | (14의 %) |
UK (16% of Group NFI) | 13.1 | 16.3 | (20의 %) | N / A |
세계의 나머지 (8% of Group NFI) | 6.6 | 8.4 | (21의 %) | (16의 %) |
*Unless stated otherwise, all net fee income growth rates are versus 2023 and in constant currencies. Constant currency is calculated by applying prior period average exchange rates to local currency results for the current and prior years.
그룹 하이라이트
§ Group net fee income down 16%* against a strong prior year comparative (Q1 2023 flat* year-on-year v. Q1 2022), with trading conditions across the majority of the Group's markets remaining consistent with those seen at the end of 2023.
o Recruitment net fee income of £67.8m down 15%*, with permanent down 17%* and temporary (being contract and interim) down 10%*. Reflecting the typical profile, positive sequential progression in monthly net fee income was seen through the quarter.
o Outsourcing (delivered through Resource Solutions) net fee income of £13.5m down 22%*, driven by lower volumes - particularly from financial services clients. Pleasingly, the Workforce Consultancy offering continues to resonate with clients, and fee income performance during the quarter exceeded expectations.
§ Headcount down 4% quarter-on-quarter and down by 13% year-on-year to 3,812 (31 December 2023: 3,980; 31 March 2023: 4,403), as the Group remains cognisant of local market conditions.
§ Balance sheet remains strong with net cash of c.£54m as at 31 March 2024 (31 December 2023: £79.9m), reflecting the typical first quarter working capital profile of the Group.
지역 하이라이트
§ 아시아 태평양: net fee income down 16%* (down 15%* excluding outsourcing). Continued resilient performance in Japan (-4%*), with a more challenging trading environment elsewhere. Conditions in Australia (-23%*) remain broadly consistent with those seen in 2023, whilst conditions toughened in New Zealand (-28%*) following the late 2023 national elections. In Mainland China (+1%*), the stabilisation seen through H2 2023 continued.
§ 유럽: net fee income down 14%* (down 13%* excluding outsourcing). Resilient performance continued in Belgium (+2%*), though this was more than offset by France (-15%*), where conditions remain soft. Netherlands declined year-on-year (-12%*) though continued to be broadly stable sequentially (down 1% v. Q4 2023; Q4 2023 down 1% v. Q3 2023).
§ UK: net fee income down 20% (down 27% excluding outsourcing). Trading conditions remain challenging, however, encouragingly, fee income grew sequentially in London for the first time in five quarters.
§ 세계의 나머지: net fee income down 16%* (down 9%* excluding outsourcing), driven by the Middle East (-12%*) and the USA (-15%*), though partially offset by growth in the smaller markets of Brazil and Canada.
CEO인 Toby Fowlston은 다음과 같이 말했습니다.
"In-line with the latter part of 2023, overall trading conditions remained challenging during the first quarter of 2024. Although certain macro-economic indicators, such as inflation, continue to moderate in some markets, the general environment remains one where client and candidate confidence is at low levels, which we expect to continue to be a headwind to fee income growth in the near-term. Given the current environment, we will continue to maintain tight cost discipline and we remain focused on initiatives to strengthen our business, ensuring we are optimally placed to take advantage as trading conditions improve."
전화 회의
The Company will host a conference call for analysts and investors at 8:30am today. If you would like to register for the conference call, please contact [이메일 보호].
Next news flow
The Company will publish a trading update for the second quarter ending 30 June 2024 on Monday 15 July 2024.
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문의
로버트 월터스 PLC Toby Fowlston - Chief Executive Officer David Bower - Chief Financial Officer Dami Tanimowo - Head of Investor Relations
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로버트 월터스 그룹 소개
더 로버트 Walters Group is a market-leading international specialist professional recruitment group with over 3,800 staff spanning 31 countries. We specialise in the placement of the highest calibre professionals across the disciplines of accountancy and finance, banking, engineering, HR, healthcare, IT, legal, sales, marketing, secretarial and support and supply chain, logistics and procurement. Our client base ranges from the world's leading blue-chip corporates and financial services organisations through to SMEs and start-ups. The Group's outsourcing division, Resource Solutions is a market leader in recruitment process outsourcing and managed services.
www.robertwaltersgroup.com
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