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Hays (HAS)

Sector:

Support Services

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,049.02m

Change Today

Price Down-0.25p (-0.33%)

Share Price

76.25p

Hays Overview

Hays has undergone a massive transformation from its previous incarnation as a multi business group. The company, which first came to the market in 1958 and again in 1989 after it was taken private in the 1970s, now concentrates on specialist recruitment.

1 Day Chart (08-Jan-2009)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 7.6% 7.8%
Div Cover 2.2 1.7
Op Mrgn 10.6% 7.4%
ROCE 208.1%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 6.1 8.0
PEG 0.3 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.4 0.4
Pr/Book 8.5  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 20.4% -2.4%
PBT 24.9% -30.8%
EPS 23.6% -23.9%
DPS 16.0% -1.1%

Hays Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-04 a2,165.30 a147.70 7.23p 17.0 5.7 +3% 3.00p 2.4%
30-Jun-05 1,640.40 167.70 6.82p 19.0 n/a -6% 3.00p 2.3%
30-Jun-06 1,826.60 192.50 8.69p 15.5 0.6 +27% 4.35p 3.2%
30-Jun-07 2,110.20 211.70 10.19p 16.8 1.0 +17% 5.00p 2.9%
30-Jun-08 2,540.00 264.40 12.59p 7.2 0.3 +24% 5.80p 6.4%

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-09 2,480.06 182.86 9.59p 8.0 n/a -24% 5.73p 7.8%
30-Jun-10 2,317.40 148.86 8.04p 9.5 n/a -16% 5.69p 7.8%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Blue Oar Securities, CA Cheuvreux, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Deutsche Bank Research, Exane BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, ING Wholesale Banking, Investec Securities, Morgan Stanley, Panmure Gordon, Seymour Pierce

Hays Company Announcements

Trading Statement 08-Jan-2009 07:00 PR Newswire
Holding(s) in Company 22-Dec-2008 14:25 PR Newswire
Director/PDMR Shareholding 16-Dec-2008 17:27 PR Newswire

Hays ShareCast News

London close: Footsie in late fight-back 08-Jan-2009 ShareCast
London afternoon: Rate cut disappoints 08-Jan-2009 ShareCast
London midday: Footsie little changed after rate... 08-Jan-2009 ShareCast

Hays Top Newspaper Links

Jobs: it's not all bad - some skills are still hot 30-Dec-2008 Telegraph
OFT accuses recruitment agencies of price-fixing 22-Oct-2008 Times
Job firms face price fix probe 22-Oct-2008 Sun

Latest Hays Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Dec-08 Sell Paul Venables 73.30p 30,683 £22,490.64
16-Dec-08 Transfer From Paul Venables 0.000p 74,687 £0.00
16-Dec-08 Sell Tim Cook 73.30p 11,886 £8,712.44

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

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 76.25p Price Down
Change Today -0.25p
52 Week High 120.75
52 Week Low 55.25
Volume 8,289,428
Shares Issued 1,375.77m
Market Cap £1,049.02m
Beta 0.78
RiskGrade 295
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Hays Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
14.03% below the market average14.03% below the market average14.03% below the market average14.03% below the market average14.03% below the market average
37.11% below the sector average37.11% below the sector average37.11% below the sector average37.11% below the sector average37.11% below the sector average
Price Trend
37.60% above the market average37.60% above the market average37.60% above the market average37.60% above the market average37.60% above the market average
41.35% above the sector average41.35% above the sector average41.35% above the sector average41.35% above the sector average41.35% above the sector average
Income
66.67% above the market average66.67% above the market average66.67% above the market average66.67% above the market average66.67% above the market average
33.88% above the sector average33.88% above the sector average33.88% above the sector average33.88% above the sector average33.88% above the sector average
Growth
17.87% above the market average17.87% above the market average17.87% above the market average17.87% above the market average17.87% above the market average
10.64% below the sector average10.64% below the sector average10.64% below the sector average10.64% below the sector average10.64% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 0
Neutral 10
Sell 1
Strong Sell 3
Total 16
neutral
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Hays Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 22-Oct-08 19-Mar-08
Paid 21-Nov-08 15-Apr-08
Amount 3.95p 1.85p

Trades for 08-Jan-2009

Time Volume / Share Price
17:11 15,374 @ 76.25p
17:00 61,300 @ 76.25p
16:55 42,900 @ 76.25p
16:35 793,158 @ 76.25p
16:29 3,405 @ 77.25p

Hays Key Personnel

Chair Robert A (Bob) Lawson
Finance Director Paul Venables
CEO Alistair R Cox
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4th Floor, Bankside House, 107 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 4AF.
Registered in England and Wales (registered no. 3678570).