What is currently known about HAYS. I have been tempted to buy a few times over the years but have always missed a buying opportunity.

As far as I can see they look like a buy to me. They have stated that results will in line with expectations. There are possibilities of them selling off a part of the company for a good price. They make good revenue and profits. They pay a reasonable dividend.

This looks good also

3 June 2004

"LONDON (AFX) - Hays PLC plans to return cash to shareholders from the
demerger of its DX mail business announced today.
Speaking to newswire reporters, outgoing chief executive Colin Matthews said
that debt put into the DX group on demerger will liberate cash for return to
shareholders. DX will be demerged by issuing current Hays shareholders with
shares in the new mail group.
Hays has promised cash returns to shareholders from disposals of property
and other assets as part of its restructuring into a standalone recruitment
specialist agency.

Hays has promised that surplus cash from its disposals will be returned to
shareholders and Matthews said Hays will give further details in September."

StockMarketWire.com

Hays has declared a special dividend following a record level of international profit in the year to the end of June.

Operating profit rose by 17% - up 1% on a like-for-like basis - to £211.5m, driven by international profit growth and exchange rate gains.

Net fees increased by 6% on a like-for-like basis and 18% on a headline basis to £954.6m.

Chief executive Alistair Cox said: "This has been a milestone year for the Group.

"Our International businesses delivered record levels of fees and profit which, together with exchange rate gains, drove overall Group operating profit to over £200m for the first time since 2008.

"As a result of our strong financial and cash performance and a confident outlook, we have proposed the payment of the Group's first special dividend, of £61.6m.

"This supplements a proposed core dividend which has itself increased by 11% meaning the Group's total dividend pay-out has more than doubled year-on-year.

"We delivered strong, broad-based growth in Europe including a record financial performance in Germany, now our largest business in the world. Growth accelerated through the year in Australia across all states.

"In the UK, after a marked step-down immediately after the EU Referendum, activity levels quickly stabilised and we exited the year with modest private sector growth.

"Overall, with 20 countries growing by 10%(1) or more, the transformation of Hays into a truly global, diversified business is evident in these results.

"As we enter our new year, conditions remain good in the vast majority of our markets and we see many clear opportunities to grow.

"Our diverse and balanced global business, together with our highly experienced management teams and our strong balance sheet means we are well positioned to capitalise on these growth opportunities while maximising earnings and cash along the way."

Intraday breakout.

UKX posted in error doh!!!

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Having a fourth attempt at breaking 190p, next event 12th October trading update for the quarter ending 30th September 2017.

Has recovered well from a good ex-divi two days to go from update for quarter ending 30th September 2017.

Record quarter for Hays despite modest UK growth

StockMarketWire.com

Recruitment group Hays has reported another record quarterly net fee performance with further strong, broad-based 13% growth in Continental Europe and Rest of World which compensated for modest growth in the UK & Ireland.

It said this was driven by Germany up 15% while 13 other countries grew in excess of 10%.

Asia Pacific net fees were up 14% with another strong performance in Australia, up 15%, and a significant acceleration of growth in Asia, where net fees grew by 18%.

UK & Ireland saw growth of 1%.

The private sector (75% of net fees) grew 4% with continued signs of modest improvement but the public sector remained tough, down 9%.

Chief executive Alistair Cox said: 'We have made a strong start to the new financial year with all divisions growing.

'Continental Europe delivered further strong, broad-based growth, led by a record net fee performance in Germany, our largest business in the world, as we continued to invest in consultant headcount.

'Australia delivered another strong quarter of double-digit growth, which was uniform across all states and specialisms.

'We continued to see modest improvements in our UK private sector business, which returned to growth, although this was largely offset by a tough public sector market.

'Looking ahead, conditions remain good in the vast majority of our International markets.

'In the UK, market conditions remain stable overall.

'Our diverse and balanced global business, together with our highly experienced management teams and our strong balance sheet means we are well positioned to capitalise on the many clear growth opportunities we currently see across the vast majority of our markets, while maximising earnings and cash along the way.'

Solid Interims from Hayes this morning. Went short this morning at the open (SB) @ 199p and stop to entry. Just a trade/hedge, seems to be the norm at mo profit taking only hopefully, divi increased by 10%.

Ex-Divi today.

Stop to 196p.

StockMarketWire.com
Hays reported Thursday net fees increased 9% on a headline basis and 10% on a like-for-like basis in the third quarter against the prior year, as strong performance in its international business offsetting subdued UK performance.

The firm's temp business, which represented 58% of group net fees, grew 9% in the quarter. While net fees in its perm business, which accounted for 42% of quarterly group net fees, grew 11%.

Hays' international business reported a 15% growth in net fees. While in the UK & Ireland net fees were down 2%.

Strong growth of 12%, underlying circa 13%, was achieved in Australia & New Zealand, across all major specialisms.

In Germany net fees were up 16%. While in France net fees grew 17% and in Belgium 15%. Record quarters for net fees were achieved in the USA, up 34%, and China, up 51%.

The firm had net cash of circa £5m at 31 March 2018, compared to £34.5m the prior period as the final payment for the Veredus acquisition of $18.5m was made in January 2018.

'Looking ahead, conditions remain positive in the vast majority of our markets,' said Alistair Cox, Chief Executive. 'We are very well-positioned to capitalise on the many opportunities we currently see in our markets. We continue to look to the future, including our five-year plan to broadly double profits by 2022, with confidence.'