Empresaria’s H1 results confirm the message of July’s trading update, and the outlook for the full year – continued growth in Net Fee Income (NFI) and EPS. Net Fee Income was up 26% (17% at constant FX), adj. Operating Profit +23% (9% at constant FX). This has been delivered against a mixed background for the wider peer group. The big generalists such as Hays or Randstad have maintained growth, but some of the specialist peers (notably Impellam plc.) have encountered headwinds. Empresaria has benefitted, in our view, from a balanced geographic footprint and from its multiniche customer industry base. The company has noted that there has been a slowdown in hiring processes in the UK post-election, but overall the group is on track, and we maintain our FY forecast of 19.5% earnings growth, well ahead of the sector trend.
22 Aug 2017
Empresaria Group plc : Capital Network : Continuing the Run of Strong Results
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Empresaria Group plc : Capital Network : Continuing the Run of Strong Results
Empresaria Group plc (EMR:LON) | 36.5 0 0.0% | Mkt Cap: 18.2m
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22 Aug 2017 -
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Ed Stacey -
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Empresaria’s H1 results confirm the message of July’s trading update, and the outlook for the full year – continued growth in Net Fee Income (NFI) and EPS. Net Fee Income was up 26% (17% at constant FX), adj. Operating Profit +23% (9% at constant FX). This has been delivered against a mixed background for the wider peer group. The big generalists such as Hays or Randstad have maintained growth, but some of the specialist peers (notably Impellam plc.) have encountered headwinds. Empresaria has benefitted, in our view, from a balanced geographic footprint and from its multiniche customer industry base. The company has noted that there has been a slowdown in hiring processes in the UK post-election, but overall the group is on track, and we maintain our FY forecast of 19.5% earnings growth, well ahead of the sector trend.