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An Analysis of Hays Plc's Financial Performance and Investment Opportunity

   

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................3SECTION – A ......................................................................................................................................31 Profitability & Earnings Ratios Analysis ......................................................................................52 Dividend Ratios Analysis 53 Financial Stability & Liquidity ....................................................................................................6SECTION – B.......................................................................................................................................61 Performance of Hays Plc...............................................................................................................62 Hays portrayed by journalists........................................................................................................73 Corporate-Governance...................................................................................................................84 Asset Value Per Share Along With the Market Price ...................................................................8CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................9References..........................................................................................................................................102
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INTRODUCTION In the competitive era, companies carry out an operation at a multi-national level, as they carry out operations in different parts of the nation. Inorder to take rational investment decisions, investors need to analyse and examine the financial performance of the company and thereby makean investment in that firm which has sound financial status and excellent operational excellence. Hays Plc is a leading multinational companythat provides top-quality and excellent workforce across a number of countries around the globe. It is a public limited company, listed on LSEand constituents of FTSE 250 (Ozturk and Acaravci, 2013). The report aims at making a financial evaluation of the Hays Plc through ratioanalysis technique for the recent five years. In such respect, most important ratios that are profitability, liquidity and long-term solvency positionof the firm will be analysed. Apart from this, investors are not only concerned about the quantitative performance, but also have to examine non-monetary (qualitative) analysis. In such regards, corporate governance report will be analysed to inform investors so as to make well-informedand profitable decisions. SECTION – AParticulars Formula 20122013201420152016Turnover 3654.63696.93678.53842.84231.4Net profit 86.571.790.9105.6124.5Operating profit 128.1125.5140.3164.1181NP ratio (NP/revenues)*1002.37%1.94%2.47%2.75%2.94%OP ratio (OP/revenues)*1003.51%3.39%3.81%4.27%4.28%Share capital 190.6216.4240.7269.6457.8Return on shareholders capital (Net return/shareholders capital)*10045.38%33.13%37.76%39.17%27.20%Liquidity ratiosCurrent assets 577.3605.9627.3670.3833.4Current liabilities 463.6471.3480.5501.7604.63
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