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Q1 Trading Update

13 Apr 2016 07:00

RNS Number : 9942U
Robert Walters PLC
13 April 2016
 

 

13 April 2016

 

ROBERT WALTERS PLC

 

(the 'Company' or the 'Group')

 

Trading update for the first quarter ended 31 March 2016

 

Financial and operational highlights

 

Gross profit (Net fee income)

Q1 2016

 

Q1 2015

 

% change

% change (constant currency*)

 

 

 

 

 

Group

£59.0m

£53.9m

9%

8%

 

 

 

 

 

Asia Pacific

£24.6m

£21.1m

16%

13%

UK

£18.9m

£18.5m

2%

2%

Europe

£12.8m

£11.1m

16%

12%

Other International

£2.7m

£3.1m

(13%)

(13%)

* Constant currency is calculated by applying prior period average exchange rates to local currency results for the current and prior years.

 

§ Solid start to the the year with Group net fee income up 9% year-on-year.

§ Asia Pacific net fee income up 16%.

o Strong net fee income growth across Asia in both the Group's mature markets such as Japan and Greater China and emerging markets including Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Taiwan.

o Net fee income in Australia remained broadly flat.

§ UK net fee income up 2%.

o The slowdown in recruitment activity that we witnessed in the fourth quarter of last year continued into the first quarter with financial services, in particular, heavily impacted. March activity levels did however show signs of improvement.

§ Europe net fee income up 16%.

o Our larger and well-established businesses in France, the Netherlands and Belgium delivered strong rates of growth. Smaller businesses in Spain and Switzerland also continued to perform well. New office opened in Toulouse.

§ Other International net fee income down 13% as a result of challenging market conditions in both South Africa and Brazil.

§ Resource Solutions continued to build its client portfolio with 3 new contract wins in Asia.

§ Group headcount of 2,945 (31 December 2015: 2,916).

§ Strong cash generation with net cash of £19.2m as at 31 March 2016 (31 March 2015: £13.1m).

 

Robert Walters, Chief Executive, commented:

 

"The Group has had a solid first quarter increasing net fee income by 9% with our Asia Pacific and Continental Europe regions delivering the strongest performances.

 

"As stated in our recent year-end results, whilst we remain conscious of ongoing global market uncertainty, the Group's strength, depth and geographic footprint ensure we are well positioned for the future. Expectations for the full year remain unchanged."

 

The Group will publish a trading update for the three months ending 30 June 2016 on 7 July 2016.

 

- Ends -

 

Further information

 

Robert Walters plc

Robert Walters, Chief Executive

Alan Bannatyne, Chief Financial Officer

 

+44 20 7379 3333

Newgate Communications

Steffan Williams

Madeleine Palmstierna

+44 20 7680 6550

 

About Robert Walters

Robert Walters is a market-leading international specialist professional recruitment group with over 2,900 staff spanning 24 countries. We specialise in the placement of the highest calibre professionals across the disciplines of accountancy and finance, banking, engineering, HR, IT, legal, sales, marketing, secretarial and support and supply chain 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.robertwalters.com

 

Forward looking statements

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements. These statements are made by the directors in good faith based on the information available to them at the time of their approval of this announcement and such statements should be treated with caution due to the inherent uncertainties, including both economic and business risk factors, underlying any such forward-looking information.

 

 

 

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