Hays (CHIX:HASL) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.46 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Hays's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £46 Mil. Hays's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £234 Mil. Hays's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £609 Mil. Hays's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hays's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:HASl' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0.27 Max: 0.62
Current: 0.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Hays was 0.62. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.27.

CHIX:HASl's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
53.38% of 931 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs CHIX:HASl: 0.46

Hays Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hays's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Hays Annual Data

Trend

Jun14

Jun15

Jun16

Jun17

Jun18

Jun19

Jun20

Jun21

Jun22

Jun23

Debt-to-Equity

0.27

0.23

0.30

Hays Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																0.25	0.23	0.42	0.30	0.46

Competitive Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Hays's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Hays Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Hays's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hays's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Hays Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Hays's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(41.3	+	158.5)	/	670.3
	=	0.30

Hays's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(45.6	+	234.2)	/	609.2
	=	0.46

Hays (CHIX:HASl) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Hays (CHIX:HASL) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

HAYPY:USA HAS:UK HAY:Germany

Address

20 Triton Street, 4th Floor, London, GBR, NW1 3BF

Website

https://www.hays.com

Hays PLC is a British staffer and recruiting agency. The company offers recruitment services for a temporary, contractor, and permanent roles in the information technology, accounting and finance, construction and property, engineering, and office support sectors. The revenue generated through fees is equally split between permanent and temporary contract types. The largest end market for Hays is Continental Europe and the rest of the world, followed by the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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