（2020年4月14日，/HRoot.com/）近日，英國招聘公司Hydrogen Group（HYDG：AIM）公佈，截至2019年12月31日的2019財年全年營收為1.213億英鎊，比去年同期下降10.5％。
報告顯示，營收減少的主要原因是英國的合同工招聘下降。
Hydrogen Group表示，其淨服務費營收表現是受到歐洲、中東和非洲地區和亞太地區淨服務費營收下降的影響。
Hydrogen Group首席執行官Ian Temple表示；“集團在2019年是面臨挑戰的一年，尤其是在第四季度，英國地區和部分亞太地區的許多外部市場因素共同導致業務水平降低，進而導致公司的淨服務費營收和利潤下降。”
Hydrogen Group按地區劃分的營收如下：
在歐洲、中東和非洲地區，Hydrogen Group 2019財年的淨服務費營收下降了8.5％，至1,610萬英鎊，這主要是由於IR35法規的擬議變更對英國客戶合同僱用計劃的影響。儘管如此，Hydrogen Group表示，其永久主導的英國業務仍然表現良好。英國NFI（對外淨投資）的下降部分被該集團在英國以外的歐洲、中東和非洲地區業務的增長所抵消，特別是在業務增長迅速的中東地區。
在美國地區，Hydrogen Group表示，董事會仍然相信該市場能為集團提供令人興奮的增長機會。Hydrogen Group在2019財年繼續投資於該地區的運營能力，並在北卡羅來納州夏洛特和加利福尼亞州洛杉磯開設了兩個新辦事處。該集團現在在美國地區設有五個辦事處。報告顯示，Hydrogen Group2019財年美國地區的淨服務費營收增長了82％，按固定匯率計算增長了81％，達到350萬英鎊。
報告顯示，Hydrogen Group亞太地區在2019財年充滿挑戰，淨服務費營收下降了12％，按固定匯率計算，下降了13％，為970萬英鎊。下降的原因是新加坡和中國香港企業的貿易條件疲軟。而該集團在泰國和澳大利亞的業務則持續增長。
Hydrogen Group首席執行官Ian Temple表示：“受到新冠疫情的影響，Hydrogen Group目前與許多企業一樣面臨前所未有的不確定性。我們的首要任務是盡一切可能確保員工和其他利益相關者的安全，我們還專注於確保在保留所有主要市場的關鍵數量同時，保留現金，我們的資產負債狀況良好，壓力測試表明該業務可以承受營收的長期和實質性下降。 ”
UK - HYDROGEN GROUP REVENUE AND PROFITS SINK DUE TO WEAK EMEA AND APAC PERFORMANCES
(Apr.14, 2019, /staffingindustry.com/)UK recruitment firm Hydrogen Group (HYDG: AIM) reported revenue today for the full year ending 31 December 2019 of £121.3 million, a fall of 10.5% compared to the same period last year.
The reduction in revenue was primarily driven by the fall in contract recruitment in the UK.
The group said its net fee income performance was driven by declining net fee income in both the EMEA and APAC regions.
“The group faced a more challenging year in 2019, particularly during the fourth quarter when a number of external market factors in both the UK and parts of APAC combined to reduce activity levels and, in turn, the group's net fee income and profit,” Ian Temple, CEO, said.
Revenue by region was broken down as follows.
In EMEA, net fee income fell by 8.5% to £16.1 million during the year, principally due to the impact of the proposed changes to the IR35 legislation on clients' contract hiring plans in the UK. However, the group added that its permanent led UK businesses performed well despite this. Declining UK NFI was partially offset by growth in the group’s non-UK EMEA operations, particularly in the Middle East where the business grew rapidly.
In the USA, Hydrogen Group said the Board continues to believe that the market provides the group with an exciting growth opportunity. It has continued to invest in its operational capability in the region and have opened two new offices in Charlotte, North Carolina and Los Angeles, California during the year. The group now has five offices in the region, up from one 18 months ago. As a result, net fee income grew by 82%, or 81% on a constant currency basis, to £3.5 million during the year.
The group said that its APAC region had a challenging year. Net fee income fell by 12%, or by 13% on a constant currency basis, to £9.7 million. The fall was driven by weaker trading conditions in both the Singapore and Hong Kong businesses. The group’s Thai and Australian businesses have continued to grow.
Ian Temple, the CEO, said, “In common with many businesses, Hydrogen currently faces unprecedented uncertainty as a result of Covid-19. While our first priority is to do everything that we can to ensure that our staff and other stakeholders are as safe as possible, we are also focussed on ensuring that we preserve cash while maintaining a critical mass in all of our key markets. Our balance sheet is strong, and our stress testing shows that the business could withstand both a prolonged and material decline in revenue.”
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