（2020年4月14日，/HRoot.com/）近日，英国招聘公司Hydrogen Group（HYDG：AIM）公布，截至2019年12月31日的2019财年全年营收为1.213亿英镑，比去年同期下降10.5％。
报告显示，营收减少的主要原因是英国的合同工招聘下降。
Hydrogen Group表示，其净服务费营收表现是受到欧洲、中东和非洲地区和亚太地区净服务费营收下降的影响。
Hydrogen Group首席执行官Ian Temple表示；“集团在2019年是面临挑战的一年，尤其是在第四季度，英国地区和部分亚太地区的许多外部市场因素共同导致业务水平降低，进而导致公司的净服务费营收和利润下降。”
Hydrogen Group按地区划分的营收如下：
在欧洲、中东和非洲地区，Hydrogen Group 2019财年的净服务费营收下降了8.5％，至1,610万英镑，这主要是由于IR35法规的拟议变更对英国客户合同雇用计划的影响。尽管如此，Hydrogen Group表示，其永久主导的英国业务仍然表现良好。英国NFI（对外净投资）的下降部分被该集团在英国以外的欧洲、中东和非洲地区业务的增长所抵消，特别是在业务增长迅速的中东地区。
在美国地区，Hydrogen Group表示，董事会仍然相信该市场能为集团提供令人兴奋的增长机会。Hydrogen Group在2019财年继续投资于该地区的运营能力，并在北卡罗来纳州夏洛特和加利福尼亚州洛杉矶开设了两个新办事处。该集团现在在美国地区设有五个办事处。报告显示，Hydrogen Group2019财年美国地区的净服务费营收增长了82％，按固定汇率计算增长了81％，达到350万英镑。
报告显示，Hydrogen Group亚太地区在2019财年充满挑战，净服务费营收下降了12％，按固定汇率计算，下降了13％，为970万英镑。下降的原因是新加坡和中国香港企业的贸易条件疲软。而该集团在泰国和澳大利亚的业务则持续增长。
Hydrogen Group首席执行官Ian Temple表示：“受到新冠疫情的影响，Hydrogen Group目前与许多企业一样面临前所未有的不确定性。我们的首要任务是尽一切可能确保员工和其他利益相关者的安全，我们还专注于确保在保留所有主要市场的关键数量同时，保留现金，我们的资产负债状况良好，压力测试表明该业务可以承受营收的长期和实质性下降。 ”
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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