International recruitment business Hays PLC (HAS.LN) said Monday it made a pretax profit of GBP48.6 million for the first half of the year, compared with GBP3.4 million reported in the first half of 2009, and added that outlook remains positive across nearly all of its markets.

MAIN FACTS:

-Turnover for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2010, GBP1.58 billion (2009: GBP1.29 billion).

-Adjusted pretax profit GBP48.6 million (2009: GBP30.4 million).

-Net fees GBP326.1 million (2009: GBP264.8 million).

-Diluted EPS 2.29 pence (2009: loss 0.58 pence).

-Adjusted EPS 2.34 pence (2009: 1.38 pence).

-Net debt at end of period GBP125.7 million (2009: GBP38.4 million).

-Cash and cash equivalents at end of period GBP42.6 million (2009: GBP119.2 million).

-Dividend per share 1.85 pence (2009: 1.85 pence).

-Shares on Friday closed at GBP1.20.

-By Tapan Panchal, Dow Jones Newswires. Tel +44(0)207-842 9448, tapan.panchal@dowjones.com
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