Hays plc (HAYPY) Q1 2027 Sales/Trading Call Transcript

SA Transcripts 162.44K Followers Follow Hays plc ( HAYPY ) Q1 2027 Sales/Trading Call October 12, 2026 4:00 AM EDT Company Participants Kean Marden - Head of Investor Relations and ESG James Hilton - CFO & Director Conference Call Participants Thomas Burlton - BNP Paribas, Research Division Rory Mckenzie - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Steven Woolf - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Presentation Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the trading update for the quarter ending 30 September 2026. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Kean Marden, Head of Investor Relations and M&A. Please go ahead. Kean Marden Head of Investor Relations and ESG Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. I'm Kean Marden, Head of Investor Relations, and I'm joined here today by James Hilton, Chief Financial Officer, to present Hays' Q1 '27 results. Before we begin, please be aware that this call is being recorded, and the replay is accessible using the number and code provided in the release. Please be aware that our discussions may contain forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations or beliefs as well as assumptions on future events. There are risk factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. Hays disclaims any intention or obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements that have been made during this call regardless of whether these statements are affected by new information, future events or otherwise. I'll now hand you over to James. James Hilton CFO & Director Thank you, Kean. Good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining us today. I'll present the key points and regional details of today's trading update before taking questions. As usual, our like-for-like results exclude country exits