日本第一大人力资源服务供应商Recruit最新财务数据显示，截至2014年9月30日的六个月该公司营收同比上涨10.4%至6,173亿日元（约合53亿美元）。2014财年上半年Recruit毛利润为3,040亿日元（约合26亿美元），运营利润却同比下滑3.2%至534亿日元（约合4.618亿美元）；2014财年上半年净利润同比下滑4.1%至284亿日元（约合2.456亿美元）。该公司表示，之所以盈利能力有所下降，其原因在于Recruit战略调整正在实施中长期增长的投资策略。

 

值得强调的是，Recruit人才服务业务在2014财年上半年的营收为3,281亿日元（约合28亿美元），同比增幅达11.3%。据悉，人才服务业务营收占该公司总营收的53%。Recruit人才服务业务在2014财年上半年中的息税折旧摊销前利润同比也大幅上涨13.1%至189亿日元（约合1.61亿美元）。

财报还显示，Recruit本土市场日本的人才服务业务市场依旧在呈现出稳步拓张趋势。日本本土市场人才服务业务在2014年上半年的营收为1,915亿日元（约合17亿美元）。Recruit海外市场中的北美及欧洲区业务扩张形势进一步加强，其海外人才服务业务营收同比上涨13.2%至1,365亿日元（约合12亿美元）。
 

Recruit Holdings revenue up by over 10% 

(Nov. 17, 2014,/staffingindustry.com/)Recruit Holdings (6098: JP), the largest staffing firm in Japan, reported revenue of JPY 617.3 billion (USD 5.3 billion) for the six months ending 30 September 2014, an increase of +10.4% over the same period in 2013. The company achieved gross profit for the period of JPY 304 billion (USD 2.6 billion), while operating income of JPY 53.4 billion (USD 461.8 million) decreased by -3.2% compared to 2013. Net income decreased by -4.1% to JPY 28.4 billion (USD 245.6 million), year-on-year. The reduction in profitability was attributed to investments carried out for medium-term growth.
 

The Staffing segment which represents 53% of the company’s total revenue reported revenue of JPY 328.1 billion (USD 2.8 billion) for the six month period, an increase of 11.3% over the same period last year. Staffing EBITDA was JPY 18.9 billion (USD 161 million), an increase of +13.1% over the same period in 2013.

 

According to the company’s financial statement; the domestic staffing market continues to enjoy a moderate expansion trend as the number of active agency workers remain on an upward trend. Revenue from domestic staffing during the period was JPY 191.5 billion (USD 1.7 billion). In the overseas staffing market, operations in North America and Europe enjoyed a moderate expansion trend. Net sales were favourable, reflecting steady growth in business performance and successful growth of outsourcing services at Advantage Resourcing Europe. Revenue from overseas staffing operations was JPY 136.5 billion (USD 1.2 billion), an increase of +13.2%.