Empresaria Beats Profit Expectations but Halts Dividend Amid Tough Market

Empresaria ( (GB:EMR) ) just unveiled an update.

Empresaria Group expects adjusted profit before tax for 2025 to come in slightly ahead of market expectations, despite what it describes as persistently challenging trading conditions and flat constant-currency like-for-like net fee income, which fell 6% on a reported basis to £47.3m. Strong net fee income growth in Offshore Services (up 16% on a constant-currency like-for-like basis) and a 23% gain in the US helped offset declines in most other regions and a 9% drop in permanent placement fees, while net debt excluding leases rose to £17.1m and the board has decided not to recommend a final dividend as it continues an operational review aimed at stabilising controls and positioning the group to benefit from any future market recovery.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:EMR) stock is a Sell with a £19.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Empresaria stock, see the GB:EMR Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:EMR Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:EMR is a Underperform.

Empresaria’s overall stock score is primarily impacted by its poor financial performance, bearish technical indicators, and negative valuation metrics. The ongoing corporate governance issues further exacerbate the risk, making the stock less attractive to investors.

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More about Empresaria

Empresaria Group plc is an international specialist staffing group listed on AIM that provides recruitment and staffing services across multiple regions, including the UK, US, APAC and Offshore Services, with a mix of temporary, contract and permanent placement offerings and a growing focus on offshore service delivery.

Average Trading Volume: 17,306

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: £11.15M

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