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Adecco



Company name in Chinese: 德科 Company name in English: Adecco
Headquarters: Zurich-Glattbrugg, Switzerland Country: Switzerland
Established: 1957 Website: http://www.adecco.com
Main Business: Talent Dispatch/Lease/ Placement Annual revenue of 2013: 25,898 million dollars
Stock Exchange: New York, Pairs, Switzerland Stock Exchange Stock Code: ADEN/ADE
About: The Adecco Group (SWX: ADEN; EURONEXT: ADE) is the world’s leading provider of HR solutions. Adecco has over 5,000 offices in over 60 countries, with over 31,000 employees. Every day, Adecco provides 650,000 employees and 100,000 companies temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition, talent development, outsourcing and consulting. Founded in 1957, headquartered in Zurich-Glattbrugg, Switzerland, Adecco (SWX: ADEN; EURONEXT: ADE) is placed no.461 of Global Fortune 500 companies in the fiscal year 2013

Major financial data in Fiscal 2013(Unit: $ million)

Operating profit Net profit Pre-tax profit Shareholders' equity
1,034 740 927 4,723
Total assets by the end of 2013 Average total assets Current assets Current liabilities
12,388 12,371 6,298 5,096
Receivable by the end of 2013 Average receivable Total liabilities Interest expense
4,682 4,585 7,665 -105

Major financial ratios in Fiscal 2013:

Indicator Ratio Compared with industry average Indicator Ratio Compared with industry average
Revenue growth rate -1.9% Lower Net profit margin 2.9% Higher
Total turnover ratio 2.1 Lower ROE 15.7% Higher
Accounts receivable turnover ratio 5.5 Lower Debt-asset ratio 61.9% Higher
ROA 6.0% Higher Current ratio 1.2 Lower
Operating margin 4.0% Higher Times Interest Earned / /