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IMPELLAM GROUP



Company name in Chinese: / Company name in English: IMPELLAM GROUP
Headquarters: Luton, United Kingdom Country: United Kingdom
Established: / Website: http://www.impellam.com/
Main Business: Human Resource Outsourcing Annual revenue of 2013: 1,886 million dollars
Stock Exchange: London Stock Exchange Stock Code: IPEL
About: IMPELLAM GROUP (LON:IPEL) is a leading provider of human capital services, including innovative solutions for the workforce, business process outsourcing (BPO), expertise in technical, professional and medical talent, flexible workforce consulting, staffing and recruitment. The Group, trading on AIM, conducts business primarily in the UK and the US, with smaller operations in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and mainland Europe. The Company has five segments: Healthcare, UK Commercial, UK Professional & Technical, US Staffing and Support Services. The Company’s Healthcare Staffing business includes brands like Medacs Healthcare and Chrysalis Homecare. The UK Commercial Staffing segment is a provider of specialised temporary and permanent recruitment services to a portfolio of public and private sector clients. The UK Professional & Technical brands provide permanent, temporary and contract recruitment services. The US Staffing brands provide recruitment services ranging from temporary staffing to permanent placement. The category of Support Services brands includes facilities services, event support services, retail merchandising services, shopfitting and procurement management. The Group employees nearly 6,000 people, including 2,200 managers and consultants and more than 3,800 support services workers, across a network of 230 branch and regional offices.

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

Operating profit Net profit Pre-tax profit Shareholders' equity
45 / -2 /
Total assets by the end of 2013 Average total assets Current assets Current liabilities
568 551 407 355
Receivable by the end of 2013 Average receivable Total liabilities Interest expense
352 356 393 /

Major financial ratios in Fiscal 2013:

Indicator Ratio Compared with industry average Indicator Ratio Compared with industry average
Revenue growth rate -1.8% Lower Net profit margin / /
Total turnover ratio 3.4 Higher ROE / /
Accounts receivable turnover ratio 5.3 Lower Debt-asset ratio 69.1% Higher
ROA / Lower Current ratio 1.1 Lower
Operating margin 2.4% Lower Times Interest Earned / /