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STAF.L London Stock Exchange Employment Services

Staffline Group PLC

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ROE
12,4 %
Net margin
0,4 %
Debt / equity
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About

STAF.L operates in the Employment Services industry, providing staffing and recruitment services to clients across various sectors.

Business. STAF.L is an employment services company operating within the Industrial & Commercial Services sector. The firm is headquartered in the United Kingdom and is primarily listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker STAF.L. Specific details regarding its operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not available.

Classification92 %
SectorIndustrials
Business sectorIndustrial & Commercial Services
IndustryEmployment Services
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
BUY1 analysts
1 buy0 hold0 sell
Avg 12m price target60,00

Analyst recommendations

1 analysts · consensus Buy
Buy1
Hold0
Sell0
12-month price target
60,00
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
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At a glance

Score
not yet scored
Valuation
valuation pending
Analysts
Buy
1 analysts · indicative
Ownership
not yet wired
Profitability
12,4 %
return on equity
Quality
not yet scored

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

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  • Sector rotation

    Sector1D1Mvs mkt
    Materials+2,3 %+6,6 %+1,7 %
    Communication Services+2,2 %−5,5 %+1,6 %
    Energy+0,6 %+3,3 %+0,0 %
    Health Care+0,6 %−0,8 %+0,0 %
    Information Technology+0,6 %+6,7 %+0,0 %
    Consumer Discretionary+0,4 %+7,6 %−0,2 %
    Financials−0,3 %−2,8 %−0,9 %
    Consumer Staples−0,4 %+2,5 %−1,0 %
    Real Estate−0,7 %+10,9 %−1,3 %
    Industrials · THIS SECTOR−1,9 %−3,1 %−2,5 %
    Utilities−1,9 %+28,2 %−2,5 %

    Developing storylines

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Macro
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
    • Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
    • Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

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    Composite-score breakdown

    Synthesis

    Business

    STAF.L is an employment services company operating within the Industrial & Commercial Services sector. The firm is headquartered in the United Kingdom and is primarily listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker STAF.L. Specific details regarding its operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not available.

    Classification92 %
    SectorIndustrials
    Business sectorIndustrial & Commercial Services
    IndustryEmployment Services
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    The company's capital structure is characterized by a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, indicating a relatively low reliance on debt financing. However, the liquidity risk is assessed as medium, and the company has negative net cash after subtracting total debt, which may pose challenges in meeting short-term obligations. The return on equity is 12.44%, which is a strong return relative to the equity base, but the return on assets is only 2.02%, suggesting that the company is not efficiently utilizing its assets to generate returns.

    In terms of profitability, the company's gross profit margin is 7.08% (78.3 million GBP gross profit on 1.107 billion GBP revenue), and the operating margin is 1.17% (13 million GBP operating income on 1.107 billion GBP revenue). These figures are below the industry median for gross and operating margins, indicating that the company is underperforming its peers in terms of profitability. The net profit margin is 0.43% (4.8 million GBP net income on 1.107 billion GBP revenue), which is also below the industry median.

    The company's revenue is concentrated in a single business segment, as disclosed in its financial statements, with no significant geographic diversification reported. This concentration may increase the company's exposure to sector-specific risks and reduce its ability to mitigate revenue volatility through geographic diversification.

    The company's growth trajectory is expected to remain flat in the current fiscal year, with no significant revenue growth anticipated. The outlook for the next fiscal year is also neutral, with no material changes expected in the company's revenue or profitability. The company's capital expenditure is negative, indicating that it is generating more cash from operations than it is investing in new assets.

    The company's risk profile is characterized by a low dilution potential, as the number of shares outstanding has not changed between the basic and diluted shares. However, the company's liquidity risk remains a concern, as the current ratio is 0.99, indicating that the company's current assets are nearly equal to its current liabilities. The company has not made any recent filings or transcripts that would indicate significant changes in its business operations or financial position.

    Key takeaways
    • The company has a strong return on equity but a weak return on assets, indicating inefficiencies in asset utilization.
    • The company's profitability metrics are below the industry median, suggesting underperformance relative to peers.
    • The company's revenue is concentrated in a single business segment, increasing its exposure to sector-specific risks.
    • The company's liquidity risk is medium, and it has negative net cash after subtracting total debt.
    • The company's growth trajectory is expected to remain flat in the current and next fiscal years.
    • The company has a low dilution potential, as the number of shares outstanding has not changed between the basic and diluted shares.

    Bull / Bear case

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    In focus — financials by report

    Valuation

    Market price
    $44,00
    Market cap
    Enterprise value
    P/E
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    P / B
    P / Tangible book
    Tangible book
    $38.6M
    Net cash
    -$10.9M
    Current ratio
    1.0
    Debt / equity
    0.3
    ROA
    2.0%
    ROE
    12.4%
    Cash conversion
    123.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    -0.4%
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

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    Peer comparison

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    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    0,06
    Predicted surprise
    +0,00
    Beat probability
    45 %
    Analysts
    1
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
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    Margin
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    Segment margin
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    as of 2026-05-10 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate0,06
    Revenueno estimateno estimate1,2B GBP
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimate15,5M GBP
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in GBP. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-08-04

    Options

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution1 analysts
    Strong buy1
    Buy0
    Hold0
    Sell0
    Strong sell0
    12-month price target$60,00 · Median $60,00
    Low $60,00High $60,00
    Operating income · consensus15,5M GBP
    EPS surprise
    −19,2 %
    reported vs consensus · miss
    Revenue surprise
    −10,3 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

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    Sell-side observations

    Low$60,00
    Mean$60,00
    Median$60,00
    High$60,00
    Spot$44,00
    +36.4 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Filing-based flags
    • Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Op Margin1,2 %Bottom quartile
    Net Margin0,4 %Bottom quartile
    ROE12,4 %Above median
    Capex / Rev-0,4 %Above median
    D/E0,28Below median
    Cash Conv1,23Above median

    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Data sources
    • Market data
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    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    • Net Cash
      cash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
    • Capex To Revenue
      capital_expenditure / revenue
    • Return On Equity
      net_income / total_equity
    • Debt To Equity
      (short_term_debt + long_term_debt) / total_equity
    • Cash Conversion Ratio
      operating_cash_flow / net_income
    Source documents
    • STAF.L Market data — financials · 2026-05-29
    • Staffline Group PLC Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-29

    Ownership & reference

    Leadership

    • Albert EllisChief Executive Officer, Executive Director

    Insider activity

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    Short positioning

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    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    STAF.LCanonical
    London Stock Exchange · USD

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob45 %Surprise+0,00Full forecast →
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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Evidence & claims

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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
    2026-06-20 00:43 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
    2026-06-20 00:43 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
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    Sources filings · IR · transcripts · market data · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 Market data · Issuer disclosures · Public news · Earnings transcripts · Consensus estimates · ESG data Premium coverage