Analyst Views: Is Robert Walters making the jobs market work for it?
DAVID O’BRIEN | SHORE CAPITAL
The stand out features of the [firm’s] results were its long-term contract business, Resource Solutions, UK regions and Japan. London, by contrast, was relatively weak, in part highlighting the continued weakness of banking markets. From what Robert Walters and its peers are suggesting, the recovery is becoming widespread.
PAUL JONES | PANMURE GORDON
Full-year results for 2013 are slightly better than we anticipated on a number of fronts, with progress across a broad range of geographical locations and sector specialisms… though there remains an unclear picture on the speed of recovery.
ANDREW GIBB | INVESTEC
This positive performance is a reflection of its diverse geographical, discipline and sector model given the fact that overall trading conditions remain mixed. It is also encouraging to note that the first two months of 2014 has seen an “encouraging” trading picture.