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Oct 01, 2023
Kelly Services Q3 2023 Earnings Report
Reported break-even operating earnings and a 4.3% decrease in revenue, with adjusted EBITDA margin increasing to 2.3%.
Key Takeaways
Kelly Services reported break-even operating earnings in Q3 2023, compared to a loss of $21.4 million in Q3 2022. Revenue decreased by 4.3% to $1.1 billion. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 2.3% from 1.6% in the prior year.
Q3 operating earnings were break-even, or up 60% to $15.5 million on an adjusted basis.
Q3 revenue down 4.3%; down 5.8% in constant currency.
Q3 adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 2.3% compared to 1.6% in the prior year driven by meaningful reduction in operating expenses resulting from business transformation initiative.
Company expects sale of European staffing operations and near-term outcome from growth initiatives to drive further expansion of adjusted EBITDA margin
Forward Guidance
Kelly expects to achieve an adjusted EBITDA margin in the range of 2.8% to 3.0% for Q4 2023 and expects to reach a normalized, adjusted EBITDA margin in the range of 3.3 to 3.5%.
Positive Outlook
- Efficiency phase of transformation on-track
- Growth initiatives delivering encouraging early results
- Sale of European staffing business poised to benefit transformation efforts
- Committed to driving continued improvement of adjusted EBITDA margin
- Committed to maximizing value creation
Challenges Ahead
- Market conditions are more challenging than anticipated
- Macroeconomic uncertainty continued to temper demand for temporary and permanent staffing services
- Customers’ more guarded approach to hiring
- Customers initiating new projects or capital spending
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