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Japanese staffing firm S-Pool (2471: JP) reported revenue for the six months ending 31 May 2015 of JPY 3.4 billion (USD 28 million), an increase of 6.2% compared with JPY 3.2 billion (USD 26.4 million) during the same period last year.
H1 2015 | H1 2014 | Change | |
Revenue | JPY 3,438 million | JPY 3,237 million | +6.2% |
USD 28 million | USD 26.4 million | ||
Gross Profit | JPY 827 million | JPY 810 million | +2.2% |
USD 6.7 million | USD 6.6 million | ||
Net Income (Loss) | (JPY 14 million) | JPY 99 million | N/A |
(USD 114,007) | USD 806,189 |
S-Pool reported an increase of 15.6% in sales, general, and administrative expenses in H1 2015, compared with a year ago.
S-Pool operates in two primary segments: Business Solutions and Human Resources Solutions. The Business Solutions segment provides logistics and sales promotion outsourcing services and also offers employment assistance services to persons with disabilities. The Human Resources Solutions segment provides temporary staffing, recruitment, and services concerned with human resources.
Revenue for H1 2015 by business segment was as follows:
H1 2015 | H1 2014 | Change | |
Business Solutions | JPY 1,397 million | JPY 1,308 million | +6.8% |
USD 11.4 million | USD 10.7 million | ||
HR Solutions | JPY 2,041 million | JPY 1,929 million | +5.8% |
USD 16.6 million | USD 15.7 million |
Founded in 1999, S-pool is headquartered in Tokyo.
In trading today, the company’s share price closed up 2.2% at JPY 1,099 (USD 8.95), an increase of 10.7% compared with a year ago. Based on its current share price, the company has a market value of JPY 3.3 billion (USD 26.9 million).