Randstad posts Q4 core profit beat in tough market environment
Financial and political upheaval in markets such as France, Germany and Britain has led employers to limit hiring and discouraged people from changing jobs. Randstad's earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (EBITA) before one-offs was 200 million euros ($207 million) in the fourth quarter of 2024, above the 194 million expected by analysts on average in a company-provided consensus. A fair value adjustment and impairments on its loans and financial commitments cost the group additional 139 million euros in the quarter, it said.