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| We are maintaining our sales strength, driving for market share growth, seeing our pipeline increase in all of our brands, but seeing time to conclusion and value realization extend |
| But what I would say is you're absolutely right, the CVAE will be an improvement in -- all things being considered equal, will be an improvement in a reduction in the rate somewhere, as we said, to the tune of about 35 basis points |
| We want to be well prepared on the sales activity and the opportunity to take market share when we start to see improving trends |
| And we're making really good progress in that regard |
| The business environment in Latin America and Asia Pac remains solid |
| So, the business has been doing a really nice job repositioning the business this year, and we feel good about that |
| Our industry is at the leading edge, by this we mean it is often the first to feel the impact going into an economic downturn, and the first to benefit from improving outlooks on the other side |
| We have a lot of tremendous experience operating in that market, and we've done a really nice job repositioning the margin profile of that business as well |
| We're very excited about that |
| Our value proposition to clients and candidates has never been more relevant, and our business model helps them absorb some of the pressures they are feeling today, and prepare to accelerate out of the downturn once the economic recovery begins again |
| So, despite the very difficult conditions and you saw the trends for the UK, so definitely on the higher side of pressure that we've seen, they're actually operating quite well in that environment and doing a really nice job preserving operating unit profit margin |
| So, overall, it is rational, it is, of course, competitive, but it is still a solid and positive pricing environment for us |
| And I would say, based on the strength of the labor markets broadly, the pricing environment remains solid |
| and we exited the quarter, I'd say, it was slightly better than the full quarter rate on an overall basis on a days-adjusted basis |
| And our Manpower brand has been recognized in the UK as a leader in Contingent Talent and Strategic Solutions, scoring highly for its strong emphasis on associate experience and investment in upskilling and reskilling services, including our MyPath program, associate academies and candidate facing mobile app |
| Right Management career transition within Talent Solutions contributed 30 basis points of improvement as outplacement activity reflected strong year-over-year growth with gross profit steady from the second quarter level |
| So we're very pleased about that and doing a lot of work as we speak to your point, on the back office, which is global technology and finance platforms, and making very good progress |
| I'd say, as Jonas said, on the front office in terms of PowerSuite, we're in very, very good shape |
| Both of the regions, Asia Pac and Latin America are seeing very good trends |
| So it's very -- it's good for us to see that progression |
| So, it is a very heavy and labor-intensive and resource-intensive journey that we have been on now for the better part of three-and-a-half years, but we think this has the promise of really generating a lot of value for our clients, our candidates, and for the company looking into the future |
| And there they are clearly benefiting still from the overall impact of growing -- demographics still being very instrumental in the global supply chain |
| In Germany, revenues increased 4% in days-adjusted constant currency in the quarter, representing three consecutive quarters of growth driven by our Manpower business, particularly due to strength in the automotive sector |
| I am delighted that our new Manpower campaign huManpower launches in many of our key markets this week, strengthening our positioning for candidates as an employer of choice with the data, expertise and talented teams to guide them to achieve their potential as they progress their career journey |
| We are excited about the opportunity to leverage our global IT and Finance infrastructure to automate non-value-added tasks, to drive recruiter productivity and generate valuable client and candidate insights |
| We remain very pleased with the consistent performance of our Japan business, and we expect continued strong revenue growth in the fourth quarter |
| I think, Stephanie, for us, this is a huge strategic move, and we think it's a big differentiator for us to have common global front- and back-office technology platforms |
| We're performing very well in Japan |
| And as you can imagine, the first phase, of course, is all about driving commonality and process alignment and generating productivity, but the add-ons that we can already see some progress on, but think yield great opportunities into the future applying AI to the data and the insights that we can generate and then replicate very quickly across all of our operations and all of our functions as well |
| So, I'd say those are two examples that we probably have talked a little bit more about and, I'd say, continued on good progress into the third quarter on both of those |
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| Within Talent Solutions, we saw a significant year-over-year revenue decline in RPO as well as an expected sequential softening of activity from the second quarter |
| This was mainly driven by declines in RPO as permanent recruitment continued to weaken during the quarter |
| Based on trends in the third quarter and October activity to date, our forecast is cautious and anticipates that the fourth quarter will continue to be challenging with further declines in our Manpower businesses in Europe |
| I'd say, the other country that we've talked a lot about in the past has been the UK and another tough margin market on an overall basis |
| contributed 29% of gross profit and experienced revenue decline of 18% in the quarter |
| Demand from enterprise technology clients continued to be weak |
| Organic gross profit in our Experis brand decreased 14% in constant currency year-over-year |
| In the third quarter, revenue was $4.7 billion, down 5% year-over-year in constant currency |
| Our forecast also anticipates ongoing slowing of permanent recruitment activity and further offsets by cost actions being taken |
| Year-over-year, on an organic constant currency basis, the Manpower brand reported a revenue decline of 3%, the Experis brand declined by 10%, and the Talent Solutions brand declined by 14% |
| Adjusted earnings per share were down 39% year-over-year in constant currency |
| Just last week, I joined many global CEOs across every sector for the Conference Board Business Council meeting in Denver, where most reported reduced optimism compared to three months ago and the general consensus was that economic slowing will continue in the short term |
| Revenue in Italy equaled $414 million in the quarter and was down 2% on a days-adjusted constant currency basis |
| Many echo a sentiment of manageable headwinds in the short term, yet confirm their limited visibility on how this will evolve, which is resulting in increasing cost reduction initiatives, hiring slowdowns and project start postponements |
| In the quarter, revenue was down 2% in constant currency to $565 million |
| Revenue in Southern Europe came in at $2.1 billion, representing a 3% decrease in organic constant currency |
| After excluding restructuring costs of $28 million, adjusted OUP was negative $3 million and OUP margin was negative 0.4% |
| During the quarter, our consolidated gross profit decreased 9% on an organic constant currency basis year-over-year |
| Our forecast also anticipates a significant reduction in activity in our Israel business due to the current conflict |
| Revenue in the quarter was $1.1 billion, representing a decrease of 7% compared to the prior-year period on a constant currency basis |
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