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Staffline - Trading well ahead of expectations

February 2026

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  • Epic Code:
  • STAF
  • Price:
  • 51p
Staffline closed FY25 with a bang, sending its shares   higher as the market absorbed the news that profits were “significantly ahead of expectations.” In response, Liberum has lifted its EPS forecast by 15% to 4.3p with 5.7p for this year. The strong performance follows the Q1 disposal of the PeoplePlus government training business, which allowed Staffline to focus entirely on recruitment. Cash proceeds were straightaway put to work via a £7.5m share buyback (with £1m still outstanding), adding to the £9m repurchased in FY24, effectively cancelling a quarter of shares in issue. Then seemingly out of the blue came the coup: winning Culina as a client - providing drivers, security and warehouse operatives across the UK. By A ...

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