Robert Half Posts 19 Percent Revenue Gain
April 26, 2011 – Robert Half International Inc./(NYSE:RHI) has posted first quarter 2011 revenues of $880.9 million, a 19 percent increase from revenues of $737.2 million during the same period last year. The revenue increase was led by the finance and accounting segment, which rose 39 percent to $67 million. For the quarter, the company recorded net income of $26.3 million, or 18 cents per share, compared with $7.6 million, or five cents per share, a year ago. “Companywide revenues grew 19 percent from the first quarter of last year, and income per share was up 248 percent from one year ago,” said Harold M. Messmer, Jr., chairman and CEO. “We saw strong demand for our professional staffing services, particularly in our Robert Half Technology and Robert Half Finance & Accounting divisions. We also saw an improving pricing environment indicative of further strengthening in our underlying labor markets.”