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| We also benefit from cyclical factors like new business formation |
| And we think, of course, that will benefit our long-term growth rate |
| So we have some really great growth out of our multinational solutions, where we have more modern platforms |
| And we couple that with a very strong global payroll offering for clients that have that need |
| So that whole business has been doing really well |
| So you put all of that together, and we've had really strong growth, not just in new clients, but also in upselling our existing small business clients to solutions like our PEO or retirement solutions or insurance services, time and attendance and so forth |
| But at the same time, ADP is particularly well positioned in the small business market because of how strong our product is, how much we've invested in distribution and how high our client satisfaction is |
| And for us, we feel like a lot of that work is behind us, that we feel well positioned relative to those competitors |
| And then the other one I would talk about is -- it's GDP, but not in the sense that reported GDP, of course, for Q2 was really strong, as we all saw |
| So we're excited about that |
| enterprise space and our international in-country space, we're excited about the coming many years ahead where we actually do get to transition to more modern solutions |
| It leads look great |
| So there's a lot of ways that will improve the overall experience |
| But for sure, Maria is excited and has laid out a pretty clear strategy that the whole company is really focused on |
| It has been plateauing, so we're happy to see that |
| And that's, of course, helping our business |
| It's a very stable for us |
| It helps our business to a certain degree, but it is slowing |
| Carlos and Maria bringing the same culture, hustle, grit, hard-working, very well-liked people within the organization |
| downmarket, which has worked out very well |
| It's true in a lot of European markets, and that helps us |
| I think a good way to frame this is that in the past, let's say, the past several quarters, had you asked me that question, how macro factors are affecting our business and what we're seeing broadly, it would have been unambiguously positive across all the different metrics that we track and report |
| We really do expect that every single one of the platforms that we go to market with should be the best one |
| So between those two quarters, we've got a lot of focus, and we're optimistic |
| But it's positive |
| All that helps us, and it's still running at those levels |
| And new business formations still very healthy, I think, surprisingly so |
| Tien-Tsin Huang Anyone else? I know ADP, margin expansion is a hallmark for the company |
| But the good news is that we are seeing stabilization |
| It was -- it's a very normal and steady demand environment |
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| And because this is early in the year and because there really is no offset to a loss of employment within our client base, we felt it was prudent to lower our outlook at this point |
| What we saw from our competitors this quarter was maybe some recognition that growth has to slow |
| The last thing we would want is to lay off a portion of our organization just to rehire them 6 months later and retrain them and lose a lot of productivity along the way |
| So it's not out of line or out of step with what we would have expected, but it is getting to the point now where it's no longer a normal level, it's actually getting to be a slight drag to our overall performance |
| Manufacturing is down year-on-year |
| So these types of companies are struggling to manage and navigate the global complexities right now of being an employer |
| And I think when you say that, you're probably also referring to the competitive landscape as well, correct, Danny? So I know with Paycom and their earnings, there's a pretty harsh reaction to some of the impacts that they saw with their next-gen end product |
| And then from one of the competitors, in particular, there was an unusually rapid slowdown |
| Of course, if sales are down, commissions are down, and variable comp goes down |
| So things like bankruptcy rates, clearly still below where they were pre-pandemic |
| And so we feel like it's normal at this point, but it's more likely to trend softer rather than stronger at this point and consistent with everyone's expectation that, at best, we're heading for a soft landing |
| And so we are no less optimistic about the opportunity to drive growth in the PEO or in the ES segment just because there are some shorter-term cyclical headwinds |
| Nothing terribly surprising |
| In this particular case, we've seen fairly rapid deceleration in pays per control in our PEO as well as our Employer Services segment |
| So maybe if we jump into the quarter, somewhat out of character for ADP to make a revision so early in their fiscal year, it seemed like things were generally stable, with the exception of some weakness in some of the same-store hiring within your PEO base |
| But financials down year-on-year, tech |
| But it persisted for a little bit longer |
| And I think Employer Services for this year at least is running a little bit above your midterm outlook, and PEO is running a little bit below |
| It naturally can't sustain at the pace that it's been growing at for those particular competitors |
| And as we've all seen, these last couple of years have been anything but macro neutral |
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