shares of manpowergroup man dropped 32 in premarket trading tuesday after the workforce services company reported thirdquarter profit that beat expectations but revenue that came up short as strong demand and a continued economic recovery was tempered by supply chain constraints and the continued impact of the covid19 pandemic net income jumped to 977 million or 177 a share from 103 million or 18 cents a share in the yearago period excluding nonrecurring items earnings per share came to 193 above the factset consensus of 191 revenue grew 121 to 514 billion but was below the factset consensus of 530 billion cost of services increased 111 to 429 billion as gross margin improved to 166 from 158 the company said expects fourthquarter eps of between 199 and 207 which surrounds the factset consensus of 204 global demand remained strong as our clients continue to look for skilled talent in a tight labor market and leverage our capabilities and workforce solutions expertise that help them achieve their desired business outcomes said chief executive jonas prising the stock has rallied 255 year to date through monday while the sp 500 spx has gained 195