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OntheBeach - Cash rises to 45p a share

January 2024

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  • Epic Code:
  • OTB
  • Price:
  • 170p
OTB exploded upwards after its FY23 results delivered record total transaction values (TTV) of c.£1.07bn, up 26%, driven by growth in both volumes and average booking values. Revenue of £170.2m was +19% higher and pretax profit was £23.6m, up from £14.2m. Corresponding eps rocketed from 6.4p to 11.6p. Excluding customer deposits, it closed the year with £76m cash (45p a share) so the dividend is reinstated. OTB is clearly a much stronger business than it was pre-pandemic, with direct bookings in FY23 at 91% of sales. In H1 this year it front end loaded marketing with total marketing costs as a % of revenue amounting to 53%  (although by the full year this was down to 40%) so when the turn came, TTVs bloomed across not just the his ...

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