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On the Beach - Serious statement of intent

January 2025

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  • Epic Code:
  • OTB
  • Price:
  • 244p
On 3 December, the day of its full year results, online travel agency (OTA) On The Beach saw its shares rise   to a new high for FY24 and since then the shares have continued to climb. SCSW subscribers would have politely yawned - OTB was a 2024 NAP and even in the October issue I had said the shares were to be bought ahead of finals. As it was, pretax profit rose 25% to £31m for EPS of 15.5p, but what OTB said in the statement is perhaps one of the most serious statements of intent I have seen from a small company in recent months. OTB is the largest OTA with 2m package holiday customers in 2024 against c19m UK package beach holidays sold in the UK so there is plenty left to play for. What kindled the imagination of investors was ...

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