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Optimal Payments - Will achieve 2015 forecast this year

June 2013

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At the AGM, Optimal said that the first four months of the year have gone with a bang and it is trading â€œsignificantly aheadâ€ of market expectations. Numis has increased its forecast by 36% to a level almost that for 2015!The broker has increased its growth forecast for the Netbanx side to 25% from 20% and that for the Neteller e-wallet to 35% from 15%. Their full year sales forecast rises to US$227m, an increase of US$15m, and EBITDA rises by US$8m to US$43m, demonstrating the man-sized operational gearing in both divisions. Numis forecasts eps of 17.8 cents for this year and 22.8 cents next. The broker sets a 210p share price target, which would be a gain of 175% on the 76.25p recommendation last September. ...

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Tribal Group

Wilmington

Optimal Payments - Skrill trading ahead of expectations (September 2015)

Optimal Payments - Buying rival Skrill (April 2015)

Optimal Payments - Meeting notes (March 2015)

Optimal Payments - Profits in-line with increased forecasts (February 2015)

Optimal Payments - Strong H1 trading continues into H2 (December 2014)

Optimal Payments - Third forecast upgrade since June - new high - gain now 557% (October 2014)

Optimal Payments - 29% upgrade to 2015 forecast (July 2014)

Optimal Payments - Profits "materially ahead" (June 2014)

Optimal Payments (April 2014)

Optimal Payments - Trading ahead of expectations (February 2014)

Optimal Payments (December 2013)

Optimal Payments (October 2013)

Optimal Payments - Neteller e-wallet 2,000 new users a day (April 2013)

Optimal Payments - Three states legalise online gaming (March 2013)

Optimal Payments - Shares go into orbit (February 2013)

Optimal Payments (January 2013)

Optimal Payments - July and August trading set records (October 2012)

Optimal Payments - US to legalise online gaming on a state-by-state basis (September 2012)

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