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Photo-Me - 2,000 Revolution laundry machines by year end

March 2015

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  • Epic Code:
  • PHTM
  • Price:
  • 149p
Photo-Me’s Q3 trading update for the period November-January confirms pretax profit was 19% ahead on a constant currency basis and “at least in line” with full-year expectations.Speaking to finance director Francoise Coutaz-Replan she notes that there will be 1,000 Revolution units (24/7 outdoor self-service launderette machines) in the field by end of March and expects to have 2,000 by the year end. A second production line in Hungary is now churning out 100 machines a month and with costs sharply reduced to Eu15,000 per unit, payback is rapid.In terms of model, she notes that typically 15% of revenue from a machine is paid to the site owner, 2% is the cost of soap and 5% is the service/maintenance (carried ...

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