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ME Group - Revolution rollout expands to 80-90 units

April 2023

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  • Epic Code:
  • MEGP
  • Price:
  • 125.5p
ME Group has reported full year results to 31 October 2022. Revenues grew 21% to £260m, pretax profit was up 90% to £53.1m and adj. EBITDA rose 78% to £84.9m, for EBITDA margin climbing 2.3% to 32.7%. Net cash stands at £34m having paid a 6.5p special dividend during the year. A 3p final has just been declared (ex on 20 April). The stellar improvement was down to two things. First, a significant H2 price rise at its photobooths across France, Germany and Austria. Activity levels across these markets, as well as the UK and Ireland, also saw a strong recovery as social restrictions eased. Second, its high margin Revolution laundry business (50%+ EBITDA margin) saw EBITDA rising 29% y/y to £29.1m as units deployed rose by an average ...

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