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On the Beach - Shares move to seven-month high

January 2023

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  • Epic Code:
  • OTB
  • Price:
  • 166.5p
Internet-only travel agent OTB has been a strong market. Although the shares initially fell on its FY22 report, which was also combined with news that after 18 years, founder-CEO Simon Cooper would stand down in six months, they then surged to a seven-month high as the market began to look ahead. Shaun Morton, the finance director, is to succeed Cooper within the next 12 months. The comparisons vs last year are meaningless given the prior year’s disruptions but FY22 results were at the top of consensus. Average booking values grew 31% versus FY19 with more in the mix from long-haul, B2B and premium beach holidays (>£700 per person) whilst there was lower customer volume for price-sensitive value beach holiday customers. This le ...

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