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ME Group

April 2023

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The shares hit a new high of 143p after strong results for the year ended October. ME (formerly Photo-Me International) said revenues grew 21% to £260m while EBITDA and pretax profit jumped 78% and 90%, respectively, to £84.9m and £53.1m. Within photobooths (55% FY’22 EBITDA) sales rose 25% as activity levels improved, boosting photobooth utilisation rates following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions while price rises were introduced in France, Germany and Austria. Its new 5-year plan calls for 10,000 next generation multi-service photobooths installed by 2025 with 3,000 in France by October 2023, while targeting new strategic partners at high footfall locations. Further upside could come from Asia, where China has belatedly li ...

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