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Easyjet

October 2020

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  • Epic Code:
  • EZJ
  • Price:
  • 633p
The shares moved higher after Easyjet announced an encouraging Q3 update for the period ending 30 June. Revenues were £7m, headline costs were £332m and cash burn was £774m in a period where travel was grounded. The latter was lower than previous guidance of £1bn cash burn.More encouraging was that its planes restarted flying on 15 June and it expects capacity to ramp up to 40% for Q4, peaking in August, compared to the 30% highlighted at its H1 results. Based on this schedule it now expects to report a smaller loss in Q4 than in Q3.Net debt was £835m as at 30 June and total liquidity is healthy at over £2.2bn.With a strong balance sheet, Easyjet is well-placed to gain market shar ...

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