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Easyjet - Low cost carrier sports terrific growth record

September 2015

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  • Epic Code:
  • EZJ
  • Price:
  • 1715p
It’s no coincidence that shares in UK quoted low cost airlines are at or near all-time highs given that low cost carrier capacity has tripled to just over 30m seats over the past decade, taking a significant bite out of the full service “flag” carriers. Riding the crest of this wave has been Easyjet. Like all the low cost carriers its model has been to “unbundle” the airline product and convert costs into revenue. Catering is fully paid on board and customers pay extra for designated seating and for baggage to go into the hold. Between 2004-2014 this strategy has helped increase pretax profit from £62.2m to £581m while eps has grown almost 11-fold from 10.4p to 113.1p. When you consider the curve ...

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