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Gocompare.com - Chairman buys nearly 18m shares!

April 2019

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Gocompare’s share price performance has, to quote Winston Churchill, been “a riddle wrapped up in a mystery inside an enigma.” The shares fell even though it announced sales, operating profit and eps ahead 2%, 22% and 20%, respectively, to £153m, £44m and 7.8p. Net debt rose £28m to £67.5m (net debt / EBITDA: 1.5x), albeit far less than the £45m spent on My Voucher Codes (£36.9m) and Energylinx (£8.7m), thanks to strong cash generation. The performance was slightly flattered by a first time contribution from My Voucher Codes (£2.8m profit) but the core price comparison division still increased operating profit by 15% to £53.8m even though revenues fell 3. ...

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GoCo Group - Bid approach at 136p-a-share (January 2021)

GoCo Group (September 2019)

Gocompare.com - Price comparison group heavily over-sold on prospective PE of 7.8 (January 2019)

Gocompare.com (October 2018)

Gocompare.com - Acquisitions boost growth (August 2018)

Gocompare.com - Marketing margins jump 230 basis points (April 2018)

Gocompare.com - Acquisition means upgrades are likely (February 2018)

Gocompare.com - Rejects bid approach but another is likely (January 2018)

Gocompare.com - Marketing margin leaps 5% (September 2017)

Gocompare.com - Terrific demand profile for price comparison website (May 2017)

Gocompare.com - Price comparison site hoping to emulate Moneysupermarket.comâ€™s success (April 2017)

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