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August 2024

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At the time of YouGov’s interims and just four months before its year-end it had said 70% of forecast full year revenues had already been booked and given the expected first time contribution from its transformational GfK consumer panel business, I had every reason to believe it would meet full year expectations. But the best laid plans of mice and men… and less than three months after those interims it was forced to announce lower sales bookings than anticipated. This was exacerbated by revenues in its higher margin Data Products business “remaining slow,” declines in its fast-turnaround research services, plus “investment to set up for an acceleration in growth in H2.” Some revenues from GfK have also been moved back to 2025 ref ...

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TMI Trader Portfolio 2 - August '24

YouGov (October 2024)

YouGov - Market research firm to grow eps 11-fold from 6.1p to 68p between FY’14-’26! (June 2024)

YouGov (September 2008)

YouGov - Online market research still growing strongly (May 2008)

YouGov (February 2008)

YouGov - Rally provides profit-taking opportunity (December 2007)

YouGov - 5:1 share split (May 2007)

YouGov - J/V with Centaur Media (April 2007)

YouGov - Makes US acquisition (February 2007)

YouGov - Shares spike nearly Â£3 (November 2006)

YouGov - Rocketing growth at online market research firm (September 2006)

YouGov - Fast growing online market research play (July 2006)

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