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Parkdean - Funds in place for further acquisitions

February 2004

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Shares in Parkdean Holidays have broken into new highs following better than expected results and now stand 95p ahead of last April's tip.  Parkdean, whose strategy is to "buy and build" a portfolio of holiday parks across the UK, saw turnover grow 23% to £53.6m and generated a 162% increase in pretax profit to £9m, for earnings up 28% to 16.5p in the year ended 31 October. Parkdean makes its money in four ways:  holiday hire (renting out its own fleet of caravans), caravan sales, retail sales, and charging pitch fees to caravan owners.  The group has made 6 acquisitions in the last four years to expand its business to 14 holiday parks, with over 6,500pitches.  Further deals are on the cards, with ...

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