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Moonpig

February 2024

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Interims for the six months ended October were slightly ahead of expectations with sales and pretax profit up 6.5% and 9.7%, respectively, to £152.1m and £20.8m. The resilience reflects the loyalty of the customer base with 91% of sales from existing customers. By division, Moonpig’s revenues grew 4.9% to £108m and Greetz (Holland) fell 9.8% to £25.3m but management are rolling out new initiatives such as video and audio messages while introducing reminders (birthdays etc.) to increase purchasing frequency. The higher value Experiences business grew 4.5% to £18.8m. Two major highlights to report; the massive rise in margins, including gross margin +4.4% to 58.5%, which is down to operational efficiencies and house price ri ...

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