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Thomas Cook - Four directors buy shares

July 2014

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While shares in package holiday group Thomas Cook have come off their high, they remain well above the 38p at which we originally tipped them in February 2013. First half results (the seasonally weaker six months to 31 March) showed pretax losses reducing by Â£30m to Â£187m, helped by cost savings of Â£83m, which bring cumulative total savings to Â£277m. The results could have been better but for political turbulence in Egypt and weak trading in the UK, where average selling prices fell 3%. The summer season is currently 60% sold, which is similar to this time last year, while a further Â£150m of savings have been identified for its â€œWave 2â€ cost cutting program, which calls for a further Â£400m savings by 2018. Broker M ...

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UK Mail - Parcels increase profits 37%

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Thomas Cook - NAP for 2013 has gained 347% (January 2014)

Thomas Cook - Gain to date: 256% (October 2013)

Thomas Cook - Gain since recommendation: 201% (July 2013)

Thomas Cook - Capacity management boosts margins (March 2013)

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