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NETeller - Shares burst through Â£9 level

October 2005

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The shares soared to a new high of 919p after NETeller issued results for the six months ended 30 June, which even beat Numis’ top of the range forecasts. Turnover rose 122% to US$73.5m, with pretax profit increasing 126% to US$40.6m, which made for a 55% increase in earnings to 31 cents (9% tax). Net cash increased from US$77m to US$86m. This impressive performance was driven by several factors, including gross margins rising 4% to 73% thanks mainly to a continued reduction in bad debts, which fell from 15.1% to 12.6%, due primarily to the fact that NETeller has got better at preventing fraud. We would also presume that the rising gross margins indicate that competition from new entrants hasn’t yet become more i ...

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