Saga PLC (STU:65J)

€ 1.49 +0.14 (+10.37%) Market Cap: 220.04 Mil Enterprise Value: 862.13 Mil PE Ratio: 0 PB Ratio: 3.33 GF Score: 65/100

Full Year 2025 Saga PLC Earnings Call Transcript

Apr 9, 2025 / 08:30 AM GMT

Release Date Price: €1.54 (+7.69%)

Transcript

Key Points

Positve

Saga PLC (STU:65J) reported a strong financial performance with growth in revenue, trading EBITDA, and underlying profit before tax (PBT).
The company's travel businesses, including ocean and river cruises, showed significant growth with increased load factors and per diems.
Saga PLC (STU:65J) successfully reduced net debt by £46.7 million, bringing it down to £590.5 million.
The company has secured long-term financing arrangements, providing funding certainty for the next six years.
Saga PLC (STU:65J) has a strong brand presence with 93% brand awareness among the over-50 demographic in the UK, which is expected to grow significantly by 2050.

Negative

The insurance broking segment reported materially lower earnings, particularly in home insurance, due to fewer policies available for renewal and inflationary pressures.
Saga PLC (STU:65J) anticipates a transitional year in 2025-2026 with lower underlying PBT due to the new partnership model with Aegeus.
The company's net debt reduction pace is expected to slow in 2025-2026 due to one-off items related to refinancing and the Aegeus transaction.
Finance costs increased due to the utilization of a loan facility, impacting overall profitability.
The transition to a new insurance model with Aegeus may pose challenges in maintaining margins and competitiveness in the short term.

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E D I T E D V E R S I O N

SAGA.L - Saga PLC
Full Year 2025 Saga PLC Earnings Call
Apr 09, 2025 / 08:30AM GMT

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Morning everybody, and welcome to S Saga's Results. The year ended 31st of January 2025. My name's Mike Hazel. I'm the group's CEO and I'm joined today by Mark Watkins, our group CFO.

This has been a transformational year for Saga.

We've delivered a strong financial performance and at the same time taken strategic action to fundamentally change the shape of our group.

As a result, we're in a better position than we have been for many years.

To deliver long term and sustainable growth, we've reported growth in underlying profit ahead of our previous guidance and continued net debt reduction. And strong cash flow generation.

Our travel businesses.

Comprising crews and holidays, have had another

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