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Compagnie des Alpes - New peaks

Galvanised by further strong investment-led sales in FY23 (up by 11% like-for-like), which more than absorbed a near-doubling of energy costs, Compagnie des Alpes (CDA) is awash with growth initiatives, backed by a targeted 15% rise in FY24 capex to €270m. The enhancement of a diverse and hugely popular estate, with over 23 million visitors pa across 22 key sites (12 of which are leisure parks and seven are outside France), provides scope for lucrative marginal revenue growth. Continued buoyancy in Q124, allowing for a change in timing of school vacations, complements the better-than-expected progress with environmental policy, which CDA sees as key to corporate wellbeing. On consensus FY24 EBITDA forecasts, double guidance of c 7% growth, CDA’s EV/EBITDA is 4.5x.
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Compagnie des Alpes SA

Compagnie des Alpes SA is a France-based holding company active in the tourism and leisure industry in two distinct areas: the operation and maintenance of ski resorts and the operation of family leisure parks and attractions. It equips, maintains and operates ski resorts in the Alps region in France, Italy and Switzerland. Its activities include lift handling, trail maintenance, grooming and snowmaking, and operation of ticket booths. Compagnie des Alpes SA is active in the leisure park industry through its subsidiary, Grevin & Cie SA, which manages leisure sites in France, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It offers three types of activities: theme parks, nature and animal parks, and tourist attractions. It operates in France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Russia and Luxembourg. In April 2014, it sold 30% stake in Groupe Looping to HIG Capital France, and announced the agreement with MacEarth and the aquisition of 2.5% stake in the company.

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Kate Heseltine

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