Amadeus Posts Solid First-Quarter Results in a Strong Travel Environment; Shares Overvalued
We saw two main takeaways from narrow-moat Amadeus’ first-quarter sales update. One, global distribution system (GDS) industry growth of 6.7% was robust and tracked ahead of our forecast 2017 2.3% increase, which we plan to lift to around 4% (the first-quarter benefited from calendar). Two, market share in Amadeus’ GDS segment (70% of total revenue) reached 43.5%, up 90 basis points versus the prior year, driven by North and Latin American markets. We plan to maintain our 2017 GDS share gain for...Amadeus is a transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry. Co. provides transaction processing power and technology solutions to both travel providers (including full service carriers and low-cost airlines, hotels, rail operators, cruise and ferry operators, car rental companies and tour operators) and travel agencies (both online and offline). Co. acts both as a worldwide network connecting travel providers and travel agencies through a processing platform for the distribution of travel products and services (through the Distribution business), and as a provider of a portfolio of IT solutions which automate certain business processes (through the IT solutions business).
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