Results out soon in August.

Broker recos look very bullish and why not on a P/E of just over 6 to 2011.....

Thomas Cook Group PLC

FORECASTS 2010 2011
Date Rec Pre-tax (�) EPS (p) DPS (p) Pre-tax (�) EPS (p) DPS (p)

Panmure Gordon
02-08-10 BUY 319.00 27.10 11.30 338.00 28.70 12.40

Exane BNP Paribas
02-08-10 BUY 116.00 26.62 10.75 319.00 28.87 11.66

Numis Securities Ltd
02-08-10 ADD 324.20 27.60 11.25 357.10 29.90 11.81

Oriel Securities
02-08-10 BUY 330.40 28.40 11.40 363.50 31.30 12.10

KBC Peel Hunt Ltd
30-07-10 BUY 301.06 25.22 10.75 313.36 26.23 10.93

WestLB
30-07-10 SELL 28.81 11.52 29.91 11.96

Shore Capital
30-07-10 HOLD 312.00 26.50 11.80 347.00 29.50 13.00

Charles Stanley Securities
15-06-10 HOLD

Evolution Securities Ltd
11-02-10 None

Investec Securities [R]
09-02-10 BUY 327.00 27.30 11.74 352.23 29.39 12.49

Fyshe Horton Finney Ltd
25-01-10 BUY

Collins Stewart
24-12-09 BUY

Nomura Research Institute
25-09-09 RED

2010 2011
Pre-tax (�) EPS (p) DPS (p) Pre-tax (�) EPS (p) DPS (p)

Consensus 316.42 26.98 11.36 342.50 29.39 11.96

1 Month Change 1.07 -0.22 0.01 3.43 -0.14 -0.14
3 Month Change -11.92 -1.09 -0.05 -11.79 -1.00 -0.44


GROWTH
2009 (A) 2010 (E) 2011 (E)

Norm. EPS 2.76% 0.38% 8.92%
DPS 14.03% 10.80% 5.26%

INVESTMENT RATIOS
2009 (A) 2010 (E) 2011 (E)

EBITDA �574.90m �589.69m �613.90m
EBIT �372.50m �420.55m �447.05m
Dividend Yield 5.38% 5.96% 6.27%
Dividend Cover 2.62x 2.38x 2.46x
PER 7.10x 7.07x 6.49x
PEG 2.57f 18.55f 0.73f
Net Asset Value PS -240.80p 224.47p 240.43p

Next target 75p. I don't agree with your assessment HARRYCAT and the trading statement will be a realistic assessment of where the company is going.

It was just a note of caution, especially if you also consider that the markets are probably due a correction soon. Each to their own strategy and good luck to those who are content to hold.

i'm out at 64 and thank you very much .... i suspect a bear squeeze but also feel that sp has gone far enough especially with a cash call heavily flagged

Hmmm.

"hmmm" is mine - stop plagiarising :-)

Hmmm ™ - I don't think so! :-)

Positive noises coming from the U.S. and economists generally are sounding more bullish about 2013.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/01/28/stocks-monday-1-28/1869845/

In auction +10.1%

looks like a lot of hard-squeezed balls! ..... now 65.25/65.5

I agree with HARRYCAT in that the markets are due a correction at some point and that is the one and only thing that might hold this share price back in the run up to 7th Feb.

70p on the bid.

Hit the resistance in the 70s area and backed off. Closed out earlier on. Looks like it might be same situ that developed at 60p ish. Couple attempts and through.

Wondering wether to buy in again or wait until after next corporate news, think its 7th of Feb.

Gone in long again. Smaller trade this time.

TCG Thomas Cook Group PLC.


BIG DROP IN SHORTERS from last week,
please see chart.

MORE TO COME.........

Positive now nice.

GF - according to squaremiledata, its 7.94% on loan as of last Friday (25th)

Yep thats about right Skinny. Dont forget monday was a massive day for the bulls.

MMs playing with the SP like they did at last resistance point.

Ps, fenner looks like it may be a buy on this divi pull back.

I don't know how accurate this is;

http://www.shorttracker.co.uk/company/GB00B1VYCH82/all

Its MMs getting as much quantity as possible thats dictating the Sp at the moment. Dont forget MMs make their money on volume.

31 January 2013

Thomas Cook Group Plc

Director appointment

Thomas Cook Group plc announces that Richard Pennycook will join the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 April 2013.

Richard has held a number of senior positions at UK listed companies. Since 2005 he has been Group Finance Director at Wm. Morrison Supermarkets Plc, and announced in June 2012 that he would be stepping down in mid 2013 following an appropriate transition of his responsibilities to his successor. His prior roles included Group Finance Director at RAC Plc, HP Bulmer Holdings plc, Laura Ashley plc and JD Wetherspoon Plc; and Chief Executive of Welcome Break Holdings plc. Richard is currently also Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Persimmon Plc and a non-executive Director of The Hut Group Limited.

Frank Meysman, Chairman said:

"Richard has a wealth of financial and consumer sector experience. In addition, at Wm. Morrison he was integral to its transformation following the Safeway acquisition and his specific responsibilities included multi-channel development, a key area of focus for us. I am extremely pleased that he has agreed to join the Board."

Richard Pennycook said:

"I am delighted to be joining the Board of Thomas Cook, which has an esteemed heritage and a truly world class brand. It is an exciting time to be joining, as the Company undergoes a business transformation and is developing its strategy for the future."

The above disclosures are made pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules. There are no other disclosures to be made pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13R (1)-(6) of the Listing Rules.