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

Harry - just my take on it - as I said, call me cynical.

Definitely something odd going on here in the background. Consensus seemed to be that the statement next week was going to be very positive. Market sentiment seems to have swung around again very quickly. Job cuts were not a surprise, that news had been coming for quite a few months and it was a necessary step. I'm sitting here scratching my head to be honest!

Just attempted to trawl or should that be troll through the thread over the road - are some of these posters adults!

iii is just as bad and I suspect that many of the posters are physically adults, but mentally...........

i assume you mean ADVFN ..... several years ago i thought to join it, but having seen the incessant stream of abuse and other sundry garbage, i left after 20 minutes and have not been back since

8-)

Where did I leave my high horse!

I joined it at its inception, initially the BB's were useful and well balanced.

I joined here around inception in 2002, as the writing was already appearing on the proverbial wall.

There are still some balanced and informed threads, but it is quite astounding - not to say sad, how many idiots there are lurking - at least there aren't too many on here!

Where did I leave my coat?

8-)

with mahatma probably

It's a bit worrying that some of these posters are actually on the loose walking the streets of this country. I really don't have a problem with someone who has a different view to mine on any share, as long as they can come up with a reasoned argument. Call me stubborn, but I still cannot see any reason - personally - to sell this share right now. I've been in since 22p, so I still have a nice profit - (not as nice as it was a couple of weeks ago) - and obviously if this keeps on a downward trend I do have a figure in my own mind where I will decide to sell.

FFS doodlebug stop whinging, has to go down to go back up, no share just goes into orbit forever. No good throwing your dolly out the pram just because those nasty traders are spoiling your party. :O)

Chris, I think that is uncalled for. I was merely replying to some of the previous posts regarding some of the posters on another bulletin board. Hardly throwing my dolly out of the pram. "Nasty traders" you call them - if Ninja 19 is what you regard as a "nasty trader", I think he sounds as if he has serious mental health problems.

Sorry Doodlebug, wasn't aware. Some serious planks accross the road I agree.

Hopefully they will all stay across the road. Some really good posters on that bulletin board, not just on the TCG thread, but sadly the abusers seem to be getting worse again. Meanwhile the TCG share price keeps getting hammered. I wonder what next week will bring.

Bang on 50ma atm.

what a roller coaster now at 75p

Glad I flogged mine yesterday after skinny and cyners said they were out. Cheers mates.

That ninja bloke across the road is Robson for sure having a pop again at cockney rebel.

Im not ruling out getting back in here. Just got to time it right.

the stock is either badly oversold on the back of profit-taking and/or computer-driven selling and/or forced closures ..... or failing that, some heavy inside trading by peeps who KNOW the numbers due on 13th are horrid ...... however, even if "horrid", sharp action has already been taken (shutting stores etc), and if not bad at all, then some prudent arse-kicking to get the company running properly and tautly

cynic, I have to say that I'm not sure they are planning to close enough stores. I have 10 stores within 9 miles of my postcode and that is probably 5 too many.

you sort of answer the point above and also those who may have taken fright at the news of store closure ...... of course, it may be that 5 of the stores near you will already have been targetted for closure