Furthermore, Helloworld is set to meet rising travel demand by...

First 23 Last

Share
Profile

Follow
Sunny33

41 Posts.

3

26/10/24

14:21

Post #: 76315112
Share

Originally posted by numis: ↑

Shaws Update.

HLO AGM commentary and QAN market update both cautious but positive

Event: The share prices of various ASX-listed Travel stocks have been under pressure recently duein part to trading updates and commentary released by their peers. However, we found thecommentary in today’s Helloworld Travel (HLO) Annual General Meeting and QantasAirways (QAN, Not Rated) market update to be cautious but positive. We retain our positiveview on the Australian leisure travel sector given the typical bricks-and-mortar travel agentcustomer is not as impacted by cost-of-living pressures and more inclined to travelcompared to other cohorts. HLO is trading on a Factset consensus FY25 PER of 8.1x versuspeers trading at around 15.0x and trading well below our $3.50/s price target. Accordingly,we retain our BUY rating.

Highlights• HLO AGM SNIPPETS: 1Q25 trading results positive and broadly in line with companybudgets. Business class TTV in NZ increased 6% while economy class TTV fell 6%. InAustralia, business class TTV rose 2% by value while economy class TTV fell 2%. On themargin front in both Australia and New Zealand retail margins improved by 0.15% whileAustralian wholesale is down 1% due to the higher percentage of FIT bookings. NZwholesale margins are slightly up on last year. Wholesale and inbound businesses inAustralia are up 55% and 7% respectively on FY24 numbers. In New Zealand wholesalehas increased 42% on last year while inbound business is down but coming off a very lowbase in Q1 as usual. In terms of destinations, ex Australia demand has increasedsignificantly in early FY25 for Bali, up 23%, Vietnam, up 35% and Japan, up 45%. Sales tothe Middle East have declined however not as much as HLO had expected to endSeptember. HLO expects to continue to capitalise on the strong demand for leisuretravel into 2025 and beyond. However, given the degree of global uncertainty, thecompany did not provide guidance at this time.

• QAN MARKET UPDATE SNIPPETS: The Group continues to see first half trading in linewith expectations. Both Qantas and Jetstar are seeing stable demand in their respectivesegments across the portfolio. Jetstar Domestic's unit revenue is outperforming previousexpectations due to stronger than anticipated travel demand. Qantas Domestic's loadfactors and demand for corporate travel continue to improve y/y. QAN expects FY25underlying EBIT to be up 10% y/y. FactSet consensus is forecasting 8.2% growth at thetime of writing.• We make no changes to our earnings forecasts at this time. We continue to forecastFY25 Revenue of $251.9m, representing growth of 10.4% versus PCP. FactSet consensusis $239.5m (5% growth). We continue to forecast FY25 EBITDA of $75.2m, representinggrowth of 11.5% versus PCP. FactSet consensus is $70.1m (4% growth).

RecommendationHLO trades at a material discount to both our $3.50/s price target and its ASX-listed peers.Accordingly, we retain our BUY rating

Expand

Furthermore, Helloworld is set to meet rising travel demand by expanding to over 10,000 advisors across Australia and New Zealand, covering both city and regional areas. Training over 550 new advisors last year through its Travel Academy means more skilled support for customers, helping HLO stay ready for growth.

HLO Price at posting: $1.78 Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held
1 Upvote

0 Great analysis

Reply

Top Stories

MTS

'Outperforming' Metcash books profits lift – even as illegal tobacco rocks sales

Listen: HotCopper Wire Podcast 014 – Abu Dhabi wants to buy our 'true' oil and gas gem

ASX Market Close: Virgin soars on IPO | June 24, 2025

Virgin joins Greatland, VBX Ltd as IPO market heats up ahead of FY26

SPN

Sparc opens small-scale green H2 plant in SA, but liquidity dried up

First 23 Last

Add to My Watchlist

What is My Watchlist?

A personalised tool to help users track selected stocks. Delivering real-time notifications on price updates, announcements, and performance stats on each to help make informed investment decisions.

(20min delay)
Last $1.34		Change 0.010(0.75%)		Mkt cap ! $218.0M

Open	High	Low	Value	Volume
$1.33	$1.40	$1.32	$1.764M	1.309M

Buyers (Bids)

No.	Vol.	Price($)
1	26133	$1.34

Sellers (Offers)

Price($)	Vol.	No.
$1.35	21774	1

View Market Depth

No.	Vol.	Price($)
1	26133	1.335
1	50000	1.330
2	55000	1.325
7	120129	1.320
2	8250	1.315

Price($)	Vol.	No.
1.350	21774	1
1.360	3860	2
1.370	710	1
1.375	10000	1
1.380	5000	1

Last trade - 16.10pm 24/06/2025 (20 minute delay)

HLO (ASX) Chart

Furthermore, Helloworld is set to meet rising travel demand by...

'Outperforming' Metcash books profits lift – even as illegal tobacco rocks sales

Listen: HotCopper Wire Podcast 014 – Abu Dhabi wants to buy our 'true' oil and gas gem

ASX Market Close: Virgin soars on IPO | June 24, 2025

Virgin joins Greatland, VBX Ltd as IPO market heats up ahead of FY26

Sparc opens small-scale green H2 plant in SA, but liquidity dried up

Featured News

Buyers (Bids)

Sellers (Offers)

Featured News

Furthermore, Helloworld is set to meet rising travel demand by...

Top Stories

'Outperforming' Metcash books profits lift – even as illegal tobacco rocks sales

Listen: HotCopper Wire Podcast 014 – Abu Dhabi wants to buy our 'true' oil and gas gem

ASX Market Close: Virgin soars on IPO | June 24, 2025

Virgin joins Greatland, VBX Ltd as IPO market heats up ahead of FY26

Sparc opens small-scale green H2 plant in SA, but liquidity dried up

Featured News

Buyers (Bids)

Sellers (Offers)

Featured News