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Numis upgrades Betfair and Paddy Power ahead of 'Betty' merger

Fri, 06th Nov 2015 13:37

(ShareCast News) - Broker Numis has upgraded Betfair and Paddy Power to a 'buy' rating as the two bookmakers close in on a merger.Despite their high valuation, the pair have a history of outperforming market expectations and the broker believes their share prices will rise as investors to revisit the merger case as documentation is published.Lifting its target price to to 4,000p for Betfair and €135 for Paddy Power, Numis also foresees a relatively low-risk integration and "rich mix of revenue synergy opportunities" and the new Paddy Power Betfair, nicknamed 'Betty', ascends to the FTSE 100 index."We acknowledge that there are uncertainties, but we would invest ahead of this newsflow," the broker said, reversing its 'reduce' recommendation on Betfair and 'hold' on its Irish peer.Betty will, analysts forecast, gain economies of scale from total revenues of £1.2bn and online revenues of over £1bn, investing in innovation and harvesting the rewards across the enlarged customer base.Other benefits will come from geographical diversity, being online leader or thereabout in the UK, Australia and US, while the two complementary brands have limited overlap of only around 3% in terms of regular UK bettors."With the brands combined Betty management will be able to optimise a larger budget to acquire players and then cross-sell different products."Consensus estimates puts Betfair shares on a punchy 2017 p/e ratio of 23.7 times, however, "if the revenue opportunities discussed above result in 15% revenue growth the P/E would fall to 20.9x; at 20% revenue growth it would fall to 19.0x".
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26 Aug 2015 07:48

Paddy Power interim profit jumps as online and retail revenues grow

(ShareCast News) - Paddy Power posted a 31% rise in interim pre-tax profit as revenue grew strongly across the company's online and retail divisions, as it announced an agreement in principle to the key terms of a possible merger with Betfair. Pre-tax profit for the six months ended 30 June came in

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26 Aug 2015 07:44

Betfair posts rise in first quarter core earnings and revenue

(ShareCast News) - Betfair posted a rise in first-quarter revenue and core earnings on Wednesday and announced that it has agreed in principle to a possible merger with Paddy Power. In a trading update for the three-month period ended 31 July, the company said revenue was up 15% from the first quart

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26 Aug 2015 07:30

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks Resume Declines After Brief Respite

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26 Aug 2015 07:25

Bookies Betfair and Paddy Power agree in principle to merger terms

(ShareCast News) - Shares in Paddy Power and Betfair surged on Wednesday as they announced they have agreed in principle to a possible merger that would create one of the world's largest public online betting and gaming companies by revenue. Betfair said on Wednesday that the combination has compell

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26 Aug 2015 07:11

REPEAT: Betfair And Paddy Power Set To Merge As Both Report Robust Trading

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26 Aug 2015 07:10

LONDON BRIEFING: Betfair And Paddy Power Shares Jump On Merger Deal

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26 Aug 2015 06:37

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26 Aug 2015 06:31

Betfair And Paddy Power Set To Merge As Both Report Robust Trading

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14 May 2015 07:57

Paddy Power Says Top-Line Growth Strong As Chairman Steps Down

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14 May 2015 07:28

LONDON MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Lower On Global Bond Volatility

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16 Apr 2015 15:36

William Hill suspends betting on Greece leaving the Eurozone

Bookmaker William Hill has suspended betting on Greece leaving the Eurozone in 2015 after heavy betting on the 'Grexit'. The bookie also stopped taking money on which country would be the first to leave the single currency bloc, although rivals Paddy Power and Betfair were still offering odds of 3/1

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3 Mar 2015 09:29

Paddy Power shares rally on bumper 2014 results

Paddy Power shares jumped 10% higher to €73 on Tuesday morning in London after the bookmaker reported bumper earnings for 2014 and pledged to return cash to shareholders. The Irish based gambling company reported a record profit before tax, up 21% to €167m on the previous year with earnings per shar

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3 Mar 2015 08:28

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Glencore And Barclays Down Amid Firm Market

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3 Mar 2015 07:58

Paddy Power CFO to take "good hard look" at Italian business

DUBLIN, March 3 (Reuters) - Paddy Power will not prejudge the outcome of a review of its Italian business, Chief Financial Officer Cormac McCarthy said on Tuesday when asked if the Irish betting company was committed long term to Italy. "There's no point in prejudging the outcome until we f

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3 Mar 2015 07:57

Paddy Power Returns Extra Cash To Shareholders After Strong 2014

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