Hostelworld Group PLC Trading Update (2957M)
January 11 2023 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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Hostelworld Group PLC
11 January 2023
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Hostelworld Group plc ("Hostelworld" or the "Group")
Full Year Trading Update for Year ended 31 December 2022
Return of profitable growth in-line with market guidance
Hostelworld is pleased to provide an update on trading for the
period 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022.
Our innovative and highly differentiated social network powered
strategy has enabled us to capitalise on the strong recovery in
demand, delivering on the guidance we set out at our Capital
Markets Day on 23 November 2022.
FY 2022 Key highlights:
-- Net Bookings of 4.8m driven by recovery in Europe and in
particular, Asia and Oceania in H2 2022
-- Net GMV of EUR470m and Net Revenue of EUR70m benefiting from
the sustained increase in average booking values throughout the
year
-- Marketing as a percentage of revenue was 59%, reducing from
70% in H1 2022 to 52% in H2 2022, supported by the launch of our
app centric 'Social' strategy
-- FY 2022 Adjusted EBITDA of c. EUR1m
-- On 31 December 2022 the Group had a closing cash position of EUR19.0m
We are pleased to report that both the percentage of total
bookings made by Social Network Members, and the percentage of
members who use our social features has continued to trend
positively since our Capital Markets Day update.
As we exit 2022 and begin 2023, we are also pleased to report
that early trading results are in line with expectations.
Gary Morrison, Group Chief Executive Officer, said today:
"2022 was the year in which Hostelworld demonstrated the
resilience of its business model and the capacity to capitalise on
market demand as it returned. Most significantly, through a
combination of operational progress, disciplined cost control and
the launch of our innovative 'Social' strategy, we returned the
business to profitable growth.
I am very encouraged by the strong foundations we have laid in
2022 and that Hostelworld is well positioned for the successful and
profitable future that we outlined at our Capital Markets Day last
year."
The Group will report its full year results for the twelve
months ended 31 December 2022 on 22 March 2023.
For further information please contact:
Hostelworld Group plc Corporate@hostelworld.com
Gary Morrison, Chief Executive Officer
Caroline Sherry, Chief Financial Officer
David Brady, Head of Commercial Finance
Powerscourt hostelworld@powerscourt-group.com
Eavan Gannon / Nick Dibden Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446
About Hostelworld Group
Hostelworld Group Plc is a ground-breaking social network
powered OTA focused on the hostelling category, with a clear
mission to help travellers find people to hang out with. Our
mission statement is founded on the insight that the vast majority
of travellers go hostelling as a means to meet other people; which
we facilitate through a series of Social features on our platform
that connect our travellers in hostels and cities based on their
booking data. To date the strategy has been extraordinarily
successful, generating significant word of mouth recommendations
from our customers and strong endorsements from our Hostel
partners.
Founded in 1999, Hostelworld is a well-known trusted brand with
250 employees across 11 countries; hostel partners in 170
countries; and a strong commitment to building a better world in
all that we do. In particular, our focus in the last few years has
been on improving the sustainability of hostelling industry,
through our membership of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council
(GSTC); our active involvement in the Global Tourism Plastics
Initiative (GTPI); our partnerships with Bureau Veritas to
establish emissions benchmarks for the hostelling industry; and our
recent partnership with the South Pole to be a climate neutral
company in 2021 and 2022.
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