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Photo-Me splashes out on special dividend

The operator of photobooths, laundrettes, and vending machines is changing its name to 'ME Group' in autumn
July 20, 2022
  • Photo revenues buoyed by easing travel restrictions outside Asia Pacific
  • Special dividend of 6.5p per share

Pent-up demand for passports has turned Photo-Me International’s (PHTM) fortunes around. Customers were apparently undeterred by the recent one-third price hike from €6 (£5) to €8 during the period, with photobooth revenues rising by 27.4 per cent to £66.9mn in the six months to 30 April, though these will be digested in the seasonally-stronger second half. Shares in the operator of assorted laundry, printing, and pizza vending machines, rose by 16 per cent on results day.

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