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At CTM, we understand the unique and complex travel needs of businesses of every size, industry and geographic location. That’s why we, as your dedicated travel managers, design highly customized travel solutions that meet your business's travel needs and objectives. From strategic account management to dedicated service teams and self-service online booking tools, every CTM customer benefits from our extensive global buying power and supplier negotiations, intuitive and user-friendly travel technology and world-class customer service and local market expertise. We work with you to provide custom business travel management solutions that adapt to a fast-changing travel landscape no matter the size of your budget or travel program. That’s the CTM difference.

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ASX 200 travel stock tumbles as FY 2024 results miss expectations

The ASX 200 travel stock is under heavy selling pressure on Wednesday. But why?

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S&P/ASX 200 Index  (ASX: XJO) travel stock Corporate Travel Management Ltd ( ASX: CTD ) is taking a tumble today.

Shares in the corporate travel services provider closed yesterday, trading for $12.51. In opening trade on Wednesday, they dropped to a 52-week low of $10.80 before gaining some ground. At the time of writing, Corporate Travel shares are changing hands for $11.58, down 7.4%.

For some context, the ASX 200 is down 0.3% at this same time.

This underperformance comes following the release of Corporate Travel's results for the financial year ended 30 June (FY 2024).

Here are the highlights.

Corporate Travel share price drops despite earnings growth

• Underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation ( EBITDA ) of $201.7 million, up 21% from FY 2023
• Underlying net profit after tax ( NPAT ) of $113.3 million, up 22% year on year
• No debt and $134.8 million cash as at 30 June
• Final unfranked dividend of 12 cents per share, down 44% from the prior final dividend

ASX 200 travel stock slides on below forecast results

Despite the solid growth metrics listed above, investors are selling down the ASX 200 travel stock, with the full-year results coming in below the company's forecast.

Corporate Travel cited some negative macro impacts in its North American market in the second quarter as dragging on its results, noting these issues were limited to the second quarter only.

Also bringing FY 2024 results below forecast were lower than expected revenue and profit from the ASX 200 travel stocks's European Bridging accommodation contract due to changes in government policy.

Management noted that reduced demand from war-related humanitarian projects was now reflected in Corporate Travel's FY 2025 forecast.

Turning to the share buyback announced in November, the company has completed $26.1 million of share repurchases at an average price of $15.55 per share to date. The completion date has been extended to 30 June 2025 and reset to up to $100 million.

The final 12 cents per share dividend brings the total FY 2024 dividends to 29 cents per share, up 4% from FY 2023.

What did management say?

Commenting on the results that have yet to lift the ASX 200 travel stock, management said:

Despite the UK one-off project work being below forecast, the underlying business performed well with the rest of the world operating regions reporting 29% EBITDA growth in the second half. This was led by both the North America and Australia/New Zealand businesses. Our largest two regions achieved significant performance turnarounds in the second half of the year with EBITDA for each region increasing by 39% compared to the prior corresponding period and carrying momentum into the early months of FY25.

What's next?

Looking at what could impact the ASX 200 travel stock in the year ahead, Corporate Travel is targeting 10% revenue growth for the Rest of the World (North America, ANZ and Asia) in FY 2025, with EBITDA margins expected to grow from 23% to approximately 27.5%.

For Europe, Corporate Travel expects revenue to decline by around 18% and EBITDA margins of approximately 49%.

FY 2025 costs are forecast to be around $23 million, and capex is forecast to be at a similar level to FY2024, or around $47.6 million.

How has the ASX 200 travel stock been tracking?

With today's intraday loss factored in, shares in the ASX 200 travel stock are down 40% over 12 months.

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Hurricane Ernesto Brings Dangerous Beach Conditions to East Coast

After striking Bermuda and losing strength, Ernesto became a hurricane again on Sunday. Dangerous surf was expected along the East Coast of the United States.

By Judson Jones and Don Burgess

Judson Jones is a meteorologist and a reporter for The Times. Don Burgess reported from Hamilton, Bermuda.

Ernesto regained hurricane status on Sunday as it continued to move offshore along the East Coast, where there was a significant risk of dangerous conditions at beaches.

Life-threatening surf and rip currents are possible in the Bahamas, Bermuda and on the Atlantic’s western shores for the next few days, forecasters said .

Here are key things to know about the storm.

The storm made landfall in Bermuda as a Category 1 hurricane around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. It weakened into a tropical storm as it moved away from Bermuda on Saturday night, after making landfall in the morning and bringing significant rain. No major damage was reported.

Ernesto was not expected to approach the mainland United States, but because of the risk it posed on the coast, several beaches were closed in New York City on Sunday. Two men drowned hours apart off the shore of Hilton Head Island in South Carolina on Friday, officials said.

President Biden approved an emergency declaration in Puerto Rico, where hundreds of thousands of customers served by the island’s utility were left without power when Ernesto moved through this week.

Bermuda began returning to normal on Sunday, a day after Hurricane Ernesto battered the island with fierce winds and heavy rain. The storm’s eye lingered directly over Bermuda for more than two hours, subjecting residents to an extended period of eerie calm followed by renewed turbulence.

In the aftermath of the storm, residents joined government workers in clearing trees and debris from roads.

The Causeway, the only road from the main island to the airport, reopened for traffic at 9 a.m. The L.F. Wade International Airport had also reopened after closing on Friday night, and most major thoroughfares were passable.

There were no reports of major damage or injuries as of Sunday afternoon, officials said, though many households found themselves in the dark.

BELCO , Bermuda’s sole electricity provider, said power failures affected more than 11,500 customers.

Bermuda is used to dealing with hurricane-force winds, which begin at 74 miles per hour.

The last storm to make landfall on Bermuda was Paulette on Sept. 14, 2020 , which caused minimal property damage.

The most memorable Bermuda hurricane of the 21st century didn’t make landfall.

Hurricane Fabian instead passed just to the west of the territory on Sept. 5, 2003, killing four sailors and forcing a quarter of Bermuda’s hotels and guesthouses to close for repairs.

Ernesto was not expected to approach the mainland United States, but forecasters warned that swells and rip currents were likely to affect the East Coast.

The New York City office of the Weather Service warned swimmers to stay out of the water. Beaches in Queens and Brooklyn were closed on Saturday and Sunday to swimming because of dangerous rip currents, the mayor’s office said.

On Friday, two men, ages 65 and 73, drowned hours apart off the shore of Hilton Head Island, S.C., the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said.

Lifeguards recovered both men, who were believed to have been caught in riptides, though the authorities said they could not confirm whether the deaths were tied to Ernesto.

“We do have rip currents at different times throughout the year,” Master Sgt. Daniel Allen said in an email.

In North Carolina, crashing waves spawned by Ernesto contributed to the collapse of an unoccupied house into the ocean , officials said.

Earlier in the week, Ernesto brought up to 10 inches of rain to parts of Puerto Rico, the Weather Service said.

The storm knocked out power to more than 600,000 customers. Luma Energy, which distributes electricity in the territory, said on Sunday morning that more than 62,000 customers were still without power.

This hurricane season is expected to be busy.

Forecasters have warned that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season could be much more active than usual.

Earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration continued its forecast of 17 to 24 named storms this year , an “above-normal” number and a prediction in line with more than a dozen forecasts earlier in the year from experts at universities, private companies and government agencies.

Hurricane seasons produce 14 named storms on average from June 1 through Nov. 30.

The seasonal hurricane outlooks were notably aggressive, because forecasters looking at the start of the season saw a combination of circumstances that didn’t exist in records dating back to the mid-1800s: record warm water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean and the potential formation of the weather pattern known as La Niña.

La Niña occurs in the Pacific because of changing ocean temperatures, and it affects weather patterns globally.

When it is strong, it typically provides a calm environment in the Atlantic. This allows storms to develop more easily and to strengthen without interference from wind patterns that might otherwise keep them from organizing.

Reporting was contributed by Patricia Mazzei , Camille Baker , John Yoon , Hank Sanders , Yan Zhuang and Isabella Kwai

Judson Jones is a meteorologist and reporter for The Times who forecasts and covers extreme weather. More about Judson Jones

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