Online travel aggregator Jayride (ASX: JAY) had little choice but to undertake a comprehensive strategic review following dwindling profit margins. In November 2023, during a Shareholder Address, Chairman Rod Cuthbert acknowledged the pit, or “challenging position”, the Company was in. Founded in 2012, Jayride aggregates ride service companies and distributes them to travellers at Jayride.com,
Read MoreAfter reaffirming its FY24 guidance of becoming cash flow positive across multiple reports, the online travel aggregator Jayride (ASX: JAY) is revising the narrative. The Company, dealing with declining profit margins and lower net revenue per trip, is no longer expecting to be cash flow positive. What’s more, it is looking for a buyer to
Read MoreThe onset of the Aussie winter screams one thing loud and clear: pack your bags and get ready for a European summer. The sentiment is understandable and even encourageable if you are a travel marketplace company, like Jayride (ASX: JAY). In Q4 FY23, passenger trips booked grew to a record 199,100, a 46% increase on
Read MoreIf you got free cancellation on your botched travel plans during Covid, way to go! However, the free cancellation policy has not been such a joyride for airport shuttle companies, like Jayride (ASX: JAY), which had to offer refunds and suffer losses. Jayride is an online travel marketplace for airport transfers, i.e. your shuttles and
Read MoreThe past two years of international travel bans have been a hell of a ride for Jayride (ASX: JAY), especially due to their niche business nature as an airport transfer marketplace. Fortunately, as most countries have given the green light to travel, Jayride is now on a smooth ride to recoup profitability, even outperforming pre-pandemic
Read MoreIf you’re anything like me, you probably have all the ride-sharing apps downloaded to your phone because you’re the type of person to get upset if you overpay even a few dollars for a short trip when you could’ve gotten it cheaper. This bargain-hunting behaviour comes into play and shines the most when travelling, especially
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