Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
Company Background
Cathay Pacific Airways is Hong Kong's flag carrier, offering passenger and cargo services to around 200 cities in Asia, Europe, North America, Africa and Australia. It has a workforce of around 23,000.
The company was established in 1946 by Roy Farrell, an American, and Sydney de Kantzow, an Australian. Early on, it offered flights to Shanghai, Bangkok, Manila and Singapore.
Swire Pacific, a conglomerate engaged in the property development, beverage, marine services and trading businesses, has owned 45% of Cathay Pacific since 1948. Through the years, Swire has overseen the airline's expansion. In 2006, Cathay Pacific acquired Dragonair, a Hong Kong-based carrier that mainly flies within the Asia-Pacific region. Around the same time, it signed a strategic partnership with national flag carrier Air China.
Air China owns 29.99% of Cathay Pacific.
John Slosar, who also leads Swire, became chairman of Cathay Pacific in 2014. Amid the rise of low-cost carriers, he plans to boost the airline's competitiveness by capitalizing on a new runway at Hong Kong International Airport. The third runway, scheduled for completion in 2023, should allow the airport to handle 102 flights per hour, up from 68, and serve an additional 30 million passengers annually.
Business Summary
Financial Highlights
Dec 2022 | HKD | USD |
Revenue | 51,036M | 6,517.60M |
Gross Profit | 4,420M | 564.46M |
Operating income | 244M | 31.16M |
Income before tax | 637M | 81.34M |
Net income | -6,548M | -836.21M |
EBITDA | 12,672M | 1,618.28M |
Diluted EPS | -1.11 | -0.14 |
Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0 |
Total Assets | 180,914M | 23,179.39M |
Total liabilities | 117,556M | 15,061.72M |
Total equity | 63,352M | 8,116.90M |
Operating cash flow | 18,932M | 2,417.72M |
Currency in HKD | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | |
Revenue | 111,060M | 106,973M | 46,934M | 45,587M | 51,036M |
Gross Profit | 11,865M | 9,202M | -5,555M | 836M | 4,420M |
Operating income | 4,583M | 3,219M | -9,333M | -3,174M | 244M |
Income before tax | 3,243M | 502M | -21,039M | -4,072M | 637M |
Net income | 2,345M | 1,691M | -21,648M | -5,527M | -6,548M |
EBITDA | 14,385M | 18,232M | 5,266M | 9,651M | 12,672M |
Diluted EPS | 0.51 | 0.37 | -4.24 | -0.95 | -1.11 |
Dividends Per Share | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Assets | 190,294M | 214,516M | 204,574M | 196,627M | 180,914M |
Total liabilities | 126,355M | 151,740M | 131,313M | 124,904M | 117,556M |
Total equity | 63,936M | 62,773M | 73,257M | 71,718M | 63,352M |
Operating cash flow | 14,992M | 15,736M | -13,616M | 8,835M | 18,932M |
Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | |
Revenue | 14,170.25M | 13,652.87M | 6,051.31M | 5,864.91M | 6,517.60M |
Gross Profit | 1,513.86M | 1,174.44M | -716.22M | 107.55M | 564.46M |
Operating income | 584.74M | 410.83M | -1,203.32M | -408.34M | 31.16M |
Income before tax | 413.77M | 64.06M | -2,712.61M | -523.87M | 81.34M |
Net income | 299.20M | 215.82M | -2,791.13M | -711.06M | -836.21M |
EBITDA | 1,835.39M | 2,326.93M | 678.95M | 1,241.63M | 1,618.28M |
Diluted EPS | 0.06 | 0.04 | -0.54 | -0.12 | -0.14 |
Dividends Per Share | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Assets | 24,305.21M | 27,530.99M | 26,383.53M | 25,220.55M | 23,179.39M |
Total liabilities | 16,138.63M | 19,474.31M | 16,935.20M | 16,020.93M | 15,061.72M |
Total equity | 8,166.19M | 8,056.28M | 9,447.82M | 9,198.97M | 8,116.90M |
Operating cash flow | 1,912.84M | 2,008.37M | -1,755.54M | 1,136.65M | 2,417.72M |
Valuation Measures
Dec 2022 | |
PER | -- |
ROA | -3.46% |
ROE | -9.69% |
Operating margin | 0.47% |
Profit margin | -12.83% |
Key executives
- Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director: Siu Por Lam
- COO, Director & Chief Service Delivery Officer: Alexander James John McGowan
- Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director: Rebecca Jane Sharpe
- Director-Digital & Information Technology: Lawrence Fong
- Director-Flight Operations: Chris Kempis
Shareholders
- Swire Pacific Ltd. (45.0%)
- Air China Ltd. (29.9%)
- Government of Qatar (9.9%)
- Hermes Investment Management Ltd. (0.5%)
- Norges Bank Investment Management (0.3%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (0.3%)
- Schroder Investment Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (0.3%)
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.3%)
- US Global Investors, Inc. (Asset Management) (0.1%)
- Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH (0.1%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.cathaypacific.com
- Address: Cathay Pacific City, 8 Scenic Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Phone: +852.2747.3333
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- Cathay Pacific Fund Management Ltd.
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- Cathay Pacific MTN Financing Ltd.
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- Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd.
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Competitors
- Air China Limited Class H
- China Airlines Ltd.
- PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Class B
- China Southern Airlines Company Limited Class H
- Qantas Airways Limited
- Cebu Air Inc.
- PAL Holdings, Inc.
- JG Summit Holdings Inc.
- Asia Aviation Public Co., Ltd.
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