Singapore Airlines Ltd.
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Company Background
Singapore Airlines (SIA) considers itself a "premium" airline. It prides itself on quality service, differentiating itself from its fast-growing low-cost peers. Wholly owned subsidiary SilkAir flies short-haul regional routes, also providing premium services. Goh Choon Phong has been the airline operator's CEO since December 2010; he has been with Singapore Airlines since 1990. The airline began as Malayan Airways in 1947 before going independent under its current name. Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings owns more than 50% of the company.
SIA has stakes in two low-cost carriers. Tiger Airways Holdings was established in 2004 and now operates in Asia and Australia under the Tigerair brand. It is restructuring after posting three consecutive annual losses. Wholly owned Scoot, set up in 2011 to handle middle- to long-haul routes, is reportedly loss-making. After selling off a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic to Delta Air Lines, SIA shifted its attention to India. Vistara, a New Delhi-based joint-venture with the Tata Group will initially fly only over India, though plans are to assign it international routes once regulatory approvals are given.
Business Summary
Financial Highlights
| Mar 2020 | SGD | USD |
| Revenue | 15,975.90M | 11,645.13M |
| Gross Profit | 1,203.70M | 877.39M |
| Operating income | 295.50M | 215.39M |
| Income before tax | -141.50M | -103.14M |
| Net income | -212M | -154.53M |
| EBITDA | 2,487.20M | 1,812.96M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.12 | -0.09 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Total Assets | 33,712.80M | 23,677.21M |
| Total liabilities | 23,980.10M | 16,841.73M |
| Total equity | 9,314.10M | 6,541.48M |
| Operating cash flow | 2,657.30M | 1,936.95M |
| Currency in SGD | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | |
| Revenue | 15,238.70M | 14,868.50M | 15,806.10M | 16,323.20M | 15,975.90M |
| Gross Profit | 1,679.70M | 1,463M | 2,518.50M | 1,970.50M | 1,203.70M |
| Operating income | 939.50M | 659.40M | 1,598.20M | 1,068.10M | 295.50M |
| Income before tax | 972.40M | 518.60M | 1,593.20M | 868.60M | -141.50M |
| Net income | 804.40M | 360.40M | 1,301.60M | 682.70M | -212M |
| EBITDA | 2,515.20M | 2,251.30M | 2,790.70M | 2,457.90M | 2,487.20M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.48 | 0.21 | 0.77 | 0.40 | -0.12 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.31 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.05 |
| Total Assets | 24,130.60M | 24,854.70M | 26,021.40M | 30,632.80M | 33,712.80M |
| Total liabilities | 10,997.70M | 11,384.50M | 12,793M | 16,949.60M | 23,980.10M |
| Total equity | 12,754.70M | 13,083M | 12,860.30M | 13,286.80M | 9,314.10M |
| Operating cash flow | 3,224.30M | 2,693M | 2,714.40M | 2,837.80M | 2,657.30M |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | |
| Revenue | 10,990.85M | 10,744.39M | 11,651.49M | 12,019.25M | 11,645.13M |
| Gross Profit | 1,211.47M | 1,057.20M | 1,856.51M | 1,450.93M | 877.39M |
| Operating income | 677.61M | 476.50M | 1,178.11M | 786.47M | 215.39M |
| Income before tax | 701.33M | 374.75M | 1,174.43M | 639.57M | -103.14M |
| Net income | 580.17M | 260.43M | 959.47M | 502.69M | -154.53M |
| EBITDA | 1,814.07M | 1,626.85M | 2,057.17M | 1,809.82M | 1,812.96M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.56 | 0.29 | -0.09 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.04 |
| Total Assets | 17,919.64M | 17,787.66M | 19,843.88M | 22,615.57M | 23,677.21M |
| Total liabilities | 8,167.01M | 8,147.49M | 9,755.92M | 12,513.54M | 16,841.73M |
| Total equity | 9,471.78M | 9,363.05M | 9,807.24M | 9,809.37M | 6,541.48M |
| Operating cash flow | 2,325.51M | 1,946.03M | 2,000.92M | 2,089.55M | 1,936.95M |
Valuation Measures
| Mar 2020 | |
| PER | -- |
| ROA | -0.65% |
| ROE | -1.87% |
| Operating margin | 1.84% |
| Profit margin | -1.32% |
Key executives
- CEO & Non-Independent Executive Director: Choon Phong Goh
- Executive Vice President-Operations: Swee Wah Mak
- Executive Vice President-Finance & Strategy: Kai Ping Tan
- Senior Vice President-Information Technology: Wei Jun Wang
- Senior VP-Customer Services & Operations: Meng Hung Tan
Shareholders
- Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd. (Investment Company) (55.4%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.3%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.1%)
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.6%)
- Norges Bank Investment Management (0.4%)
- Singapore Airlines Ltd. (0.4%)
- Geode Capital Management LLC (0.2%)
- State Street Global Advisors Singapore Ltd. (0.2%)
- US Global Investors, Inc. (Asset Management) (0.2%)
- BlackRock Advisors (UK) Ltd. (0.1%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://singaporeair.com
- Address: Airline House, 25 Airline Road, Singapore, 819829, Singapore
- Phone: +65.6541.4030
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Competitors
- China Airlines Ltd.
- Qantas Airways Limited
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- Thai Airways International Public Co. Ltd.
- China Southern Airlines Company Limited Class H
- Cebu Air Inc.
- PAL Holdings, Inc.
- Spring Airlines Co., Ltd. Class A
- International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
- JG Summit Holdings Inc.
- Asia Aviation Public Co., Ltd.
- Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
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