Thai Airways International Public Co. Ltd.
Company Background
Thai Airways International is Thailand's state-owned national flag carrier. More than half of its shares are owned by the Ministry of Finance, and the company is under the administration of the Ministry of Transport. The company was established by the government in 1960 as a joint venture between the now-defunct domestic carrier Thai Airways and Scandinavian Airlines System. SAS provided technical and marketing expertise but sold all its holdings to the Thai government in 1977. The company merged with Thai Airways in 1998.
Most of its board members have ties to the government or the air force. Former Chairman Prajin Juntong, for example, was commander of the air force and is now a cabinet member of the country's military government. Vice Chairman Areepong Bhoocha-oom, who succeeded Prajin as acting chairman, has held various high-ranking positions in the Finance Ministry, and is now permanent secretary of the energy ministry.
The company is one of the five founding airlines of the Star Alliance, the world's largest airline partnership. It also runs Thai Smile Airways, a wholly owned low-cost carrier, and holds about 40% stake in Nok Air, the country's second-largest budget airline.
Business Summary
Financial Highlights
Dec 2020 | THB | USD |
Revenue | 47,716.45M | 1,524.72M |
Gross Profit | -31,401.54M | -1,003.40M |
Operating income | -33,626.70M | -1,074.50M |
Income before tax | -139,585.70M | -4,460.30M |
Net income | -141,170.73M | -4,510.94M |
EBITDA | -5,922.42M | -189.24M |
Diluted EPS | -64.67 | -2.06 |
Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0 |
Total Assets | 208,790.91M | 6,968.98M |
Total liabilities | 337,455.77M | 11,263.54M |
Total equity | -128,742.49M | -4,297.14M |
Operating cash flow | -13,761.71M | -439.73M |
Currency in THB | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | |
Revenue | 178,312.50M | 189,856.98M | 195,965.14M | 181,042.04M | 47,716.45M |
Gross Profit | 20,910.50M | 23,605.73M | 10,557.60M | 7,656.39M | -31,401.54M |
Operating income | 6,014.01M | 6,311.26M | -6,564.62M | -2,980.62M | -33,626.70M |
Income before tax | -837.97M | -2,732.90M | -11,083.02M | -10,811.40M | -139,585.70M |
Net income | 15.14M | -2,107.34M | -11,625.16M | -12,042.40M | -141,170.73M |
EBITDA | 24,004.84M | 23,332.73M | 12,480.73M | 14,346.96M | -5,922.42M |
Diluted EPS | 0.01 | -0.97 | -5.32 | -5.51 | -64.67 |
Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Assets | 283,123.87M | 280,774.54M | 268,721.19M | 254,808.17M | 208,790.91M |
Total liabilities | 249,535.68M | 248,761.74M | 248,264.86M | 243,042.46M | 337,455.77M |
Total equity | 33,501.37M | 31,911.08M | 20,329.04M | 11,659.32M | -128,742.49M |
Operating cash flow | 20,143.30M | 19,899.33M | 14,043.82M | 10,087.98M | -13,761.71M |
Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | |
Revenue | 5,054.12M | 5,594.96M | 6,061.91M | 5,831.63M | 1,524.72M |
Gross Profit | 592.69M | 695.64M | 326.58M | 246.62M | -1,003.40M |
Operating income | 170.46M | 185.98M | -203.06M | -96.01M | -1,074.50M |
Income before tax | -23.75M | -80.53M | -342.83M | -348.25M | -4,460.30M |
Net income | 0.42M | -62.10M | -359.60M | -387.90M | -4,510.94M |
EBITDA | 680.39M | 687.60M | 386.07M | 462.13M | -189.24M |
Diluted EPS | 0.00 | -0.02 | -0.16 | -0.17 | -2.06 |
Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Assets | 7,906.16M | 8,615.35M | 8,253.10M | 8,506.71M | 6,968.98M |
Total liabilities | 6,968.22M | 7,633.06M | 7,624.84M | 8,113.92M | 11,263.54M |
Total equity | 935.51M | 979.16M | 624.35M | 389.24M | -4,297.14M |
Operating cash flow | 570.94M | 586.42M | 434.42M | 324.94M | -439.73M |
Valuation Measures
Dec 2020 | |
PER | -- |
ROA | -60.90% |
ROE | -- |
Operating margin | -70.47% |
Profit margin | -295.85% |
Key executives
- Chief Executive Officer: Suvadhana Sibunruang
- Executive Vice President-Operations: Pongtorn Thepkanjana
- Chief Financial Officer: Chai Eamsiri
- Executive Vice President-Technical: Surachai Piencharoensak
- Executive Vice President-Commercial: Wiwat Piyawiroj
Shareholders
- Norges Bank Investment Management (0.1%)
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.0%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (0.0%)
- Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. (0.0%)
- Vanguard Global Advisers LLC (0.0%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://thaiairways.com
- Address: 89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chom Phon, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
- Phone: +66.2.545.1000
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