Air New Zealand Full Year 2024 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Lags

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Air New Zealand (NZSE:AIR) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: NZ$6.75b (up 6.7% from FY 2023).

  • Net income: NZ$146.0m (down 65% from FY 2023).

  • Profit margin: 2.2% (down from 6.5% in FY 2023). The decrease in margin was driven by higher expenses.

  • EPS: NZ$0.043 (down from NZ$0.12 in FY 2023).

AIR Operational Performance

  • Available seat kilometres (ASK): 42.07b (up 23% from FY 2023).

  • Passenger load factor: 81.5% (down from 84.7% in FY 2023).

  • Total aircraft: 110 (up by 4 from FY 2023).

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All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Air New Zealand Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Falls Short

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 1.7%. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 10%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the New Zealand segment contributing a total revenue of NZ$4.12b (61% of total revenue). Notably, cost of sales worth NZ$5.02b amounted to 74% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings. The largest operating expense was Depreciation & Amortisation (D&A) costs, amounting to NZ$716.0m (45% of total expenses). Explore how AIR's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 3.2% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 6.1% growth forecast for the Global Airlines industry.

Performance of the market in New Zealand.

The company's share price is broadly unchanged from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

You should learn about the 2 warning signs we've spotted with Air New Zealand.

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