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‘Solid’ Qantas profits move lower as airfares fall

Chief executive Vanessa Hudson says the airline has heard its customers ‘loud and clear’

An additional A380 returned to service and increased international capacity, but there is still a shortage of planes.

Key points
  • Revenue: Up 3% to A$3.758 billion.
  • Profit: Down 13% to A$896 million. 
  • Key takeaway: While earnings per share slipped 4% lower to 52 cents, the result also included a A$400m share buyback to mollify investors. No interim dividend was declared.

Profit at Qantas has lost some altitude after last year’s record result with the airline reporting a 13% fall in its underlying net result to A$1.25b for the six months to the end of December.

Australia’s national carrier identified lower fares as capacity continued to normalise as a factor in

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Lachlan Colquhoun Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Key points
  • Revenue: Up 3% to A$3.758 billion.
  • Profit: Down 13% to A$896 million. 
  • Key takeaway: While earnings per share slipped 4% lower to 52 cents, the result also included a A$400m share buyback to mollify investors. No interim dividend was declared.
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