...QANTAS CASE SUDY ACG31- Auditing Theory and Practice Assignment 2 Word Count 2,682 QANTAS INHERENT RISK FACTORS (Question 1) 1. There is an inherent risk relating to the accuracy of an account balance of Property Plant and Equipment which is compose of freehold land, buildings, leasehold improvements and aircraft and engines. Aircraft and engines represent 70% of the total account balance of Property Plant & Equipment that is $12,341M (Annual Report 2008, p.75). The accumulated depreciation which accounts for 60% of total aircraft cost suggests the possibility that some aircraft are already obsolete as in the case of Dash 8 100 series aircraft which will retire by August 2008 (Commonwealth Securities Ltd 2008). In addition, according to a media release dated 18/7/08, Qantas will retire up to 22 older aircraft from its fleet of 228 (including announcements previously made)(Commonwealth Securities Ltd 2008). It was also reported that Qantas will proceed with its major fleet re-equipment program of new and more fuel efficient aircraft such as the A380 and B787 due to rising oil and fuel prices (Qantas Airways Limited n.d.b) This is an indication that the property plant and equipment is overvalued due to the possibility of obsolescence of some older aircraft and engines thereby resulting to material misstatement of the account balance of Property, Plant and Equipment. Physical examination of the aircrafts with...
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...INTRODUCTION Qantas is the acronym of the Queensland and Northern Territory Air Services. Qantas is the world's second oldest airline and was founded in the Queensland outback in 1920. It is Australia’s largest domestic and international airline and is recognised as one of the world's leading long distance carriers. It has pioneered services from Australia to North America and Europe. The Qantas Group today employs approximately 32,500 people and offers services across a network spanning 182 destinations in 44 countries (including those covered by codeshare partners) in Australia, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. [16] The Qantas Group’s main business lies in the transportation of passengers via two complementary airline brands – Qantas and Jetstar. The Sub-divisions of the brands are shown in the figure below: In addition to the airline brands, the Qantas Group operates Qantas Frequent Flyer and Qantas Freight. The Group has additional equity interests in airline and airline-related businesses. Qantas is also a partner with Australia Post in two jointly controlled entities: Australian air Express and Star Track Express, a national road freight business. [12] The Qantas Group’s long term vision is ‘to operate the world’s best premium airline, Qantas, and the world’s best low fares carrier, Jetstar.’ [13] To achieve this, the Group is focused on five key elements: * Safety is our first priority * Right aircraft, right...
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...Introduction QANTAS is operating mainly domestically and internationally in air transportation company for various types of travelling, such as leisure and business, cargo and logistics facilities as well as support operations which includes: information technology, catering, ground handling, engineering and maintenance (Qantas Annual Report, 2013). Qantas Group also has dual brand strategy. It operates under Jetstar Airline, as a subsidiary. Jetstar is operating under a low-cost business model and it competes with local market airlines, such as Virgin Australia and Tiger. As for the Qantas airlines, it is positioned as a premium full-service carrier, providing hi-end experience for business class and corporate customers. They all have a major influence on the business, its strategy and therefore its performance. This business strategy gives Qantas Group its quite unique and competitive advantage situation of having two well known companies in the superior and low fares segments at the Domestic and International markets (Qantas Annual Report, 2013). The demographics of Australia is taking optimistic atmosphere within the business with the increase of Generation Y and retiring Baby boomers. Schedules become more significant over service quality in current constantly changing business environment around the world. Also, with the rise of ecological concern, consumers are searching for eco-friendly transport methods. However,...
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...Profile 3 * Business Model 3 * Strategy 4 * Market Environment Analysis * Carbon Tax 4 * Tourism 5 * Industry Outlook 5 * SWOT Analysis 6 * Financial Analysis * Profitability 9 * Liquidity 16 * Solvency 17 * Comparison With Virgin Australia * Profitability 19 * Liquidity 20 * Solvency 21 * Conclusion and Recommendation 22 Reference 23 Appendix Calculation spreadsheet – Qantas 27 Calculation spreadsheet – Virgin Australia 28 * Executive Summary This report is prepared for the purpose of evaluating a potential equity investment in Qantas Airways Limited. The analysis is mainly conducted from two different approaches, including qualitative analysis by examining the overall market environment and Qantas’ operation strategies as well as quantitative analysis of the company’s financial performance. The financial analysis is mainly focused on its profitability, liquidity and solvency and we also selected one of its major competitor Virgin Australia for comparison purpose. Overall, we have concluded that Qantas may not have a satisfying financial performance currently, however, it has great potential for growth in the future. And therefore, we expressed a ‘buy’ recommendation for Qantas Airways Limited. Company Profile Qantas Airways Limited (QAN)...
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... Introduction 1.1 Topic Chosen The chosen topic for my Research and Analysis Project would be “The business and financial performance of an organisation over a three years period”. The project would be carried out by analysing the business and financial performance as well as business performance of the Singapore Airlines which is the national airline of Singapore and comparing with its competitor Qantas. It will also include the impact of other major internal and external events on the company’s performance. 1.2 Reason for choosing the topic and the organisation Before choosing the topic for my Research and Analysis Project, I went through all the titles provided by Oxford Brookes University to make sure that the topic chosen would be not only feasible but also within my ability to find the information for the report. In my opinion, analysing the business and financial performance of the organisation would be the most important thing that should be understood by the modern day accounting profession. By choosing this topic, not only applying my knowledge but also it is much more related to what I have been studying so far. Studying Financial Reporting paper (F7) and Business Analysis paper (P3) support and provide basic knowledge in analysing the chosen organisation and undertaking my research project. The reason for choosing the airline industry is due to the fact that it plays significant role in our life. Without these industries, it may take...
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...summary 2 1. Analysis of macroeconomic and industry conditions affecting Virgin and Qantas in airline company industry. 2 2. Using Capital Asset Pricing Model to analysis two companies. 3 2.1 Risk-free interest rate 3 2.2 Market expected return 3 2.3 Beta 3 2.4 Expected return for two companies’ stocks using CAPM model 3 3. Comparative Equity Valuation – Qantas versus Virgin 4 4. Key financial ratios 5 4.1 Profitability Analysis 5 4.1.1Return on Asset (ROA) 5 4.2 Market price 5 4.2.1 Price-to-Earnings Ratio 5 4.3 Liquidity Analysis 6 4.3.1Current Ratio 6 4.4Debt and Long-term Solvency 6 4.4.1 Interest Coverage 6 4.4.2Leverage 6 4.5 overall analyses 6 5. An evaluation of firms’ strategic choices with the goal of creating shareholder value 7 6. Recommendation 7 Reference 8 Appendix 9 Executive summary Virgin and Qantas airline are two really important airlines in the aviation sector in Australia that listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. During our report, firstly, we analysis the Global and Australian macroeconomic environment, also including industry conditions affecting Virgin and Qantas in airline company industry. Secondly, a capital asset pricing model analysis is given for two companies’ stocks. Next part is the comparison of the Virgin and Qantas airline by the equity valuation. Then, there are some key financial ratios analysis of this two airline from the profitability analysis，market price，liquidity analysis and debt and long-term...
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...Yield Management Case Analysis and Report /Individual Assignment | | | Executive Summary An airline is a company that provides air transport services for travelling passengers and freight. Air travel remains a large and growing industry. It facilitates economic growth, world trade, international investment and tourism and is therefore central to the globalization taking place in many other industries. Among the airline industries, in this report it’s looked at Qantas Airlines. It voted as Australia’s favorite domestic and international airline at the 2015 Trip Advisor Travelers choice awards. Qantas Airlines established itself as a niche player in the long haul market of business travel. By continuously focusing on the needs of the customers Qantas will provide the best value proposition in the markets it serves. It offers customer a compelling value proposition; a high level of service. Qantas Airline has built a firm reputation for excellence in safety, operational reliability, engineering and maintenance & customer service. Qantas Airline is widely considered as the world’s leading long distance airline and one of the strongest brands in Australia. (http://www.qantas.com.au) Introduction Qantas is the world’s second oldest airline. The name ‘QANTAS’ came from an acronym for its original name “Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services”. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas#Current) The Qantas airline was founded on 16 November 1920 in Winston...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report aims to determine whether Qantas is suitable to be included in a diversified share portfolio aiming to maximise investor returns over the long term. Analysis began with a broad view of the airline industry, both international and domestic. Porter’s Five Forces framework is utilised to determine the strengths of buyers, sellers, potential entrants, competitors and substitutes. Overall the airline industry is characterised by high barriers to entry however these barriers are reducing and competition is increasing, particularly in the low-cost segment. Qantas was then examined utilising SWOT analysis to highlight the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats particular to the airline. Qantas has a strong competitive position with a recognisable brand and loyal customer base through the use of the Frequent Flyer program. However, expansion into the Japanese domestic market could jeopardise future profitability. Other threats could arise from further technology failures, natural disasters and labour disputes. Accounting analysis of Qantas focused on the treatment of the Frequent Flyer program, hedging accounting and the adjustment of estimates relating to aircraft. It appears that management has applied prudent estimates which accurately reflect the financial position whilst allowing some flexibility. Discounted cash flow analysis was utilised to determine intrinsic equity and firm value. Key assumptions included the cost of equity, market...
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...Summary These have been unstable times for the Australian airline industry. It has been faced with a marked decline in global tourism after the September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Recently, there has been traffic loss which is attributed to the war in Iraq and severs acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurrences in parts of Canada and Asia. In addition, to this mayhem the industry has gone through main structural changes since 1990s. There were four airlines on the essential routes but currently they are two. In 2000, the local trunk routes were controlled by Ansett Australia and Qantas Airways with new competitors Impulse Airlines and Virgin Blue rising in niche market. Currently the industry has irregular two airline structures, with Qantas leading since its occupation of Impulse Airlines in 2001 and the Ansett group’s following collapse in September 2001. On the contrary, Virgin Blue is not a member of an association, its service frequencies are reserved in comparison with those of Qantas, and its local network is not as extensive as that of Qantas is dynamic. In reaction to Virgin blue success, Qantas is taking steps to expand its allocation of the budget travel market, while Virgin is now in quest of expansion past its vacation traveller position by developing its business travel market. The government is showing a liking for administrative way outs such as a certain number of local airline slots at climax times, a restriction on the number of hourly...
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...SUSTAINABILITY REPORT: QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD By Student’s Name Course Name Professor Name City, Location Project Name Date of Submission Table of Contents 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………...…..3 2. Financial……………………………………………………………………………..………4 3. Social Responsibility…………………………………………………………………..……..6 4. Environmental Responsibility……………………………………………………….………7 5. Conclusion………………………………………..………………………………… ………8 6. References List……………………………………………………………………………..9 Sustainability Report: Qantas Airways Ltd Introduction The paper seeks to provide a corporate social responsibility report on Qantas to understand the impacts of financial operations of the company on the environmental and social responsibility initiatives of the company. Qantas Airways ltd identifies a flag carrier airline located in Australia and it is recognized to be the largest airline in terms of fleet size, international flights and international destinations. After KLM and Aviance, Qantas is the third oldest airline across the world as it was founded in the late 1920. Today, the airline is headquartered in Sydney within its main airport being Sydney Airport. The company owns 65 percent of the Australian domestic market and ferries 14.9 per cent of all passengers travelling from and in Australia. Some of its subsidiaries include Jetconnect and Qantaslink...
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...Title: Qantas and Emirates Alliance Strategy Course Name: Strategy Development and Initiatives Course Code: MGMT20112 Course Coordinator: Daniel Abell Lecture Name: Daniel Abell Tutor: Daniel Abell Students: Ruth Calasan s0235265 Tracy Nguyen s222275 Felipe Gutierrez s0234289 Due Date: 19/08/2013 Date Submitted: 26/08/2013 Word Count: 3500 Words Executive Summary Last 06 September 2012, Qantas had entered a 10-year partnership with Emirates that will go beyond the code-sharing and collaboration in terms of coordinated pricing, sales, and scheduling and benefit-sharing model which aims to jointly deploy one or more resource combinations. An in-depth analysis has been done on what are the internal and external factors that influence Qantas to form an alliance with Emirates. These factors are: Deregulation of open skies creating economic environment and open equal opportunities for all air carriers Excessive capacity, fuel cost, foreign currency exposure and threat of new entrants. Changes in customer taste and destinations, power of customers and growth of airlines alliances. Heavy investments in railways and telecommunication tools Consumer protection and passenger rights Growing percentage of global emission Airport slots allocations Similarity of resources and services such as Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific Improving services for better price Improving power of negotiation between the alliance and suppliers During the analysis...
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...Qantas Airways STRATEGIC DIRECTION * Qantas Airways Limited may have won the capacity war between itself and Virgin Australia, but the cost has been considerable. The company now needs to consider drastic measures that were previously out of the question, such as selling low cost carrier Jetstar or its highly profitable loyalty programme. Much of Qantas Airways Limited’s future, however, is in the hands of the Australian Parliament, and whether or not it dismantles the 1992 Qantas Sales Act to allow majority foreign ownership. KEY FACTS Summary 1 Qantas Airways Limited : Key Facts Full name of company: | Qantas Airways Limited | | | Address: | 10 Bourke Road, Mascot, New South Wales 2020, Australia | Tel: | +61 (02) 9691 3636 | Fax: | +61 (02) 9490 1888 | www: | www.qantas.com | Activities: | Operator of a scheduled airline, a low cost carrier, air freight carriers and a loyalty programme | Source: Euromonitor International from Australian Stock Exchange, Qantas Annual Report Summary 2 Qantas Airways Limited: Operational Indicators | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | | | | | Net sales | A$14,894 million | A$15,724 million | A$15,902 million | Net profit | A$552 million | A$95 million | A$192 million | Number of employees | 32,490 | 33,600 | 33,265 | Source: Euromonitor International from Qantas Annual Report COMPANY BACKGROUND * Qantas is publically traded on the Australian Stock Exchange, but with limitations that were imposed on the...
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...$50billion. The company is currently looking to diversify and invest into Qantas airlines a company worth approximately $22billion but currently not in the best economic state, suffering substantial losses. The company budget of $500million allocated for this investment needs to be thoroughly reviewed before making any further decisions. The report looks at several factors relating to Qantas airlines and the implications and changes to these factors if Colourful Corporations decides to investment in this company. The issues which may affect this investment decisions are Qantas global strategy, staffing policy, labour union issues, outsourcing of maintenance services, global marketing and advertising strategy, use of global logistics, sustainability, foreign ownership, prospects related to financial status, share price and national sovereignty matters. Due to time constraints this report identifies 1. Qantas global strategy; 2. Global marketing and advertising strategy and 3. Sustainability as the 3 main drivers of reasoning behind the possible investment decision of Colourful Corporation. Aim The aim of the report is to advise the CEO on the Qantas global strategy, global marketing and advertising strategy and sustainability issues relating to Qantas airlines and the implications of these changes to Colourful Corporations if the company decides to investment in this company. Factors 1. Qantas Global Strategy The global strategy refers to expansion of certain companies...
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...3 Interim Department Reports 4 Effect on Customer Base 5 Customer Service 5 Image 6 Marketing and Promotion 6 Conclusion 6 Appendix 1 Memorandum Appendix 2 Survey EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Qantas Airlines – Crisis in the Making Since the year 2000, Virgin Blue has stormed into the Australian domestic airline scene with great success, quickly capturing 25% of the market with their low cost pricing strategy. As CEO of Qantas you are worried. Your internal analysts are predicting that Virgin Blue's market share will likely grow to reach on third of the market by next years, if left unchecked. Part of Virgin Blue's success lies in its clever balance of cheap airfares while still retaining profitability. Unfortunately, it is virtually impossible for Qantas to compete with Virgin Blue on cost since most of your employees and major capital investments are already locked into long term contracts. Qantas has also built up a reputation over the years for offering exceptional service. If you are to reduce prices, you will not be able to maintain the level of service you currently provide. The situation is also not helped by the fact Singapore Airlines, the premier airline in the South East Asian region, has entered the low cost provider business with a new venture called Tiger Airways. Although starting out small, Tiger also has the potential to cut into the low end of the Qantas customer base. The challenge is clear, you must build a new loct airline in order to survive....
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...The Transformation Continues QANTAS SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW 2013 This page has been intentionally left blank TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction Governance − − − − Corporate Governance Business Resilience Group Security Group Risk and Audit 2 4 4 9 10 11 13 15 19 22 31 38 45 49 56 57 Stakeholder Engagement Financial Safety and Health Customer People Environment Procurement Community Measures Glossary The Group Strategy, supported by environment, procurement and community strategies, underpins the identification and reporting on material items. To support the Group’s core goal of delivering sustainable returns to shareholders, areas of focus are used to measure, monitor and report on the Group’s performance. Areas of focus and measures are reviewed and updated to ensure that they remain relevant. The Group Strategy drives sustainable outcomes Governance Corporate governance is core to ensuring the creation, protection and enhancement of shareholder value. Stakeholders We are committed to communicating effectively with our stakeholders. Financial Safety and Health To be recognised as the world’s leading airline group in air, ground and people safety and health. Customers Our Customers are the core of everything we do. The Group is continually striving towards providing exceptional customer experiences. Vision We strive to build a strong viable business capable of delivering sustainable returns...
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