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Cathay Pacific reports first loss in eight years

 

HONG KONG — Cathay Pacific Airways reported its first loss in eight years and scrapped plans for a second-half dividend after competition from Chinese airlines and losses from fuel hedging dented earnings. The stock fell the most in seven months.

 

The net loss totalled HK$575 million (S$105 million) in 2016, versus profit of HK$6 billion in 2015 and well short of the HK$369 million profit forecast in a Bloomberg survey of 18 analysts.

 

 

Asia’s biggest international airline said its revenue dropped 9.4 per cent to HK$92.8 billion, while the loss per share was 14.6 HK cents, compared with a gain of HK$1.52 in 2015.

 

“Three economic factors were important: The reduced rate of economic growth in mainland China, a reduction in the number of visitors to Hong Kong and the strength of the Hong Kong dollar,” said Mr John Slosar, the chairman of Cathay, according to a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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http://www.todayonline.com/business/cathay-pacific-reports-first-loss-eight-years

 

Please support CX, if they fold SQ will monopolise the SIN-HKG route and SQ and TR will raise their fares already ...  [laugh]

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Cathay Pacific reports first loss in eight years

 

“Three economic factors were important: The reduced rate of economic growth in mainland China, a reduction in the number of visitors to Hong Kong and the strength of the Hong Kong dollar,” said Mr John Slosar, the chairman of Cathay, according to a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

 

I look forward to the day someone in management (of any company) will cite their own incompetence as also a reason. Blame everything external but themselves.

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I look forward to the day someone in management (of any company) will cite their own incompetence as also a reason. Blame everything external but themselves.

 

Me too.  [thumbsup]

 

When a company do well its always "my vision, my management style, my strategy".

 

When make a loss its always competition, strong currency, gov regulation,

 

weak economy etc and never them.

 

You and me we have all the right excuses to be in top management too

 

unless you are already in top management then please excuse me.

 

:D

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Cathay Pacific reports first loss in eight years

 

HONG KONG — Cathay Pacific Airways reported its first loss in eight years and scrapped plans for a second-half dividend after competition from Chinese airlines and losses from fuel hedging dented earnings. The stock fell the most in seven months.

 

The net loss totalled HK$575 million (S$105 million) in 2016, versus profit of HK$6 billion in 2015 and well short of the HK$369 million profit forecast in a Bloomberg survey of 18 analysts.

 

 

Asia’s biggest international airline said its revenue dropped 9.4 per cent to HK$92.8 billion, while the loss per share was 14.6 HK cents, compared with a gain of HK$1.52 in 2015.

 

“Three economic factors were important: The reduced rate of economic growth in mainland China, a reduction in the number of visitors to Hong Kong and the strength of the Hong Kong dollar,” said Mr John Slosar, the chairman of Cathay, according to a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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http://www.todayonline.com/business/cathay-pacific-reports-first-loss-eight-years

 

Please support CX, if they fold SQ will monopolise the SIN-HKG route and SQ and TR will raise their fares already ...  [laugh]

 

Cathay Pacific won't fold so easily la. 

 

They are under a big conglomerate called Swire Group which can easily absorb this 105 mil loss (btw, they made a profit of 10 times this amount in 2015).

 

Although I have to say that swire group also has some other "distressed" parts like their oil and gas/shipping divisions. 

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Cathay Pacific won't fold so easily la.

 

They are under a big conglomerate called Swire Group which can easily absorb this 105 mil loss (btw, they made a profit of 10 times this amount in 2015).

 

Although I have to say that swire group also has some other "distressed" parts like their oil and gas/shipping divisions.

Aiya. I know lah. Been taking CX for many years.
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Cathay Pacific reports first loss in eight years

 

Please support CX, if they fold SQ will monopolise the SIN-HKG route and SQ and TR will raise their fares already ...  [laugh]

 

 

I always fly on Cathay Pacific on business to HK. To me they are just as good as SQ, at least I've seen better smiles from their stewardess.

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Me too.  [thumbsup]

 

When a company do well its always "my vision, my management style, my strategy".

 

When make a loss its always competition, strong currency, gov regulation,

 

weak economy etc and never them.

 

You and me we have all the right excuses to be in top management too

 

unless you are already in top management then please excuse me.

 

:D

I am cursed with an instinct to take responsibility and so will never reach that echelon.

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I always fly on Cathay Pacific on business to HK. To me they are just as good as SQ, at least I've seen better smiles from their stewardess.

 

my experience is the opposite though... so i try not to take cathay as much as possible unless the cost difference is alot

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I am cursed with an instinct to take responsibility and so will never reach that echelon.

 

You took the words right out of my mouth, I am also the same.  [thumbsup]

 

Sadly we will never reach the top where the air is thin and there

 

is not enough oxygen for the brain to fully work.

 

:D

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my experience is the opposite though... so i try not to take cathay as much as possible unless the cost difference is alot

 

lol, maybe I just look too Singaporean to our local stewardess.

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I look forward to the day someone in management (of any company) will cite their own incompetence as also a reason. Blame everything external but themselves.

 

At that level have to really be thick skin.

 

Even if a total screw up listco CEO here also can rate himself B+.  [laugh]

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Don't fly Cathay Economy Class, they treat you like dirt.

fly United they drag you out and beat you up :D
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I took CX last month.  Ok leh. 

 

However, there's no toys or stuff given to children on broad and they don't have Seafood meal in the special meal.  

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What is the long black thing at the bottom?

 

:D

 

Since it's Qantas, I'm going to say it's Aboriginal ....er....surprise. :D

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