ANA Holdings profit surge in 1QFY2015, FY guidance unchanged

ANA Holdings revenue up 7% - financial highlights for three months ended 30-Jun-2015:

• Operating revenue: JPY413.8 billion (USD3411 million), +7.0% year-on-year;
• • Domestic passenger: JPY152.3 billion (USD1255 million), +2.7%;
  • International passenger: JPY119.3 billion (USD983.3 million), +9.2%;
  • Cargo and mail: JPY38.7 billion (USD319.0 million), -0.5%;
• Operating costs: JPY397.1 billion (USD3273 million), +2.8%;
• • Fuel: JPY79.9 billion (USD658.6 million), -9.9%;
• Operating profit: JPY16.7 billion (USD137.7 million), +5467%;
• Net profit: JPY8.3 billion (USD68.4 million), +144%;
• Passenger numbers:
• • Domestic: 9.9 million, -0.6%;
  • International: 1.9 million, +13.1%;
• Passenger load factor:
• • Domestic: 61.2%, +2.0 ppts;
  • International: 73.0%, +3.9 ppts;
• Passenger yield:
• • Domestic: JPY17.2 (USD 14.2 cents), +2.0%;
  • International: JPY13.0 (USD 10.7 cents), +0.7%;
• Total assets: JPY2283 billion (USD18,819 million);
• Cash and deposits: JPY45.1 billion (USD372.1 million);
• Total liabilities: JPY1464 billion (USD12,069 million);
• FY2015 forecast:
• • Operating revenue: JPY1790 billion (USD14,754 million);
  • Operating profit: JPY115.0 billion (USD947.9 million);
  • Net profit; JPY52.0 billion (USD428.6 million). [more - original PR - English/Japanese]

*Based on the average conversion rate at USD1 = JPY121.32

ANA Holdings: "ANA HD will continue to implement its "FY 2014-2016 Mid-Term Corporate Strategy" for pursuing its management vision "to be the world's leading airline group in customer satisfaction and value creation", with the aim of optimising its business portfolio, Continually enhancing Cost Restructuring Initiatives and maximising profitability. As the core of the group's profitability, ANA will aim to achieve even better optimization of supply and demand on its domestic network while expanding and enhancing its international network further and pushing forward with its dual-hub strategy in the Tokyo Metropolitan area airports." Source: Company statement, 29-Jul-2015.