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28-Mar-2014 11:33 AM

BOC Aviation marks 20th year with record net profit in 2013

BOC Aviation achieved (27-Mar-2014) a record net profit after tax in 2013, marking an unbroken run of 20 years of profitability since it was founded in Nov-1993. For the financial year ended 31-Dec-2013, the company earned USD277 million in net profit after tax, 23% higher than the previous year. Total assets were USD10.2 billion, a 12% year-on-year increase. BOC Aviation ended the year with USD501 million in unencumbered cash and USD2.3 billion in unutilised committed credit facilities. BOC Aviation maintained investment grade credit ratings from Fitch Ratings (A-) and Standard & Poor's (BBB), and raised more than USD2 billion in new financing from the debt capital markets and banking markets in 2013. BOC Aviation became the first aircraft operating lessor to issue offshore RMB bonds, and the company ended the year with 47 financial institutions in its lending group. In 2013, BOC Aviation took delivery of 48 new aircraft, and sold 21 owned aircraft. The year- end portfolio comprised 226 aircraft, of which 206 were owned and 20 were managed, in service with 56 airlines in 31 countries worldwide. BOC Aviation placed a new order for 25 Airbus A320 family aircraft. The Company finished the year with a commitment to purchase 114 aircraft through to 2019. BOC Aviation MD and CEO Robert Martin commented: "2013 was our busiest year ever...The Company has maintained a strong balance sheet which now exceeds US$10 billion for the first time, and has a pipeline of future orders to ensure our continued growth. After seven years under Bank of China ownership, we are pleased to note that we paid our first dividend of US$113 million to the shareholder in 2013." [more - original PR]

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