Here’s how Qantas Frequent Flyer makes money for the company

how Qantas Frequent Flyer makes money

How Qantas Frequent Flyer makes money is a key question any investors looking at or invested in Qantas should ask. During the pandemic, it played a major role in keeping the airline afloat as revenues from points kept coming in. Consider that in FY20 during pandemic shutdowns, Qantas Loyalty made a $341m profit (down just…

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Underlying v Statutory results? There’s a big difference between the 2 – here’s how to tell

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When companies report results, you’ll hear underlying and statutory results. What is the difference between the two and how big does the gap tend to be?   The difference between underlying and statutory results (in theory) Underlying results refer to performance measures that strip out one-off charges or non-recurring events, providing a better representation of…

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Qantas’ capex bill: The company is coping with a $12bn+ bullet for now, but will it eventually bite shareholders?

Qantas' capex

Qantas‘ capex needs are bubbling under the surface, but have not gone away. Former CEO Alan Joyce’s tenure came to an unceremonious end last year. There have been many criticisms of his tenure including centralisation of decision-making around himself, his using of the airline for social causes and relations with employees, both mainline staff and…

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Should I buy Qantas shares in 2024?

should I buy Qantas shares

In this article, we’ll look to answer the question: Should I buy Qantas shares? Qantas (ASX:QAN) has recorded significant windfall from the post-COVID travel recovery and demand remains strong. However, it has not gone through the period unscathed, with reputational issues resulting in Alan Joyce departing after 15 years. Investors have the promise of profitable…

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Here are 4 ASX Value Traps and how not to fall into them

ASX Value Trap stocks

One mistake investors can make, especially on the ASX, is to fall for ASX value trap stocks. We thought we should outline what value traps are, how investors can avoid them, as well as a few examples of stocks that fall into this category.   What is a value trap? A value trap is a…

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4 ASX stocks with high capex bills you should avoid

stocks with high capex

Sometimes stocks with high capex are worth avoiding. Too much capex might require constant capital injections and shareholder dilution. Some industries face high capex by the very nature of the industry they are in. Some temporarily require high capex because of expansion ambitions or because of years of underinvestment. In this article, we recap 4 ASX…

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Airline stocks and fuel prices: Air New Zealand (ASX:AIZ) and Qantas (ASX:QAN) investors just got a painful reminder about the aviation industry’s biggest cost

airline stocks and fuel prices

The relationship between the performance of Airline stocks and fuel prices has seemingly been forgotten in the past couple of years given the travel boom. But in recent days, investors’ attention has been drawn to this once more.   The relationship between airline stocks and fuel prices An airline’s fuel bill is one of the main…

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ACCC blocks Alliance Aviation-Qantas tie up

Alliance Aviation

Alliance Aviation (ASX:AQZ), a charter airline, looked set to be acquired by Qantas, but the ACCC has put the plans on ice. The competition regulator has indicated that will oppose the proposed deal due to concerns that the deal will lessen competition.   No time to do stock research, but you still want to invest?…

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Will the reopening of China in 2023 be a further boom for ASX travel stocks?

reopening of China

The reopening of China has been underway for over a month now. Corporate Travel Management (ASX:CTD) CEO Jamie Pherous claimed that it would be ‘the last piece of the puzzle’ for his company’s recovery. It wouldn’t be unreasonable to assume other travel company CEOs are thinking similarly about China’s reopening. But are people getting ahead of themselves?…

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Is the entry of Bonza going to hurt Australian airline stocks?

bonza

For the first time since 2007, Australia has a new airline. Sunshine Coast-based Bonza finally took its first flight on January 31, less than a month after getting its Air Operator Certificate. Is Bonza a threat to airlines, particularly listed airlines Qantas (ASX:QAN), Regional Express (ASX:REX), Alliance Aviation (ASX:AQZ)? Investors in those companies don’t seem…

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Flying high: Airline stocks set to soar in 2023

Airline stocks

We like airline stocks Our own Stuart Roberts featured on AusBiz to put airline stocks in focus, mentioning that 2023 could be a rip-roaring year for the sector as travel ramps up and Australians continue chomping at the bit to jump on a plane and fly out for vacations and business trips.     The…

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Qantas (ASX:QAN) jumps on solid profit upgrade for 1HY23

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Qantas (ASX:QAN) upgraded it’s profit guidance for the first half of FY23 this morning The company cited strong domestic consumer demand as international capacity remains restricted. So, instead of travelling abroad, Australians are spending more time and money in Australia. Fuel prices are still at high levels, though, with Qantas expected to spend $5bn of…

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Qantas (ASX: QAN) is rebounding aggressively into 2023

Qantas

Qantas (ASX: QAN) released its FY22 results this morning and it showed the airline is recovering from COVID very nicely, but the journey isn’t complete yet.  As expected, Australia’s flag carrier recorded a heavy post-tax loss, but now has nearly all of its planes back in the sky, a strongly performing Qantas Loyalty Division and…

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ASX Top 200 Stocks Down Under 25 July 2022: Qantas (ASX:QAN)

Qantas: The Red Roo is getting Back in Black After COVID-19 literally eliminated demand for air travel, it was going to be a long road back for Qantas (ASX: QAN). However, we believe it is well and truly getting there. Australia’s flag carrier has resumed most of its routes, announced several new ones, resumed hiring…

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Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN)

SELL Qantas (ASX:QAN), 5 September 2022   Our subscribers have made 20.3% on our original call on Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN). It is time to take profits.  While QAN is up 20.3% from 14 July (when it was $4.39) we now think it is worthwhile to take some profits on this one.      The market…

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Investor Webinar 13 July 2022

Investor Webinar

In this week’s Investor Webinar: Traveling is back en vogue and these stocks should do well! Brace for impact … the US inflation data for June are due tonight!     No time to do stock research, but you still want to invest?   Stocks Down Under Concierge gives you timely BUY and SELL alerts…

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Qantas (ASX: QAN): In the right direction, but not off the ground yet

Qantas

Qantas shares more than doubled from their COVID-bottom, still below pre-COVID highs Qantas released its half-yearly results on Thursday, revealing just how its recovery is proceeding. As with its peers in the travel industry, the pandemic all but wiped-out passenger numbers and it has been a long and slow road back, impeded by border closures…

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Investor Webinar 15 September 2021

Investor Webinar 15 September 2021

In today’s Investor Webinar we talk about: Hydrogen … what’s all the fuss about? Why the Australian dollar is so important for your portfolio Why we are so bullish on Travel stocks right now   Want to know about a specific investment topic? Send us your questions at [email protected]    You can watch last week’s…

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Travel stocks: Beware the vaccination hype

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11 January 2021   The difficulty of getting people the jab Two of the world’s harder hit developed countries, the United States and the United Kingdom, also had some of the world’s more ambitions vaccine timetables. While the United States has deployed multiple vaccines currently being disseminated across the country, the government’s timetable is already…

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