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AIRASIA 5099 Share Price
PREV | CLOSE | CHANGE | HIGH | CLOSE |
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0.685 | - | - | - | - |
VOLUME | BUY VOL | BUY | SELL | SELL VOL |
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- | 212 | 0.715 | 0.640 | 1 |
52 Weeks Range : 0.5 - 1.16
The Star –
AirAsia Group Bhd jumped over 13% in active trade this morning following the emergence of Stanley Choi Chiu Fai as a new substantial shareholder in the carrier. Choi has emerged as a substantial shareholder of AirAsia after he pumped in RM114.46mil to take up the low-cost carrier’s private placement. The private placement is part of AirAsia Group’s massive fundraising exercise, which aims to raise RM1.4bil to RM1.5bil worth of equity via private placement and rights issue. In addition, it intends to borrow RM1bil.
The Edge –
AirAsia Group Bhd announced today the budget airline has fixed the issue price for the first tranche of its proposed private placement of new shares to identified placees at 67.5 sen each. In a Bursa Malaysia filing today, AirAsia Group said the first tranche will comprise up to 369,846,852 placement shares.
The Edge –
AirAsia Group Bhd is navigating its recovery phase exceptionally well as key operational metrics improved in December 2020 in comparison to September 2020. This is shown by the 31% increase in passengers carried by AirAsia Thailand (TAA), doubling of passengers carried by AirAsia Philippines (PAA), and number of passengers carried by AirAsia Indonesia, which multiplied by a whopping 11 times.
The Edge –
AirAsia Group Bhd is proposing to issue up to 668.39 million new shares or 20% of its current share capital for private placement to raise RM454.51 million. The proposed sum is based on an indicative price of 68 sen per share. AirAsia Group closed at 73 sen, valuing the airline at RM2.44 billion. The low-cost carrier said the private placement is not sufficient to meet its long-term cash flow. The move is an interim measure to address its immediate cash flow operations while it explores other options to improve its long-term financial performance.
The Edge –
Budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd has decided to sell 32.67% of the 49% stake it holds in AirAsia (India) Ltd to Tata Group for US$37.66 million (approximately RM152.58 million). As part of the transaction, there will be a call option in respect of the remaining 16.33% stake, exercisable by Tata at any time after the transaction is completed. The total consideration in respect of the options granted for the remaining 16.33% stake shall be US$18.83 million (approximately RM76.29 million). AirAsia said the disposal will reduce cash burn in the short term and allow the company to concentrate on recovery of its key ASEAN markets in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines in the long run.
The Star –
AirAsia Group Bhd has been added to the constituents of the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia (F4GBM) Index. In a statement, Bursa said the F4GBM Index measured the performance of public-listed companies demonstrating strong environmental, social and governance practices and was launched in December 2014 with a total of 24 constituents.
The Edge –
Based on corporate announcements and news flow today, stocks in focus for Thursday may include AirAsia Group Bhd. India-based conglomerate Tata Group will stop dues payment by AirAsia (India) Ltd to AirAsia Group Bhd, if the latter does not provide funding to their low-cost airline joint venture before Dec 31, 2020, The Economic Times reported, citing recently-added clauses in the AirAsia India shareholder agreement. According to the report, Tata will also start deducting the dues and setting them off against equity shares in AirAsia India, if its JV partner AirAsia Group is unable to bring in funds by subscribing to a rights offer of at least 300 crore rupee (about RM166 million).
The Star –
AirAsia Group Bhd has posted a revenue of RM443mil for its third quarter ended Sept 30, representing a 272% increase compared to the preceding quarter but a decline of 86% year-on-year (y-o-y). AirAsia’s net loss for the quarter widened to RM851.78mil compared to the net loss of RM51.44mil reported during the same quarter last year. This brought its net loss for the first nine months of the financial year ending Dec 31,2020 to RM2.66bil. In a statement yesterday, it said the loss was attributed to a shortfall in revenue amidst subdued travel demand as international borders remained closed, despite a reduction in fixed costs by 50% y-o-y.
The Star –
In anticipation of a potential revival in international travel, AirAsia.com has partnered with Turkish Airlines to allow it to enhance its strong pan-Asia flight network. The collaboration will enable airasia.com to tap into Turkish Airlines’ comprehensive destination map, which is the world’s largest in terms of the countries and international points flown by a global carrier, the low-cost carrier said in a statement yesterday. AirAsia Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said airasia.com welcomes the opportunity to promote Turkey as a major gateway to Europe, to prepare the airline once borders gradually reopen next year.