Qantas Airways
(ASX:QAN) has released its 1H FY17 results. Australia’s largest airline says its revenue and other income dropped 3.3% to $ 8.2 billion in the first half.
As for its statutory profit after tax, it had an even bigger drop of 25.1% to $515 million.
The company’s earnings per share fell by 4.6 cents to 27.3c for the first half.
On 12 October 2016, Qantas paid its shareholders a fully franked dividend of 7 cents per ordinary share.
The company also declared a 50% franked interim dividend of 7 c per ordinary share, which it plans to pay shareholders on 10 April 2017.