Business Information Management
Performance of Auckland International Airport Limited & Infratil Limited | For Tom and Wendy | | | | Prepared by | 9/1/2008 | |
Contents Introduction 2 Discussion 2 Trend analysis of FLights 2 Financial performance 3 Financial stability 3 Investor ratios 4 Share market performance 4 Conclusion 5 Recommendations 5 Reference list 6 Appendix 7
Introduction
The purpose of this investigation is to find out the better of two companies that Tom and Wendy should invest their money in; the two companies are Auckland International Airport Limited and Infratil Limited. A third alternative may be to invest in NZX50. Sources where information will be gathered from will be secondary and consist of NZX Deep Archive found in the library database, NZX.com, NZ Time Series and the websites of the two companies. The websites are highly reliable as new information is added regularly making it very up to date. As only the last 5 years will be looked at of the performance of both companies, the decision made will have to be a guess, a guess that will be backed up by data that happened in the past, the New Zealand economy has been fluctuating high and low for the past decade and any decision made will be based on past performances with no knowledge of events that will impact the New Zealand share market.
Discussion
The airport industry is not as complex as it seems, they are everywhere and require constant attention and work that involves hundreds if not thousands of employees working around the clock. An airports status is determined by the number of airlines and the number of flights that enter the airport, as well as minor things such as facilities of shops and resting areas. The airport industry in New Zealand started in the 1930’s and steadily increased until 1965 where Auckland International Airport was completed and many long haul flights were made which caused an increase in the
Contents Introduction 2 Discussion 2 Trend analysis of FLights 2 Financial performance 3 Financial stability 3 Investor ratios 4 Share market performance 4 Conclusion 5 Recommendations 5 Reference list 6 Appendix 7
Introduction
The purpose of this investigation is to find out the better of two companies that Tom and Wendy should invest their money in; the two companies are Auckland International Airport Limited and Infratil Limited. A third alternative may be to invest in NZX50. Sources where information will be gathered from will be secondary and consist of NZX Deep Archive found in the library database, NZX.com, NZ Time Series and the websites of the two companies. The websites are highly reliable as new information is added regularly making it very up to date. As only the last 5 years will be looked at of the performance of both companies, the decision made will have to be a guess, a guess that will be backed up by data that happened in the past, the New Zealand economy has been fluctuating high and low for the past decade and any decision made will be based on past performances with no knowledge of events that will impact the New Zealand share market.
Discussion
The airport industry is not as complex as it seems, they are everywhere and require constant attention and work that involves hundreds if not thousands of employees working around the clock. An airports status is determined by the number of airlines and the number of flights that enter the airport, as well as minor things such as facilities of shops and resting areas. The airport industry in New Zealand started in the 1930’s and steadily increased until 1965 where Auckland International Airport was completed and many long haul flights were made which caused an increase in the