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Flight Centre has been one of the travel companies negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as strict travel bans have left the company unable to operate as normal and resulted in mass staff redundancies and office closures. Its share price has dropped significantly as a result, falling more than 70% in a matter of weeks to its lowest levels since 2009 (as of March 2020). As a result the company announced the cancellation of its interim dividend on 23 March 2020, set to be 40 cents a share, to save the company more than $40 million.
Flight Centre Travel Group (FLT) is the largest retail travel agency in Australia with almost 3000 offices around the country. Its most well-known brand, Flight Centre, helps Australians book domestic and international travel including fights, travel packages, hotels, travel insurance, cruises and tours. Other popular travel brands owned by Flight Centre Travel Group are Student Flights and Topdeck.
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- Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares listed in Australia, you’ll need to sign up to a broker with access to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Our table below can help you choose.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, PayPal or debit card.
- Search for Flight Center. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: FLT. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Flight Center reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At today's price of A$14.25, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Flight Center. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
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Price details for Flight Center (FLT)
| Open | A$13.6 | Previous close | A$13.01 |
| High | A$14.8 | Change | A$1.24 |
| Low | A$13.52 | Change % | 9.531% |
| Close | A$14.25 | Timestamp | 1590473400 |
| Volume | N/A | GMT offset | 0 |
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Pros
- Prominent brand. Flight Centre is part of Australia's biggest retail travel agency (Flight Centre Travel Group) with close to 3000 stores across the country. It's also a well-known brand, and top of mind for a lot of Australians when thinking about booking a holiday.
- Travel ban will end. The strict global travel bans due to coronavirus in March 2020 have been very damaging to the company, but they won't be in place forever. This could present a buying opportunity for investors with a high risk tolerance and a long time frame.
Cons
- Falling share price. In March 2020, Flight Centre saw its share price fall more than 70% in a matter of weeks due to widespread coronavirus-related travel bans.
- High-risk. While some investors believe Flight Centre shares are presenting a good buying opportunity, others believe it will take a long time for the stock to recover and some fear it may never fully recover.
- More competition. There's increased competition from big online players like Skyscanner and Webjet, particularly for international and domestic flight bookings.
- Cancelled dividend. Flight Centre announced in March 2020 it will cancel its interim dividend in light of the severe financial challenges the company is facing. This creates uncertainty around its future dividends.
Flight Center company summary
Information last updated 2020-05-21.
Flight Center (FLT) is a leading Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure business based in the Australia. Flight Center (FLT) is listed on the ASX and employs 19993 staff.
Profile
| Industry | Travel Services | Currency symbol | A$ |
| Code | FLT | Country name | Australia |
| Type | Common Stock | Country ISO | AU |
| Name | Flight Centre Travel Group Limited | ISIN | AU000000FLT9 |
| Exchange | AU | CUSIP | N/A |
| Currency code | AUD | Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Currency name | Australian Dollar | Full-time employees | 19993 |
Detailed company information
Flight Centre Travel Group Limited provides travel retailing services for the leisure, corporate, and wholesale travel sectors in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Internationally. The company offers leisure travel services for the niche sectors, as well as mass, youth, premium, and cruise markets; and corporate travel services for organizations of various sizes across industries. It also supplies products to its national and international network, or travel retail outlets. In addition, the company offers other travel related services, including foreign currency exchange and travel academies; recruitment marketing and bike retailing; and employee benefit services. It provides its services primarily under the Flight Centre brand, as well as other travel brands, such as Student Flights, Travel Associates, My Adventure Travel, Liberty Travel, Infinity Holidays, GOGO Vacations, FCm Travel Solutions, Corporate Traveller, Stage and Screen, cievents, and Campus Travel. The company was formerly known as Flight Centre Limited and changed its name to Flight Centre Travel Group Limited in November 2013. Flight Centre Travel Group Limited was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.
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