A Study on Cash Flow statement of Jazeera Airways Pvt. Ltd Submitted to : Dr. Sachin Ayareker Submitted By: Sereno Pinto Aviation Industry First commercial flight on February 18 1911. (IATA) announced that it expects the global airline industry to have a total revenue of $736 billion. World wide passenger numbers are expected to cross 4 billion. Domestic air traffic is growing in double digits. Government Of India is also pushing this industry. Company profile. Jazeera Airways is the largest private airline operating out of Kuwait. Established in April 2004, Jazeera Airways is the first non-government owned airline in the Middle East. Jazeera airways happens to be one of the best LCC in the Middle East. Currently operates with 9 aircrafts. Biggest competitor is FlyDubai. Cash Flow Cash follow means, inflow and outflow of cash. Cash flow is the movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product. Cash flow is divided into 3 major parts i:e Operating, investing and financing activity. Shareholders, management and Government officials are the most interested parties of a Cash flow statement. Objectives of the Study To understand the impact of operating, financing and investing activities on cash resources. To find out the causes for changes in cash balance. To study the ways of cash inflow and cash outflow. To know how much cash is available in the firm. Research Design. The study was conducted on the cash flows of the last 5 years. This study is conducted to identify the area where cash flow measures are relatively weak and inadequate and through that to make recommendation to improve the cash flows. Data analysis and interpretation. Net Profit before prior items. Net Profit before prior items 120 100 100 92,25565504 80 64,74509556 60 49,3917829 40 Net Profit before prior items 20 0 2013 -20 -40 2014 -17,31550934 2015 2016 2017 Graph showing operating profit. Operating Profit 100 100 89,90639 90 80 63,30398 70 60 50 Adjustment for non-operating items 39,90984 34,10864 40 30 20 10 0 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 Dividend Paid to Shareholders Dividend paid to shareholders 500 450 400 350 300 Dividend paid to shareholders 250 200 150 100 50 0 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 Findings The cash generated from operations is also declining at a steady pace, this shows that there is a major area where the company has to capitalize and start making more cash. Jazeera has always used its resources wisely and hence in the year 2015, they made a huge amount on financing activity. The dividend paid to shareholders has started from the year 2014 and was the highest in the year 2015. The cash reserves of the company are falling at an alarming rate and it is very necessary for the company to keep track of this and make sure they devise an go around strategy for replenishing of the cash reserves. Conclusion: Traffic at Kuwait International Airport (KIA) has increased. Major market share. Connecting Kuwait to many destinations in Kuwait Indian Sub continent. Suggestions •Buy More aircrafts as the company has no debt. •Expanding their destinations. •Add Value to the service. Learnings Ancillary revenue of Kuwait station: Sky sales Duty free sales, Park and fly sale, Parking lot sale Reconciliation of sale reports Outstation Outstation expenses Reconciliation of all expenses Bank Reconciliation Analyze bank Gains/Losses Learnt how to calculate GST for the aviation sector. Thank You.