Analysis of the operational and financial performance of the Addis Ababa municipality-owned public bus transport services

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Table 1. Bus transport performance measures.

Measures	Description
Fleet availability	Number of vehicles ousted as a proportion of total fleet stock
Vehicle utilization	Vehicles covered km (Km/bus)
Schedule outrun	The proportion of schedules operated
Staff Productivity	Number of staff per schedule for bus
EPK	Earning per km
CPK	Cost per km
Passengers carried	Either absolute or per bus or km
Load factor	Total passenger km/total seat/km
Breakdown rate	Per million vehicle km
Accident rate	Per million vehicle km

Plate 1. Anbessa buses on the road.

Source: Field Observation

Plate 2. Sheger buses on the road.

Source: Field Observation

Figure 1. Fleet utilization (%).

Figure 2. Vehicle productivity: km/bus/day.

Figure 3. Service utilization (passengers/bus/day).

Figure 4. Bus-staff ratio.

Figure 5. Manpower productivity: km/staff/day.

Figure 6. Accidents/100,000kms.

Figure 7. Total revenue/km (in Birr).

*Ethiopian Birr

Figure 8. Total cost/km.

*Ethiopian Birr

Figure 9. Net profit/loss per km (in birr).

*Ethiopian Birr

Table 2. Performance comparison with general standards.

Indicators	Standard Value	Within standard range	Deficient than standard	Better than standard
Fleet utilization	80–90	None	Both enterprises in 2016/17 to 2018/19	Both Enterprise in 2019/20 to 2021/22
Staff bus ratio	3 to 8	Anbessa bus only in 2016/17 & Sheger bus 2016/17 to 2019/20	Anbessa bus 2017/18 to 2021/22 & Sheger bus 2020/21 and 2021/22	None of them
Vehicle-km bus/day	210 to 260	None	Both enterprises during the years	None
Passengers volume	1,000–1,200 SD bus 80 1200–1500 SD bus 100	Only Anbessa bus in 2021/22	Both operators for the remaining years	None
Accident rate	1.5–3	Sheger bus in 2019/20 & 2020/21	Anbessa bus in 2016/17 to 2021/22 & Sheger bus 2017/18; 2018/19 & 2021/22	None

Table 3. Summaries of key results.

Variables	2016/17		2021/22		Growth Rate (%)		AAGR (%)
	Anbessa	Sheger	Anbessa	Sheger	Anbessa	Sheger	Anbessa	Sheger
Fleet utilization	54	48.4	93.5	90.8	73.1	87.6	19.5	13.34
Vehicle productivity	115	100	154	142	33.9	42	6.4	15.4
Service utilization	820	406	1,108	761	35.1	87.4	6.35	13.0
Manpower productivity	15.1	15.4	18.8	12.4	24.5	−19.5	5.5	0.8
Earning/km	30.1	32.3	34.2	49.8	13.6	54.2	2.3	18.5
Cost/km	33.4	38.2	42.3	51.9	26.6	35.9	4.43	16.5
Net profit/loss/km	−3.3	−5.9	−8.1	−21	145.5	255.9	−22.6	−624.7

AAGR: Average Annual Growth Rate (%)

Data availability statement

Some or all data, models, and/or codes that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request