Delta Air Lines Inc. [s: dal] reported fourth-quarter results that beat analysts’ top and bottom-line estimates early Friday, although the carrier’s stock...
Delta Air Lines Inc. [s: dal] reported fourth-quarter results that beat analysts’ top and bottom-line estimates early Friday, although the carrier’s stock fell premarket on weaker-than-expected first-quarter guidance. Revenue of $13.44 billion was up 17.4% from the same period in 2019, before the pandemic hit, and above the FactSet consensus of $12.23 billion. Net income of $828 million, or $1.29 a share, was down from $1.099 billion, or $1.71 a share, in the fourth quarter of 2019.
71 a share, in the fourth quarter of 2019. On an adjusted basis, Delta earned $1.48 a share, above the FactSet consensus of $1.32 a share. But the carrier forecast first-quarter earnings of 15 cents to 40 cents a share, below analysts’ expectations. Analysts surveyed by FactSet are looking for earnings of 59 cents a share and Delta’s stock fell 3% before market open. Total fourth quarter operating expense was $11.965 billion, compared with $10.040 billion in the same period in 2019.
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