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Boeing's (BA) Q4 Commercial Deliveries Rise on 737 Shipments
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The Boeing Company (BA - Free Report) recently reported delivery figures of its commercial and defense operations for the fourth quarter of 2021. This reflects an improvement of 67.8% in commercial shipments from the previous year’s tally as defense shipments improved 38.2% year over year.
Combining both the segments, Boeing’s total deliveries in the fourth quarter were 146 units compared with 93 units delivered in the year-ago period. Strong delivery numbers are expected to add impetus to its top line in the fourth quarter.
Commercial Deliveries Remain Strong in Q4
Boeing reported commercial deliveries of 99 airplanes in the fourth quarter of 2021, which increased significantly from the prior-year tally of 59, primarily driven by solid 737 deliveries.
Shipments of the 737 totaled 84 compared with 31 in the year-ago period. BA delivered eight 767 jets during the quarter compared with 10 767 jets sold in the year-earlier period. Shipments of the 777 model totaled four compared with 11 in the previous year’s fourth quarter. The delivery figure of 747 reached three at the end of the fourth quarter, remaining unchanged with the last year’s figure.
However, the aerospace giant delivered none of its 787 Dreamliner jets in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with the four jets it supplied in the last year’s December quarter.
Factors Influencing Such Delivery Figures
The 737 Max family of aircraft remains a key catalyst for Boeing’s commercial business ramp-up since its return to operations following the Federal Aviation Administration approval in November 2020. With easier restrictions on domestic and international traveling worldwide amidst the pandemic, the company recorded a surge in demand for its 737 jets.
However, production quality issues relating to 787 Dreamliner remain a concern for the company, resulting in a halt of its shipments. This hinders its overall commercial delivery stats to some extent.
Boeing vs. Airbus
A comparative analysis of Boeing’s arch-rival, Airbus SE’s (EADSY - Free Report) 2021 commercial aircraft delivery numbers with that of the former indicates that this European aerospace giant remained ahead of the U.S. jet maker. Airbus delivered 611 commercial aircraft in 2021 compared with Boeing’s total of 340 in the same year.
However, the year-over-year growth rate for Boeing’s commercial aircraft delivery indicates an improvement of a whopping 117% but for Airbus it implies growth of 8%, indicating that the former is in a better growth trajectory.
Defense Deliveries Also Remain Solid
Boeing reported defense deliveries of 47 airplanes in the fourth quarter of 2021, which increased significantly from the prior-year tally of 34, primarily driven by AH-64 Apache (remanufactured) deliveries.
Shipments of AH-64 Apache (remanufactured) deliveries totaled 14 compared with eight in the year-ago period, while the delivery of AH-64 Apache (New) stood at eight compared with only one in the last year’s December quarter. The company delivered three CH-47 Chinook (New) jets during the fourth quarter compared with eight jets shipped in the year-ago quarter.
Shipments of F-15 Models totaled five compared with only one in the previous year’s fourth quarter, whereas the delivery of the KC-46 Tanker increased by two jets from the previous-year figure to reach a total of six in the fourth quarter of 2021. The delivery of F/A-18 Models remained flat, while shipments of P-8 Models decreased by one jet compared with the units delivered in the year-ago period.
Peer Prospects
Jet makers who are yet to report their delivery numbers are Textron (TXT - Free Report) and Embraer S.A. (ERJ - Free Report) .
In the last reported quarter, Embraer delivered 30 jets comprising nine commercial and 21 executive (14 light and seven large) jets. The backlog at the end of the third quarter was $16.8 billion for Embraer.
The long-term earnings growth rate for Embraer is pegged at 17%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ERJ’s 2022 earnings implies an improvement of 172.2% from the prior-year estimated figure.
Textron delivered 49 jets in the last reported quarter, up from 25 in the year-ago quarter. Textron also delivered 35 commercial turboprops, up from 21 in the third quarter of 2020.
The long-term earnings growth rate for Textron stands at 28.3%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TXT’s 2022 earnings has improved 2.2% in the past 90 days.
Price Performance
Shares of Boeing have rallied 10.6% in the past year against the industry’s decline of 26.7%.
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Boeing's (BA) Q4 Commercial Deliveries Rise on 737 Shipments
The Boeing Company (BA - Free Report) recently reported delivery figures of its commercial and defense operations for the fourth quarter of 2021. This reflects an improvement of 67.8% in commercial shipments from the previous year’s tally as defense shipments improved 38.2% year over year.
Combining both the segments, Boeing’s total deliveries in the fourth quarter were 146 units compared with 93 units delivered in the year-ago period. Strong delivery numbers are expected to add impetus to its top line in the fourth quarter.
Commercial Deliveries Remain Strong in Q4
Boeing reported commercial deliveries of 99 airplanes in the fourth quarter of 2021, which increased significantly from the prior-year tally of 59, primarily driven by solid 737 deliveries.
Shipments of the 737 totaled 84 compared with 31 in the year-ago period. BA delivered eight 767 jets during the quarter compared with 10 767 jets sold in the year-earlier period. Shipments of the 777 model totaled four compared with 11 in the previous year’s fourth quarter. The delivery figure of 747 reached three at the end of the fourth quarter, remaining unchanged with the last year’s figure.
However, the aerospace giant delivered none of its 787 Dreamliner jets in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with the four jets it supplied in the last year’s December quarter.
Factors Influencing Such Delivery Figures
The 737 Max family of aircraft remains a key catalyst for Boeing’s commercial business ramp-up since its return to operations following the Federal Aviation Administration approval in November 2020. With easier restrictions on domestic and international traveling worldwide amidst the pandemic, the company recorded a surge in demand for its 737 jets.
However, production quality issues relating to 787 Dreamliner remain a concern for the company, resulting in a halt of its shipments. This hinders its overall commercial delivery stats to some extent.
Boeing vs. Airbus
A comparative analysis of Boeing’s arch-rival, Airbus SE’s (EADSY - Free Report) 2021 commercial aircraft delivery numbers with that of the former indicates that this European aerospace giant remained ahead of the U.S. jet maker. Airbus delivered 611 commercial aircraft in 2021 compared with Boeing’s total of 340 in the same year.
However, the year-over-year growth rate for Boeing’s commercial aircraft delivery indicates an improvement of a whopping 117% but for Airbus it implies growth of 8%, indicating that the former is in a better growth trajectory.
Defense Deliveries Also Remain Solid
Boeing reported defense deliveries of 47 airplanes in the fourth quarter of 2021, which increased significantly from the prior-year tally of 34, primarily driven by AH-64 Apache (remanufactured) deliveries.
Shipments of AH-64 Apache (remanufactured) deliveries totaled 14 compared with eight in the year-ago period, while the delivery of AH-64 Apache (New) stood at eight compared with only one in the last year’s December quarter. The company delivered three CH-47 Chinook (New) jets during the fourth quarter compared with eight jets shipped in the year-ago quarter.
Shipments of F-15 Models totaled five compared with only one in the previous year’s fourth quarter, whereas the delivery of the KC-46 Tanker increased by two jets from the previous-year figure to reach a total of six in the fourth quarter of 2021. The delivery of F/A-18 Models remained flat, while shipments of P-8 Models decreased by one jet compared with the units delivered in the year-ago period.
Peer Prospects
Jet makers who are yet to report their delivery numbers are Textron (TXT - Free Report) and Embraer S.A. (ERJ - Free Report) .
In the last reported quarter, Embraer delivered 30 jets comprising nine commercial and 21 executive (14 light and seven large) jets. The backlog at the end of the third quarter was $16.8 billion for Embraer.
The long-term earnings growth rate for Embraer is pegged at 17%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ERJ’s 2022 earnings implies an improvement of 172.2% from the prior-year estimated figure.
Textron delivered 49 jets in the last reported quarter, up from 25 in the year-ago quarter. Textron also delivered 35 commercial turboprops, up from 21 in the third quarter of 2020.
The long-term earnings growth rate for Textron stands at 28.3%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TXT’s 2022 earnings has improved 2.2% in the past 90 days.
Price Performance
Shares of Boeing have rallied 10.6% in the past year against the industry’s decline of 26.7%.
Zacks Rank
The company carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.