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Alaska Air Group (ALK - Free Report) serves more than 100 cities through North America. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
The company has an impressive history with respect to earnings per share. It surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the last four quarters with an average beat of 3.36%.
We have highlighted some of the key stats from this just-revealed announcement below:
Earnings: Alaska Air Group reported earnings (on an adjusted basis) of $1.56 per share in the fourth quarter of 2016 beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.41. Earnings increased 7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2015.
Revenue: Revenues came in at $1.52 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.43 billion. The top line grew 11% on a year-over-year basis.
Key Stats: The carrier, which acquired Virgin America in December last year, announced a 9% increase in quarterly dividend to 30 cents per share. The carrier exited 2016 with $1.6 billion in unrestricted cash and marketable securities. The carrier reported a 0.9% decline in passenger unit revenues for the fourth quarter.
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Alaska Air Group (ALK) Beats on Q4 Earnings
Alaska Air Group (ALK - Free Report) serves more than 100 cities through North America. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
The company has an impressive history with respect to earnings per share. It surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the last four quarters with an average beat of 3.36%.
Zacks Rank: Currently, Alaska Air Group has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), but that could definitely change following the company’s earnings report which was just released. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
We have highlighted some of the key stats from this just-revealed announcement below:
Earnings: Alaska Air Group reported earnings (on an adjusted basis) of $1.56 per share in the fourth quarter of 2016 beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.41. Earnings increased 7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2015.
Alaska Air Group, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
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Revenue: Revenues came in at $1.52 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.43 billion. The top line grew 11% on a year-over-year basis.
Key Stats: The carrier, which acquired Virgin America in December last year, announced a 9% increase in quarterly dividend to 30 cents per share. The carrier exited 2016 with $1.6 billion in unrestricted cash and marketable securities. The carrier reported a 0.9% decline in passenger unit revenues for the fourth quarter.
Check back later for our full write up on this Alaska Air Group earnings report later!
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