NYSE$ALK

Alaska Air Group Inc · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Alaska Air Group reported strong fourth quarter 2022 and full-year results.

Alaska Air Group reported a net income of $22 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2022. Excluding special items and mark-to-market fuel hedge accounting adjustments, net income was $118 million, or $0.92 per diluted share. The company recorded $2.5 billion in operating revenue for the quarter.

  • Reported net income for the fourth quarter and full year 2022 under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of $22 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, and $58 million, or $0.45 per diluted share.
  • Recorded $2.5 billion in operating revenue for the fourth quarter, resulting in $9.6 billion in operating revenue for the full year 2022, the highest annual total in company history.
  • Ended the quarter with a debt-to-capitalization ratio of 49%, within our target range of 40% to 50%.
  • Retired ten Airbus A320 aircraft and nine Q400 aircraft during the fourth quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.48B

Previous: $1.9B+30.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.92

Previous: $0.24+283.3%
RASM

$0.16

Previous: $13.36-98.8%
CASMex

$0.11

Previous: $10.12-98.9%
Fuel Cost per Gallon

$3.55

Previous: $2.26+57.1%
Capital Expenditures

$724M

Previous: $102M+609.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$715M

Previous: $27M-2748.1%
Net Income

$22M

Previous: $18M+22.2%
Operating Income

$23M

Previous: $39M-41.0%
Gross Profit

$395M

Previous: $244M+61.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$338M

Previous: $470M-28.1%
Total Assets

$14.3B

Previous: $14B+2.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$9M

Previous: $16M-43.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Alaska Air · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.48B

Q4 2022+30.5%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 8 of 14 quarters(57%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Alaska Air · $58M total across 1 segment · Q4 2022

  • Cargo and Other
    $58M+5.5%

Forward guidance

Outlook for the first quarter ending March 31, 2023 was provided.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

-0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.0%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

31 / 69 earnings

Positive

+8.5%

Q4 2015

Best reaction

-17.6%

Q3 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.9%-4.5%-5.7%
Q4 2025+4.2%+7.2%+7.6%
Q3 2025-6.1%-10.4%-15.2%
Q2 2025+0.9%-1.7%+11.4%
Q1 2025-10.1%-5.2%+10.0%
Q4 2024-2.1%+2.3%+1.9%
Q3 2024+4.1%+2.7%+11.3%
Q2 2024-8.0%-4.4%-14.1%
Q1 2024+5.4%+5.5%+1.3%
Q4 2023+2.7%+2.4%+7.9%
Q3 2023-2.0%-2.4%+12.6%
Q2 2023-10.3%-9.8%-21.0%
Q1 2023+1.7%-2.6%+2.0%
Q4 2022-0.1%+0.6%-7.3%
Q3 2022-2.0%+3.7%+11.5%
Q2 2022-1.5%-2.3%+4.7%
Q1 2022-3.6%-8.2%-21.5%
Q4 2021-0.1%+4.8%+10.1%
Q3 2021-6.0%-5.2%-7.9%
Q2 2021+1.1%+3.0%-5.6%
Q1 2021+0.6%+0.4%-1.1%
Q4 2020-7.7%-7.7%+23.9%
Q3 2020+4.7%-5.6%+20.2%
Q2 2020-3.4%-3.6%-2.4%
Q1 2020-3.3%+4.3%+47.1%
Q4 2019+2.4%-1.1%-18.9%
Q3 2019+3.9%+1.2%-0.2%
Q2 2019-1.0%-2.4%-11.7%
Q1 2019-0.3%+1.8%-0.3%
Q4 2018-0.4%+1.3%-2.1%
Q3 2018+0.6%+3.5%+13.6%
Q2 2018+7.7%+6.3%+9.7%
Q1 2018-0.2%+1.0%-10.7%
Q4 2017-0.2%-0.8%+0.4%
Q3 2017-17.6%-16.3%-17.6%
Q2 2017+1.0%-2.2%-13.3%
Q1 2017-7.1%-7.7%-5.3%
Q4 2016+4.6%+4.2%+2.7%
Q3 2016+1.5%-1.4%+8.2%
Q2 2016+1.7%+4.8%+5.6%
Q1 2016-5.9%
Q4 2015+8.5%
Q3 2015+5.8%
Q2 2015-2.3%
Q1 2015+6.2%
Q4 2014+5.6%
Q3 2014+7.3%
Q2 2014-7.9%
Q1 2014-1.5%
Q4 2013-2.7%
Q3 2013+4.7%
Q2 2013+2.3%
Q1 2013-0.4%
Q4 2012-0.1%
Q3 2012-0.2%
Q2 2012+1.8%
Q1 2012-1.3%
Q4 2011-8.2%
Q3 2011+5.2%
Q2 2011-6.0%
Q1 2010+2.6%
Q1 2011-1.5%
Q4 2010-3.1%
Q4 2008-3.1%
Q3 2009-0.3%
Q3 2010-0.3%
Q2 2009+2.7%
Q4 2009+2.7%
Q2 2010+2.7%

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