$AAL
American Airlines Group Inc. Stock $aal

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2012 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000000620112000099 Filed on October 17, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q3	2011 Q3
Revenue	$6.429B	$6.376B
YoY Change	0.83%	9.14%
Cost Of Revenue	$3.409B	$3.550B
YoY Change	-3.97%	25.22%
Gross Profit	$3.020B	$2.826B
YoY Change	6.86%	-6.02%
Gross Profit Margin	46.97%	44.32%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.782B	$1.776B
YoY Change	0.34%	2.54%
% of Gross Profit	59.01%	62.85%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$255.0M	$273.0M
YoY Change	-6.59%	-0.36%
% of Gross Profit	8.44%	9.66%
Operating Expenses	$2.758B	$2.787B
YoY Change	-1.04%	4.58%
Operating Profit	$62.00M	$39.00M
YoY Change	58.97%	-88.6%
Interest Expense	$161.0M	$211.0M
YoY Change	-23.7%	-211.64%
% of Operating Profit	259.68%	541.03%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$152.0M	-$201.0M
YoY Change	-24.38%	1910.0%
Pretax Income	-$238.0M	-$162.0M
YoY Change	46.91%	-213.29%
Income Tax	$0.00	$0.00
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$238.0M	-$162.0M
YoY Change	46.91%	-213.29%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-3.7%	-2.54%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$1.90	-$0.48
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$1.90	-$0.48
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	125.2M shares	335.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	125.2M shares	335.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q3	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$4.226B	$4.296B
YoY Change	-1.63%	-5.73%
Cash & Equivalents	$508.0M	$304.0M
Short-Term Investments	$3.718B	$3.992B
Other Short-Term Assets	$376.0M	$986.0M
YoY Change	-61.87%	20.83%
Inventory	$596.0M	$631.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.160B	$925.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$7.303B	$6.838B
YoY Change	6.8%	0.01%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$13.32B	$15.14B
YoY Change	-12.02%	-1.01%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$2.129B	$1.827B
YoY Change	16.53%	-19.05%
Total Long-Term Assets	$16.62B	$17.88B
YoY Change	-7.03%	-3.45%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$7.303B	$6.838B
Total Long-Term Assets	$16.62B	$17.88B
Total Assets	$23.93B	$24.72B
YoY Change	-3.2%	-2.52%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.283B	$1.150B
YoY Change	11.57%	-5.74%
Accrued Expenses	$2.029B	$1.928B
YoY Change	5.24%	-5.58%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.508B	$1.453B
YoY Change	3.79%	-18.19%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$9.586B	$8.923B
YoY Change	7.43%	-0.18%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.097B	$10.17B
YoY Change	-40.03%	6.87%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.658B	$10.46B
YoY Change	-84.15%	-0.82%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.755B	$20.63B
YoY Change	-62.41%	2.83%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$9.586B	$8.923B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.755B	$20.63B
Total Liabilities	$17.34B	$29.55B
YoY Change	-41.32%	1.9%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$9.725B
YoY Change
Common Stock	$4.818B
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$367.0M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	-$7.375B	-$4.833B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$23.93B	$24.72B
YoY Change	-3.2%	-2.52%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q3	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$238.0M	-$162.0M
YoY Change	46.91%	-213.29%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$255.0M	$273.0M
YoY Change	-6.59%	-0.36%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$155.0M	-$307.0M
YoY Change	-49.51%	269.88%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$420.0M	-$486.0M
YoY Change	-13.58%	-28.84%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$816.0M	$854.0M
YoY Change	-4.45%	52.23%
Cash From Investing Activities	$396.0M	$368.0M
YoY Change	7.61%	-401.64%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-104.0M	-75.00M
YoY Change	38.67%	-135.71%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-155.0M	-307.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	396.0M	368.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-104.0M	-75.00M
Net Change In Cash	137.0M	-14.00M
YoY Change	-1078.57%	-380.0%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$155.0M	-$307.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$420.0M	-$486.0M
Free Cash Flow	$265.0M	$179.0M
YoY Change	48.04%	-70.17%

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$AAL
American Airlines Group Inc. Stock $aal