$AAL
American Airlines Group Inc. Stock $aal

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2021 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000000620122000026 Filed on February 22, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021	2020 Q4	2020
Revenue	$29.88B	$4.027B	$17.34B
YoY Change	72.36%	-64.4%	-62.12%
Cost Of Revenue	$12.82B	$2.241B	$9.739B
YoY Change	31.65%	-48.55%	-44.78%
Gross Profit	$17.06B	$1.787B	$7.598B
YoY Change	124.55%	-74.31%	-72.99%
Gross Profit Margin	57.09%	44.38%	43.83%
Selling, General & Admin	$12.92B	$3.076B	$13.22B
YoY Change	-2.28%	-24.64%	-19.38%
% of Gross Profit	75.7%	172.13%	173.95%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$2.300B	$561.0M	$2.400B
YoY Change	-4.17%	-6.97%	-7.69%
% of Gross Profit	13.48%	31.39%	31.59%
Operating Expenses	$22.58B	$4.302B	$18.99B
YoY Change	18.91%	-29.24%	-22.27%
Operating Profit	-$1.059B	-$2.515B	-$10.42B
YoY Change	-89.84%	-444.99%	-440.0%
Interest Expense	$1.800B	-$371.0M	$1.227B
YoY Change	46.7%	53.94%	12.05%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$1.489B	$77.00M	-$1.032B
YoY Change	44.28%	-7.23%	27.56%
Pretax Income	-$2.548B	-$2.809B	-$11.45B
YoY Change	-77.75%	-591.94%	-607.67%
Income Tax	-$555.0M	-$631.0M	-$2.568B
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$1.993B	-$2.178B	-$8.885B
YoY Change	-77.57%	-626.09%	-626.99%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-6.67%	-54.08%	-51.25%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$3.09		-$18.36
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$3.09	-$3.808M	-$18.36
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	644.0M shares	508.6M shares	483.9M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	644.0M shares		483.9M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021	2020 Q4	2020
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$12.43B	$7.018B	$6.864B
YoY Change	81.1%	82.95%	79.4%
Cash & Equivalents		$399.0M
Short-Term Investments	$12.16B	$6.619B	$6.619B
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.605B	$1.275B	$1.275B
YoY Change	25.88%	63.67%	63.67%
Inventory	$1.795B	$1.614B	$1.614B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.505B	$1.342B	$1.342B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$17.34B	$11.10B	$11.10B
YoY Change	56.25%	35.21%	35.21%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$37.39B	$39.74B	$39.74B
YoY Change	-5.92%	13.55%	-9.13%
Goodwill		$4.100B
YoY Change		0.0%
Intangibles		$2.029B
YoY Change		-2.64%
Long-Term Investments	$239.0M	$161.0M	$161.0M
YoY Change	48.45%	-21.08%	-21.08%
Other Assets	$5.426B	$11.18B	$4.894B
YoY Change	10.87%	38.7%	191.66%
Total Long-Term Assets	$49.13B	$50.91B	$50.91B
YoY Change	-3.5%	-1.69%	-1.69%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$17.34B	$11.10B	$11.10B
Total Long-Term Assets	$49.13B	$50.91B	$50.91B
Total Assets	$66.47B	$62.01B	$62.01B
YoY Change	7.19%	3.36%	3.36%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.772B	$1.196B	$1.196B
YoY Change	48.16%	-42.0%	-42.0%
Accrued Expenses	$5.762B	$5.786B	$5.786B
YoY Change	-0.41%	7.41%	7.41%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.489B	$2.697B	$2.797B
YoY Change	-11.01%	-1.89%	-2.24%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$19.01B	$16.57B	$16.57B
YoY Change	14.71%	-9.51%	-9.51%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$35.57B	$29.80B	$29.80B
YoY Change	19.38%	38.88%	38.88%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$19.23B	$1.502B	$22.51B
YoY Change	-14.57%	3.37%	10.63%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$54.80B	$52.31B	$52.31B
YoY Change	4.77%	25.13%	25.13%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$19.01B	$16.57B	$16.57B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$54.80B	$52.31B	$52.31B
Total Liabilities	$73.81B	$68.88B	$68.88B
YoY Change	7.16%	14.58%	14.58%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		-$6.664B
YoY Change		-394.35%
Common Stock		$6.900B
YoY Change		74.73%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	-$7.340B	-$6.867B	-$6.867B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$66.47B	$62.01B	$62.01B
YoY Change	7.19%	3.36%	3.36%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021	2020 Q4	2020
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$1.993B	-$2.178B	-$8.885B
YoY Change	-77.57%	-626.09%	-626.99%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$2.300B	$561.0M	$2.400B
YoY Change	-4.17%	-6.97%	-7.69%
Cash From Operating Activities	$704.0M	-$2.863B	-$6.543B
YoY Change	-110.76%	-577.17%	-271.51%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$208.0M	-$148.0M	-$1.958B
YoY Change	-89.38%	-87.01%	-54.12%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$10.00M	$1.844B	-$20.00M
YoY Change	-50.0%	3.71%	66.67%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$5.983B	$1.696B	-$4.342B
YoY Change	37.79%	165.41%	93.58%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid			$43.00M
YoY Change			-75.84%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$18.00M		$173.0M
YoY Change	-89.6%		-84.23%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$5.288B	1.269B	$10.99B
YoY Change	-51.9%	-199.76%	-801.15%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$704.0M	-2.863B	-$6.543B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$5.983B	1.696B	-$4.342B
Cash From Financing Activities	$5.288B	1.269B	$10.99B
Net Change In Cash	$9.000M	102.0M	$109.0M
YoY Change	-91.74%	-409.09%	2625.0%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$704.0M	-$2.863B	-$6.543B
Capital Expenditures	-$208.0M	-$148.0M	-$1.958B
Free Cash Flow	$912.0M	-$2.715B	-$4.585B
YoY Change	-119.89%	-256.12%	-156.72%

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