$ALK
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. Stock $alk

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2012 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000076642112000031 Filed on May 03, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
Revenue	$1.039B	$965.2M
YoY Change	7.65%	16.35%
Cost Of Revenue	$525.0M	$394.8M
YoY Change	32.98%	-3.5%
Gross Profit	$514.0M	$570.4M
YoY Change	-9.89%	35.65%
Gross Profit Margin	49.47%	59.1%
Selling, General & Admin	$314.0M	$305.5M
YoY Change	2.78%	5.06%
% of Gross Profit	61.09%	53.56%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$64.00M	$60.30M
YoY Change	6.14%	7.3%
% of Gross Profit	12.45%	10.57%
Operating Expenses	$967.0M	$831.4M
YoY Change	16.31%	3.42%
Operating Profit	$72.00M	$133.8M
YoY Change	-46.19%	420.62%
Interest Expense	$17.00M	$23.40M
YoY Change	-27.35%	-8.59%
% of Operating Profit	23.61%	17.49%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$6.000M	-$13.10M
YoY Change	-54.2%	-15.48%
Pretax Income	$66.00M	$120.7M
YoY Change	-45.32%	1083.33%
Income Tax	$25.00M	$46.50M
% Of Pretax Income	37.88%	38.53%
Net Earnings	$41.00M	$74.20M
YoY Change	-44.74%	1300.0%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.95%	7.69%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.57	$1.03
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.56	$1.01
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	71.19M shares	71.99M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	72.66M shares	73.68M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.141B	$1.043B
YoY Change	9.4%	-10.93%
Cash & Equivalents	$48.00M	$60.20M
Short-Term Investments	$1.093B	$982.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$302.0M	$346.0M
YoY Change	-12.72%	17.69%
Inventory	$45.30M	$45.70M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$168.0M	$161.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.657B	$1.596B
YoY Change	3.82%	-3.39%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.504B	$3.202B
YoY Change	9.42%	2.11%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$73.00M	$102.0M
YoY Change	-28.43%	112.5%
Other Assets	$148.6M	$211.6M
YoY Change	-29.77%	17.56%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.725B	$3.515B
YoY Change	5.97%	4.5%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.657B	$1.596B
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.725B	$3.515B
Total Assets	$5.382B	$5.111B
YoY Change	5.29%	1.9%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$129.0M	$59.20M
YoY Change	117.91%	11.7%
Accrued Expenses	$551.5M	$533.4M
YoY Change	3.39%	-19.06%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$210.1M	$170.0M
YoY Change	23.59%	7.59%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.673B	$1.484B
YoY Change	12.72%	10.78%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.037B	$1.275B
YoY Change	-18.69%	-23.04%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$184.1M	$108.6M
YoY Change	69.52%	-88.73%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.454B	$1.182B
YoY Change	23.03%	-54.91%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.673B	$1.484B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.454B	$1.182B
Total Liabilities	$3.127B	$2.666B
YoY Change	17.29%	-35.45%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$851.4M	$640.3M
YoY Change	32.97%
Common Stock	$749.0M	$865.7M
YoY Change	-13.48%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$0.00	$72.20M
YoY Change	-100.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	0.000 shares	2.113M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.218B	$1.170B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.382B	$5.111B
YoY Change	5.29%	1.9%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$41.00M	$74.20M
YoY Change	-44.74%	1300.0%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$64.00M	$60.30M
YoY Change	6.14%	7.3%
Cash From Operating Activities	$183.0M	$118.8M
YoY Change	54.04%	117.98%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$98.00M	$149.1M
YoY Change	-34.27%	475.68%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.000M	$17.10M
YoY Change	-105.85%	4175.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$173.0M	-$33.80M
YoY Change	411.83%	-29.44%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$5.000M	$18.00M
YoY Change	-72.22%	-3100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$59.00M	$89.20M
YoY Change	-33.86%	124.12%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$64.00M	-$114.3M
YoY Change	-44.01%	115.25%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$183.0M	$118.8M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$173.0M	-$33.80M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$64.00M	-$114.3M
Net Change In Cash	-$54.00M	-$29.30M
YoY Change	84.3%	-36.99%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$183.0M	$118.8M
Capital Expenditures	$98.00M	$149.1M
Free Cash Flow	$85.00M	-$30.30M
YoY Change	-380.53%	-205.94%

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