$ALK
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. Stock $alk

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2015 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000076642117000016 Filed on February 28, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2014	2013 Q4
Revenue	$1.377B	$0.00	$1.210B
YoY Change	5.44%		6.86%
Cost Of Revenue	$425.0M	$2.359B	$578.0M
YoY Change	-23.84%	0.38%	-2.81%
Gross Profit	$952.0M	$3.009B	$632.0M
YoY Change	27.27%	7.23%	17.56%
Gross Profit Margin	69.14%		52.23%
Selling, General & Admin	$484.0M	$1.451B	$359.0M
YoY Change	27.03%	5.91%	8.46%
% of Gross Profit	50.84%	48.22%	56.8%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$84.00M	$294.0M	$67.00M
YoY Change	10.53%	8.89%	-2.33%
% of Gross Profit	8.82%	9.77%	10.6%
Operating Expenses	$665.0M	$4.406B	$502.0M
YoY Change	24.07%	2.04%	8.35%
Operating Profit	$287.0M	$962.0M	$130.0M
YoY Change	35.38%	14.8%	74.97%
Interest Expense	$4.000M	$48.00M	-$4.000M
YoY Change		-14.29%	-20.0%
% of Operating Profit	1.39%	4.99%	-3.08%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$0.00	$13.00M	-$1.000M
YoY Change		-159.09%	-129.41%
Pretax Income	$259.0M	$975.0M	$125.0M
YoY Change	7.02%	19.49%	71.94%
Income Tax	$68.00M	$370.0M	$47.00M
% Of Pretax Income	26.25%	37.95%	37.6%
Net Earnings	$191.0M	$605.0M	$78.00M
YoY Change	29.05%	19.09%	76.07%
Net Earnings / Revenue	13.87%		6.45%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$4.47
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.505M	$4.42	$553.6K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	126.1M shares	135.4M shares	69.54M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		136.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q4	2014	2013 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.328B	$1.217B	$1.330B
YoY Change	9.12%	-8.5%	6.23%
Cash & Equivalents	$73.00M	$107.0M	$80.00M
Short-Term Investments	$1.255B	$1.110B	$1.250B
Other Short-Term Assets	$72.00M	$105.0M	$220.0M
YoY Change	-31.43%	-52.27%	-25.93%
Inventory	$51.00M	$58.00M	$60.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$212.0M	$259.0M	$152.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.663B	$1.639B	$1.762B
YoY Change	1.46%	-6.98%	1.44%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.802B	$4.299B	$3.893B
YoY Change	11.7%	10.43%	7.87%
Goodwill	$0.00
YoY Change
Intangibles	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$2.000M	$4.000M	$4.000M
YoY Change	-50.0%	0.0%	-89.74%
Other Assets	$65.00M	$122.0M	$183.0M
YoY Change	-48.41%	-31.84%	52.5%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.867B	$4.425B	$4.076B
YoY Change	9.99%	8.56%	8.17%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.663B	$1.639B	$1.762B
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.867B	$4.425B	$4.076B
Total Assets	$6.530B	$6.064B	$5.838B
YoY Change	7.68%	3.87%	6.05%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$63.00M	$62.00M	$64.00M
YoY Change	1.61%	-3.13%	-1.54%
Accrued Expenses	$661.0M	$855.0M	$624.0M
YoY Change	12.99%	3.26%	15.77%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$114.0M	$117.0M	$117.0M
YoY Change	-2.56%	0.0%	-27.33%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.805B	$1.671B	$1.580B
YoY Change	8.02%	5.76%	5.26%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$569.0M	$686.0M	$754.0M
YoY Change	-17.06%	-9.02%	-13.43%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$362.0M	$947.0M	$308.0M
YoY Change	10.7%	23.63%	-7.78%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.745B	$1.633B	$1.475B
YoY Change	2.83%	7.43%	-13.84%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.805B	$1.671B	$1.580B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.745B	$1.633B	$1.475B
Total Liabilities	$3.550B	$3.937B	$3.055B
YoY Change	5.4%	3.36%	-4.92%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.890B		$1.607B
YoY Change	34.79%		42.59%
Common Stock	$74.00M		$607.0M
YoY Change	-75.08%		-16.85%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$250.0M		$2.000M
YoY Change	6150.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	3.267M shares		41.48K shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.411B	$2.127B	$2.029B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$6.530B	$6.064B	$5.838B
YoY Change	7.68%	3.87%	6.05%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2014	2013 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$191.0M	$605.0M	$78.00M
YoY Change	29.05%	19.09%	76.07%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$84.00M	$294.0M	$67.00M
YoY Change	10.53%	8.89%	-2.33%
Cash From Operating Activities	$355.0M	$1.030B	$159.0M
YoY Change	157.25%	4.99%	37.42%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$162.0M	$694.0M	-$171.0M
YoY Change	23.66%	22.61%	-4.09%
Acquisitions		$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$41.00M	-$10.00M	$153.0M
YoY Change	-119.71%	-433.33%	226.92%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$203.0M	-$541.0M	-$18.00M
YoY Change	-363.64%	-22.49%	-86.31%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$68.00M
YoY Change		142.86%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$321.0M
YoY Change		137.78%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$119.0M
YoY Change		-26.09%
Cash From Financing Activities	-167.0M	-$462.0M	-102.0M
YoY Change	17.61%	42.15%	-192.31%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	355.0M	$1.030B	159.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-203.0M	-$541.0M	-18.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-167.0M	-$462.0M	-102.0M
Net Change In Cash	-15.00M	$27.00M	39.00M
YoY Change	-120.55%	-164.29%	-58.82%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$355.0M	$1.030B	$159.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$162.0M	$694.0M	-$171.0M
Free Cash Flow	$517.0M	$336.0M	$330.0M
YoY Change	92.19%	-19.04%	12.24%

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