$ALK
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. Stock $alk

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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000076642123000009 Filed on February 13, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
Revenue	$2.196B	$2.479B	$9.646B
YoY Change	30.64%	30.54%	56.19%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.201B	$1.153B	$4.672B
YoY Change	40.63%	31.62%	58.27%
Gross Profit	$995.0M	$1.326B	$4.974B
YoY Change	20.31%	29.62%	54.28%
Gross Profit Margin	45.31%	53.49%	51.57%
Selling, General & Admin	$836.0M	$903.0M	$3.192B
YoY Change	19.43%	23.87%	24.54%
% of Gross Profit	84.02%	68.1%	64.17%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$104.0M	$105.0M	$415.0M
YoY Change	1.96%	5.0%	5.33%
% of Gross Profit	10.45%	7.92%	8.34%
Operating Expenses	$1.117B	$1.189B	$4.324B
YoY Change	-40.68%	20.34%	-21.25%
Operating Profit	-$122.0M	$137.0M	$650.0M
YoY Change	-39.6%	291.43%	-5.11%
Interest Expense	-$4.000M	$0.00	-$41.00M
YoY Change	-77.78%	-100.0%	-132.03%
% of Operating Profit		0.0%	-6.31%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$9.000M	$12.00M	$50.00M
YoY Change	125.0%	33.33%	-189.29%
Pretax Income	-$199.0M	$35.00M	$79.00M
YoY Change	-3.4%	20.69%	-87.44%
Income Tax	-$57.00M	$13.00M	$21.00M
% Of Pretax Income		37.14%	26.58%
Net Earnings	-$142.0M	$22.00M	$58.00M
YoY Change	-0.7%	22.22%	-87.87%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-6.47%	0.89%	0.6%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$1.11		$0.46
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$1.11	$171.2K	$453.5K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	127.5M shares	126.8M shares	126.7M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	127.5M shares		127.9M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.429B	$2.417B	$2.417B
YoY Change	-15.95%	-21.27%	-22.43%
Cash & Equivalents	$516.0M	$338.0M	$338.0M
Short-Term Investments	$1.913B	$2.079B	$2.079B
Other Short-Term Assets	$225.0M	$223.0M	$223.0M
YoY Change	-35.34%	13.78%	13.78%
Inventory	$105.0M	$104.0M	$104.0M
Prepaid Expenses		$163.0M
Receivables	$340.0M	$296.0M	$296.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.099B	$3.040B	$3.040B
YoY Change	-22.02%	-22.45%	-22.45%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$8.786B	$8.823B	$8.823B
YoY Change	40.76%	43.74%	16.23%
Goodwill	$2.037B	$2.038B
YoY Change	-0.24%	-0.29%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$374.0M	$380.0M	$380.0M
YoY Change	-9.0%	-4.04%	-4.04%
Total Long-Term Assets	$11.20B	$11.24B	$11.24B
YoY Change	9.39%	12.06%	12.06%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.099B	$3.040B	$3.040B
Total Long-Term Assets	$11.20B	$11.24B	$11.24B
Total Assets	$14.30B	$14.28B	$14.28B
YoY Change	0.61%	2.37%	2.37%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$206.0M	$221.0M	$221.0M
YoY Change	-31.1%	10.5%	10.5%
Accrued Expenses	$1.552B	$1.712B	$1.712B
YoY Change	135.51%	173.92%	26.81%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$268.0M	$276.0M	$276.0M
YoY Change	-8.22%	-24.59%	-24.59%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.857B	$4.512B	$4.512B
YoY Change	6.28%	13.05%	13.05%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.795B	$1.883B	$1.883B
YoY Change	-13.62%	-13.35%	-13.35%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$3.432B	$3.496B	$3.496B
YoY Change	845.45%	824.87%	2.58%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.227B	$5.379B	$5.379B
YoY Change	114.13%	110.86%	-3.62%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.857B	$4.512B	$4.512B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.227B	$5.379B	$5.379B
Total Liabilities	$10.61B	$10.47B	$10.47B
YoY Change	51.29%	59.97%	3.1%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$4.158B	$4.300B
YoY Change	1.44%	1.37%
Common Stock	$588.0M	$578.0M
YoY Change	16.67%	16.77%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$692.0M	$674.0M
YoY Change	2.67%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares		9.350M shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.689B	$3.816B	$3.816B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$14.30B	$14.28B	$14.28B
YoY Change	0.61%	2.37%	2.37%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$142.0M	$22.00M	$58.00M
YoY Change	-0.7%	22.22%	-87.87%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$104.0M	$105.0M	$415.0M
YoY Change	1.96%	5.0%	5.33%
Cash From Operating Activities	$222.0M	$9.000M	$1.418B
YoY Change	-22.65%	-93.02%	37.67%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$124.0M	-$722.0M	-$1.671B
YoY Change	-56.94%	587.62%	-672.26%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$184.0M	$392.0M	$453.0M
YoY Change	18300.0%	880.0%	3675.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	$60.00M	-$330.0M	-$1.218B
YoY Change	53.85%	407.69%	20.83%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid			$0.00
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$96.00M		$385.0M
YoY Change	-43.53%		-70.38%
Cash From Financing Activities	-114.0M	-29.00M	-325.0M
YoY Change	-32.14%	-67.42%	-64.44%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	222.0M	9.000M	1.418B
Cash From Investing Activities	60.00M	-330.0M	-1.218B
Cash From Financing Activities	-114.0M	-29.00M	-325.0M
Net Change In Cash	168.0M	-350.0M	-125.0M
YoY Change	6.33%	1300.0%	-85.99%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$222.0M	$9.000M	$1.418B
Capital Expenditures	$124.0M	-$722.0M	-$1.671B
Free Cash Flow	$98.00M	$731.0M	$3.089B
YoY Change	-9900.0%	212.39%	318.56%

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