$ALK
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. Stock $alk

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2013 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000144530513001183 Filed on May 08, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q1	2012 Q1
Revenue	$0.00	$1.039B
YoY Change	-100.0%	7.65%
Cost Of Revenue	$610.0M	$525.0M
YoY Change	16.19%	32.98%
Gross Profit	$523.0M	$514.0M
YoY Change	1.75%	-9.89%
Gross Profit Margin		49.47%
Selling, General & Admin	$323.0M	$314.0M
YoY Change	2.87%	2.78%
% of Gross Profit	61.76%	61.09%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$69.00M	$64.00M
YoY Change	7.81%	6.14%
% of Gross Profit	13.19%	12.45%
Operating Expenses	$1.069B	$967.0M
YoY Change	10.55%	16.31%
Operating Profit	$64.00M	$72.00M
YoY Change	-11.11%	-46.19%
Interest Expense	$16.00M	$17.00M
YoY Change	-5.88%	-27.35%
% of Operating Profit	25.0%	23.61%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$5.000M	-$6.000M
YoY Change	-16.67%	-54.2%
Pretax Income	$59.00M	$66.00M
YoY Change	-10.61%	-45.32%
Income Tax	$22.00M	$25.00M
% Of Pretax Income	37.29%	37.88%
Net Earnings	$37.00M	$41.00M
YoY Change	-9.76%	-44.74%
Net Earnings / Revenue		3.95%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.52	$0.57
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.51	$0.56
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	70.43M shares	71.19M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	71.41M shares	72.66M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q1	2012 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.265B	$1.141B
YoY Change	10.87%	9.4%
Cash & Equivalents	$95.00M	$48.00M
Short-Term Investments	$1.170B	$1.093B
Other Short-Term Assets	$325.0M	$302.0M
YoY Change	7.62%	-12.72%
Inventory	$61.00M	$45.30M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$188.0M	$168.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.839B	$1.657B
YoY Change	10.99%	3.82%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.639B	$3.504B
YoY Change	3.86%	9.42%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$23.00M	$73.00M
YoY Change	-68.49%	-28.43%
Other Assets	$143.0M	$148.6M
YoY Change	-3.77%	-29.77%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.805B	$3.725B
YoY Change	2.14%	5.97%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.839B	$1.657B
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.805B	$3.725B
Total Assets	$5.644B	$5.382B
YoY Change	4.87%	5.29%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$101.0M	$129.0M
YoY Change	-21.71%	117.91%
Accrued Expenses	$568.0M	$551.5M
YoY Change	2.99%	3.39%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$106.0M	$210.1M
YoY Change	-49.55%	23.59%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.598B	$1.673B
YoY Change	-4.49%	12.72%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$840.0M	$1.037B
YoY Change	-18.99%	-18.69%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$332.0M	$184.1M
YoY Change	80.34%	69.52%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.744B	$1.454B
YoY Change	19.95%	23.03%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.598B	$1.673B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.744B	$1.454B
Total Liabilities	$3.342B	$3.127B
YoY Change	6.87%	17.29%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.164B	$851.4M
YoY Change	36.72%	32.97%
Common Stock	$727.0M	$749.0M
YoY Change	-2.94%	-13.48%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Treasury Stock Shares		0.000 shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.462B	$1.218B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.644B	$5.382B
YoY Change	4.87%	5.29%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q1	2012 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$37.00M	$41.00M
YoY Change	-9.76%	-44.74%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$69.00M	$64.00M
YoY Change	7.81%	6.14%
Cash From Operating Activities	$212.0M	$183.0M
YoY Change	15.85%	54.04%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$103.0M	$98.00M
YoY Change	5.1%	-34.27%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$7.000M	-$1.000M
YoY Change	-800.0%	-105.85%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$151.0M	-$173.0M
YoY Change	-12.72%	411.83%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$0.00
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$8.000M	$5.000M
YoY Change	60.0%	-72.22%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$88.00M	$59.00M
YoY Change	49.15%	-33.86%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$88.00M	-$64.00M
YoY Change	37.5%	-44.01%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$212.0M	$183.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$151.0M	-$173.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$88.00M	-$64.00M
Net Change In Cash	-$27.00M	-$54.00M
YoY Change	-50.0%	84.3%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$212.0M	$183.0M
Capital Expenditures	$103.0M	$98.00M
Free Cash Flow	$109.0M	$85.00M
YoY Change	28.24%	-380.53%

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