$DAL
DELTA AIR LINES, INC. Stock $dal

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2021 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000002790421000012 Filed on October 13, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q3	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
Revenue	$9.154B	$3.062B	$1.468B
YoY Change	198.95%	-75.62%	-88.29%
Cost Of Revenue	$5.006B	$2.585B	$2.123B
YoY Change	93.66%	-52.77%	-61.35%
Gross Profit	$4.148B	$477.0M	-$655.0M
YoY Change	769.6%	-93.27%	-109.3%
Gross Profit Margin	45.31%	15.58%	-44.62%
Selling, General & Admin	$2.874B	$2.050B	$2.131B
YoY Change	40.2%	-47.97%	-44.04%
% of Gross Profit	69.29%	429.77%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$501.0M	$545.0M	$591.0M
YoY Change	-8.07%	-13.63%	-17.11%
% of Gross Profit	12.08%	114.26%
Operating Expenses	$3.732B	$2.833B	$2.918B
YoY Change	31.73%	-72.99%	-71.96%
Operating Profit	$2.205B	-$6.386B	-$4.815B
YoY Change	-134.53%	-408.35%	-326.27%
Interest Expense	-$586.0M	-$500.0M	-$2.312B
YoY Change	17.2%	575.68%	1575.36%
% of Operating Profit	-26.58%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$673.0M	-$473.0M	-$2.199B
YoY Change	42.28%	281.45%	895.02%
Pretax Income	$1.532B	-$6.859B	-$7.014B
YoY Change	-122.34%	-452.29%	-467.8%
Income Tax	$320.0M	-$1.480B	-$1.297B
% Of Pretax Income	20.89%
Net Earnings	$1.212B	-$5.379B	-$5.717B
YoY Change	-122.53%	-459.8%	-496.19%
Net Earnings / Revenue	13.24%	-175.67%	-389.44%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.90	-$8.47	-$9.01
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.89	-$8.47	-$9.01
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	637.0M shares	635.0M shares	635.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	641.0M shares	635.0M shares	635.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q3	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$13.20B	$21.53B	$15.67B
YoY Change	-38.67%	1033.49%	679.89%
Cash & Equivalents	$8.785B	$16.48B	$11.37B
Short-Term Investments	$4.417B	$5.048B	$4.302B
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.074B	$1.256B	$1.025B
YoY Change	-14.49%	10.47%	-14.44%
Inventory	$1.012B	$746.0M	$847.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$2.183B	$1.503B	$1.375B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$17.47B	$25.03B	$18.92B
YoY Change	-30.2%	260.46%	165.14%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$33.64B	$26.60B	$28.50B
YoY Change	26.48%	-13.63%	-5.52%
Goodwill	$9.753B	$9.753B	$9.753B
YoY Change	0.0%	-0.29%	-0.29%
Intangibles	$6.004B	$6.014B	$6.017B
YoY Change	-0.17%	24.75%	24.73%
Long-Term Investments	$1.919B	$1.562B	$1.633B
YoY Change	22.86%
Other Assets	$1.467B	$1.249B	$1.481B
YoY Change	17.45%	-71.01%	-61.18%
Total Long-Term Assets	$55.31B	$54.05B	$53.35B
YoY Change	2.34%	-3.96%	-3.68%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$17.47B	$25.03B	$18.92B
Total Long-Term Assets	$55.31B	$54.05B	$53.35B
Total Assets	$72.78B	$79.08B	$72.26B
YoY Change	-7.96%	25.08%	15.58%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$4.017B	$2.403B	$2.332B
YoY Change	67.17%	-30.75%	-30.57%
Accrued Expenses	$4.646B	$5.514B	$5.855B
YoY Change	-15.74%	7.72%	23.58%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.024B	$5.045B	$5.230B
YoY Change	-59.88%	158.32%	150.6%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$20.92B	$19.73B	$20.15B
YoY Change	6.08%	-2.4%	-4.79%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$24.08B	$28.91B	$18.54B
YoY Change	-16.72%	308.8%	157.16%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$4.613B	$4.997B	$3.930B
YoY Change	-7.68%	262.63%	94.07%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$49.25B	$55.99B	$43.42B
YoY Change	-12.04%	100.41%	58.49%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$20.92B	$19.73B	$20.15B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$49.25B	$55.99B	$43.42B
Total Liabilities	$70.18B	$75.72B	$63.57B
YoY Change	-7.32%	57.25%	30.91%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$259.0M	$327.0M	$5.706B
YoY Change	-20.8%	-97.22%	-46.6%
Common Stock	$11.43B	$11.24B	$11.19B
YoY Change	1.66%	0.57%	-0.08%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$281.0M	$272.0M	$271.0M
YoY Change	3.31%	15.25%	15.32%
Treasury Stock Shares	9.744M shares	9.637M shares	9.597M shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.606B	$3.357B	$8.690B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$72.78B	$79.08B	$72.26B
YoY Change	-7.96%	25.08%	15.58%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q3	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.212B	-$5.379B	-$5.717B
YoY Change	-122.53%	-459.8%	-496.19%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$501.0M	$545.0M	$591.0M
YoY Change	-8.07%	-13.63%	-17.11%
Cash From Operating Activities	$151.0M	-$2.575B	-$290.0M
YoY Change	-105.86%	-214.75%	-108.87%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$830.0M	-$133.0M	-$281.0M
YoY Change	524.06%	-85.91%	-81.99%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$446.0M	-$1.011B	-$3.794B
YoY Change	-144.11%	461.67%	126366.67%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$384.0M	-$1.144B	-$4.075B
YoY Change	-66.43%	1.78%	160.72%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.565B	10.25B	9.722B
YoY Change	-115.27%	-806.2%	-684.96%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	151.0M	-2.575B	-290.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-384.0M	-1.144B	-4.075B
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.565B	10.25B	9.722B
Net Change In Cash	-1.798B	6.528B	5.357B
YoY Change	-127.54%	-2072.21%	12075.0%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$151.0M	-$2.575B	-$290.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$830.0M	-$133.0M	-$281.0M
Free Cash Flow	$981.0M	-$2.442B	-$9.000M
YoY Change	-140.17%	-176.6%	-100.19%

Facts In Submission

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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-11630000000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	637000000	shares
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	635000000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	636000000	shares
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CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	4000000	shares
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	0	shares
	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	5000000	shares
	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	0	shares
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	641000000	shares
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	635000000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	641000000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	636000000	shares
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.90
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-8.47
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.08
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-18.30
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.89
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-8.47
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.07
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-18.30

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2021 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000002790421000012 Filed on October 13, 2021

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

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$DAL
DELTA AIR LINES, INC. Stock $dal