$UAL
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Stock $ual

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2021 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000010051722000009 Filed on February 18, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
Revenue	$8.192B	$24.63B	$3.412B
YoY Change	140.09%	60.43%	-68.66%
Cost Of Revenue	$3.706B	$11.86B	$1.993B
YoY Change	85.95%	41.64%	-52.16%
Gross Profit	$4.486B	$12.77B	$1.419B
YoY Change	216.14%	82.98%	-78.89%
Gross Profit Margin	54.76%	51.85%	41.59%
Selling, General & Admin	$2.814B	$10.34B	$2.248B
YoY Change	25.18%	2.72%	-35.68%
% of Gross Profit	62.73%	80.97%	158.42%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$619.0M	$2.485B	$629.0M
YoY Change	-1.59%	-0.12%	3.8%
% of Gross Profit	13.8%	19.46%	44.33%
Operating Expenses	$4.838B	$17.16B	$3.703B
YoY Change	30.65%	7.56%	-35.39%
Operating Profit	-$352.0M	-$1.022B	-$2.135B
YoY Change	-83.51%	-83.93%	-347.97%
Interest Expense	-$525.0M	-$1.575B	-$228.0M
YoY Change	130.26%	38.64%	-642.86%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	$88.00M	-$1.535B	-$10.00M
YoY Change	-980.0%	-37.68%	-83.05%
Pretax Income	-$845.0M	-$2.557B	-$2.373B
YoY Change	-64.39%	-71.02%	-381.16%
Income Tax	-$199.0M	-$593.0M	-$476.0M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$646.0M	-$1.964B	-$1.897B
YoY Change	-65.95%	-72.22%	-395.94%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-7.89%	-7.97%	-55.6%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$6.10	-$6.39
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$1.996M	-$6.10	-$6.387M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	323.8M shares	321.9M shares	291.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		321.9M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$18.41B	$18.41B	$11.68B
YoY Change	57.55%	57.55%	136.31%
Cash & Equivalents	$18.28B	$18.28B	$11.27B
Short-Term Investments	$123.0M	$123.0M	$414.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$782.0M	$782.0M	$890.0M
YoY Change	-12.13%	-12.13%	9.34%
Inventory	$983.0M	$983.0M	$932.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.663B	$1.663B	$1.295B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$21.83B	$21.83B	$14.80B
YoY Change	47.53%	47.53%	80.62%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$36.72B	$36.72B	$36.00B
YoY Change	1.99%	1.99%	19.33%
Goodwill	$4.527B		$4.527B
YoY Change	0.0%		0.09%
Intangibles	$2.803B		$2.838B
YoY Change	-1.23%		-5.68%
Long-Term Investments	$171.0M	$1.344B	$139.0M
YoY Change	23.02%	34.4%	10.32%
Other Assets	$9.622B	$872.0M	$8.745B
YoY Change	10.03%	149.86%	-7.84%
Total Long-Term Assets	$46.34B	$46.34B	$44.75B
YoY Change	3.56%	3.56%	0.75%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$21.83B	$21.83B	$14.80B
Total Long-Term Assets	$46.34B	$46.34B	$44.75B
Total Assets	$68.18B	$68.18B	$59.55B
YoY Change	14.49%	14.49%	13.19%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$2.562B	$2.562B	$1.595B
YoY Change	60.63%	60.63%	-40.99%
Accrued Expenses	$2.677B	$2.677B	$2.572B
YoY Change	4.08%	4.08%	-13.02%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$3.002B	$3.078B	$1.911B
YoY Change	57.09%	47.06%	35.82%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$18.30B	$18.30B	$12.73B
YoY Change	43.84%	43.84%	-14.81%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$30.36B	$30.58B	$24.84B
YoY Change	22.25%	22.03%	88.94%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.284B	$14.26B	$1.156B
YoY Change	11.07%	-9.75%	12.89%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$31.65B	$44.84B	$25.99B
YoY Change	21.75%	9.74%	83.44%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$18.30B	$18.30B	$12.73B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$31.65B	$44.84B	$25.99B
Total Liabilities	$49.95B	$63.15B	$38.72B
YoY Change	29.01%	17.84%	33.02%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$625.0M		$2.626B
YoY Change	-76.2%		-72.97%
Common Stock	$9.160B		$8.370B
YoY Change	9.44%		36.5%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$3.814B		$3.897B
YoY Change	-2.13%		8.28%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.029B	$5.029B	$5.960B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$68.18B	$68.18B	$59.55B
YoY Change	14.49%	14.49%	13.19%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$646.0M	-$1.964B	-$1.897B
YoY Change	-65.95%	-72.22%	-395.94%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$619.0M	$2.485B	$629.0M
YoY Change	-1.59%	-0.12%	3.8%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$269.0M	$2.067B	-$2.177B
YoY Change	-87.64%	-150.01%	-284.34%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$536.0M	-$2.107B	-$97.00M
YoY Change	452.58%	22.0%	-91.86%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$188.0M	$1.000M	$137.0M
YoY Change	37.23%	-125.0%	-200.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$348.0M	-$1.672B	$40.00M
YoY Change	-970.0%	-3444.0%	-103.01%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$5.205B
YoY Change		16.99%
Cash From Financing Activities	-575.0M	$6.396B	481.0M
YoY Change	-219.54%	-50.64%	-1123.4%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-269.0M	$2.067B	-2.177B
Cash From Investing Activities	-348.0M	-$1.672B	40.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-575.0M	$6.396B	481.0M
Net Change In Cash	-1.192B	$6.791B	-1.656B
YoY Change	-28.02%	-23.47%	749.23%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$269.0M	$2.067B	-$2.177B
Capital Expenditures	-$536.0M	-$2.107B	-$97.00M
Free Cash Flow	$267.0M	$4.174B	-$2.080B
YoY Change	-112.84%	-273.48%	-187.65%

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