$UAL
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Stock $ual

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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000010051723000048 Filed on February 16, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
Revenue	$11.43B	$12.40B	$44.96B
YoY Change	51.06%	51.37%	82.49%
Cost Of Revenue	$5.264B	$5.204B	$20.39B
YoY Change	35.85%	40.42%	71.92%
Gross Profit	$6.165B	$7.196B	$24.56B
YoY Change	67.03%	60.41%	92.31%
Gross Profit Margin	53.94%	58.03%	54.64%
Selling, General & Admin	$3.725B	$3.434B	$13.00B
YoY Change	23.63%	22.03%	25.71%
% of Gross Profit	60.42%	47.72%	52.93%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$655.0M	$624.0M	$2.456B
YoY Change	7.2%	0.81%	-1.17%
% of Gross Profit	10.62%	8.67%	10.0%
Operating Expenses	$6.194B	$5.803B	$22.09B
YoY Change	22.05%	19.95%	28.69%
Operating Profit	-$43.00M	$1.393B	$2.477B
YoY Change	-96.88%	-495.74%	-342.37%
Interest Expense	-$254.0M	-$259.0M	-$1.355B
YoY Change	-35.7%	-50.67%	-13.97%
% of Operating Profit		-18.59%	-54.7%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$213.0M	$12.00M	$8.000M
YoY Change	-43.35%	-86.36%	-100.52%
Pretax Income	-$256.0M	$1.130B	$990.0M
YoY Change	-85.39%	-233.73%	-138.72%
Income Tax	-$62.00M	$287.0M	$253.0M
% Of Pretax Income		25.4%	25.56%
Net Earnings	-$194.0M	$843.0M	$737.0M
YoY Change	-85.91%	-230.5%	-137.53%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-1.7%	6.8%	1.64%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.59		$2.26
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.59	$2.551M	$2.233M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	327.1M shares	326.9M shares	326.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	327.4M shares		330.1M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$17.16B	$16.41B	$16.41B
YoY Change	-8.15%	-10.82%	-10.82%
Cash & Equivalents	$7.634B	$7.166B	$7.166B
Short-Term Investments	$9.522B	$9.248B	$9.248B
Other Short-Term Assets	$960.0M	$734.0M	$734.0M
YoY Change	19.55%	-6.14%	-6.14%
Inventory	$1.196B	$1.109B	$1.109B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$2.274B	$1.801B	$1.801B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$21.59B	$20.06B	$20.06B
YoY Change	-4.54%	-8.13%	-8.13%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$39.86B	$38.34B	$38.34B
YoY Change	9.31%	4.41%	4.41%
Goodwill	$4.527B	$4.527B
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles	$2.753B	$2.762B
YoY Change	-1.4%	-1.46%
Long-Term Investments	$208.0M	$1.373B	$1.373B
YoY Change	17.51%	702.92%	2.16%
Other Assets	$8.975B	$301.0M	$301.0M
YoY Change	-9.94%	-96.87%	-65.48%
Total Long-Term Assets	$48.83B	$47.30B	$47.30B
YoY Change	5.18%	2.07%	2.07%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$21.59B	$20.06B	$20.06B
Total Long-Term Assets	$48.83B	$47.30B	$47.30B
Total Assets	$70.42B	$67.36B	$67.36B
YoY Change	2.0%	-1.2%	-1.2%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$3.858B	$3.395B	$3.395B
YoY Change	30.07%	32.51%	32.51%
Accrued Expenses	$2.580B	$2.532B	$2.532B
YoY Change	1.34%	-5.42%	-5.42%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$3.206B	$3.015B	$3.015B
YoY Change	7.08%	0.43%	-2.05%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$23.64B	$19.99B	$19.99B
YoY Change	8.48%	9.22%	9.22%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$27.46B	$28.40B	$28.40B
YoY Change	-7.43%	-6.47%	-7.14%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.386B	$12.07B	$12.07B
YoY Change	7.19%	840.19%	-15.36%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$28.85B	$40.47B	$40.47B
YoY Change	-6.82%	27.89%	-9.75%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$23.64B	$19.99B	$19.99B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$28.85B	$40.47B	$40.47B
Total Liabilities	$52.48B	$60.46B	$60.46B
YoY Change	-0.5%	21.05%	-4.25%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.020B	$1.265B
YoY Change	-220.85%	102.4%
Common Stock	$8.930B	$8.990B
YoY Change	-0.3%	-1.86%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$3.534B
YoY Change		-7.34%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$6.668B	$6.896B	$6.896B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$70.42B	$67.36B	$67.36B
YoY Change	2.0%	-1.2%	-1.2%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$194.0M	$843.0M	$737.0M
YoY Change	-85.91%	-230.5%	-137.53%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$655.0M	$624.0M	$2.456B
YoY Change	7.2%	0.81%	-1.17%
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.142B	$1.158B	$6.066B
YoY Change	112.87%	-530.48%	193.47%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$1.843B	-$2.539B	-$4.819B
YoY Change	-558.46%	373.69%	128.71%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$6.000M	-$1.848B	-$9.010B
YoY Change		-1082.98%	-901100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.968B	-$4.387B	-$13.83B
YoY Change	357.67%	1160.63%	727.09%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$0.00
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$820.0M		$4.011B
YoY Change	4.73%		-22.94%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$563.0M	-877.0M	-3.349B
YoY Change	-34.23%	52.52%	-152.36%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.142B	1.158B	6.066B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.968B	-4.387B	-13.83B
Cash From Financing Activities	-$563.0M	-877.0M	-3.349B
Net Change In Cash	$611.0M	-4.106B	-11.11B
YoY Change	221.58%	244.46%	-263.63%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.142B	$1.158B	$6.066B
Capital Expenditures	$1.843B	-$2.539B	-$4.819B
Free Cash Flow	$1.299B	$3.697B	$10.89B
YoY Change	-30.83%	1284.64%	160.78%

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