Key Takeaways
- American Airlines shares slumped in premarket trading Thursday as the carrier's soft outlook outweighed stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
- The airline projected a much wider fiscal 2025 first-quarter adjusted loss than analysts expect.
- American's full-year 2025 adjusted EPS outlook also is below estimates.
American Airlines (AAL) shares sl🦄umped in premarket trading Thursday as the carrier's soft outlook outweighed stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
The airline reported fourth-quarter net income of $590 million, or 84 cents per share, on revenue of $13.66 billion. Analysts expected profit of $426 million, or 60 cents per share, on revenue of $13.39 billion, per Visible Alpha.
Q1 Adjusted Loss Seen Far Wider Than Estimates
However, the company said that due to current demand trends and fuel price projections, it expects to post a fiscal 2025 first-quarter adjusted loss of 20 cents to 40 cents per share༺, 🐭well below the Visible Alpha consensus loss of 1 cent per share.
For the full y📖ear, American expects adjusted EPS of $1.70 to $2.70, with the midpoint of $2.20 below the $2.35 consensus.
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American stock was down 7% before the bell. It had had added one-third of its value over the last 12 months through Wednesday's close, while United and Delta shares had surged 166% and 78%, respectively.