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Delta Air Lines Q4 Earnings Highlights

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๐Ÿ”น Adj EPS: $1.85 (Est. $1.76) ๐ŸŸข; UP +45% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Adj Revenue: $14.44B (Est. $14.16B) ๐ŸŸข; UP +5.7% YoY


Q1 FY25 Guidance

๐Ÿ”น Adjusted EPS: $0.70 - $1.00 (Est. $0.76) ๐ŸŸข

๐Ÿ”น Revenue Growth: 7% - 9% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Operating Margin: 6% - 8%


FY 2025 Full-Year Guidance

๐Ÿ”น Adjusted EPS: Above $7.35 (Est. $7.45) ๐ŸŸก

๐Ÿ”น Free Cash Flow: Greater than $4B

๐Ÿ”น Pre-Tax Income: Greater than $6B


Q4 Operational Metrics:

๐Ÿ”น Passenger Revenue: $12.82B (Est. $12.62B) ๐ŸŸข; UP +5.3% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Cargo Revenue: $249M (Est. $204.3M) ๐ŸŸข; UP +32% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Passenger Load Factor: 84% (Est. 84.7%) ๐Ÿ”ด; Flat YoY

๐Ÿ”น Available Seat Miles (ASM): 72.04B (Est. 71.12B) ๐ŸŸข; UP +5.2% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM): 60.39B (Est. 60.27B) ๐ŸŸข; UP +4.7% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Adjusted Net Income: $1.20B (Est. $1.15B) ๐ŸŸข; UP +46% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Yield per Passenger Mile: $21.22; UP +0.5% YoY


FY 2024 Highlights

๐Ÿ”น Adjusted Revenue: $57.0B; UP +4.3% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Operating Income: $6.0B

๐Ÿ”น Adjusted EPS: $6.16; UP +43% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Free Cash Flow: $3.4B

๐Ÿ”น Adjusted Fuel Price per Gallon: $2.56; DOWN -10% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Adjusted Debt to EBITDAR: 2.6x (vs. 3.0x YoY)


Operational Highlights

๐Ÿ”ธ Fleet Expansion: Took delivery of 38 aircraft in FY24, including A321neo, A220-300, A330-900, and A350-900.

๐Ÿ”ธ Network Growth: Added 13 new Latin America routes and new transatlantic routes, including Minneapolis to Copenhagen.

๐Ÿ”ธ Operational Excellence: Earned the Cirium Platinum Award for operational excellence for the fourth consecutive year.


CEO Ed Bastian's Commentary

๐Ÿ”ธ โ€œ2024 was a standout year, reflecting Deltaโ€™s differentiation and industry leadership. Weโ€™re set to deliver the best financial year in our history in 2025, driven by strong demand and premium product offerings.โ€


CFO Dan Janki's Insight

๐Ÿ”ธ โ€œOur operational efficiency and disciplined cost management supported industry-leading results. We remain focused on sustaining efficiency gains as we move into 2025.โ€

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