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Chris Higgins
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Delta Flying High Going Into 2018

No-moat Delta Air Lines held its investor day on Dec 14. During the event the carrier provided a bullish outlook on fourth-quarter unit revenues and gave 2018 guidance. Delta jettisoned its 16%-18% operating margin target and is now trying to shift investor attention to EPS growth. Shares jumped roughly 3%, and we plan to make some refinements to our model but don’t anticipate a change to our $63 fair value estimate.
Delta’s fourth-quarter forecast includes unit revenue growth of about 4%, whic...
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Delta Air Lines Inc.

Delta Air Lines provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo. The company serves the Transatlantic, Transpacific and Latin America markets directly on the company and through joint ventures with airline partners. Internationally, the company has hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, London-Heathrow, Mexico City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Seoul-Incheon. These arrangements are commercial joint ventures that include joint sales and marketing coordination, co-location of airport facilities and other commercial cooperation arrangements. The company has other businesses arising from its airline operations, including providing maintenance and engineering support for its regional aircraft.

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