Southwest Misses Consensus for Second Quarter 2016, and Management Provides Challenging Outlook
Southwest Airlines reported second-quarter results that missed consensus, and management provided a poor outlook for unit revenue, which spooked investors and sent the stock down over 10%. We maintain our no-moat rating and have cut our fair value estimate to $46 from $50 as a result of this increasingly challenging outlook.Revenue was up in the quarter by 5.3% year over year to $5.4 billion. Passenger revenue grew to $4.91 billion compared with $4.85 billion during the same period last year. ...
Southwest Airlines operates Southwest Airlines, a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States and near-international markets. The company has Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet and serves destinations in various states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and other near-international countries such as Mexico, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. The company principally provides point-to-point service, which allows for direct nonstop routing. The company also provides a suite of digital platforms to support Customers' needs prior to and during the course of their travel.
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