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American Airlines Group (American Airlines Group) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

: -2.14 (As of Dec. 2023)
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In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

American Airlines Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.14. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for American Airlines Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of American Airlines Group was 95.08. The lowest was 3.83. And the median was 13.28.


AAL's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 12.62
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

American Airlines Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.03. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.10. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is 12.82.

American Airlines Group's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.04. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.28. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 6.18.


American Airlines Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Airlines Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

American Airlines Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.84 -22.50 -7.77 -3.68 -2.14

American Airlines Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.68 -1.17 0.19 -1.21 -2.14

Competitive Comparison

For the Airlines subindustry, American Airlines Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


American Airlines Group Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, American Airlines Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Airlines Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



American Airlines Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

American Airlines Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 822
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 0
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 2,363
Change In Working Capital 0
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 719

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. American Airlines Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $822 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. American Airlines Group's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. American Airlines Group's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $2,363 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

American Airlines Group's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $2,363 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. American Airlines Group's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. American Airlines Group's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 718.808 Mil.

American Airlines Group's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 822 +0+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-2362.7579296616+0)/718.808
=-2.14

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=14.105/-2.14
=0

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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American Airlines Group (American Airlines Group) Business Description

Address
1 Skyview Drive, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 76155
American Airlines is the world's largest airline by aircraft, capacity, and scheduled revenue passenger miles. Its major U.S. hubs are Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. It generates over 30% of U.S. airline revenue connecting Latin America with destinations in the United States. After completing a major fleet renewal, the company has the youngest fleet of U.S. legacy carriers.
Executives
Vasu Raja officer: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer C/O AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 1 SKYVIEW DRIVE, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Douglas M Steenland director 2700 LONE OAK PARKWAY, EAGAN MN 55121
Angela Owens officer: VP Corporate Controller C/O AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 1 SKYVIEW DRIVE, FORT WORTH TX 76155
David Seymour officer: SVP Chief Operating Officer C/O AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 1 SKYVIEW DRIVE, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Devon E May officer: EVP Chief Financial Officer C/O AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 1 SKYVIEW DRIVE, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Vicente Reynal director C/O INGERSOLL RAND INC., 525 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, SUITE 600, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Priya Aiyar officer: See remarks C/O AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 1 SKYVIEW DRIVE, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Gregory D Smith director 100 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA, M/C 3005-1001, CHICAGO IL 60606-1596
Adriane M Brown director 3150 139TH AVENUE S.E., BELLEVUE WA 98040
John T Cahill director LEGG MASON, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Michael J Embler director C/O NMI HOLDINGS, INC., 2100 POWELL STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
James F Albaugh director C/O THE BOEING COMPANY, 100 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO IL 60606
Isom Robert D Jr officer: See Remarks 1689 NONCONNAH BLVD, SUITE 111, MEMPHIS TN 38132
Ray M Robinson director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 2300, ATLANTA GA 30309
Maya Leibman officer: EVP Chief Information Officer 4333 AMON CARTER BLVD, FORT WORTH TX 76155