Overview

* American Airlines ( AAL ) Q3 revenue of $13.7 bln beats analyst expectations

* Adjusted EPS for Q3 beats analyst estimates

* Company reports GAAP net loss of $114 mln for Q3

Outlook

* Company expects Q4 adjusted EPS between $0.45 and $0.75

* American Airlines ( AAL ) sees full-year adjusted EPS between $0.65 and $0.95

* Company anticipates full-year free cash flow over $1 bln

Result Drivers

* REVENUE GROWTH - Sequential improvement in unit revenues throughout Q3, with premium unit revenue growth outperforming main cabin

* INDIRECT REVENUE STRATEGY - Focus on expanding share of indirect revenue beyond historical levels, expected to produce meaningful value

* OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE - Despite weather events and FAA technology outages, co maintained operational resilience through tech investments

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q3 Beat $13.69 $13.62

Revenue bln bln (15

Analysts

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Q3 Beat -$0.17 -$0.27

Adjusted (17

EPS Analysts

)

Q3 EPS -$0.17

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 11 "strong buy" or "buy", 11 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the airlines peer group is "buy"

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for American Airlines Group Inc ( AAL ) is $13.50, about 8.5% above its October 21 closing price of $12.35

* The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 8 three months ago

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