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Oct 26, 2023
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Southwest Airlines declined 2.2% to $23.60 after the regional airline reported lower-than-expected revenue of $6.53 billion, and the company said it plans to trim its capacity growth after demand growth returns to pre-pandemic levels.
Revenue increased 4.9% to $6.53 billion from $6.22 billion, net income declined 30.3% to $193 million from $277 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to 31 cents from 44 cents a year ago.
The company lowered its first quarter capacity growth to between 10% and 12% from the previous estimate of between 14% and 16%, resulting in full-year 2024 capacity growth in the range of 6% and 8%.
The airline reiterated its 2023 capital spending estimate of $3.5 billion, including $2.3 billion in aircraft capital spending, assuming approximately 85–8 aircraft deliveries in 2023, and $1.2 billion in non-aircraft capital spending, including the winter operations plan.
Last winter, Southwest was forced to halt all flights after a winter storm and technological slip-ups led to a cascade of flight cancellations for a few days.
The company reiterated its total annual capital spending to be approximately $4 billion, on average, for the five years 2023 through 2027. -
Hasbro, Inc. plunged 12.3% to $48.0 after the toymaker reported weaker-than-expected results in the third quarter and suggested sales are likely to fall at a faster pace then previously estimated.
Revenue in the third quarter declined 10% to $1.5 billion from $1.67 billion, and the company swung to a net loss of $171.1 million from a profit of $129.2 million, and diluted earnings per share were ($1.23) compared to 93 cents a year ago.
The company estimated full-year 2023 revenue to decline between 13% and 15%, compared to a 3% to 6% decline in its previous estimate, and operating cash flow between $500 million and $600 million.
Earlier this year, the company said it plans to sell its film and television business eOne, home of Peppa Pig, to Lionsgate for $500 million. -
Bristol-Myers Squibb dropped 5.7% to $53.40 after the company reported quarterly earnings.
The pharmaceutical company said sales of its popular blood cancer drug, Revlimid, were down because of rising competition from generic drugs.
Revenue in the third quarter declined 2% to $10.96 billion from $11.2 billion, net income rose to $1.9 billion from $1.2 billion, and diluted earnings per share advanced to 93 cents from 75 cents a year ago.
Revlimid worldwide revenues fell 41% from a year ago to $1.4 billion, primarily due to generic competition and an increase in the number of patients receiving free drug products from the Bristol Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation.
The company reiterated its full-year 2023 revenue decline to a low single-digit and narrowed its earnings per share range to between $3.68 and $3.83 from the previous range between $3.72 and $4.02. -
Meta Platforms Inc. edged down 0.8% to $297.10 after the parent company of Instagram and Facebook reported strong quarterly results but guided softening advertising revenue in the current quarter.
Revenue in the third quarter increased 23% to $34.1 billion from $27.7 billion, net income soared 164% to $11.6 billion from $4.4 billion, and diluted earnings per share advanced to $4.39 from $1.64 a year ago.
Daily active users across all brands, including Facebook and Instagram, increased 7% to 3.14 billion, and monthly active users jumped 7% to 3.96 billion.
Facebook daily active users increased 5% to 2.09 billion, and monthly active users edged up 3% to 3.05 billion.
In the third quarter, ad impressions delivered across all brands increased by 31% from a year ago, and the average price per ad decreased by 6%, respectively.
In the nine-month period, the company reported losses in Reality Labs jumped to $11.4 billion compared to $9.4 billion a year ago.
The number of people working at the company at the end of the September quarter declined 24% to 66,185, and the employee count reflects a substantial majority of people impacted by the recent layoffs. -
United Rentals, Inc. advanced 3% to $411.16 after the company reported quarterly results.
Revenue in the third quarter increased to $3.8 billion from $3.0 billion, net income rose to $703 million from $606 million, and diluted earnings per share advanced to $10.29 from $8.66 a year ago.
The equipment rental company said In January 2023, the Board of Directors approved its first-ever quarterly dividend program, and the company declared a $1.48 per share dividend payable on November 22 to shareholders on record on November 8.
Year-to-date through September 30, 2023, the company repurchased $750 million of its common stock under its $1.25 billion share repurchase program and paid dividends totaling $305 million.
The company plans to repurchase $1.0 billion of common stock during 2023. -
Snap Inc. jumped 4.7% to $10.15 after the online chat platform operator reported better-than-expected quarterly results.
Snapchat's parent said third-quarter revenue increased 5% to $1.19 billion from $1.12 billion, net loss increased 2% to $368 million from $359.5 million, and diluted loss per share edged up to 22 cents from 20 cents a year ago.
The company said daily active users increased by 12% to 406 million, and the board of directors approved a $500 million stock repurchase plan over the next 12 months. -
Boeing Company increased 0.8% to $183.76 after the aviation company and defense contractor said quarterly losses shrank and the company said it expects to deliver fewer-than-anticipated 737 Max planes this year.
Revenue in the third quarter increased 11% to $18.1 billion from $16 billion, net loss shrank to $1.6 billion from $3.3 billion, and diluted loss per share eased to $2.70 from $5.49 a year ago.
Third quarter results were negatively impacted by defense performance and lower 737 deliveries.
In the quarter, the plane maker delivered 105 planes, 6% fewer than 112 delivered in the period a year ago.
The company confirmed a backlog of $469 billion, including over 5,001 commercial airplanes.
During the quarter, the company booked 398 net orders, including 150 737 MAX 10 airplanes for Ryanair, 50 787 airplanes for United Airlines, and 39 787 airplanes for Saudi Arabian Airlines. -
Google-parent Alphabet Inc. dropped 8.9% to $126.48 after the search company reported quarterly results.
Revenue in the third quarter increased 11% to $76.7 billion from $69 billion, net income jumped to $19.7 billion from $13.9 billion, and diluted earnings per share advanced to $1.55 from $1.06 a year ago.
Google cloud revenue increased to $8.4 billion from $6.9 billion, but the growth in revenue fell short of some investors expectations. -
Microsoft Corp. increased 3.4% to $343.87 after the software developer reported better-than-expected quarterly results.
Revenue in the fiscal first quarter increased by 13% to $56.5 billion, net income surged by 27% to $22.3 billion, and diluted earnings per share soared to $2.99 from $2.35 a year ago.
Cloud services revenue rose 19% to $24.3 billion, office and business productivity software, including LinkedIn, rose 13% to $18.6 billion, and personal computing revenue, which includes Windows and Xbox content, inched up 3% to $13.7 billion.
Microsoft returned $9.1 billion to shareholders in the form of stock repurchases and dividends in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. -
CoStar Group dropped 5.7% to $70.03 after the company's outlook disappointed investors.
Revenue in the third quarter increased 12% to $625 million from $557 million, net income advanced 25% to $91 million from $72 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to 22 cents from 18 cents a year ago.
The company guided fourth-quarter revenue to range between $630 million and $635 million, an increase of 10% at the midpoint of the range.
The company forecasted revenue in full-year 2023 to range between $2.445 billion and $2.45 billion.
The company expects non-GAAP net income per diluted share in a range of $1.21 to $1.22 for the full-year 2023 and between $0.31 and $0.32 in the fourth quarter based on 407 million shares.
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