US Airways 1Q Profit Rises 2 Percent
Posted on: Thursday, 26 April 2007, 12:10 CDT
TEMPE, Ariz. - US Airways Group Inc. on Thursday said profit edged up 2 percent in the first quarter on modest revenue growth and the airline company backed its forecast for a profitable year.
Earnings totaled $66 million, or 70 cents per share, for the January-March period compared with $65 million, or 76 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2006. Excluding one-time credits and other items, earnings per share would have totaled 37 cents versus 5 cents a year ago.
Revenue grew 4 percent to $2.73 billion from $2.63 billion a year earlier.
Analysts polled by Thomson Financial, on average, forecast earnings of 12 cents per share and revenue of $2.74 billion. Those estimates typically exclude one-time items.
Chairman and Chief Executive Doug Parker called the quarter "extremely difficult," citing bad weather which closed the airline's Philadelphia hub temporarily and a switchover to a singular reservation system which disrupted service.
Parker said higher fuel prices are "once again having a material effect on our outlook." He expects fuel costs to exceed the budget by $300 million in 2007, but still expects a profitable second quarter and full year.
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
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