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JetBlue Airways Full Year 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations

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JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: US$9.28b (down 3.5% from FY 2023).
  • Net loss: US$795.0m (loss widened by 157% from FY 2023).
  • US$2.30 loss per share (further deteriorated from US$0.93 loss in FY 2023).

JBLU Operational Performance

  • Available seat kilometres (ASK): 106.35b (down 3.5% from FY 2023).
  • Passenger load factor: 83.2% (up from 82.6% in FY 2023).
  • Total aircraft: 279 (down by 21 from FY 2023).
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NasdaqGS:JBLU Revenue and Expenses Breakdown February 16th 2025

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

JetBlue Airways EPS Beats Expectations

Revenue was in line with analyst estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) surpassed analyst estimates by 9.4%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the United States & Canada segment contributing a total revenue of US$5.64b (61% of total revenue). Notably, cost of sales worth US$6.99b amounted to 75% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings.Explore how JBLU's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 5.5% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 7.6% growth forecast for the Airlines industry in the US.

Performance of the American Airlines industry.

The company's shares are up 1.6% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

Don't forget that there may still be risks. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for JetBlue Airways (1 is a bit unpleasant) you should be aware of.

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