Yahoo Finance Boeing's (BA) Q1 Earnings Top Estimates, Revenues Decline Y/Y
The Boeing Company BA incurred an adjusted loss of $1.13 per share in first-quarter 2024, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.43. The bottom line also improved from the year-ago quarter’s reported loss of $1.27 per share.
Including one-time items, the company reported a GAAP loss of 56 cents per share, narrower than the year-ago quarter’s reported loss of 69 cents.
Revenues
Boeing’s revenues amounted to $16.57 billion, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $17.69 billion by 6.3%. The top line also declined 8% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure of $17.92 billion.
The year-over-year deterioration can be attributed to lower commercial delivery volume.
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Total Backlog
Backlog at the end of the first quarter of 2024 totaled $528.75 billion, up from $520.20 billion recorded at the end of the fourth quarter 2023.
Segmental Performances
Commercial Airplane: Revenues in this segment declined 31% year over year to $4.65 billion, due to lower 737 deliveries. The segment incurred an operating loss of $1.14 billion, indicating a deterioration from the year-ago quarter’s reported operating loss of $615 million.
During the quarter under review, Boeing delivered 83 commercial planes, down 36% year over year.
The backlog for this segment remained healthy, with more than 5,600 airplanes valued at $448 billion.
Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS): The segment recorded revenues of $6.95 billion, indicating a year-over-year improvement of 6%. It generated an operating income of $151 million, implying an improvement from the year-ago quarter’s reported operating loss of $212 million.
BDS recorded a backlog of $61 billion, 31% of which comprised orders from international clients.
Global Services: Revenues in this segment improved 7% year over year to $5.05 billion, driven by higher commercial volume. This unit generated an operating income of $916 million compared with $847 million in the prior-year quarter.
Financial Condition
Boeing exited first-quarter 2024 with cash and cash equivalents of $6.91 billion, and short-term and other investments of $0.62 billion. At the end of 2023, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $12.69 billion, and short-term and other investments worth $3.27 billion. Long-term debt amounted to $46.88 billion, down from $47.10 billion recorded at the end of 2023.
The company’s operating cash outflow as of Mar 31, 2024, was $3,362 million compared with $318 million as of Mar 31, 2023.
Free cash outflow totaled $3.93 billion at the end of first-quarter 2024 compared with $786 million at the end of first-quarter 2023.
Zacks Rank
Boeing currently carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
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