Hawaiian Holdings
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Hawaiian Holdings met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew significantly and GAAP earnings per share dropped significantly.
Gross margins grew, operating margins improved, and net margins dropped.
Revenue details
Hawaiian Holdings tallied revenue of $434.0 million. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $431.9 million. Sales were 26% higher than the prior-year quarter's $343.8 million.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions.
EPS details
Non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.31. The eight earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.28 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.40 for Q4 were 71% lower than the prior-year quarter's $1.36 per share.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Figures may be non-GAAP to maintain comparability with estimates.
Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 25.2%, 110 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 7.9%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 4.8%, 1,570 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $441.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.01.
Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.97 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.22.
Investor sentiment
The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 183 members out of 222 rating the stock outperform, and 39 members rating it underperform. Among 70 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 51 give Hawaiian Holdings a green thumbs-up, and 19 give it a red thumbs-down.
Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Hawaiian Holdings is outperform, with an average price target of $9.25.
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