SEATTLE (AP) – Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) on Thursday reported a second-quarter loss of $214 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
The Seattle-based company said it had a loss of $1.73 per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $3.54 per share.
The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $3.39 per share.
The airline posted revenue of $421 million in the period, which topped Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $307.7 million.
Alaska Air shares have decreased 46% since the beginning of the year. The stock has dropped 42% in the last 12 months.
