Nepaisant netikėto praradimo ketvirtąjį ketvirtį, „Boeing“ generalinis direktorius jaučiasi „labai gerai“.

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), on Wednesday, reported a surprise loss for its fourth financial quarter. Shares opened in the red this morning.

CEO Dave Calhoun’s remarks on CNBC

On the plus side, though, the multinational reiterated its guidance for $3.0 billion to $5.0 billion worth of free cash flow in 2023. Discussing the earnings print on CNBC’s “Squawk gatvėje”, CEO Dave Calhoun said:

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Prisiregistruokite gauti „Invezz“ naujienlaiškį šiandien.

We focused on deliveries and cash flow as primary metrics and on both those fronts, we exceeded even our own expectations. We still feel the $10 billion cash flow for 2025-2026 is well within our reach without doing remarkable things.

According to Wall Street, investors should buy Boeing shares nes jie turi vidutiniškai 219 USD.

Boeing’s backlog increased year-over-year

Boeing ended this quarter with $404 billion worth of backlog – a 7.0% increase from $377.5 billion in the same quarter last year. CEO Calhoun also noted:

We feel very good about the fourth quarter and the execution. Our margins from an accounting standpoint will be bouncy throughout this year largely built around return to service of inventory planes both the Max and 787.

Last month, the Seattle-headquartered company landed the largest order for wide-body aircraft in the U.S. history as „Invezz“ pranešė čia. Boeing shares are still up nearly 75% versus late September.

Key takeaways from Boeing’s Q4 results

• Prarado 634 mln. USD, palyginti su 4.16 mlrd. USD prieš metus
• Per-share loss also contracted sharply from $7.02 to $1.06
• Adjusted loss printed at $1.75 a share as per the pranešimą spaudai
• Palyginti su tuo pačiu laikotarpiu pernai, pajamos išaugo 35%, iki 19.98 mlrd
• Sutarimas buvo 20 centas EPS už 20.32 mlrd. USD pajamų

CEO Calhoun also confirmed that Boeing is now competing well against Airbus in the United States. He’s confident about the return to glory in China as well.