Originally Posted by
slowplay
I've seen this posted several times. The earnings will not be a huge surprise. 1/3 of this quarters numbers are already in and public. Even if Delta makes 10% more than forecast, it's still a big number. All the brokerage houses have forecasts and there's a consensus number out there.
Would a 10, 20 or 30% change up or down really mean anything different to us in how we vote?
It is American's no hedge earnings that will tell the story. It will show what we will make with no hedges.
Q1 is the worst quarter. American made $1.4 billion. Q2 is worse than Q3, the best quarter.
American will make IMO $3.1 billion in Q2 and over $10 billion this year.
Nice try to soft peddle the increases. Delta's 2015 Q1 was 36% higher than Q1 2014. Not a bad profit sharing increase if we keep you from selling us a concessionary contract.