What does the company do?
Continental Airlines, Inc. (Continental) is a United States air carrier engaged in the business of transporting passengers, cargo and mail. The Company operates in two business segments: mainline and regional. Including its wholly owned subsidiary, Continental Micronesia, Inc. (CMI), and regional flights operated on its behalf under capacity purchase agreements with other carriers, it operated more than 2,800 daily departures. As of December 31, 2008, Continental flew to 120 domestic and 121 international destinations, and offered additional connecting service through alliances with domestic and foreign carriers. The Company directly served 10 Canadian cities, 25 European cities, seven South American cities and six Asian cities from the United States mainland as of December 31, 2008. In addition, it provides service to destinations in Mexico and Central America serving 39 cities. Through its Guam hub, CMI provides service in the western Pacific, including service to Japanese cities.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Contl Air one-year sales: 12.88 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Major Airlines group: -13.68% - Contl Air one-year income: -633.00 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Major Airlines group: 23.61%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 12.88 Bil | 14.92 Bil | | Income | -633.00 Mil | -828.69 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Contl Air one-year sales growth: -20.10%.
Difference from the average for the Major Airlines group: -19.00 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -20.10% | -1.10% | | Income Growth | NA | -22.70% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Contl Air one-year net profit margin: -4.9%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -4.5 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Major Airlines group: 1.9 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | -4.9% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -0.4% | | Industry | -6.8% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Contl Air debt/equity ratio: 13.51.
Difference from the average for the Major Airlines group: 101.64%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 13.51 | 6.70 |
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