What does the company do?
AMR Corporation (AMR) operates in the airline industry. The Company’s principal subsidiary is American Airlines, Inc. (American). At December 31, 2008, American provided scheduled jet service to approximately 150 destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Asia. AMR Eagle Holding Corporation (AMR Eagle), a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR, owns two regional airlines: American Eagle Airlines, Inc. and Executive Airlines, Inc. (Executive) (collectively, the American Eagle carriers). American also contracts with two independently owned regional airlines, which do business as the American Connection (the American Connection carriers). As of December 31, 2008, AMR Eagle operated over 1,400 daily departures, offering scheduled passenger service to over 150 destinations in North America, Mexico and the Caribbean. On September 12, 2008, American completed the sale of American Beacon Advisors, Inc., its wholly owned asset-management subsidiary.
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.
- AMR Corp one-year sales: 20.32 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Major Airlines group: 36.25% - AMR Corp one-year income: -1.46 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Major Airlines group: -76.66%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 20.32 Bil | 14.92 Bil | | Income | -1.46 Bil | -828.69 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- AMR Corp one-year sales growth: -18.80%.
Difference from the average for the Major Airlines group: -17.70 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -18.80% | -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.
- AMR Corp one-year net profit margin: -7.2%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -4.5 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Major Airlines group: -0.4 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | -7.2% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -2.7% | | 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.
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