American Airlines Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Financial Results

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American Airlines Group reported a fourth-quarter net income of $803 million, with a full-year net income of $127 million, translating to $1.14 and $0.19 per diluted share, respectively. Fourth-quarter revenue reached a record $13.2 billion, a 16.6% increase from 2019 despite a 6.1% reduction in capacity. The company ended the year with $12 billion in liquidity after repaying a $1.2 billion term loan. American aims to reduce total debt by $15 billion by 2025 and expects first-quarter 2023 earnings to be approximately breakeven, with full-year guidance between $2.50 to $3.50 per diluted share.

Positive

• Record fourth-quarter revenue of $13.2 billion, a 16.6% increase from 2019.
• Achieved a profit for the full year and third consecutive quarterly profit.
• Ended the year with $12 billion in total liquidity.
• More than halfway to the goal of reducing total debt by $15 billion by end of 2025.

Negative

• First-quarter 2023 earnings expected to be approximately breakeven.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 financial results, including:

• Fourth-quarter and full-year net income of $803 million and $127 million, or $1.14 per diluted share and $0.19 per diluted share, respectively. Excluding net special items¹, fourth-quarter and full-year net income of $827 million and $328 million, or $1.17 per diluted share and $0.50 per diluted share, respectively.
• Record fourth-quarter revenue of $13.2 billion, which represents a 16.6% increase over the same period in 2019, despite flying 6.1% less capacity.
• Ended the year with $12 billion of total available liquidity, after prepaying a $1.2 billion term loan during the fourth quarter.
• Company continues to execute on its plan to pay down $15 billion of total debt² by the end of 2025.

“The American Airlines team has produced outstanding results over the past year,” said American’s CEO Robert Isom. “We committed to running a reliable operation and returning to profitability, and our team is delivering on both. We’re proud to have led the industry in operational performance over the holidays while producing record full-year and fourth-quarter revenues, resulting in a third consecutive quarterly profit and a profit for the full year. As we turn our attention to 2023, we will continue to prioritize reliability, profitability and debt reduction.”

Running a reliable operation
American and its regional partners operated more than 475,000 flights in the fourth quarter, with an average load factor of 83.9%. For the quarter, American ranked first in completion factor among the nine largest U.S. carriers.

The American team delivered an even stronger performance over the holidays, despite challenging conditions in many parts of the country. American outperformed the industry over the December holiday period, ranking first in completion factor. The momentum has continued into 2023 as American has delivered the best on-time arrival performance of the nine largest U.S. carriers so far this year.

Returning to profitability
American produced revenues of $13.2 billion in the fourth quarter, an increase of 16.6% versus the same period in 2019 and the highest fourth-quarter revenue in company history, driven by the continued strength of the demand environment. This record revenue was achieved while flying 6.1% less capacity than the same period in 2019. On both a GAAP basis and excluding the impact of net special items, the company produced an operating margin of 10.5% in the quarter. American also produced record revenues of $49 billion for the full year, resulting in full-year profitability.

Liquidity and balance sheet
In the fourth quarter, American made approximately $539 million in debt and finance lease payments and prepaid a $1.2 billion term loan. The company ended the year with $12 billion of total available liquidity, comprised of cash and short-term investments plus undrawn capacity under revolving and other credit facilities. Total debt² reduction continues to be a top priority, and the company is more than halfway to its goal of reducing total debt by $15 billion by the end of 2025. As of Dec. 31, 2022, American had reduced its total debt by more than $8 billion from peak levels in the second quarter of 2021.

Guidance and investor update
Based on demand trends and the current fuel price forecast and excluding the impact of special items, the company expects its first-quarter 2023 adjusted earnings per diluted share³ to be approximately breakeven. Based on today’s guidance, American expects its full-year 2023 adjusted earnings per diluted share³ to be between $2.50 and $3.50.

For additional financial forecasting detail, please refer to the company’s investor update, furnished with this press release with the SEC on Form 8-K. This filing will also be available at aa.com/investorrelations.

Conference call and webcast details
The company will conduct a live audio webcast of its financial results conference call at 7:30 a.m. CT today. The call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis at aa.com/investorrelations. An archive of the webcast will be available on the website through Feb. 26.

Notes
See the accompanying notes in the financial tables section of this press release for further explanation, including a reconciliation of all GAAP to non-GAAP financial information.

1. The company recognized $24 million of net special items after the effect of taxes in the fourth quarter, which principally included mark-to-market net unrealized losses associated with certain equity investments.
2. All references to total debt include debt, finance leases, operating lease liability and pension obligations.
3. Adjusted earnings per diluted share guidance excludes the impact of net special items. The company is unable to reconcile certain forward-looking projections to GAAP as the nature or amount of net special items cannot be determined at this time.
   

About American Airlines Group
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American Airlines Group Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In millions, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
	3 Months Ended December 31,								Percent Increase				12 Months Ended December 31,								Percent Increase
		2022				2021			(Decrease)					2022				2021			(Decrease)
Operating revenues:
Passenger	$	12,131			$	8,382				44.7			$	44,568			$	26,063				71.0
Cargo		263				341				(22.9	)			1,233				1,314				(6.2	)
Other		795				704				12.8				3,170				2,505				26.5
Total operating revenues		13,189				9,427				39.9				48,971				29,882				63.9
Operating expenses:
Aircraft fuel and related taxes		3,421				2,196				55.8				13,791				6,792				nm
Salaries, wages and benefits		3,199				3,207				(0.2	)			12,972				11,817				9.8
Regional expenses:
Regional operating expenses		1,006				976				3.2				4,064				2,888				40.7
Regional depreciation and amortization		81				79				1.5				321				316				1.6
Maintenance, materials and repairs		735				596				23.4				2,684				1,979				35.6
Other rent and landing fees		649				670				(3.2	)			2,730				2,619				4.2
Aircraft rent		350				360				(3.0	)			1,395				1,425				(2.1	)
Selling expenses		484				353				37.1				1,815				1,098				65.3
Depreciation and amortization		492				579				(15.2	)			1,977				2,019				(2.1	)
Special items, net		4				(20	)			nm		(1)		193				(4,006	)			nm
Other		1,385				1,211				14.3				5,422				3,994				35.8
Total operating expenses		11,806				10,207				15.7				47,364				30,941				53.1
Operating income (loss)		1,383				(780	)		nm					1,607				(1,059	)			nm
Nonoperating income (expense):
Interest income		110				5			nm					216				18				nm
Interest expense, net		(532	)			(468	)			13.5				(1,962	)			(1,800	)			9.0
Other income, net		50				52				(3.7	)			325				293				10.9
Total nonoperating expense, net		(372	)			(411	)			(9.6	)			(1,421	)			(1,489	)			(4.6	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		1,011				(1,191	)		nm					186				(2,548	)			nm
Income tax provision (benefit)		208				(260	)		nm					59				(555	)			nm
Net income (loss)	$	803			$	(931	)		nm				$	127			$	(1,993	)			nm
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic	$	1.23			$	(1.44	)						$	0.20			$	(3.09	)
Diluted	$	1.14			$	(1.44	)						$	0.19			$	(3.09	)
Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic		650,944				648,766								650,345				644,015
Diluted		716,070				648,766								655,122				644,015
Note: Percent change may not recalculate due to rounding.
(1)Not meaningful or greater than 100% change.

American Airlines Group Inc.
Consolidated Operating Statistics (1)
(Unaudited)
	3 Months Ended December 31,									Increase			12 Months Ended December 31,									Increase
		2022				2021				(Decrease)				2022				2021				(Decrease)
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		55,320				48,982				12.9	%			215,624				161,538				33.5	%
Available seat miles (ASM) (millions)		65,962				61,105				7.9	%			260,226				214,535				21.3	%
Passenger load factor (percent)		83.9				80.2				3.7	pts			82.9				75.3				7.6	pts
Yield (cents)		21.93				17.11				28.2	%			20.67				16.13				28.1	%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		18.39				13.72				34.1	%			17.13				12.15				41.0	%
Total revenue per ASM (cents)		19.99				15.43				29.6	%			18.82				13.93				35.1	%
Cargo ton miles (millions)		458				485				(5.6	)%			1,972				2,082				(5.3	)%
Cargo yield per ton mile (cents)		57.39				70.28				(18.3	)%			62.52				63.11				(0.9	)%
Fuel consumption (gallons in millions)		979				931				5.2	%			3,901				3,324				17.4	%
Average aircraft fuel price including related taxes (dollars per gallon)		3.50				2.36				48.1	%			3.54				2.04				73.0	%
Operating cost per ASM (cents)		17.90				16.70				7.1	%			18.20				14.42				26.2	%
Operating cost per ASM excluding net special items (cents)		17.89				16.74				6.9	%			18.13				16.50				9.9	%
Operating cost per ASM excluding net special items and fuel (cents)		12.70				13.14				(3.4	)%			12.83				13.33				(3.8	)%
Passenger enplanements (thousands)		50,934				49,298				3.3	%			199,288				165,682				20.3	%
Departures (thousands):
Mainline		277				252				9.8	%			1,052				870				20.9	%
Regional		201				259				(22.1	)%			903				955				(5.4	)%
Total		478				511				(6.3	)%			1,955				1,825				7.1	%
Average stage length (miles):
Mainline		1,132				1,133				(0.1	)%			1,161				1,166				(0.4	)%
Regional		469				478				(1.8	)%			477				486				(1.8	)%
Total		853				801				6.4	%			845				810				4.3	%
Aircraft at end of period:
Mainline (2)		925				865				6.9	%			925				865				6.9	%
Regional (3)		536				567				(5.5	)%			536				567				(5.5	)%
Total		1,461				1,432				2.0	%			1,461				1,432				2.0	%
Full-time equivalent employees at end of period:
Mainline		102,000				96,800				5.4	%			102,000				96,800				5.4	%
Regional (4)		27,700				26,600				4.1	%			27,700				26,600				4.1	%
Total		129,700				123,400				5.1	%			129,700				123,400				5.1	%
Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
(1) Unless otherwise noted, operating statistics include mainline and regional operations. Regional includes wholly-owned regional airline subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase carriers.
(2) Excludes nine Boeing 737-800 mainline aircraft that are in temporary storage at December 31, 2022.
(3) Includes aircraft owned and leased by American as well as aircraft operated by third-party regional carriers under capacity purchase agreements. Excludes 40 Embraer 145, 19 Bombardier CRJ 700, six Embraer 170 and four Bombardier CRJ 900 regional aircraft that are in temporary storage at December 31, 2022.
(4) Regional full-time equivalent employees only include our wholly-owned regional airline subsidiaries.

American Airlines Group Inc.
Consolidated Revenue Statistics by Region
(Unaudited)
	3 Months Ended December 31,								Increase				12 Months Ended December 31,									Increase
		2022				2021			(Decrease)					2022				2021				(Decrease)
Domestic(1)
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		38,065				38,623				(1.4	)%			149,410				130,900				14.1	%
Available seat miles (ASM) (millions)		44,939				46,230				(2.8	)%			176,447				161,724				9.1	%
Passenger load factor (percent)		84.7				83.5				1.2	pts			84.7				80.9				3.8	pts
Passenger revenue (dollars in millions)		8,945				6,808				31.4	%			32,911				21,453				53.4	%
Yield (cents)		23.50				17.62				33.3	%			22.03				16.39				34.4	%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		19.90				14.73				35.2	%			18.65				13.27				40.6	%
Latin America(2)
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		8,379				6,936				20.8	%			32,467				22,242				46.0	%
Available seat miles (millions)		9,853				9,093				8.4	%			39,131				33,151				18.0	%
Passenger load factor (percent)		85.0				76.3				8.7	pts			83.0				67.1				15.9	pts
Passenger revenue (dollars in millions)		1,793				1,131				58.5	%			6,150				3,506				75.4	%
Yield (cents)		21.40				16.31				31.2	%			18.94				15.76				20.2	%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		18.20				12.44				46.3	%			15.72				10.58				48.6	%
Atlantic
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		7,676				3,148				nm				30,949				7,450				nm
Available seat miles (millions)		9,725				5,157				88.6	%			40,679				16,379				nm
Passenger load factor (percent)		78.9				61.0				17.9	pts			76.1				45.5				30.6	pts
Passenger revenue (dollars in millions)		1,222				410				nm				5,070				965				nm
Yield (cents)		15.92				13.03				22.2	%			16.38				12.95				26.5	%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		12.57				7.95				58.0	%			12.46				5.89				nm
Pacific
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		1,200				275				nm				2,798				946				nm
Available seat miles (millions)		1,445				625				nm				3,969				3,281				21.0	%
Passenger load factor (percent)		83.1				44.0				39.1	pts			70.5				28.8				41.7	pts
Passenger revenue (dollars in millions)		171				33				nm				437				139				nm
Yield (cents)		14.23				11.94				19.2	%			15.62				14.71				6.2	%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		11.82				5.25				nm				11.01				4.24				nm
Total International
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		17,255				10,359				66.6	%			66,214				30,638				nm
Available seat miles (millions)		21,023				14,875				41.3	%			83,779				52,811				58.6	%
Passenger load factor (percent)		82.1				69.6				12.5	pts			79.0				58.0				21.0	pts
Passenger revenue (dollars in millions)		3,186				1,574				nm				11,657				4,610				nm
Yield (cents)		18.46				15.20				21.5	%			17.61				15.05				17.0	%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		15.15				10.58				43.2	%			13.91				8.73				59.4	%
Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
(1)Domestic results include Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
(2)Latin America results include the Caribbean.

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Information to Non-GAAP Financial Information
American Airlines Group Inc. (the Company) sometimes uses financial measures that are derived from the condensed consolidated financial statements but that are not presented in accordance with GAAP to understand and evaluate its current operating performance and to allow for period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures may also provide useful information to investors and others. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP measures of other companies, and should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, any measure of performance, cash flow or liquidity prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company is providing a reconciliation of reported non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable financial measures on a GAAP basis. The tables below present the reconciliations of the following GAAP measures to their non-GAAP measures: - Operating Income (Loss) (GAAP measure) to Operating Income (Loss) Excluding Net Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Operating Margin (GAAP measure) to Operating Margin Excluding Net Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Pre-Tax Income (Loss) (GAAP measure) to Pre-Tax Income (Loss) Excluding Net Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Pre-Tax Margin (GAAP measure) to Pre-Tax Margin Excluding Net Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Net Income (Loss) (GAAP measure) to Net Income (Loss) Excluding Net Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share (GAAP measure) to Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share Excluding Net Special Items (non-GAAP measure) Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the Company's current operating performance and to allow for period-to-period comparisons. As net special items may vary from period-to-period in nature and amount, the adjustment to exclude net special items allows management an additional tool to understand the Company’s core operating performance Additionally, the tables below present the reconciliations of total operating costs (GAAP measure) to total operating costs excluding net special items and fuel (non-GAAP measure) and total operating costs per ASM (CASM) to CASM excluding net special items and fuel. Management uses total operating costs excluding net special items and fuel and CASM excluding net special items and fuel to evaluate the Company's current operating performance and for period-to-period comparisons. The price of fuel, over which the Company has no control, impacts the comparability of period-to-period financial performance. The adjustment to exclude fuel and net special items allows management an additional tool to understand and analyze the Company’s non-fuel costs and core operating performance.
			3 Months Ended December 31,								Percent Increase		12 Months Ended December 31,								Percent Increase
	Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) Excluding Net Special Items			2022				2021			(Decrease)			2022				2021			(Decrease)
			(in millions)										(in millions)
	Operating income (loss) as reported		$	1,383			$	(780	)				$	1,607			$	(1,059	)
	Operating net special items:
	Mainline operating special items, net(1)			4				(20	)					193				(4,006	)
	Regional operating special items, net(2)			2				-						5				(449	)
	Operating income (loss) excluding net special items		$	1,389			$	(800	)		nm		$	1,805			$	(5,514	)		nm
	Calculation of Operating Margin
	Operating income (loss) as reported		$	1,383			$	(780	)				$	1,607			$	(1,059	)
	Total operating revenues as reported		$	13,189			$	9,427					$	48,971			$	29,882
	Operating margin			10.5	%			(8.3	%)					3.3	%			(3.5	%)
	Calculation of Operating Margin Excluding Net Special Items
	Operating income (loss) excluding net special items		$	1,389			$	(800	)				$	1,805			$	(5,514	)
	Total operating revenues as reported		$	13,189			$	9,427					$	48,971			$	29,882
	Operating margin excluding net special items			10.5	%			(8.5	%)					3.7	%			(18.4	%)
	Reconciliation of Pre-Tax Income (Loss) Excluding Net Special Items
	Pre-tax income (loss) as reported		$	1,011			$	(1,191	)				$	186			$	(2,548	)
	Pre-tax net special items:
	Mainline operating special items, net(1)			4				(20	)					193				(4,006	)
	Regional operating special items, net(2)			2				-						5				(449	)
	Nonoperating special items, net(3)			40				29						74				60
	Total pre-tax net special items			46				9						272				(4,395	)
	Pre-tax income (loss) excluding net special items		$	1,057			$	(1,182	)		nm		$	458			$	(6,943	)		nm
	Calculation of Pre-Tax Margin
	Pre-tax income (loss) as reported		$	1,011			$	(1,191	)				$	186			$	(2,548	)
	Total operating revenues as reported		$	13,189			$	9,427					$	48,971			$	29,882
	Pre-tax margin			7.7	%			(12.6	%)					0.4	%			(8.5	%)
	Calculation of Pre-Tax Margin Excluding Net Special Items
	Pre-tax income (loss) excluding net special items		$	1,057			$	(1,182	)				$	458			$	(6,943	)
	Total operating revenues as reported		$	13,189			$	9,427					$	48,971			$	29,882
	Pre-tax margin excluding net special items			8.0	%			(12.5	%)					0.9	%			(23.2	%)
			3 Months Ended December 31,								Percent Increase		12 Months Ended December 31,								Percent Increase
	Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Excluding Net Special Items			2022				2021			(Decrease)			2022				2021			(Decrease)
			(in millions, except share and per share amounts)										(in millions, except share and per share amounts)
	Net income (loss) as reported		$	803			$	(931	)				$	127			$	(1,993	)
	Net special items:
	Total pre-tax net special items(1), (2), (3)			46				9						272				(4,395	)
	Income tax special items, net			-				-						(9	)			-
	Net tax effect of net special items			(22	)			1						(62	)			993
	Net income (loss) excluding net special items		$	827			$	(921	)		nm		$	328			$	(5,395	)		nm
	Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share Excluding Net Special Items
	Net income (loss) excluding net special items		$	827			$	(921	)				$	328			$	(5,395	)
	Shares used for computation (in thousands):
	Basic			650,944				648,766						650,345				644,015
	Diluted			716,070				648,766						655,122				644,015
	Earnings (loss) per share excluding net special items:
	Basic		$	1.27			$	(1.42	)				$	0.50			$	(8.38	)
	Diluted(4)		$	1.17			$	(1.42	)				$	0.50			$	(8.38	)
	Reconciliation of Total Operating Costs per ASM Excluding Net Special Items and Fuel
	Total operating expenses as reported		$	11,806			$	10,207					$	47,364			$	30,941
	Operating net special items:
	Mainline operating special items, net(1)			(4	)			20						(193	)			4,006
	Regional operating special items, net(2)			(2	)			-						(5	)			449
	Total operating expenses excluding net special items			11,800				10,227						47,166				35,396
	Aircraft fuel and related taxes			(3,421	)			(2,196	)					(13,791	)			(6,792	)
	Total operating expenses excluding net special items and fuel		$	8,379			$	8,031					$	33,375			$	28,604
			(in cents)										(in cents)
	Total operating expenses per ASM as reported			17.90				16.70						18.20				14.42
	Operating net special items per ASM:
	Mainline operating special items, net(1)			(0.01	)			0.03						(0.07	)			1.87
	Regional operating special items, net(2)			-				-						-				0.21
	Total operating expenses per ASM excluding net special items			17.89				16.74						18.13				16.50
	Aircraft fuel and related taxes per ASM			(5.19	)			(3.59	)					(5.30	)			(3.17	)
	Total operating expenses per ASM excluding net special items and fuel			12.70				13.14						12.83				13.33
	Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
	FOOTNOTES:
(1)	The 2022 twelve month period mainline operating special items, net principally included a non-cash impairment charge to write down the carrying value of the Company's retired Airbus A330 fleet to the estimated fair value due to the market conditions for certain used aircraft. The Company retired its Airbus A330 fleet in 2020 as a result of the decline in demand for air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 twelve month period mainline operating special items, net principally included $4.2 billion of Payroll Support Program (PSP) financial assistance, offset in part by $168 million of salary and medical costs associated with certain team members who opted into voluntary early retirement programs offered as a result of reductions to the Company's operation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2)	The 2021 twelve month period regional operating special items, net principally included $539 million of PSP financial assistance, offset in part by a $61 million charge associated with the regional pilot retention program which provides for, among other things, a cash retention bonus paid in the fourth quarter of 2021 to eligible captains at the wholly-owned regional airlines included on the pilot seniority list as of September 1, 2021 and a $27 million non-cash impairment charge to write down regional aircraft resulting from the retirement of the remaining Embraer 140 fleet earlier than planned.
(3)	Principally included mark-to-market net unrealized gains and losses associated with certain equity and other investments as well as non-cash charges associated with debt refinancings and extinguishments.
(4)	The fourth quarter of 2022 diluted earnings per share gives effect to, among other things, the Company's outstanding 6.5% senior convertible notes by (a) adding back to earnings $11 million of interest expense related to such convertible notes, net of estimated profit sharing, short-term incentive and tax effects and (b) including in the diluted shares outstanding, 61.7 million shares issuable in respect to such convertible notes.

American Airlines Group Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions)(Unaudited)
			Year Ended December 31,
				2022				2021
	Net cash provided by operating activities		$	2,173			$	704
	Cash flows from investing activities:
	Capital expenditures, net of aircraft purchase deposit returns			(2,546	)			(208	)
	Airport construction projects, net of reimbursements			(360	)			(204	)
	Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions			86				181
	Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			61				193
	Sales of short-term investments			14,972				13,923
	Purchases of short-term investments			(11,257	)			(19,454	)
	Decrease (increase) in restricted short-term investments			1				(401	)
	Purchase of equity investments			(321	)			(28	)
	Other investing activities			-				15
	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			636				(5,983	)
	Cash flows from financing activities:
	Payments on long-term debt and finance leases			(3,752	)			(7,343	)
	Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			1,069				12,190
	Deferred financing costs			(4	)			(209	)
	Shares withheld for taxes pursuant to employee stock plans			(21	)			(18	)
	Proceeds from issuance of equity			-				460
	Other financing activities			77				208
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(2,631	)			5,288
	Net increase in cash and restricted cash			178				9
	Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year			408				399
(1)	Cash and restricted cash at end of year		$	586			$	408
(1)	The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash to amounts reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
	Cash		$	440			$	273
	Restricted cash included in restricted cash and short-term investments			146				135
	Total cash and restricted cash		$	586			$	408

American Airlines Group Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions, except shares)
	December 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash	$	440			$	273
Short-term investments		8,525				12,158
Restricted cash and short-term investments		995				990
Accounts receivable, net		2,138				1,505
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net		2,279				1,795
Prepaid expenses and other		892				615
Total current assets		15,269				17,336
Operating property and equipment
Flight equipment		39,703				37,856
Ground property and equipment		9,913				9,335
Equipment purchase deposits		613				517
Total property and equipment, at cost		50,229				47,708
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(20,029	)			(18,171	)
Total property and equipment, net		30,200				29,537
Operating lease right-of-use assets		8,094				7,850
Other assets
Goodwill		4,091				4,091
Intangibles, net		2,059				1,988
Deferred tax asset		3,099				3,556
Other assets		1,904				2,109
Total other assets		11,153				11,744
Total assets	$	64,716			$	66,467
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance leases	$	3,274			$	2,489
Accounts payable		2,149				1,772
Accrued salaries and wages		1,713				1,489
Air traffic liability		6,745				6,087
Loyalty program liability		3,169				2,896
Operating lease liabilities		1,465				1,507
Other accrued liabilities		2,981				2,766
Total current liabilities		21,496				19,006
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt and finance leases, net of current maturities		32,389				35,571
Pension and postretirement benefits		2,837				5,053
Loyalty program liability		5,976				6,239
Operating lease liabilities		6,559				6,610
Other liabilities		1,258				1,328
Total noncurrent liabilities		49,019				54,801
Stockholders' equity (deficit)
Common stock, 650,642,461 shares outstanding at December 31, 2022		6				6
Additional paid-in capital		7,291				7,234
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(4,585	)			(5,942	)
Retained deficit		(8,511	)			(8,638	)
Total stockholders' deficit		(5,799	)			(7,340	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	64,716			$	66,467

FAQ

What were American Airlines' fourth-quarter earnings results for 2022?

American Airlines reported a fourth-quarter net income of $803 million, or $1.14 per diluted share.

What is American Airlines' guidance for 2023 earnings per share?

For 2023, American Airlines expects adjusted earnings per diluted share to be between $2.50 and $3.50.

How much total debt has American Airlines reduced since 2021?

American Airlines has reduced its total debt by more than $8 billion from peak levels in the second quarter of 2021.

What was the record revenue for American Airlines in the fourth quarter of 2022?

The record fourth-quarter revenue for American Airlines was $13.2 billion.

How much liquidity did American Airlines have at the end of 2022?

American Airlines ended 2022 with $12 billion in total available liquidity.