secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (DAL)
CIK:        0000027904
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-10-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001683168-23-007072
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Delta reports record Q3 revenue; adjusted EPS $2.03; guides FY EPS $6.00-$6.25
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- Record Sep quarter adjusted revenue $14.6B (+13% YoY); adjusted EPS $2.03 (+35% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.72.
- Full-year FY23 guidance: revenue growth ~20% YoY, operating margin ~11.5%, adjusted EPS $6.00-$6.25, free cash flow $2B.
- S&P upgraded Delta credit rating to BB+ with positive outlook; adjusted net debt $20.2B, down $2.1B from end of 2022.
- Dec quarter outlook: revenue up 9-12% YoY, operating margin 9-11%, EPS $1.05-$1.30.
- Balance sheet: repaid $3.7B debt YTD; expects >$4B for full year; free cash flow negative $250M in Q3.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316823007072/0001683168-23-007072-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316823007072/delta_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-23-007072

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