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In 2017, Eastman Chemical had interest expenses of $241 million, a decline 5.5% on a YoY (year-over-year) basis.

United Continental (UAL) has raised ~$1.4 billion in debt in 1Q17, which includes $650 million in revolving credit facility, a term loan of $440 million, and another $300 million in unsecured debt.

Analysts are estimating that United Continental’s revenues (UAL) will rise ~5.2% year-over-year (or YoY) to ~$10 billion.

United Continental (UAL) is expected to announce its 2Q17 earnings on July 18, 2017.

As of June 9, four of the analysts (25%) tracking United Continental (UAL) had a “strong buy” recommendation on the stock, while five (31.3%) had a “buy.”

As its capacity growth for May exceeded the traffic growth, United Continental’s (UAL) utilization fell 0.9 percentage points YoY to 81.6%.

For 1Q17, analysts expect United Continental’s revenues (UAL) to improve ~1.9% year-over-year or YoY to $8.3 billion.

United Continental (UAL) is expected to announce its first quarter earnings for 2017 on April 18, 2017.

Herbalife expects its 4Q16 net sales to be lower than expectation due to the strong US dollar and lower volumes.

In 4Q16, analysts are estimating United Continental’s revenue (UAL) to fall ~1.1% year-over-year (or YoY) to $8.9 billion versus an earlier estimate of a 3.2% fall.

United Continental (UAL) is expected to announce its fourth quarter earnings for 2016 on January 19, 2017.

Campbell Soup rose 0.52% to close at $60.13 per share on December 20. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 0.23%, 10.9%, and 17.0%.

In November 2016, United Continental Holdings’ (UAL) capacity grew by 1.6% YoY (year-over-year). YTD as of November, capacity grew 1.3%.

Campbell Soup (CPB) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share on its common stock.

Campbell Soup fell 0.42% to close at $54.22 per share on November 17 The stock’s weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 1.7%, 1.3%, and 5.5%.

Herbalife (HLF) has a market cap of $5.1 billion. It fell 2.0% to close at $54.96 per share on November 4, 2016.

Price movement Herbalife (HLF) has a market cap of $5.5 billion. It fell 2.6% to close at $59.12 per share on November 1, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were -1.4%, -7.4%, and 10.3%, respectively, on the same day. HLF is trading 4.4% below its 20-day moving average, 4.3% below […]

Cost per available seat mile excluding fuel For 3Q16, Delta Air Lines (DAL) has managed to keep its cost per available seat mile excluding fuel flat YoY (year-over-year). This is an achievement, considering that peers continue to see their costs rising. Fuel savings continue In 3Q16, the price of fuel fell 17.5% YoY to $1.48 […]

Pay raise After 20 months of talks and a nine-month stand-off, Delta Air Lines has finally managed to reach an agreement in principle with its pilots for a new contract. Delta’s management called the deal an “industry-leading package of pay, benefits and work rules.” According to the new contract, reached with the intervention of US federal […]

Analysts are estimating United Continental’s 3Q16 revenue to fall ~4.4% YoY to $9.8 billion, as compared to the earlier estimate of a 3% fall.

According to Bloomberg, 12 out of 16 analysts tracking UAL have issued “buy” recommendations. Four analysts have issued “holds.” None has issued a “sell.”

Delta Air Lines (DAL) is currently valued at ~4.3x its forward EV-to-EBITDA multiple. DAL’s valuation multiple is lower than its average valuation of ~4.7x.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) is one of the few airlines that pay dividends, as most airlines find it difficult to even stay profitable during cyclical downturns.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) has an accelerated debt reduction program, which helped the company reduce its debt from $21.7 billion in 2009 to $7.8 billion at the end of 2Q16.

Herbalife (HLF) rose 1.6% to close at $62.03 per share during the second week of September 2016.

Campbell Soup Company (CPB) has a market cap of $17.2 billion. It fell 0.13% to close at $55.31 per share on September 19, 2016.

In August 2016, American Airlines’s (AAL) traffic fell 2.8% year-over-year, significantly lagging its capacity growth in the same period. So far in 2016, AAL’s traffic has increased 1.0%.

American Airlines’s (AAL) capacity grew 1.4% year-over-year in August 2016. AAL’s capacity has grown by 2.5% so far in 2016, which is higher than the airline’s total capacity growth of 1.1% for fiscal 2015.

For August 2016, United Continental Holdings’ (UAL) capacity rose 1.9% YoY (year-over-year). This is the second-highest rise in 2016.

Herbalife (HLF) has a market cap of $5.7 billion. It rose by 0.29% to close at $61.35 per share on September 2, 2016.

CPB fell by 4.6% to close at $57.73 per share during the fifth week of August, with weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements of -4.6%, -5.6%, and 11.6%.

Herbalife (HLF) has a market cap of $6.0 billion. It rose by 4.6% to close at $63.30 per share on August 29, 2016.

Herbalife fell by 2.3% to close at $60.50 per share on August 26, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were -4.4%, -9.7%, and 12.8%.

Herbalife (HLF) fell by 3.4% and closed at $64.81 per share during the second week of August 2016. Herbalife reported 2Q16 net sales of $1.20 billion.

Herbalife (HLF) fell by 1.4% to close at $67.09 per share during the first week of August 2016.

In a Bloomberg survey of 19 brokerage companies taken on July 26, 2016, about 58% of analysts rated Becton, Dickinson and Company as a “buy.”

Campbell Soup fell by 4.9% to close at $63.38 per share in the third week of July. Its weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were -4.9%, 1.7%, and 22.5%.

Herbalife rose by 9.9% to close at $65.25 per share on July 15. Its weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 6.9%, 10.2%, and 21.7%, respectively.

Looking at current valuation, we see that as of June 24, 2016, United Continental (UAL) has a forward EV-to-EBITDA multiple of 3.23x. This is lower than all its major peers.

United Continental’s high debt has been a concern for investors for a long time. It has also been rated below investment grade for the same reason.

United Continental’s EBITDA margins are expected to improve in 2Q16. However, its margins are expected to decline for the remaining two quarters.

For 2016, analysts are estimating United Continental’s (UAL) revenue to decline by 4% to $36.0 billion. The decline is higher than the earlier estimate of 2%.

Herbalife (HLF) fell by 2.5% and closed at $57.50 per share at the end of the fourth week of June 2016. It reported fiscal 1Q16 net sales of $1.12 billion.

Campbell Soup (CPB) has a market cap of $19.4 billion. It fell by 0.41% to close at $62.59 per share on June 22, 2016.

Herbalife (HLF) has a market cap of $5.6 billion. It fell by 2.0% to close at $60.71 per share on May 25, 2016.

Reynolds American’s (RAI) Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company’s Natural American Spirit brand aligns with consumers seeking authentic products. The company notes that Natural American Spirit brand is made of natural, additive-free tobacco.

Currently, Edwards Lifesciences’ Sapien 3 and Sapien XT are approved by the FDA to be used in high-risk patients only.

As of April 8, American Airlines was valued at 4.48x its forward EV-to-EBITDA ratio—slightly lower than AAL’s post-merger average valuation of 4.56x.

Cooper Tire & Rubber rose by 0.59% to close at $36.05 per share on April 7. Its weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements are -2.6%, -6.2%, and -4.5%.

Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Cooper Tire & Rubber Company’s Corporate Family and Probability of Default ratings from B1 and B1-PD to Ba3 and Ba3-PD, respectively.

After declining slightly and appearing mostly flat for the past three months, American Airlines’ (AAL) capacity grew by 8% year-over-year in February 2016.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB) has a market cap of $2.2 billion. CTB rose by 2.6% to close at $38.71 per share on February 23, 2016.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners (CLMT) has fallen 38% so far in 2016. It has generated total returns of -46% over the last year.

Herbalife (HLF), which has a market cap of $4.4 billion, rose by 3.6% to close at $47.86 per share on February 1.

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) remained the top player in the worldwide hardcopy peripherals market, with 10.0 million units shipped in 3Q15.

WTI crude oil’s discount to Brent crude oil converged slightly in the week ending December 4, 2015—compared to the WTI-Brent spread on November 27.

It’s important for investors to understand SUPERVALU’s current strengths and weaknesses as well as its potential opportunities and threats.

Keurig Green Mountain has around 575 different beverage products and over 80 brands in its product portfolio. It launched several new ones in fiscal 2015.

Archer Daniels planned its acquisition of Eatem Foods with the intention of accelerating its evolution from an ingredient supplier to a solutions provider.

Bunge’s performance in the last quarter was disappointing. It reported an operating margin of $152 million in 2Q15, down by ~63% compared to 2Q14.

Short-term outlook above expectations The IATA (International Air Transport Association) has revised its forecast upwards on global airline profitability after the free fall of crude oil prices in the second half of 2014. Global net profit for 2014 is now estimated at $19.9 billion, higher than $18 billion projected in June. Profitability is expected to […]