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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Misses Q2 EPS by 3c, Revenue Beats

July 22, 2021 6:33 AM EDT

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) reported Q2 EPS of ($0.35), $0.03 worse than the analyst estimate of ($0.32). Revenue for the quarter came in at $4 billion versus the consensus estimate of $3.88 billion.

The following table presents selected revenue and load factor results for second quarter 2021:
April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 2Q 2021
Operating revenue compared with 2019 (a) Down 42.2% Down 34.7% Down 20.7% Down 32.2%
Previous estimation Down ~42% Down ~35% Down ~20% (b)
Load factor 79.0% 83.5% 85.5% 82.9%
Previous estimation (c) ~84% ~85% (b)
(a) The Company believes that operating revenues compared with 2019 is a more relevant measure of performance than a year-over-year comparison due to the significant impacts in 2020 due to the pandemic.
(b) No previous estimation provided.
(c) Remains unchanged from previously provided estimation.

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