Alaska Air Group Inc (ALK)

Return on assets (ROA)

Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Net income (ttm) US$ in thousands 395,000 322,000 225,000 245,000 235,000 259,000 160,000 59,000 58,000 54,000 208,000 466,000 478,000 30,000 -595,000 -1,206,000 -1,307,000 -696,000 57,000 533,000
Total assets US$ in thousands 19,768,000 19,559,000 15,342,000 14,813,000 15,834,000 15,165,000 14,829,000 14,296,000 14,281,000 14,531,000 14,800,000 14,210,000 13,951,000 13,882,000 14,656,000 14,262,000 14,046,000 14,749,000 13,998,000 13,363,000
ROA 2.00% 1.65% 1.47% 1.65% 1.48% 1.71% 1.08% 0.41% 0.41% 0.37% 1.41% 3.28% 3.43% 0.22% -4.06% -8.46% -9.31% -4.72% 0.41% 3.99%

December 31, 2024 calculation

ROA = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $395,000K ÷ $19,768,000K
= 2.00%

Alaska Air Group Inc's return on assets (ROA) has shown fluctuations over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024.

Starting at 3.99% in March 2020, the ROA decreased sharply to 0.41% in June 2020, and further deteriorated to -4.72% in September 2020 and -9.31% in December 2020. This downward trend indicated declining efficiency in generating profits from its assets.

However, the trend started to reverse in the following quarters, with ROA improving to 3.43% in December 2021. After fluctuating in the subsequent periods, Alaska Air Group Inc's ROA stabilized around 1.5-2.0% range from March 2024 to December 2024.

Overall, the company faced challenges in maintaining a consistent ROA during the period under review, indicating variability in its asset utilization efficiency and profit generation capability. Further analysis is needed to understand the factors driving these fluctuations in ROA.