The 'unrealized' losses did not affect IMMEDIATE cash flow but will drain cash going into the future unless oil prices 'rise'... [KQ has enough cash to pay off the hedges. KQ generated more than enough cash in 1H to pay them off]
These 'losses' will flow through the P&L account as they unwind but (hopefully) KQ can make more 'real' profits with the increased operations/flights during 2H... [If the hedges 'increase' in value for KQ then the losses on the hedges will also decrease]
I liked the results BUT I was not blown away... [I was expecting 3.60 not 3.11 but see below...]
The expenses had an additional 500mn for a leased plane that was returned... This is a one-off from what I understand... So if I were to 'add' that back to PBT then we have a decent set of results...
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett