CALGARY—WestJet Airlines saw its full-year profit drop 19.6 per cent from 2015, as its operating expenses increased more than revenue did.
The Calgary-based company’s net income for the 12 months that ended Dec. 31 was $295.5 million, or $2.45 per diluted share.
That was down from $367.5 million or $2.92 per share in 2015, a record for WestJet.
Last year’s fourth-quarter net income was down 12.9 per cent, falling to $55.2 million from $63.4 million a year earlier.
The quarter’s profit amounted to 47 cents per diluted share of net income, down from 51 cents. Full-year profit was $2.45 per share, down from $2.92 per share in 2015.
WestJet’s annual revenue increased 2.32 per cent to $4.12 billion and fourth-quarter revenue was up 6.2 per cent to $1.02 billion, while operating expenses were up 6.4 per cent for the year and 10.2 per cent for the quarter.
The annual revenue was up from $4.03 billion in 2015, and $958.7 million in that year’s fourth quarter.
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