Debt cut helps Ford to surprise earnings

By Kimberly S. Johnson | July 24, 2009, Friday |

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FORD Motor Co posted a surprise second-quarter profit of US$2.8 billion yesterday, due to income related to a reduction of debt.

The nation's second-largest auto maker said it earned 69 US cents a share, compared with a loss of US$8.7 billion, or US$3.89 a share, for the same quarter a year ago. That quarter was the worst in Ford's history.

Excluding special items, including the debt reduction, Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford would have lost US$424 million, or 21 cents a share, far surpassing analysts' expectations. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected a per share loss of 50 cents on revenue of US$24.7 billion.

The second-quarter profit came because of a US$3.4 billion gain due to debt reduction. In March Ford swapped stock and cash to reduce its loan and bond debt by US$7.7 billion. The company has cut its debt by US$10.1 billion this year, and is likely to take additional action this year to further cut debt and raise cash.

Ford spent US$1 billion more in cash than it earned in the quarter, versus US$1.4 billion in the first quarter.

Revenue was US$27.2 billion, US$11 billion less than the same quarter a year ago.

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Debt cut helps Ford to surprise earnings

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