UPDATE: United Continental Posts Q4 Profit

United Continental Holdings

posted a profit in the fourth quarter. United Continental posted a quarterly profit of $140 million, or $0.37 per share, versus a year-ago loss of $620 million, or $1.87 per share. Excluding one-time items, its adjusted earnings came in at $0.78 per share. Its revenue climbed 7.2% to $9.33 billion. However, analysts were estimating a profit of $0.65 per share on revenue of $9.29 billion. United Continental's passenger revenue per available seat mile rose 3.2%. United Continental shares fell 0.77% to $48.80 in pre-market trading.