BUZZ - Boeing’s quarterly loss widens due to production challenges, stock price falls

October 27 - ** Aircraft manufacturer Boeing (BA.N) shares fell 2.6% to close at $183.29 after releasing its third-quarter earnings report

** Due to supply chain challenges and production delays in its commercial airplanes division, Boeing's third-quarter loss (link) exceeded expectations, even though profit margins improved in other business segments

** The commercial airplanes division posted an operating loss of $697 million; the profit margin was -6.5%

** The division attributed this to deliveries of lower-margin passenger jets and rising production costs, including supply chain issues

** Adjusted loss per share for the third quarter was $0.34, while analysts on average had expected a loss of $0.21, according to LSEG data

** Revenue increased 4% to $24.19 billion, surpassing analysts' expectation of $23.84 billion ** As of the previous close, the stock was down 13.3% year-to-date

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