Boeing May Peg 787 Profit Benchmark to Output of 1,100 Planes

Boeing Co. is poised to give investors the first glimpse into the average profit from each 787 Dreamliner today, with analysts estimating the company will spread the initial costs over 1,100 planes.

That’s the average of 18 estimates compiled by Bloomberg for Boeing’s so-called accounting block for the 787. Chicago-based Boeing uses a practice known as program accounting to determine average profitability rather than posting a loss on early output because of high startup expenses.