ATSG Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results
- ATSG projects record 2023 freighter lease deployments
- Q2 revenues up 4%
- Adjusted EPS of $0.57
- ACMI Services pre-tax earnings up 10%
- Pretax earnings down from $69 million
- CAM segment pre-tax earnings decreased 22%
- Lower 2023 capital spending projection by $65 million
– Projects Record 2023 Freighter Lease Deployments With Lower Full Year Capital Expenditure Requirements
– Increases 2023 Adjusted EPS Guidance
Second Quarter 2023 Results
-
Revenues of
, up$529 million 4%
-
GAAP EPS (basic) from Continuing Operations of
, down$0.54 $0.19
-
Adjusted EPS* from Continuing Operations of
, versus$0.57 diluted$0.59
-
Pretax Earnings of
, down from$50 million .$69 million
-
Adjusted Pretax* Earnings of
, down from$58 million $67 million
-
Adjusted EBITDA* of
, comparable to prior year$157 million
- 3.9 million shares repurchased since October 2022, including 950,000 shares in the second quarter
Rich Corrado, President and CEO of ATSG, said, “Our results in the second quarter reflect a rebound from the first quarter in our passenger airline operations, including both improved revenues and cost efficiencies, and the benefit of 13 more Boeing 767-300 freighters in service at June 30 this year versus a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA was in-line with the prior year period, despite continuing inflationary effects on our operations versus the second quarter of 2022. We remain confident in executing our plan to lease nineteen newly converted freighters in 2023, including nine leased to date. We continue to expect attractive returns on what we now project will be
* Adjusted EPS (Earnings per Share), Adjusted Pretax Earnings, Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) and Adjusted Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures and are defined and reconciled to GAAP measures at the end of this release.
Segment Results
Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM)
-
Aircraft leasing and related revenues from external customers in the second quarter were up
4% compared with the prior year quarter, driven by higher average lease rates as more 767-300s have been deployed, offset in part by fewer leased 767-200 aircraft.
-
Pre-tax earnings decreased
22% to versus the prior year quarter. Earnings were impacted by the scheduled return of ten 767-200s since June 2022, including seven in the second quarter this year. Interest expense versus the prior year period increased$31 million , and depreciation was up$5 million , also impacting pre-tax earnings.$2 million
- CAM deployed one 767-300 leased freighter to an external customer during the quarter. Six more leased freighters have been deployed since June 30, 2023, including four more 767-300s, and two A321-200s.
- Twenty-three aircraft are currently in or awaiting conversion to freighters. That total includes seven A321 aircraft and sixteen 767-300s.
ACMI Services
-
Pre-tax earnings were
in the second quarter, up$24 million 10% versus the prior year quarter, driven by improved performance of passenger operations, including both military and commercial flying, and greater operating efficiencies.
-
Revenue block hours for ATSG's cargo airlines were up
1% for the second quarter while operating a net three more 767 freighters compared with the prior-year period. Cargo block hours were affected by the loss of certain long-haul ACMI flying between theU.S. andEurope versus 2022.
- Hours flown by the four Boeing 757 combination freighter-passenger aircraft were up significantly due to the resumption of a Pacific route in late 2022.
-
Passenger block hours, including combi flying, decreased
2% . The prior-year quarter included passenger hours flown for additional routes toEurope .
2023 Outlook
ATSG continues to expect Adjusted EBITDA for 2023 to be in a range of
"A solid July for both freighter leasing and passenger flying has positioned us to achieve our second-half 2023 goals, with sequential improvement each quarter," Corrado said.
ATSG has decreased its capital spending projection for 2023 by
Corrado noted that the fundamental driver of midsize freighter leasing - rapid fulfillment of e-commerce purchases via air express networks - will persist over the long term.
“Global e-commerce growth projections remain strong, and our owned fleet and conversion pipeline stand ready to meet future demand, further supported by the need to replace aging, less fuel-efficient aircraft over the next decade," he said. "Our freighters, including Boeing 767s, Airbus A321s, and Airbus A330s, remain the most efficient and reliable solutions for these markets.”
Corrado finished by saying, “Capital investments in 2024 are now expected to be lower than 2023 levels. That gives us the option to pursue other capital allocation alternatives that may yield even better returns for shareholders.”
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release, including the attached non-GAAP reconciliation tables, contains financial measures that are not calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
The historical non-GAAP financial measures included in this release are reconciled to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the non-GAAP Reconciliation tables included later in this release. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of projected Adjusted EBITDA or Adjusted EPS because it is unable to predict with reasonable accuracy the value of certain adjustments. Certain adjustments can be significantly impacted by the re-measurements of financial instruments including stock warrants issued to a customer. The Company’s earnings on a GAAP basis, including its earnings per share on a GAAP basis, and the non-GAAP adjustments for gains and losses resulting from the re-measurement of stock warrants, will depend on the future prices of ATSG stock, interest rates, and other assumptions which are highly uncertain.
Conference Call
ATSG will host an investor conference call on Friday, August 4, 2023, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to review its financial results for the second quarter of 2023, and its outlook for remainder of the year. Live call participants must register via this link that is also available at ATSG’s website, www.atsginc.com under “Investors” and “Presentations.” Once registered, call participants will receive dial-in numbers and a unique Personal Identification Number (PIN) that must be entered to join the live call. Listen-only access to live and replay versions of the call, including slides, will be available via a webcast link at the same ATSG website location. Slides that accompany management’s discussion of its quarterly results also may be downloaded there shortly before the start of the call at 10 a.m.
About ATSG
ATSG is a leading provider of aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation and related services to domestic and foreign air carriers and other companies that outsource their air cargo lift requirements. ATSG, through its leasing and airline subsidiaries, is the world's largest owner and operator of converted Boeing 767 freighter aircraft. Through its principal subsidiaries, including three airlines with separate and distinct
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this release contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause Air Transport Services Group, Inc.'s ("ATSG's") actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: (i) unplanned changes in the market demand for our assets and services, including the loss of customers or a reduction in the level of services we perform for customers; (ii) our operating airlines' ability to maintain on-time service and control costs; (iii) the cost and timing with respect to which we are able to purchase and modify aircraft to a cargo configuration; (iv) fluctuations in ATSG's traded share price and in interest rates, which may result in mark-to-market charges on certain financial instruments; (v) the number, timing, and scheduled routes of our aircraft deployments to customers; (vi) our ability to remain in compliance with key agreements with customers, lenders and government agencies; (vii) the impact of current supply chain constraints both within and outside
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (UNAUDITED) |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
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|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
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|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
REVENUES |
$ |
529,339 |
|
$ |
509,668 |
|
$ |
1,030,434 |
|
$ |
995,528 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
OPERATING EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Salaries, wages and benefits |
|
170,458 |
|
|
162,797 |
|
|
347,173 |
|
|
324,559 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
82,691 |
|
|
81,372 |
|
|
167,419 |
|
|
163,443 |
Maintenance, materials and repairs |
|
50,436 |
|
|
39,407 |
|
|
94,269 |
|
|
75,116 |
Fuel |
|
67,271 |
|
|
73,102 |
|
|
134,026 |
|
|
133,460 |
Contracted ground and aviation services |
|
19,682 |
|
|
20,153 |
|
|
37,470 |
|
|
38,484 |
Travel |
|
31,222 |
|
|
28,480 |
|
|
60,775 |
|
|
52,679 |
Landing and ramp |
|
4,744 |
|
|
4,085 |
|
|
8,868 |
|
|
8,663 |
Rent |
|
8,274 |
|
|
7,068 |
|
|
16,386 |
|
|
13,731 |
Insurance |
|
2,684 |
|
|
2,326 |
|
|
5,232 |
|
|
4,878 |
Other operating expenses |
|
22,136 |
|
|
20,361 |
|
|
41,652 |
|
|
40,204 |
|
|
459,598 |
|
|
439,151 |
|
|
913,270 |
|
|
855,217 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
OPERATING INCOME |
|
69,741 |
|
|
70,517 |
|
|
117,164 |
|
|
140,311 |
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Interest income |
|
180 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
395 |
|
|
24 |
Non-service component of retiree benefit credits |
|
(3,218) |
|
|
5,388 |
|
|
(6,436) |
|
|
10,776 |
Net gain on financial instruments |
|
1,818 |
|
|
6,011 |
|
|
78 |
|
|
8,707 |
Loss from non-consolidated affiliates |
|
(2,107) |
|
|
(3,220) |
|
|
(2,513) |
|
|
(4,623) |
Interest expense |
|
(16,672) |
|
|
(9,461) |
|
|
(32,377) |
|
|
(20,860) |
|
|
(19,999) |
|
|
(1,267) |
|
|
(40,853) |
|
|
(5,976) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
|
49,742 |
|
|
69,250 |
|
|
76,311 |
|
|
134,335 |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE |
|
(11,720) |
|
|
(15,040) |
|
|
(18,148) |
|
|
(30,329) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
|
38,022 |
|
|
54,210 |
|
|
58,163 |
|
|
104,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
EARNINGS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX |
|
— |
|
|
882 |
|
|
— |
|
|
882 |
NET EARNINGS |
$ |
38,022 |
|
$ |
55,092 |
|
$ |
58,163 |
|
$ |
104,888 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
EARNINGS PER SHARE - CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Basic |
$ |
0.54 |
|
$ |
0.73 |
|
$ |
0.82 |
|
$ |
1.41 |
Diluted |
$ |
0.49 |
|
$ |
0.61 |
|
$ |
0.73 |
|
$ |
1.18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES - CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Basic |
|
70,722 |
|
|
73,980 |
|
|
71,259 |
|
|
73,934 |
Diluted |
|
79,515 |
|
|
89,449 |
|
|
81,276 |
|
|
89,098 |
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) |
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(In thousands, except share data) |
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|
June 30, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2022 |
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ASSETS |
|
|
|
||
CURRENT ASSETS: |
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
43,150 |
|
$ |
27,134 |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of |
|
218,312 |
|
|
301,622 |
Inventory |
|
57,648 |
|
|
57,764 |
Prepaid supplies and other |
|
32,387 |
|
|
31,956 |
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS |
|
351,497 |
|
|
418,476 |
|
|
|
|
||
Property and equipment, net |
|
2,678,980 |
|
|
2,402,408 |
Customer incentive |
|
69,109 |
|
|
79,650 |
Goodwill and acquired intangibles |
|
487,534 |
|
|
492,642 |
Operating lease assets |
|
60,808 |
|
|
74,070 |
Other assets |
|
104,637 |
|
|
122,647 |
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ |
3,752,565 |
|
$ |
3,589,893 |
|
|
|
|
||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: |
|
|
|
||
Accounts payable |
$ |
269,805 |
|
$ |
192,992 |
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits |
|
51,509 |
|
|
56,498 |
Accrued expenses |
|
11,061 |
|
|
12,466 |
Current portion of debt obligations |
|
645 |
|
|
639 |
Current portion of lease obligations |
|
21,771 |
|
|
23,316 |
Unearned revenue |
|
38,654 |
|
|
21,546 |
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|
393,445 |
|
|
307,457 |
Long term debt |
|
1,514,737 |
|
|
1,464,285 |
Stock obligations |
|
1,762 |
|
|
695 |
Post-retirement obligations |
|
32,612 |
|
|
35,334 |
Long term lease obligations |
|
40,032 |
|
|
51,575 |
Other liabilities |
|
54,565 |
|
|
62,861 |
Deferred income taxes |
|
272,208 |
|
|
255,180 |
|
|
|
|
||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: |
|
|
|
||
Preferred stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized, including 75,000 Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock |
|
— |
|
|
— |
Common stock, par value |
|
708 |
|
|
723 |
Additional paid-in capital |
|
951,463 |
|
|
986,303 |
Retained earnings |
|
587,045 |
|
|
528,882 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(96,012) |
|
|
(103,402) |
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
1,443,204 |
|
|
1,412,506 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
$ |
3,752,565 |
|
$ |
3,589,893 |
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) |
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(In thousands) |
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
||||||||
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
||||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
OPERATING CASH FLOWS |
$ |
192,198 |
|
$ |
124,541 |
|
$ |
408,576 |
|
$ |
250,209 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Aircraft acquisitions and freighter conversions |
|
(138,556) |
|
|
(133,378) |
|
|
(303,164) |
|
|
(205,293) |
Planned aircraft maintenance, engine overhauls and other non-aircraft additions to property and equipment |
|
(55,568) |
|
|
(52,580) |
|
|
(109,761) |
|
|
(88,917) |
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment |
|
585 |
|
|
78 |
|
|
10,445 |
|
|
154 |
Acquisitions and investments in businesses |
|
— |
|
|
(16,545) |
|
|
(800) |
|
|
(16,545) |
TOTAL INVESTING CASH FLOWS |
|
(193,539) |
|
|
(202,425) |
|
|
(403,280) |
|
|
(310,601) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Principal payments on debt |
|
(65,103) |
|
|
(205,210) |
|
|
(90,317) |
|
|
(295,310) |
Proceeds from borrowings |
|
35,000 |
|
|
410,000 |
|
|
140,000 |
|
|
450,000 |
Payments for financing costs |
|
(27) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(511) |
|
|
— |
Bond Repurchase |
|
— |
|
|
(115,204) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(115,204) |
Purchase of common stock |
|
(14,956) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(36,874) |
|
|
— |
Taxes paid for conversion of employee awards |
|
(25) |
|
|
(89) |
|
|
(1,578) |
|
|
(1,439) |
TOTAL FINANCING CASH FLOWS |
|
(45,111) |
|
|
89,497 |
|
|
10,720 |
|
|
38,047 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH |
$ |
(46,452) |
|
$ |
11,613 |
|
$ |
16,016 |
|
$ |
(22,345) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
$ |
89,602 |
|
$ |
35,538 |
|
$ |
27,134 |
|
$ |
69,496 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD |
$ |
43,150 |
|
$ |
47,151 |
|
$ |
43,150 |
|
$ |
47,151 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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PRETAX EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AND ADJUSTED PRETAX EARNINGS SUMMARY |
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NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION |
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(In thousands) |
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
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|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
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|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
CAM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Aircraft leasing and related revenues |
$ |
115,281 |
|
$ |
114,703 |
|
$ |
232,355 |
|
$ |
226,638 |
Lease incentive amortization |
|
(3,903) |
|
|
(5,029) |
|
|
(8,933) |
|
|
(10,059) |
Total CAM |
|
111,378 |
|
|
109,674 |
|
|
223,422 |
|
|
216,579 |
ACMI Services |
|
366,187 |
|
|
347,498 |
|
|
700,314 |
|
|
677,588 |
Other Activities |
|
110,789 |
|
|
107,879 |
|
|
221,377 |
|
|
210,414 |
Total Revenues |
|
588,354 |
|
|
565,051 |
|
|
1,145,113 |
|
|
1,104,581 |
Eliminate internal revenues |
|
(59,015) |
|
|
(55,383) |
|
|
(114,679) |
|
|
(109,053) |
Customer Revenues |
$ |
529,339 |
|
$ |
509,668 |
|
$ |
1,030,434 |
|
$ |
995,528 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Pretax Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
CAM, inclusive of interest expense |
|
31,020 |
|
|
39,617 |
|
|
65,220 |
|
|
74,612 |
ACMI Services, interest expense |
|
24,054 |
|
|
21,837 |
|
|
21,643 |
|
|
44,002 |
Other Activities |
|
(1,299) |
|
|
191 |
|
|
(645) |
|
|
1,742 |
Net, unallocated interest expense |
|
(526) |
|
|
(574) |
|
|
(1,036) |
|
|
(881) |
Non-service components of retiree benefit credit |
|
(3,218) |
|
|
5,388 |
|
|
(6,436) |
|
|
10,776 |
Net gain on financial instruments |
|
1,818 |
|
|
6,011 |
|
|
78 |
|
|
8,707 |
Loss from non-consolidated affiliates |
|
(2,107) |
|
|
(3,220) |
|
|
(2,513) |
|
|
(4,623) |
Earnings from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes (GAAP) |
$ |
49,742 |
|
$ |
69,250 |
|
$ |
76,311 |
|
$ |
134,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Adjustments to Pretax Earnings from Continuing Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Add customer incentive amortization |
|
4,719 |
|
|
5,822 |
|
|
10,541 |
|
|
11,620 |
Add loss from non-consolidated affiliates |
|
2,107 |
|
|
3,220 |
|
|
2,513 |
|
|
4,623 |
Less net gain on financial instruments |
|
(1,818) |
|
|
(6,011) |
|
|
(78) |
|
|
(8,707) |
Less non-service components of retiree benefit credit |
|
3,218 |
|
|
(5,388) |
|
|
6,436 |
|
|
(10,776) |
Add net charges for hangar foam incident |
|
(28) |
|
|
— |
|
|
13 |
|
|
— |
Adjusted Pretax Earnings (non-GAAP) |
$ |
57,940 |
|
$ |
66,893 |
|
$ |
95,736 |
|
$ |
131,095 |
Adjusted Pretax Earnings excludes certain items included in GAAP-based pretax Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes because these items are distinctly different in their predictability among periods or not closely related to our operations. Presenting this measure provides investors with a comparative metric of fundamental operations, while highlighting changes to certain items among periods. Adjusted Pretax Earnings should not be considered an alternative to Earnings from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP.
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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ADJUSTED EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND |
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AMORTIZATION |
|||||||||||
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION |
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(In thousands) |
|||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
||||||||
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
||||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes |
$ |
49,742 |
|
$ |
69,250 |
|
$ |
76,311 |
|
$ |
134,335 |
Interest Income |
|
(180) |
|
|
(15) |
|
|
(395) |
|
|
(24) |
Interest Expense |
|
16,672 |
|
|
9,461 |
|
|
32,377 |
|
|
20,860 |
Depreciation and Amortization |
|
82,691 |
|
|
81,372 |
|
|
167,419 |
|
|
163,443 |
EBITDA from Continuing Operations (non-GAAP) |
$ |
148,925 |
|
$ |
160,068 |
|
$ |
275,712 |
|
$ |
318,614 |
Add customer incentive amortization |
|
4,719 |
|
|
5,822 |
|
|
10,541 |
|
|
11,620 |
Add start-up loss from non-consolidated affiliates |
|
2,107 |
|
|
3,220 |
|
|
2,513 |
|
|
4,623 |
Less net gain on financial instruments |
|
(1,818) |
|
|
(6,011) |
|
|
(78) |
|
|
(8,707) |
Add non-service components of retiree benefit credits |
|
3,218 |
|
|
(5,388) |
|
|
6,436 |
|
|
(10,776) |
Add net charges for hangar foam incident |
|
(28) |
|
|
— |
|
|
13 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) |
$ |
157,123 |
|
$ |
157,711 |
|
$ |
295,137 |
|
$ |
315,374 |
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA to assess the performance of its operating results among periods. It is a metric that facilitates the comparison of financial results of underlying operations. Additionally, these non-GAAP adjustments are similar to the adjustments used by lenders in the Company’s senior secured credit facility to assess financial performance and determine the cost of borrowed funds. The adjustments also remove the non-service cost components of retiree benefit plans because they are not closely related to ongoing operating activities. To improve comparability between periods, the adjustments also exclude from EBITDA from Continuing Operations charges related to the discharge of a fire suppression system in the Company's aircraft hangar, net of related insurance recoveries. Management presents EBITDA from Continuing Operations, a commonly referenced metric, as a subtotal toward computing Adjusted EBITDA.
EBITDA from Continuing Operations is defined as Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes plus net interest expense, depreciation, and amortization expense. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA from Continuing Operations less financial instrument revaluation gains or losses, non-service components of retiree benefit costs including pension plan settlements, amortization of warrant-based customer incentive costs recorded in revenue, costs from non-consolidated affiliates and charges related to the discharge of a fire suppression system, net of insurance recoveries.
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW |
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NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION |
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(In thousands) |
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
|
Trailing 12 Months Ended |
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|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
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|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
OPERATING CASH FLOWS (GAAP) |
$ |
192,198 |
|
$ |
124,541 |
|
$ |
408,576 |
|
$ |
250,209 |
|
$ |
630,487 |
Sustaining capital expenditures |
|
(55,568) |
|
|
(52,580) |
|
|
(109,761) |
|
|
(88,917) |
|
|
(207,680) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW (non-GAAP) |
$ |
136,630 |
|
$ |
71,961 |
|
$ |
298,815 |
|
$ |
161,292 |
|
$ |
422,807 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sustaining capital expenditures includes cash outflows for planned aircraft maintenance, engine overhauls, information systems and other non-aircraft additions to property and equipment. It does not include expenditures for aircraft acquisitions and related passenger-to-freighter conversion costs.
Adjusted Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP) includes cash flow from operations net of expenditures for planned aircraft maintenance, engine overhauls and other non-aircraft additions to property and equipment. Management believes that adjusting GAAP operating cash flows is useful for investors to evaluate the company's ability to generate adjusted free cash flow for growth initiatives, debt service, cash returns for shareholders or other discretionary allocations of capital.
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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ADJUSTED EARNINGS AND ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE |
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NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION |
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(In thousands) |
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Management presents Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted Earnings Per Share, both non-GAAP measures, to provide additional information regarding earnings per share without the volatility otherwise caused by the items below among periods. |
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
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|
June 30, 2023 |
|
June 30, 2022 |
|
June 30, 2023 |
|
June 30, 2022 |
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|
$ |
|
$ Per Share |
|
$ |
|
$ Per Share |
|
$ |
|
$ Per Share |
|
$ |
|
$ Per Share |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Earnings from Continuing Operations - basic (GAAP) |
$ |
38,022 |
|
|
|
$ |
54,210 |
|
|
|
$ |
58,163 |
|
|
|
$ |
104,006 |
|
|
||||
Gain from warrant revaluation, net tax1 |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
(107) |
|
|
|
|
(148) |
|
|
|
|
(50) |
|
|
||||
Convertible notes interest charges, net of tax 2 |
|
780 |
|
|
|
|
762 |
|
|
|
|
1,556 |
|
|
|
|
1,522 |
|
|
||||
Earnings from Continuing Operations - diluted (GAAP) |
|
38,802 |
|
$ |
0.49 |
|
|
54,865 |
|
$ |
0.61 |
|
|
59,571 |
|
$ |
0.73 |
|
|
105,478 |
|
$ |
1.18 |
Adjustments, net of tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Customer incentive amortization3 |
|
3,665 |
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
4,493 |
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
8,211 |
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
8,968 |
|
|
0.10 |
Non-service component of retiree benefits4 |
|
2,499 |
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
(4,158) |
|
|
(0.05) |
|
|
5,012 |
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
(8,316) |
|
|
(0.09) |
Financial instrument revaluations5 |
|
(1,411) |
|
|
(0.02) |
|
|
(4,533) |
|
|
(0.05) |
|
|
95 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(6,671) |
|
|
(0.07) |
Loss from affiliates6 |
|
1,636 |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
2,485 |
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
1,953 |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
3,568 |
|
|
0.04 |
Hangar foam incident7 |
|
(22) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
10 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted Earnings Per Share (non-GAAP) |
$ |
45,169 |
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
$ |
53,152 |
|
$ |
0.59 |
|
$ |
74,852 |
|
$ |
0.92 |
|
$ |
103,027 |
|
$ |
1.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Shares |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
||||||||
Weighted Average Shares - diluted |
|
79,515 |
|
|
|
|
89,449 |
|
|
|
|
81,276 |
|
|
|
|
89,098 |
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
This presentation does not give effect to convertible note hedges the Company purchased having the same number of the Company's common shares, 8.1 million shares, and the same strike price of
Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted Earnings Per Share should not be considered as alternatives to Earnings from Continuing Operations, Weighted Average Shares - diluted or Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted Earnings Per Share should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the company's results as reported under GAAP.
1. Under |
2. Application of accounting standard ASU No. 2020-06, "Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity" requires convertible debt to be treated under the "if-convert method" for EPS. |
3. Removes the amortization of the warrant-based customer incentives which are recorded against revenue over the term of the related aircraft leases and customer contracts. |
4. Removes the non-service component of post-retirement costs and credits. |
5. Removes gains and losses from period end financial instruments revaluations, including derivative interest rate instruments, customer warrant and sale option. |
6. Removes losses for the Company's non-consolidated affiliates. |
7. Removes charges and gains related to the discharge of a fire suppression system in the Company's aircraft hangar, net of related insurance recoveries. |
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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AIRCRAFT FLEET |
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Aircraft Types |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2022 |
|
December 31, 2022 |
|
June 30, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2023 Projected |
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|
|
Freighter |
|
Passenger |
|
Freighter |
|
Passenger |
|
Freighter |
|
Passenger |
|
Freighter |
|
Passenger |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B767-200 |
|
33 |
|
3 |
|
32 |
|
3 |
|
24 |
|
3 |
|
21 |
|
3 |
B767-300 |
|
70 |
|
8 |
|
78 |
|
8 |
|
83 |
|
8 |
|
93 |
|
8 |
B777-200 |
|
— |
|
3 |
|
— |
|
3 |
|
— |
|
3 |
|
— |
|
3 |
B757 Combi |
|
— |
|
4 |
|
— |
|
4 |
|
— |
|
4 |
|
— |
|
4 |
A321-200 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
5 |
|
— |
Total Aircraft in Service |
|
103 |
|
18 |
|
110 |
|
18 |
|
107 |
|
18 |
|
119 |
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In or awaiting cargo conversion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B767-300 |
|
14 |
|
— |
|
15 |
|
— |
|
20 |
|
— |
|
12 |
|
— |
A321 |
|
5 |
|
— |
|
7 |
|
— |
|
9 |
|
— |
|
4 |
|
— |
A330 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
3 |
|
— |
B767 staging for lease |
|
1 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
2 |
|
— |
|
2 |
|
— |
Total Aircraft |
|
123 |
|
18 |
|
132 |
|
18 |
|
138 |
|
18 |
|
140 |
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aircraft in Service Deployments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30 |
|
December 31, |
|
June 30 |
|
December 31, |
||||||||
|
|
2022 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2023 Projected |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dry leased without CMI |
|
37 |
|
39 |
|
38 |
|
49 |
||||||||
Dry leased with CMI |
|
52 |
|
52 |
|
48 |
|
47 |
||||||||
Customer provided for CMI |
|
7 |
|
13 |
|
15 |
|
16 |
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ACMI/Charter1 |
|
25 |
|
24 |
|
24 |
|
25 |
1. ACMI/Charter includes four Boeing 767 passenger aircraft leased from external companies. |
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Quint Turner, ATSG Inc. Chief Financial Officer
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Source: Air Transport Services Group, Inc.