Global Crossing Airlines Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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Global Crossing Airlines reported Q3 2024 financial results with revenue up 23% to $52.4 million and record block hours of 7,460. EBITDAR doubled to $15.4 million, while net loss remained flat at $4.9 million ($0.08 per share). The quarter saw operational challenges with 35% of fleet offline in September due to weather and third-party damage. The company expanded its fleet to 18 aircraft and shifted focus to ACMI operations, resulting in 93% increase in ACMI revenue. For Q4 2024, GlobalX projects revenue of $55M-$61M and EBITDAR of $16M-$19M.

Positive

• Revenue increased 23% YoY to $52.4M
• EBITDAR doubled to $15.4M from $7.6M
• 93% increase in ACMI revenue
• Fleet expansion to 18 aircraft
• 24% and 37% improvement in revenue per block hour for charter and ACMI
• Three of four cargo aircraft fully booked for Q4

Negative

• Net loss of $4.9M ($0.08 per share)
• 35% of fleet offline in September due to maintenance issues
• Operating expenses increased to $54.9M from $44.9M
• Cash position decreased to $7.8M from $17.7M in December 2023
• 19% decline in average utilization per aircraft

Q3 Revenue Up 23% to $52.4 Million with Record Block Hours Operated of 7,460

GlobalX to Host Conference Call Tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time

MIAMI, Nov. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Crossing Airlines Group, Inc. (Cboe CA: JET, Cboe CA: JET.B, OTCQB: JETMF) (the “Company” or “GlobalX”), the Nation's fastest growing charter airline, today announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. All figures are for the three-month period ended September 30, presented in United States dollars and prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, unless otherwise noted.

Financial and Operational Summary
	Q3 2024	Q3 2023	% Change
Revenue:	$52.4M	$42.6M	23%
EBITDAR1:	$15.4M	$7.6M	~2x
Net Aircraft Available:	15.2	10.8	41%
Total Block Hours, including Sub Service:	8,064	6,890	17%
Average Utilization Per Aircraft:	491	602	(19)%

“We experienced another quarter of strong growth in Q3, though our results were impacted by several unplanned maintenance events outside our control in September due to severe weather and aircraft damage from a third-party vendor,” said Chris Jamroz, Executive Chairman of GlobalX. “Thanks to our team’s swift response, all but one of the five affected passenger aircraft were back in service by early October. As the Nation’s fastest-growing charter airline, we are proud to report impressive year-over-year revenue growth and enhanced profitability per aircraft on an hourly basis. Our core business remains in line with our strategic plan, and we are committed to sustainable profitability prerogatives.”

GlobalX President and CFO, Ryan Goepel, added, “The unforeseen events in September posed significant operational challenges, with approximately 35% of our fleet offline in one month. We minimized the impact on our bottom line by working closely with our customers and securing higher rates for both ACMI and charter contracts. Our strategic shift from charter to ACMI operations resulted in a 93% increase in ACMI revenue. This transition supports our focus on securing long-term, higher-margin ACMI contracts to leverage growing market demand and ongoing supply constraints.”

Mr. Goepel continued, “During the quarter, we secured multiple new contracts and strengthened relationships with existing partners, leading to record block hours in the third quarter and a 24% and 37% improvement in revenue per block hour for charter and ACMI, respectively. For the fourth quarter, we have fully booked three of our four cargo aircraft, which is typically a high-demand period due to the holiday season. Additionally, our Top Flight charter team has secured contracts with more than 10 college basketball teams for the 2024-2025 season, a substantial increase from last season. With our expanding fleet, growing customer base, and sustained demand for ACMI operations, we are well-positioned to execute on our strategic goals.”

Q3 2024 Financial Highlights (vs. Q3 2023)

• Revenue: Revenue increased 23% to $52.4 million compared to $42.6 million. The increase was driven primarily by higher block hours flown and aircraft fleet expansion, as well as increased revenue per block hour flown for both passenger ACMI and charter.

• Total Operating Expenses: Operating expenses were $54.9 million compared to $44.9 million. The increase was primarily due to higher aircraft rent, maintenance, and personnel costs associated with the expansion of the GlobalX fleet, as well as higher travel costs related to the expansion of a government contract.

• Net Income (Loss)/EPS: Net loss was flat at $4.9 million. Loss per share remained unchanged compared to the prior year at $(0.08) per basic and diluted share. The Company estimates net loss was impacted by approximately $5 million from the aforementioned maintenance events in September.

• EBITDAR¹: EBITDAR increased approximately 2x to $15.4 million compared to $7.6 million. This was primarily driven by increased revenue, improved operating margins, and higher average rates per block hour flown for both passenger ACMI and charter.

 Operational Highlights

• In the third quarter of 2024, GlobalX took delivery of one additional A320 and one A321 passenger aircraft, expanding the Company’s fleet to a total of 18 aircraft.
• Operated 1,600 hours in Europe with two aircraft, with plans to expand to three aircraft in 2025.
• Added several experienced leaders to our senior management team, each bringing essential expertise to drive the airline's continued growth.

Liquidity

• Cash and Restricted Cash: The Company had $7.8 million in cash and restricted cash at September 30, 2024, compared to cash and restricted cash of $10.4 million at June 30, 2024 and $17.7 million at December 31, 2023.

Financial Outlook

Guidance items provided in this release are based on the Company’s current estimates and are not a guarantee of future performance.

	Q4 2024	FY 2024
Revenue	$55M - $61M	$218M - $224M
Year-Over-Year Growth	2% - 13%	34% - 40%
EBITDAR	$16M - $19M	$60M - $63M
Year-Over-Year Growth	40% - 66%	195% - 215%
EBITDA	$2M - $5M	$2M - $5M
Year-Over-Year Improvement	$2M - $5M	$16M - $19M
Block Hours, including Sub Service	6,660 – 7,400	27,735- 28,475
Year-Over-Year Growth	58% - 75%	53% - 58%

The purpose of the financial outlook is to assist investors, shareholders, and others in understanding certain financial metrics relating to expected 2024 financial results for evaluating the performance of the Company’s business and is dated as of the date of this press release. This information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Information about the Company’s guidance, including the various assumptions underlying it, is forward-looking and should be read in conjunction with “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Information” in this press release and the related disclosure and information about various economic, competitive, and regulatory assumptions, factors, and risks that may cause the Company’s actual future financial and operating results to differ from what it currently expects.

Conference Call

The GlobalX management team will host a conference call tomorrow, followed by a question-and-answer period. Interested parties may submit questions to the Company prior to the call by emailing JET@elevate-ir.com.

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m. Eastern time
Toll-free dial-in number: (800) 717-1738
International dial-in number: (646) 307-1865
Conference ID: 86454
Webcast: GlobalX's Q3 2024 Conference Call

If you have any difficulty registering or connecting with the conference call, please contact Elevate IR at (720) 330-2829.

The conference call will also be available for replay on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.globalairlinesgroup.com.

About Global Crossing Airlines Group, Inc.

GlobalX is a US 121 domestic flag and supplemental airline flying the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. The Company’s services include domestic and international ACMI and charter flights for passengers and cargo throughout the US, Caribbean, Europe, and Latin America. GlobalX is IOSA certified by IATA and holds TCOs for Europe and the UK.

For more information:

Company Contact

Ryan Goepel, President & CFO
Tel: (720) 330-2829

Investor Relations Contact

Sean Mansouri, CFA or Aaron D’Souza
Email: JET@elevate-ir.com

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company evaluates its financial performance utilizing various accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted operating expenses, adjusted operating income (loss), Adjusted operating margin, adjusted pre-tax income (loss), Adjusted pre-tax margin, Adjusted net income (loss), Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided as supplemental information to the financial information presented in this press release that is calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP and these non-GAAP financial measures are presented because management believes that they supplement or enhance management's, analysts' and investors' overall understanding of the Company's underlying financial performance and trends and facilitate comparisons among current, past and future periods.

Because the non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, they should not be considered superior to and are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP financial measures presented in the press release and may not be the same as or comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies due to possible differences in the method of calculation and in the items being adjusted. We encourage investors to review our financial statements and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

The information below provides an explanation of certain adjustments reflected in the non-GAAP financial measures and shows a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures reported in this press release (other than forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures) to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Within the financial tables presented, certain columns and rows may not add due to the use of rounded numbers. Per unit amounts presented are calculated from the underlying amounts.

EBITDAR which is defined as Operating income (loss), plus depreciation, amortization, interest, taxes and aircraft rent is an important metric to be considered to allow investors to compare results across different airlines regardless of how the airlines acquired their aircraft. This distinction is important when comparing the operational results of an airline leasing its aircraft versus an airline purchasing its aircraft. Specifically, the airline leasing aircraft would see the costs relating to those aircraft flow through aircraft rent, while an airline that owns their aircraft would see their costs for those aircraft flow through depreciation and amortization. In order to compare the operating results of the two airlines an investor needs to look at EBITDAR which is why it is presented.

EBITDAR Reconciliation (in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024			Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Operating Income (Loss)	$	(2,504	)	$	(2,330	)
Depreciation and amortization		1,866			566
EBITDA		(638	)		(1,764	)
Aircraft Rent		16,031			9,400
EBITDAR		15,393			7,636

A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty of special items that may be incurred in the future, although these special items could be material to the Company’s results in accordance with GAAP.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains certain “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information”, as defined under applicable United States and Canadian securities laws, concerning anticipated developments and events that may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the Company’s industry leading revenue growth, continued growth and sustained profitability, execution of the Company’s strategic plan, future flight revenue, growth and improved profitability per aircraft on an hourly basis,  return to profitable growth, increasing ACMI market demand and ongoing supply shortage, financial outlook for revenue, EBITDA, EBITDAR and block hours, the achievement of the Company’s goals moving forward, the Company’s status as the Nation’s fastest growing charter airline and the Company’s growth plans. In certain cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects" "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved" suggesting future outcomes, or other expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release is based on certain factors and assumptions regarding, among other things, the receipt of financing to continue airline operations, the accuracy, reliability and success of GlobalX’s business model; GlobalX’s ability to accurately forecast demand; GlobalX will be able to successfully conclude definitive agreements for transactions subject to LOI; the timely receipt of governmental approvals; the success of airline operations of GlobalX; GlobalX’s ability to successfully enter new geographic markets; the legislative and regulatory environments of the jurisdictions where GlobalX will carry on business or have operations; the Company has or will have sufficient aircraft to provide the service; the impact of competition and the competitive response to GlobalX’s business strategy; the future price of fuel, and the availability of aircraft. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The Company has identified certain known material risk factors applicable to it in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC and its other filings with the SEC. Moreover, it is not always possible for the Company to predict how new risks and uncertainties that arise from time to time may affect it. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements. If GlobalX does update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that it will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except par value and share quantities)

		September 30, 2024				December 31, 2023
		(Unaudited)
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	7,070			$	11,596
Restricted cash			753				6,080
Accounts receivable, net of allowance			6,412				10,181
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			2,420				2,552
Current assets held for sale			380				184
Total Current Assets			17,035				30,593
Property and equipment, net			9,232				5,525
Finance leases, net			28,416				4,108
Operating lease right-of-use assets			93,553				76,881
Deposits			11,215				12,506
Other assets			3,119				1,715
Total Assets		$	162,570			$	131,328
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		$	12,817			$	7,481
Accrued liabilities			15,494				17,465
Deferred revenue			5,369				9,896
Customer deposits			3,764				3,935
Current portion of long-term operating leases			16,454				13,650
Current portion of finance leases			3,091				599
Total current liabilities			56,989				53,026
Other liabilities
Note payable			29,513				29,175
Long-term operating leases			79,076				65,158
Long-term finance leases			25,956				3,292
Other liabilities			531				544
Total other liabilities			135,076				98,169
Total Liabilities		$	192,065			$	151,195
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Common Stock
$.001 par value; 200,000,000 authorized; 61,023,439 and 58,925,871 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively		$	60			$	59
Additional paid-in capital			40,397				38,943
Retained deficit			(70,076	)			(59,094	)
Total Company's stockholders’ deficit			(29,619	)			(20,092	)
Noncontrolling interest			124				225
Total stockholders’ deficit			(29,495	)			(19,867	)
Total Liabilities and Deficit		$	162,570			$	131,328

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

		Three Months Ended September 30, 2024				Three Months Ended September 30, 2023				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Revenue		$	52,436			$	42,577			$	163,817			$	106,203
Operating Expenses
Salaries, Wages, & Benefits			17,404				15,040				50,923				38,264
Aircraft Fuel			4,104				5,743				17,904				19,779
Maintenance, materials and repairs			3,448				2,983				9,026				6,308
Depreciation and amortization			1,866				566				4,476				1,452
Contracted ground and aviation services			3,281				4,695				14,941				14,749
Travel			2,216				1,554				9,185				5,155
Insurance			1,627				1,219				4,815				3,589
Aircraft Rent			16,031				9,400				43,554				21,874
Other			4,963				3,707				13,573				9,669
Total Operating Expenses		$	54,940			$	44,907			$	168,397			$	120,839
Operating Loss			(2,504	)			(2,330	)			(4,580	)			(14,636	)
Non-Operating Expenses
Interest Expense			2,385				2,565				6,403				3,801
Total Non-Operating Expenses			2,385				2,565				6,403				3,801
Loss before income taxes			(4,889	)			(4,895	)			(10,983	)			(18,437	)
Income tax expense			-				-				-				-
Net Loss			(4,889	)			(4,895	)			(10,983	)			(18,437	)
Net Loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			(2	)			(11	)			(1	)			(11	)
Net Loss attributable to the Company			(4,887	)			(4,884	)			(10,982	)			(18,426	)
Loss per share:
Basic		$	(0.08	)		$	(0.08	)		$	(0.18	)		$	(0.33	)
Diluted		$	(0.08	)		$	(0.08	)		$	(0.18	)		$	(0.33	)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding			60,817,884				57,497,385				60,024,188				56,292,992
Fully diluted shares outstanding			60,817,884				57,497,385				60,024,188				56,292,992

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except shares quantities)

		Common Stock Number of Shares		Amount			Additional Paid in Capital			Retained Deficit				Total			Noncontrolling Interest			Total
Beginning – January 1, 2023		53,440,482		$	53		$	30,774		$	(38,083	)		$	(7,256	)	$	-		$	(7,256	)
Issuance of shares – options exercised		150,000			-			67			-				67			-			67
Issuance of shares – warrants exercised		2,499,453			3			1,134			-				1,137			-			1,137
Issuance of shares - share based compensation on RSUs		208,416			-			501			-				501			-			501
Loss for the period		-			-			-			(6,072	)			(6,072	)		-			(6,072	)
Ending – March 31, 2023		56,298,351		$	56		$	32,476		$	(44,155	)		$	(11,623	)	$	-		$	(11,623	)
Issuance of shares – warrants exercised		227,630			-			220			-				220			-			220
Issuance of shares - share based compensation on RSUs		481,593			1			578			-				579			-			579
Issuance of shares - ESPP		300,121			-			199			-				199			-			199
Loss for the period		-			-			-			(7,471	)			(7,471	)		-			(7,471	)
Ending – June 30, 2023		57,307,695		$	57		$	33,473		$	(51,626	)		$	(18,096	)	$	-		$	(18,096	)
Issuance of shares - share based compensation on RSUs		529,990			1			568			-				569			-			569
Loss for the period		-			-			-			(4,884	)			(4,884	)		(11	)		(4,895	)
Warrants issued		-			-			3,830			-				3,830			-			3,830
Ending – September 30, 2023		57,837,685		$	58		$	37,871		$	(56,510	)		$	(18,581	)	$	(11	)	$	(18,592	)
		Common Stock Number of Shares		Amount			Additional Paid in Capital			Retained Deficit				Total			Noncontrolling Interest			Total
Beginning – January 1, 2024		58,925,871		$	59		$	38,943		$	(59,094	)		$	(20,092	)	$	225		$	(19,867	)
Issuance of shares - share based compensation on RSUs		742,079			1			342			-				343			-			343
Loss for the period		-			-			-			(6,379	)			(6,379	)		-			(6,379	)
Ending – March 31, 2024		59,667,950		$	60		$	39,285		$	(65,473	)		$	(26,128	)	$	225		$	(25,903	)
Issuance of shares - share based compensation on RSUs		544,157			-			498			-				498			-			498
Issuance of shares - ESPP		391,574			-			221			-				221			-			221
Dividends		-			-			-			-				-			(100	)		(100	)
Income for the period		-			-			-			284				284			1			285
Ending – June 30, 2024		60,603,681		$	60		$	40,004		$	(65,189	)		$	(25,125	)	$	126		$	(24,999	)
Issuance of shares - share based compensation on RSUs		419,758			-			393			-				393			-			393
Loss for the period		-			-			-			(4,887	)			(4,887	)		(2	)		(4,889	)
Ending – September 30, 2024		61,023,439		$	60		$	40,397		$	(70,076	)		$	(29,619	)	$	124		$	(29,495	)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)

		For The Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2024				2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss		$	(10,983	)		$	(18,437	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation expense			4,476				1,452
Credit losses			357				6
Loss on sale of property			—				136
Loss (gain) on sale of spare parts			160				(184	)
Foreign exchange loss			—				1
Amortization of debt issue costs			463				1,164
Amortization of operating lease right of use assets			10,556				5,934
Share-based payments			1,266				1,678
Interest on finance leases			1,991				309
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			3,413				(4,886	)
Assets held for sale			(355	)			953
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			131				(1,181	)
Accounts payable			5,336				3,611
Accrued liabilities and other liabilities			(6,669	)			8,587
Operating lease obligations			(10,507	)			(6,181	)
Other liabilities			(1,892	)			282
Net cash used in operating activities			(2,257	)			(6,756	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Deposits, deferred costs and other assets			(1,259	)			(5,698	)
Purchases of property and equipment			(4,998	)			(2,082	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(6,257	)			(7,780	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Principal payments on finance leases			(1,427	)			(343	)
Dividends			(100	)			—
Proceeds on issuance of shares			188				1,594
Repayment of notes payables			—				(6,986	)
Proceeds from note payable			—				32,109
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(1,339	)			26,374
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			(9,853	)			11,838
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of the period			17,676				5,461
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of the period		$	7,823			$	17,299
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Right-of-use (ROU) assets acquired through operating leases		$	27,229			$	37,555
Equipment acquired through finance leases		$	26,471			$	1,680
Note Payable reductions through accounts receivable from sale of Assets held for sale		$	-			$	145
Reclass of capitalized professional fees from proceeds from senior secured note		$	125			$	-
Cash paid for
Interest		$	4,385			$	928

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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¹ Refer below to the section “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information

FAQ

What was Global Crossing Airlines (JETMF) revenue in Q3 2024?

Global Crossing Airlines reported revenue of $52.4 million in Q3 2024, a 23% increase from $42.6 million in Q3 2023.

What caused operational challenges for JETMF in September 2024?

The company faced unplanned maintenance events due to severe weather and aircraft damage from a third-party vendor, resulting in 35% of their fleet being offline.

What is JETMF's Q4 2024 revenue guidance?

Global Crossing Airlines projects Q4 2024 revenue between $55 million and $61 million, representing 2-13% year-over-year growth.

How many aircraft did JETMF operate in Q3 2024?

The company expanded its fleet to a total of 18 aircraft after taking delivery of one additional A320 and one A321 passenger aircraft in Q3 2024.