BRISTOW GROUP REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL FISCAL YEAR 2022 RESULTS
Bristow Group reported a net loss of $4.3 million, or $(0.15) per diluted share, for Q4 FY22, with total revenues of $287.4 million, down from $295.6 million in Q3 FY22. Adjusted EBITDA increased to $35.9 million from $30.7 million. The company has an unrestricted cash balance of $263.8 million and total liquidity of $318.7 million as of March 31, 2022. The company announced its acquisition of British International Helicopters Limited (BIH), expanding its government services. Chronicled financials show evolving operations across various segments, with particular challenges in oil and gas services.
- Acquisition of British International Helicopters Limited expands government services.
- Adjusted EBITDA increased to $35.9 million in Q4 FY22.
- Net loss of $4.3 million in Q4 FY22 compared to a profit in the previous quarter.
- Operating revenues decreased by $9.4 million sequentially, primarily in oil and gas services.
HOUSTON, Texas, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- Total revenues of
$287.4 million in Q4 FY22 compared to$295.6 million in Q3 FY22 - Net loss of
$4.3 million , or$(0.15) per diluted share, in Q4 FY22 - EBITDA adjusted to exclude special items and asset dispositions was
$35.9 million in Q4 FY22 compared to$30.7 million in Q3 FY22 - As of March 31, 2022, unrestricted cash balance was
$263.8 million with total liquidity of$318.7 million - Amended and extended asset-based revolving credit facility (the "ABL Facility") until 2027
- Announced acquisition of British International Helicopters Limited ("BIH"), expanding government services business
Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL) today reported net loss attributable to the Company of
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") was
Three Months Ended | |||
March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||
EBITDA | $ 26,044 | $ 26,009 | |
Special items: | |||
Restructuring costs | $ 2,113 | $ 17 | |
PBH intangible amortization | 3,062 | 3,060 | |
Merger and integration costs | 824 | 34 | |
Reorganization items, net | 43 | 29 | |
Nonrecurring professional services fees | 3,796 | 2,253 | |
$ 9,838 | $ 5,393 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 35,882 | $ 31,402 | |
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets | 41 | (727) | |
Adjusted EBITDA excluding asset dispositions | $ 35,923 | $ 30,675 | |
"We were pleased to announce plans to acquire British International Helicopters Limited ("BIH"), expanding Bristow's government services offering to the provision of search and rescue and personnel transportation services in the Falkland Islands and establishing an important new relationship with the British Armed Forces," said Chris Bradshaw, President and CEO of Bristow Group. "Over the last year, Bristow's world-leading government services business has expanded beyond the important U.K. and U.S. government contracts to also include the Netherlands, the Dutch Caribbean and now the Falkland Islands. Bristow is well-positioned to further expand our government and military services business to additional contracts in existing jurisdictions as well as new countries looking for a trusted and reliable provider of their most critical missions."
Operating revenues in the Current Quarter were
Operating expenses were
General and administrative expenses were
Merger and integration costs were
Restructuring costs were
There were no significant asset dispositions in the Current Quarter. During the Preceding Quarter, the Company sold one fixed wing aircraft and other equipment, resulting in gains of
Other income, net of
Income tax expense was
Bristow reported net loss attributable to the Company of
Operating revenues were consistent with the Prior Year. Operating revenues from oil and gas services were
Operating expenses were
General and administrative expenses were
Merger and integration costs, primarily consisting of professional services fees and severance costs related to the Merger, were
Restructuring costs, primarily related to severance costs not related to the Merger, were
Depreciation and amortization expenses were
During the Current Year, the Company recognized a loss on impairment of
During the Current Year, the Company sold 10 aircraft and other equipment resulting in a net gain of
During the Current Year, the Company recognized losses of
Interest expense was
During the Prior Year, in connection with refinancing, the Company repaid existing term loans and redeemed its
During the Current Year, the Company recognized expenses of
During the Current Year, the Company recognized a loss of
During the Prior Year, the Company recognized a
During the Prior Year, the Company recognized a bargain purchase gain of
Other income, net of
Income tax expense was
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had
On May 20, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to amend its existing ABL Facility. The amendment, among other things, extends the maturity to 2027 and includes the ability to increase the total commitments by up to
In the Current Quarter, purchases of property and equipment were
Management will conduct a conference call starting at 10:00 a.m. ET (9:00 a.m. CT) on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, to review the results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2022. The conference call can be accessed as follows:
All callers will need to reference the access code 3580940
Within the U.S.: Operator Assisted Toll-Free Dial-In Number: (800) 289-0571
Outside the U.S.: Operator Assisted International Dial-In Number: (856) 344-9290
Replay
A telephone replay will be available through June 10, 2022 by dialing 888-203-1112 and utilizing the access code above. An audio replay will also be available on the Company's website at www.bristowgroup.com shortly after the call and will be accessible through June 10, 2022. The accompanying investor presentation will be available on June 1, 2022, on Bristow's website at www.bristowgroup.com.
For additional information concerning Bristow, contact Jennifer Whalen at InvestorRelations@bristowgroup.com, (713) 369-4636 or visit Bristow Group's website at https://ir.bristowgroup.com/.
Bristow Group Inc. is the leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions. Bristow primarily provides aviation services to a broad base of major integrated, national and independent offshore energy companies. Bristow provides commercial search and rescue ("SAR") services in several countries and public sector SAR services in the United Kingdom ("U.K.") on behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency ("MCA"). Additionally, the Company offers ad hoc helicopter and fixed wing transportation services.
Bristow currently has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, Guyana, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the U.K. and the U.S.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements represent Bristow Group Inc.'s (the "Company") current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "project," or "continue," or other similar words. These statements are made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, reflect management's current views with respect to future events and therefore are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown. The Company's actual results may vary materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements. The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are made. The Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to provide any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which the forward-looking statement is based that occur after the date hereof. Risks that may affect forward-looking statements include, but are not necessarily limited to, those relating to: public health crises, such as pandemics (COVID-19) and epidemics, and any related government policies and actions; any failure to effectively manage, and receive anticipated returns from, acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures and other portfolio actions; our inability to execute our business strategy for diversification efforts related to, government services, offshore wind, and advanced air mobility; our reliance on a limited number of customers and the reduction of our customer base as a result of consolidation and/or the energy transition; the possibility that we may be unable to maintain compliance with covenants in our financing agreements; global and regional changes in the demand, supply, prices or other market conditions affecting oil and gas, including changes resulting from a public health crisis or from the imposition or lifting of crude oil production quotas or other actions that might be imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producing countries; fluctuations in the demand for our services; the possibility that we may impair our long-lived assets and other assets, including inventory, property and equipment and investments in unconsolidated affiliates; the possibility of significant changes in foreign exchange rates and controls; potential effects of increased competition and the introduction of energy efficient alternative modes of transportation and solutions; the possibility that we may be unable to re-deploy our aircraft to regions with greater demand; the possibility of changes in tax and other laws and regulations and policies, including, without limitation, actions of the Biden Administration that impact oil and gas operations or favor renewable energy projects in the U.S.; the possibility that we may be unable to dispose of older aircraft through sales into the aftermarket; general economic conditions, including the capital and credit markets; the possibility that segments of our fleet may be grounded for extended periods of time or indefinitely; the existence of operating risks inherent in our business, including the possibility of declining safety performance; the possibility of political instability, war or acts of terrorism in any of the countries where we operate; the possibility that reductions in spending on aviation services by governmental agencies could lead to modifications of our search and rescue ("SAR") contract terms with governments, our contracts with the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ("BSEE") or delays in receiving payments under such contracts; the effectiveness of our environmental, social and governance initiatives; the impact of supply chain disruptions and inflation and our ability to recoup rising costs in the rates we charge to our customers; and our reliance on a limited number of helicopter manufacturers and suppliers. If one or more of these risks materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements because the matters they describe are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond our control. Our forward-looking statements are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of the date hereof. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these matters or how they may affect us. We have included important factors in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (the "Annual Report") which we believe over time, could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ from the anticipated results, performance or achievements that are expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. You should consider all risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Annual Report and in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), all of which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
BRISTOW GROUP INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands except per share amounts) (unaudited) | |||||
Three Months Ended | Favorable/ | ||||
March 31, 2022 | December 31, | ||||
Revenues: | |||||
Operating revenues | $ 275,582 | $ 285,010 | $ (9,428) | ||
Reimbursable revenues | 11,817 | 10,609 | 1,208 | ||
Total revenues | 287,399 | 295,619 | (8,220) | ||
Costs and expenses: | |||||
Operating expenses | 217,711 | 221,875 | 4,164 | ||
Reimbursable expenses | 11,694 | 10,561 | (1,133) | ||
General and administrative expenses | 41,644 | 40,966 | (678) | ||
Merger and integration costs | 824 | 34 | (790) | ||
Restructuring costs | 2,113 | 17 | (2,096) | ||
Depreciation and amortization | 16,919 | 17,223 | 304 | ||
Total costs and expenses | 290,905 | 290,676 | (229) | ||
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets | (41) | 727 | (768) | ||
Loss from unconsolidated affiliates, net | (325) | (860) | 535 | ||
Operating income (loss) | (3,872) | 4,810 | (8,682) | ||
Interest income | 17 | 36 | (19) | ||
Interest expense | (10,241) | (10,230) | (11) | ||
Reorganization items, net | (43) | (29) | (14) | ||
Other income, net | 13,023 | 3,969 | 9,054 | ||
Total other income (expense), net | 2,756 | (6,254) | 9,010 | ||
Loss before income taxes | (1,116) | (1,444) | 328 | ||
Income tax benefit (expense) | (3,260) | 1,608 | (4,868) | ||
Net income (loss) | (4,376) | 164 | (4,540) | ||
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 63 | (220) | 283 | ||
Net loss attributable to Bristow Group Inc. | $ (4,313) | $ (56) | $ (4,257) | ||
Basic loss per common share | $ (0.15) | $ — | |||
Diluted loss per common share | $ (0.15) | $ — | |||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic | 28,222 | 28,215 | |||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted | 28,222 | 28,215 | |||
EBITDA | $ 26,044 | $ 26,009 | $ 35 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 35,882 | $ 31,402 | $ 4,480 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA excluding asset dispositions | $ 35,923 | $ 30,675 | $ 5,248 | ||
BRISTOW GROUP INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) | |||||
Fiscal Year Ending March 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | ||||
2022 | 2021 | ||||
Revenues: | |||||
Operating revenues | $ 1,139,063 | $ 1,139,024 | $ 39 | ||
Reimbursable revenues | 46,141 | 39,038 | 7,103 | ||
Total revenues | 1,185,204 | 1,178,062 | 7,142 | ||
Costs and expenses: | |||||
Operating expenses | 872,857 | 851,173 | (21,684) | ||
Reimbursable expenses | 45,557 | 38,789 | (6,768) | ||
General and administrative | 159,062 | 153,270 | (5,792) | ||
Merger and integration costs | 3,240 | 42,842 | 39,602 | ||
Restructuring costs | 3,098 | 25,773 | 22,675 | ||
Depreciation and amortization | 74,981 | 70,078 | (4,903) | ||
Total costs and expenses | 1,158,795 | 1,181,925 | 23,130 | ||
Loss on impairment | (24,835) | (91,260) | 66,425 | ||
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets | 1,347 | (8,199) | 9,546 | ||
Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates, net | (1,738) | 426 | (2,164) | ||
Operating income (loss) | 1,183 | (102,896) | 104,079 | ||
Interest income | 161 | 1,293 | (1,132) | ||
Interest expense | (41,521) | (51,259) | 9,738 | ||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | (124) | (29,359) | 29,235 | ||
Reorganization items, net | (621) | 1,577 | (2,198) | ||
Loss on sale of subsidiaries | (2,002) | — | (2,002) | ||
Change in fair value of preferred stock derivative liability | — | 15,416 | (15,416) | ||
Bargain purchase gain | — | 81,093 | (81,093) | ||
Other income, net | 38,505 | 27,495 | 11,010 | ||
Total other income (expense), net | (5,602) | 46,256 | (51,858) | ||
Loss before income taxes | (4,419) | (56,640) | 52,221 | ||
Income tax benefit (expense) | (11,294) | 355 | (11,649) | ||
Net loss | (15,713) | (56,285) | 40,572 | ||
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (78) | 191 | (269) | ||
Net loss attributable to Bristow Group Inc. | $ (15,791) | $ (56,094) | $ 40,303 | ||
Basic income (loss) per common share | $ (0.55) | $ 3.12 | |||
Diluted income (loss) per common share | $ (0.55) | $ 2.32 | |||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic(1) | 28,533 | 24,601 | |||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted(1) | 28,533 | 31,676 | |||
EBITDA | $ 112,083 | $ 64,697 | $ 47,386 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 152,452 | $ 168,932 | $ (16,480) | ||
Adjusted EBITDA excluding asset dispositions | $ 151,105 | $ 177,131 | $ (26,026) | ||
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(1) For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, the earnings per share and weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted, take into account the conversion ratio applied to Old Bristow shares upon close of the Merger. |
BRISTOW GROUP INC. REVENUES BY LINE OF SERVICE (in thousands) (unaudited) | |||||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | September 30, 2021 | June 30, 2021 | ||||
Oil and gas services: | |||||||
Europe | $ 89,234 | $ 88,278 | $ 93,420 | $ 99,901 | |||
Americas | 86,249 | 91,834 | 84,207 | 75,192 | |||
Africa | 13,837 | 14,822 | 16,054 | 14,692 | |||
Total oil and gas | 189,320 | 194,934 | 193,681 | 189,785 | |||
Government services | 66,239 | 66,435 | 69,742 | 70,443 | |||
Fixed wing services | 16,806 | 20,509 | 23,501 | 24,556 | |||
Other | 3,217 | 3,132 | 3,196 | 3,567 | |||
$ 275,582 | $ 285,010 | $ 290,120 | $ 288,351 | ||||
FLIGHT HOURS BY LINE OF SERVICE (unaudited) | |||||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | September 30, 2021 | June 30, 2021 | ||||
Oil and gas: | |||||||
Europe | 10,677 | 10,701 | 11,189 | 11,833 | |||
Americas | 10,244 | 11,263 | 10,376 | 8,777 | |||
Africa | 1,769 | 1,935 | 2,258 | 2,078 | |||
Total oil and gas | 22,690 | 23,899 | 23,823 | 22,688 | |||
Government services | 3,542 | 3,581 | 4,212 | 3,925 | |||
Fixed wing services | 2,859 | 3,428 | 3,687 | 3,721 | |||
Other (1) | — | — | — | 9 | |||
29,091 | 30,908 | 31,722 | 30,343 | ||||
(1) | Does not include hours flown by helicopters on third party leasing contracts |
BRISTOW GROUP INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands) (unaudited) | |||
March 31, | |||
2022 | 2021 | ||
ASSETS | |||
Current assets: | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 266,014 | $ 231,079 | |
Accounts receivable | 203,771 | 215,620 | |
Inventories | 81,674 | 92,180 | |
Assets held for sale | 59 | 14,750 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 28,367 | 32,119 | |
Total current assets | 579,885 | 585,748 | |
Property and equipment | 1,092,140 | 1,090,094 | |
Accumulated depreciation | (149,532) | (85,535) | |
Property and equipment, net | 942,608 | 1,004,559 | |
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | 17,585 | 37,530 | |
Right-of-use assets | 193,505 | 246,667 | |
Other assets | 90,696 | 117,766 | |
Total assets | $ 1,824,279 | $ 1,992,270 | |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||
Current liabilities: | |||
Accounts payable | $ 63,497 | $ 69,542 | |
Accrued liabilities | 211,499 | 219,613 | |
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt | 12,759 | 15,965 | |
Total current liabilities | 287,755 | 305,120 | |
Long-term debt, less current maturities | 512,909 | 527,528 | |
Deferred taxes | 39,811 | 42,430 | |
Long-term operating lease liabilities | 125,441 | 167,718 | |
Deferred credits and other liabilities | 22,995 | 50,831 | |
Total liabilities | 988,911 | 1,093,627 | |
Redeemable noncontrolling interests | — | 1,572 | |
Stockholders' equity: | |||
Common stock | 303 | 303 | |
Additional paid-in capital | 699,401 | 687,715 | |
Retained earnings | 211,220 | 227,011 | |
Treasury shares, at cost | (51,659) | (10,501) | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | (23,450) | (6,915) | |
Total Bristow Group Inc. stockholders' equity | 835,815 | 897,613 | |
Noncontrolling interests | (447) | (542) | |
Total stockholders' equity | 835,368 | 897,071 | |
Total liabilities stockholders' equity | $ 1,824,279 | $ 1,992,270 | |
The Company's management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to assess the performance and operating results of its business. Each of these measures, as well as Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Net Capex, each as detailed below, have limitations, and are provided in addition to, and not as an alternative for, and should be read in conjunction with, the information contained in the Company's financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. ("GAAP") (including the notes), included in the Company's filings with the SEC and posted on the Company's website. EBITDA is defined as Earnings before Interest expense, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA further adjusted for certain special items that occurred during the reported period, as noted below. The Company includes EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to provide investors with a supplemental measure of its operating performance. Management believes that the use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is meaningful to investors because it provides information with respect to the Company's ability to meet its future debt service, capital expenditures and working capital requirements and the financial performance of the Company's assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis. Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA is a recognized term under GAAP. Accordingly, they should not be used as an indicator of, or an alternative to, net income as a measure of operating performance. In addition, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not intended to be measures of free cash flow available for management's discretionary use, as they do not consider certain cash requirements, such as debt service requirements. Because the definitions of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (or similar measures) may vary among companies and industries, they may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies.
The following tables provide a reconciliation of net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands) (unaudited).
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, 2022 | December 31, | September 30, | June 30, 2021 | ||||
Net income (loss) | $ (4,376) | $ 164 | $ 2,710 | $ (14,211) | |||
Depreciation and amortization | 16,919 | 17,223 | 17,644 | 23,195 | |||
Interest expense | 10,241 | 10,230 | 10,426 | 10,624 | |||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 3,260 | (1,608) | 14,484 | (4,842) | |||
EBITDA | $ 26,044 | $ 26,009 | $ 45,264 | $ 14,766 | |||
Special items (1) | 9,838 | 5,393 | (554) | 25,692 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 35,882 | $ 31,402 | $ 44,710 | $ 40,458 | |||
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets | 41 | (727) | (162) | (499) | |||
Adjusted EBITDA excluding asset dispositions | $ 35,923 | $ 30,675 | $ 44,548 | $ 39,959 | |||
(1) | Special items include the following: |
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, 2022 | December 31, | September 30, | June 30, 2021 | ||||
Restructuring costs | $ 2,113 | $ 17 | $ 117 | $ 851 | |||
Loss on impairment | — | — | 2,901 | 21,934 | |||
PBH intangible amortization | 3,062 | 3,060 | 3,060 | 2,846 | |||
Merger and integration costs | 824 | 34 | 647 | 1,735 | |||
Government grants(2) | — | — | (222) | (390) | |||
Early extinguishment of debt fees | — | — | 124 | — | |||
Reorganization items, net | 43 | 29 | 103 | 446 | |||
Insurance related proceeds, net | — | — | 899 | (3,732) | |||
Loss on sale of subsidiaries | — | — | — | 2,002 | |||
Nonrecurring professional services fees | 3,796 | 2,253 | 817 | — | |||
Bankruptcy-related settlement | — | — | (9,000) | — | |||
$ 9,838 | $ 5,393 | $ (554) | $ 25,692 | ||||
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(2) | COVID-19 related government relief grants |
The following tables provide a reconciliation of net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands) (unaudited).
Fiscal Year Ending March 31, | |||
2022 | 2021 | ||
Net loss | (15,713) | (56,285) | |
Depreciation and amortization | 74,981 | 70,078 | |
Interest expense | 41,521 | 51,259 | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 11,294 | (355) | |
EBITDA | $ 112,083 | $ 64,697 | |
Special items (1) | 40,369 | 104,235 | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 152,452 | $ 168,932 | |
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets | (1,347) | — | 8,199 |
Adjusted EBITDA excluding asset dispositions | $ 151,105 | $ 177,131 | |
(1) | Special items include the following: |
Fiscal Year Ending March 31, | |||
2022 | 2021 | ||
Restructuring costs | $ 3,098 | $ 25,773 | |
Loss on impairment | 24,835 | 91,260 | |
PBH intangible amortization | 12,028 | 20,386 | |
Merger and integration costs | 3,240 | 42,842 | |
Government grants (2) | (612) | (5,412) | |
Early extinguishment of debt fees | 124 | 29,359 | |
Reorganization items, net | 621 | (850) | |
Insurance related proceeds, net | (2,833) | (2,614) | |
Loss on sale of subsidiaries | 2,002 | — | |
Nonrecurring professional services fees | 6,866 | — | |
Bankruptcy-related settlement | (9,000) | — | |
Change in fair value of preferred stock derivative liability | — | (15,416) | |
Bargain purchase gain | — | (81,093) | |
$ 40,369 | $ 104,235 | ||
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(2) | COVID-19 related government relief grants |
Pro Forma EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA reflect EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA of Old Bristow and Era Group Inc. before the Merger for the period beginning April 1, 2020 through June 11, 2020, plus EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the post-Merger period through March 31, 2021. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to Pro Forma EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended March 31, 2021 (in thousands) (unaudited).
Old Bristow | Era Group | Legacy Era | Bristow | Pro Forma | ||||||
April 1, 2020 - | April 1, 2020 - | June 12 - 30, | July 1, 2020 - | LTM March 31, | ||||||
Net income (loss) | $ 75,708 | $ (18,059) | $ (4,305) | $ (127,689) | $ (74,345) | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 15,914 | 7,818 | 443 | 53,722 | 77,897 | |||||
Interest expense | 11,754 | (402) | 749 | 38,756 | 50,857 | |||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | (3,798) | 2,650 | 508 | 2,933 | 2,293 | |||||
EBITDA | $ 99,578 | $ (7,993) | $ (2,605) | $ (32,278) | $ 56,702 | |||||
Special items (1) | (49,446) | 13,743 | 2,502 | 151,176 | 117,975 | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 50,132 | $ 5,750 | $ (103) | $ 118,898 | $ 174,677 | |||||
(Gains) losses on asset dispositions, net | (5,527) | 141 | 5 | 13,721 | 8,340 | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA excluding asset dispositions | $ 44,605 | $ 5,891 | $ (98) | $ 132,619 | $ 183,017 |
(1) | Special items include the following: |
Old Bristow | Era Group | Legacy Era | Bristow | Pro Forma | ||||||
April 1, 2020 - | April 1, 2020 - | June 12 - 30, | July 1, 2020 - | LTM March 31, | ||||||
Loss on impairment | $ 19,233 | $ — | $ — | $ 72,027 | $ 91,260 | |||||
Merger and integration costs | 15,103 | 13,575 | 2,317 | 25,422 | 56,417 | |||||
PBH intangible amortization | 4,951 | 168 | 185 | 15,249 | 20,553 | |||||
Reorganization items, net | 250 | — | — | (1,101) | (851) | |||||
Restructuring costs | 3,011 | — | — | 22,760 | 25,771 | |||||
Early extinguishment of debt fees | 615 | — | — | 28,744 | 29,359 | |||||
Government grants(2) | (1,760) | — | — | (3,651) | (5,411) | |||||
Bargain purchase gain | (75,433) | — | — | (5,660) | (81,093) | |||||
Change in fair value of preferred stock | (15,416) | — | — | — | (15,416) | |||||
Insurance related proceeds, net | — | — | — | (2,614) | (2,614) | |||||
$ (49,446) | $ 13,743 | $ 2,502 | $ 151,176 | $ 117,975 |
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(2) | COVID-19 related government relief grants |
Free Cash Flow represents the Company's net cash provided by operating activities plus proceeds from disposition of property and equipment, less expenditures related to purchases of property and equipment. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is Free Cash Flow adjusted to exclude certain nonrecurring professional services fees, government grants related to the Company's fixed wing services, other costs paid in relation to the merger between Era Group Inc. ("Era") and Bristow Group Inc. (prior to such merger, "Old Bristow") which was completed in June 2020 (the "Merger"), and the implementation of fresh-start accounting and the voluntary petitions filed by Old Bristow and certain of its subsidiaries on May 11, 2019, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division seeking relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Code (the "Chapter 11 Cases"). Management believes that Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow are meaningful to investors because they provide information with respect to the Company's ability to generate cash from the business. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow is net cash provided by operating activities. Since neither Free Cash Flow nor Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a recognized term under GAAP, they should not be used as an indicator of, or an alternative to, net cash provided by operating activities. Investors should note numerous methods may exist for calculating a company's free cash flow. As a result, the method used by management to calculate Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow may differ from the methods used by other companies to calculate their free cash flow. As such, they may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow (in thousands) (unaudited).
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, | December 31, | September 30, | June 30, 2021 | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ 5,577 | $ 45,083 | $ 36,753 | $ 36,441 | |||
Plus: Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment | — | 740 | 3,188 | 10,621 | |||
Less: Purchases of property and equipment | (7,842) | (5,920) | (14,338) | (2,968) | |||
Free Cash Flow | $ (2,265) | $ 39,903 | $ 25,603 | $ 44,094 | |||
Plus: Restructuring costs | — | 92 | 178 | 706 | |||
Plus: Merger and integration costs | 851 | 8 | 2,212 | 1,853 | |||
Plus: Reorganization items, net | 29 | 108 | 244 | — | |||
Plus: Nonrecurring professional services fees | 819 | 1,764 | — | — | |||
Less: Bankruptcy-related settlement | — | — | (9,000) | — | |||
Less: Government grants | — | (61) | (161) | (343) | |||
Adjusted Free Cash Flow | $ (566) | $ 41,814 | $ 19,076 | $ 46,310 | |||
Net (proceeds from)/purchases of property and equipment ("Net Capex") | 7,842 | 5,180 | 11,150 | (7,653) | |||
Adjusted Free Cash Flow excluding Net Capex | $ 7,276 | $ 46,994 | $ 30,226 | $ 38,657 | |||
BRISTOW GROUP INC FLEET COUNT (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Number of Aircraft | ||||||||||||
Type | Owned Aircraft | Leased Aircraft | Aircraft Held For Sale | Consolidated | Max Pass Capacity | Average | ||||||
Heavy Helicopters: | ||||||||||||
S-92 | 39 | 27 | — | 66 | 19 | 12 | ||||||
H225 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | ||||||
AW189 | 17 | 1 | — | 18 | 16 | 6 | ||||||
56 | 28 | 2 | 86 | |||||||||
Medium Helicopters: | ||||||||||||
AW139 | 51 | 6 | — | 57 | 12 | 11 | ||||||
S-76 C+/C++ | 16 | — | — | 16 | 12 | 14 | ||||||
S-76D | 8 | — | — | 8 | 12 | 8 | ||||||
B212 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 40 | ||||||
77 | 6 | — | 83 | |||||||||
Light—Twin Engine Helicopters: | ||||||||||||
AW109 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 15 | ||||||
EC135 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 6 | 13 | ||||||
14 | — | — | 14 | |||||||||
Light—Single Engine Helicopters: | ||||||||||||
AS350 | 17 | — | — | 17 | 4 | 24 | ||||||
AW119 | 13 | — | — | 13 | 7 | 15 | ||||||
30 | — | — | 30 | |||||||||
Total Helicopters | 177 | 34 | 2 | 213 | 13 | |||||||
Fixed wing | 6 | 8 | — | 14 | ||||||||
UAV | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||
Total Fleet | 183 | 44 | 2 | 229 | ||||||||
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(1) | Reflects the average age of helicopters that are owned. |
The chart below presents the number of aircraft in our fleet and their distribution among the regions in which we operate as of March 31, 2022 and the percentage of operating revenue that each of our regions provided during the Current Quarter (unaudited).
Percentage of Current Quarter Operating Revenue | ||||||||||||||||
UAV | Fixed Wing | |||||||||||||||
Heavy | Medium | Light Twin | Light Single | Total | ||||||||||||
Europe | 56 % | 62 | 12 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 79 | ||||||||
Americas | 32 % | 20 | 56 | 14 | 27 | — | — | 117 | ||||||||
Asia Pacific | 6 % | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | ||||||||
Africa | 6 % | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | ||||||||
Total | 100 % | 86 | 83 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 229 | ||||||||
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