Projects record freighter deliveries in 2023
and 2024
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATSG), the leading
provider of medium wide-body aircraft leasing, contracted air
transportation, and related services, today reported consolidated
financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31,
2022.
Fourth Quarter Results
- Revenues $533 million, up 11%
- GAAP EPS (basic) from Continuing Operations $0.58, down $0.02
on GAAP Pretax Earnings from Continuing Operations $61.2 million,
up 1%
- Adjusted Pretax* Earnings $65 million, up 16%
- Adjusted EPS* $0.53, up $0.03
- Adjusted EBITDA* $163 million, up 5%
Full Year 2022 Results
- Revenues $2.0 billion, up 18%
- GAAP EPS (basic) from Continuing Operations $2.67, down $0.66
on GAAP Pretax Earnings from Continuing Operations $260 million,
down 14%
- Adjusted Pretax Earnings* $263 million, up 51%
- Adjusted EPS* $2.28, up $0.67 or 42%
- Adjusted EBITDA* $641 million, up $100 million or 18%
- Operating Cash Flows $472 million and Adjusted Free Cash Flow*
$285 million
Rich Corrado, president and chief executive officer of ATSG,
said, "In 2022, our revenues and Adjusted EBITDA each grew 18%,
with revenues reaching a record $2 billion, and Adjusted EBITDA
increasing $100 million to $641 million. Our Adjusted Pretax
Earnings also grew sharply, excluding 2021 benefits from pandemic
related government grants for our passenger airline. At the same
time, we invested nearly $600 million in our businesses which will
allow us to take advantage of the continued attractive leasing
market for midsize freighter aircraft. I expect those investments
and the outstanding performance of our employees to drive even more
robust growth and earnings in the years to come."
2022 Operating
Highlights
- Six more dry leases of Boeing 767-300 freighters, plus one
re-lease and four lease extensions of Boeing 767-200s. Two of
the six newly converted 767-300 freighters leased last year are
also being operated by ATSG’s airlines under Crew, Maintenance and
Insurance (CMI) agreements.
- Seven more customer-provided 767 freighters were
subleased to and operated by ATSG’s cargo airlines during 2022,
totaling thirteen such aircraft in the fleet at the end of the
year.
- Feedstock aircraft secured for the twenty freighters ATSG
expects to lease in 2023.
- Completed a strong schedule of passenger airline missions
for government customers, including the resumption of a full
schedule of combi service worldwide for the Department of
Defense.
- Executed a six-year extension and expansion of ATSG’s
longstanding commercial relationship with DHL. The number of
767s our airline operates for DHL has more than doubled since the
beginning of 2021.
2022 Financial
Highlights
- Record revenue of $2.0 billion in 2022, an increase of
$311 million from 2021, due primarily to a full year of
contributions from 2021’s fifteen new leases of 767-300s and seven
more aircraft in CMI service.
- $641 million in Adjusted EBITDA for 2022, up $100
million. Adjusted EBITDA for 2021 excluded $112 million in
proceeds from federal grant awards to ATSG’s passenger airline,
Omni Air, under U.S. government programs created to support jobs
among passenger carriers during severe cutbacks in passenger flying
during the pandemic.
- Growth investments of $413 million. These investments
supported current and projected 20 or more freighter lease
deployments in each of 2023 and 2024.
- Repurchases of 2 million ATSG common shares. ATSG’s
Board of Directors approved a new $150 million share repurchase
authorization in November 2022. Shares repurchased in 2022, all in
the fourth quarter, represented nearly 3% of the 74 million shares
outstanding at the beginning of 2022.
* 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
were up 3% for the fourth quarter and 17% for the year, reflecting
the 2022 benefit of a full year of revenues from fifteen Boeing
767-300 freighters leased during 2021, plus partial-year revenues
from six other 767-300s leased in 2022.
- CAM’s fourth-quarter pretax earnings decreased 7% to $31
million versus the prior-year quarter, but increased 35% for the
year. Fourth quarter 2021 earnings benefited from the sale of
aircraft assets.
- Ninety-one CAM-owned 767 freighter aircraft were leased to
external customers, six more than a year ago.
- Twenty-two CAM-owned aircraft were in or awaiting conversion to
freighters, nine more than a year ago.
ACMI Services
- Pretax earnings were $26 million in the fourth quarter, versus
$34 million in 2021. Full-year pretax earnings were $95 million for
2022 and $159 million in 2021. Results in 2021 included a $15
million contribution from federal pandemic-related grants for
ATSG’s cargo airline in the fourth quarter, and $112 million for
the year. Excluding grant contributions, ACMI Services pretax
earnings increased 33% for the quarter and more than doubled for
the year.
- Revenue block hours for ATSG's airlines increased 1% for the
fourth quarter and 8% for 2022 over 2021. The increase for 2022
included the benefit of seven more aircraft in service than a year
ago. Cargo block hours increased 2% for the fourth quarter and 9%
for the year. Passenger block hours were down 2% for the quarter
and up 4% for the year.
2023 Outlook
ATSG expects its Adjusted EBITDA for 2023 to increase to a range
of $650 million to $660 million. ATSG expects 2023 full year
Adjusted EPS to decline to a range of $1.85 to $2.00, based on 2023
projections for higher interest expense and inflationary effects,
as well as reduced ACMI Services operations.
The Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS forecasts for 2023
assume:
- Fewer operating block hours for ATSG airlines in 2023 versus
2022 for both our cargo and passenger operations.
- Workforce retention and training effects, principally at our
airlines and in maintenance services.
- Dry leases of fourteen Boeing 767-300s, and six Airbus A321-200
freighters currently awaiting approval by the foreign regulatory
agencies, which is anticipated by mid-year.
- Leases for eight Boeing 767-200s are due to expire between May
and September 2023. CAM expects to remove from service three of the
eight due to airframe cycle limitations, and utilize their engines
to support other 767-200 lease customers. The remaining five
aircraft will be sold or re-leased.
- A full year of contributions from seven 767-300 freighter
aircraft that customers own or lease from other companies, and have
assigned to our cargo airlines to operate during 2022, and the
partial year contributions of three more 767-300 freighter aircraft
to be added in 2023.
Corrado said that ATSG’s aircraft leasing operations, including
its engine maintenance services, are expected to generate
substantially more Adjusted EBITDA over the next five years. But
reductions in ACMI Services segment's operations in 2023 will limit
its growth this year.
"Growth in e-commerce, particularly outside the U.S., is driving
the growth of air express networks around the world. That trend,
and replacement of older cargo aircraft postponed during the
pandemic, are compelling drivers for growth in our leasing demand,"
Corrado said.
2023 will be an investment year for ATSG. Capital spending for
the year is projected to be $850 million, including $260 million in
sustaining capex and $590 million for growth. In 2023, CAM will
begin the passenger-to-freighter conversion of the first two of its
A330-300s for lease delivery in 2024. CAM expects to convert and
lease thirty such aircraft by 2028, two-thirds of which are already
backed by customer commitments. CAM will also begin conversion of a
projected sixteen 767-300 freighters it expects to lease in 2024.
We already have customer commitments for virtually all of those
freighters.
“We plan to deliver 20 newly converted aircraft during 2023 and
more in 2024, as customer lease deployments are expanded to include
the Airbus A330," Corrado said. "These deliveries are projected to
significantly grow Adjusted EBITDA in 2024 and 2025, and solidify
our position as the world's largest lessor of main deck freighters.
Our employees are prepared to execute on our plans and exciting
opportunities to generate long-term attractive 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 United States ("non-GAAP financial measures").
Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate
historical results and project future results. Management believes
that these non-GAAP financial measures assist in highlighting
operational trends, facilitating period-over-period comparisons,
and providing additional clarity about events and trends affecting
core operating performance. Disclosing these non-GAAP financial
measures provides insight to investors about additional metrics
that management uses to evaluate past performance and prospects for
future performance. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in
isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results
as reported under GAAP and may be calculated differently by other
companies.
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, February
24, 2023, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to review its financial results
for the fourth quarter of 2022, and its outlook for 2023. Live call
participants must register via this link, which 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 fourth-quarter
results 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 U.S. FAA Part 121 Air
Carrier certificates, ATSG provides aircraft leasing, air cargo
lift, passenger ACMI and charter services, aircraft maintenance
services and airport ground services. ATSG's subsidiaries include
ABX Air, Inc.; Airborne Global Solutions, Inc.; Airborne
Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc., including its
subsidiary, Pemco World Air Services, Inc.; Air Transport
International, Inc.; Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc.; and Omni Air
International, LLC. For more information, please see
www.atsginc.com.
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 the United States, which may be
more severe or persist longer than we currently expect; (viii) the
impact of a competitive labor market, which could restrict our
ability to fill key positions; (ix) changes in general economic
and/or industry-specific conditions; and (x) factors relating to
the COVID-19 pandemic, including that the pandemic may (a) continue
for a longer period, or its effect on commercial and military
passenger flying may be more substantial than we currently expect;
(b) cause disruptions to our workforce and staffing capability,
including through our compliance with COVID-19 vaccination and
testing requirements; (c) cause disruptions in our ability to
access airports and maintenance facilities; and (d) adversely
impact our customers' creditworthiness or the ability of our
vendors and third-party service providers to maintain customary
service levels. Other factors that could cause ATSG’s actual
results to differ materially from those indicated by such
forward-looking statements are contained from time to time in
ATSG's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q. Readers should carefully review this release and should
not place undue reliance on ATSG's forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements were based on information, plans
and estimates as of the date of this release. Except as may be
required by applicable law, ATSG undertakes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying
assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other
changes.
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF EARNINGS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share
data)
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021
REVENUES
$
533,025
$
482,367
$
2,045,469
$
1,734,282
OPERATING EXPENSES
Salaries, wages and benefits
172,424
159,666
666,950
591,280
Depreciation and amortization
84,338
84,013
331,064
308,448
Maintenance, materials and repairs
45,465
41,693
162,122
173,364
Fuel
73,432
56,390
275,512
173,600
Contracted ground and aviation
services
20,264
20,507
77,026
75,724
Travel
29,445
24,768
111,989
86,601
Landing and ramp
3,710
4,082
16,583
14,244
Rent
8,323
6,294
30,437
23,695
Insurance
2,442
3,206
9,666
12,588
Other operating expenses
20,669
16,801
78,637
65,179
Government grants
—
(15,047
)
—
(111,673
)
460,512
402,373
1,759,986
1,413,050
OPERATING INCOME
72,513
79,994
285,483
321,232
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest income
335
3
415
39
Non-service component of retiree benefit
credits
4,635
4,457
20,046
17,827
Debt issuance costs
—
—
—
(6,505
)
Net gain (loss) on financial
instruments
(380
)
(7,818
)
9,022
29,979
Losses from non-consolidated
affiliates
(2,030
)
(1,212
)
(7,607
)
(2,577
)
Interest expense
(13,834
)
(14,788
)
(46,861
)
(58,790
)
(11,274
)
(19,358
)
(24,985
)
(20,027
)
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE
INCOME TAXES
61,239
60,636
260,498
301,205
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
(18,995
)
(16,178
)
(64,060
)
(72,225
)
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
42,244
44,458
196,438
228,980
EARNINGS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET
OF TAX
407
66
2,143
2,440
NET EARNINGS
$
42,651
$
44,524
$
198,581
$
231,420
EARNINGS PER SHARE - CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
Basic
$
0.58
$
0.60
$
2.67
$
3.33
Diluted
$
0.50
$
0.57
$
2.26
$
2.80
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES - CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
Basic
72,590
73,826
73,611
68,853
Diluted1
86,380
77,366
88,324
76,216
1 Due to adopting accounting standard ASU
No. 2020-06, "Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts
in an Entity's Own Equity" on January 1, 2022 using the modified
retrospective method, 8,111 shares were added to the diluted
weighted average shares for 2022 under the "if-convert method" for
the Company's convertible note.
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except share
data)
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
27,134
$
69,496
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of
$939 in 2022 and $742 in 2021
301,622
205,399
Inventory
57,764
49,204
Prepaid supplies and other
31,956
28,742
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
418,476
352,841
Property and equipment, net
2,402,408
2,129,934
Customer incentive
79,650
102,913
Goodwill and acquired intangibles
492,642
505,125
Operating lease assets
74,070
62,644
Other assets
122,647
113,878
TOTAL ASSETS
$
3,589,893
$
3,267,335
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable
$
192,992
$
174,237
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits
56,498
56,652
Accrued expenses
12,466
14,950
Current portion of debt obligations
639
628
Current portion of lease obligations
23,316
18,783
Unearned revenue and grants
21,546
47,381
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
307,457
312,631
Long term debt
1,464,285
1,298,735
Stock warrant obligations
695
915
Post-retirement obligations
35,334
21,337
Long term lease obligations
51,575
44,387
Other liabilities
62,861
49,662
Deferred income taxes
255,180
217,291
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, 20,000,000 shares
authorized, including 75,000 Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock
—
—
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share;
150,000,000 shares authorized; 72,327,758 and 74,142,183 shares
issued and outstanding in 2022 and 2021, respectively
723
741
Additional paid-in capital
986,303
1,074,286
Retained earnings
528,882
309,430
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(103,402
)
(62,080
)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
1,412,506
1,322,377
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
$
3,589,893
$
3,267,335
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF
CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021
OPERATING CASH FLOWS
$
74,050
$
154,319
$
472,120
$
583,557
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Aircraft acquisitions and freighter
conversions
(109,636
)
(43,078
)
(412,595
)
(321,644
)
Planned aircraft maintenance, engine
overhauls and other non-aircraft additions to property and
equipment
(41,437
)
(33,544
)
(186,836
)
(183,104
)
Proceeds from property and equipment
12,154
15,903
15,913
19,427
Acquisitions and investments in
businesses
(312
)
—
(16,545
)
(2,155
)
TOTAL INVESTING CASH FLOWS
(139,231
)
(60,719
)
(600,063
)
(487,476
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Principal payments on debt
(20,103
)
(142,293
)
(365,628
)
(1,900,311
)
Proceeds from borrowings
115,000
70,000
625,000
1,500,600
Proceeds from bond issuance
—
—
—
207,400
Payments for financing costs
(1,803
)
—
(1,803
)
(3,099
)
Proceeds from issuance of warrants
—
—
—
131,967
Bond Repurchase
—
—
(115,204
)
—
Purchase of common stock
(53,868
)
—
(53,868
)
—
Taxes paid for conversion of employee
awards
(1,397
)
(1,619
)
(2,916
)
(2,861
)
TOTAL FINANCING CASH FLOWS
37,829
(73,912
)
85,581
(66,304
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
$
(27,352
)
$
19,688
$
(42,362
)
$
29,777
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING
OF PERIOD
$
54,486
$
49,808
$
69,496
$
39,719
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF
PERIOD
$
27,134
$
69,496
$
27,134
$
69,496
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRETAX EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING
OPERATIONS AND ADJUSTED PRETAX EARNINGS SUMMARY
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Revenues
CAM
Aircraft leasing and related revenues
$
113,640
$
110,514
$
454,804
$
390,327
Lease incentive amortization
(5,029
)
(5,029
)
(20,118
)
(20,040
)
Total CAM
108,611
105,485
434,686
370,287
ACMI Services
369,385
333,790
1,404,348
1,185,128
Other Activities
111,489
94,345
430,326
375,571
Total Revenues
589,485
533,620
2,269,360
1,930,986
Eliminate internal revenues
(56,460
)
(51,253
)
(223,891
)
(196,704
)
Customer Revenues
$
533,025
$
482,367
$
2,045,469
$
1,734,282
Pretax Earnings (Loss) from Continuing
Operations
CAM, inclusive of interest
expense
31,421
33,643
143,008
106,161
ACMI Services, inclusive of government
grants and interest expense
25,931
34,487
95,198
158,733
Other Activities
2,019
(2,391
)
2,579
112
Net, unallocated interest
expense
(357
)
(530
)
(1,748
)
(2,525
)
Non-service components of retiree
benefit credit
4,635
4,457
20,046
17,827
Debt issuance costs
—
—
—
(6,505
)
Net gain (loss) on financial
instruments
(380
)
(7,818
)
9,022
29,979
Loss from non-consolidated
affiliates
(2,030
)
(1,212
)
(7,607
)
(2,577
)
Earnings from Continuing Operations
before Income Taxes (GAAP)
$
61,239
$
60,636
$
260,498
$
301,205
Adjustments to Pretax Earnings from
Continuing Operations
Add customer incentive amortization
5,821
5,799
23,263
23,094
Add loss from non-consolidated
affiliates
2,030
1,212
7,607
2,577
Less net (gain) loss on financial
instruments
380
7,818
(9,022
)
(29,979
)
Less non-service components of retiree
benefit credit
(4,635
)
(4,457
)
(20,046
)
(17,827
)
Less government grants
—
(15,047
)
—
(111,673
)
Add debt issuance costs
—
—
—
6,505
Add net charges for hangar foam
incident
18
—
978
—
Adjusted Pretax Earnings
(non-GAAP)
$
64,853
$
55,961
$
263,278
$
173,902
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
ADJUSTED EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING
OPERATIONS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND
AMORTIZATION
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing
Operations Before Income Taxes
$
61,239
$
60,636
$
260,498
$
301,205
Interest Income
(335
)
(3
)
(415
)
(39
)
Interest Expense
13,834
14,788
46,861
58,790
Depreciation and Amortization
84,338
84,013
331,064
308,448
EBITDA from Continuing Operations
(non-GAAP)
$
159,076
$
159,434
$
638,008
$
668,404
Add customer incentive amortization
5,821
5,799
23,263
23,094
Add start-up loss from non-consolidated
affiliates
2,030
1,212
7,607
2,577
Less net (gain) loss on financial
instruments
380
7,818
(9,022
)
(29,979
)
Add non-service components of retiree
benefit credits
(4,635
)
(4,457
)
(20,046
)
(17,827
)
Less government grants
—
(15,047
)
—
(111,673
)
Less debt issuance costs
—
—
—
6,505
Add net charges for hangar foam
incident
18
—
978
—
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)
$
162,690
$
154,759
$
640,788
$
541,101
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 the recognition of government grants and
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, recognition of government grants, impairment of aircraft
and related assets, charge off of debt issuance costs upon debt
restructuring, 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
ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021
OPERATING CASH FLOWS (GAAP)
$
74,050
$
154,319
$
472,120
$
583,557
Sustaining capital expenditures
(41,437
)
(33,544
)
(186,836
)
(183,104
)
ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW
(non-GAAP)
$
32,613
$
120,775
$
285,284
$
400,453
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.
Cash receipts from government payroll support programs, which
are included in operating cash flows, were $0 and $83.0 million for
the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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
ADJUSTED EARNINGS AND ADJUSTED
EARNINGS PER SHARE
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
(In thousands)
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.
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
$
$ Per Share
$
$ Per Share
$
$ Per Share
$
$ Per Share
Earnings from Continuing Operations -
basic (GAAP)
$
42,244
$
44,458
$
196,438
$
228,980
Gain from warrant revaluation, net
tax1
(15
)
—
(170
)
(15,564
)
Convertible notes interest charges, net of
tax 2
766
—
3,051
—
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing
Operations - diluted (GAAP)
42,995
$
0.50
44,458
$
0.57
199,319
$
2.26
213,416
$
2.80
Adjustments, net of tax
Customer incentive amortization3
4,492
0.05
4,475
0.06
17,953
0.20
17,823
0.23
Effects of government grants4
—
—
(11,613
)
(0.15
)
—
—
(86,187
)
(1.13
)
Non-service component of retiree
benefits5
(3,577
)
(0.04
)
(3,440
)
(0.04
)
(15,470
)
(0.18
)
(13,759
)
(0.18
)
Debt issuance costs6
—
—
—
—
—
—
5,020
0.07
Derivative and warrant revaluation7
309
—
6,034
0.07
(6,793
)
(0.08
)
(7,573
)
(0.16
)
Loss from affiliates8
1,567
0.02
935
0.01
5,871
0.07
1,988
0.03
Convertible debt interest charges (prior
period), net of tax2
—
—
2,372
(0.02
)
—
—
9,390
(0.05
)
Hangar foam incident9
14
—
—
—
755
0.01
—
—
Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted Earnings
Per Share (non-GAAP)
$
45,800
$
0.53
$
43,221
$
0.50
$
201,635
$
2.28
$
140,118
$
1.61
Shares
Shares
Shares
Shares
Weighted Average Shares -
diluted
86,380
77,366
88,324
76,216
Additional shares - warrants 1
—
1,635
—
2,680
Additional shares - convertible notes
2
—
8,111
—
8,111
Adjusted Shares (non-GAAP)
86,380
87,112
88,324
87,007
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 $31.90, that underlie the Convertible Notes.
The convertible note hedges are expected to reduce the potential
equity dilution with respect to the Company's common stock upon
conversion of the Convertible Notes.
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 U.S. GAAP, certain warrants are
reflected as a liability and unrealized warrant gains are typically
removed from diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) calculations, while
unrealized warrant losses are not removed because they are dilutive
to EPS. For all periods presented, additional shares assumes that
Amazon net settled its remaining warrants during each period.
2.
Application of accounting standard ASU No.
2020-06, "Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in
an Entity's Own Equity" was adopted prospectively for EPS
calculations on January 1, 2022 using the modified retrospective
approach. The updated GAAP requires convertible debt to be treated
under the "if-convert method" for EPS. Periods prior to adoption
include adjustments to reflect EPS as if the new standard had been
applied historically for comparability purposes.
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 effects of government grants
received under federal payroll support programs.
5.
Removes the non-service component of
post-retirement costs and credits.
6.
Removes the charge off of debt issuance
costs when the Company modified its debt structure.
7.
Removes gains and losses from financial
instruments, including derivative interest rate instruments and
warrant revaluations.
8.
Removes losses for the Company's
non-consolidated affiliates.
9.
Removes charges 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
AIRCRAFT FLEET
Aircraft Types
December 31, 2021
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2023
Projected
Freighter
Passenger
Freighter
Passenger
Freighter
Passenger
B767-200
33
3
32
3
24
3
B767-300
65
9
78
8
94
8
B777-200
—
3
—
3
—
3
B757-200
—
—
—
—
—
—
B757 Combi
—
4
—
4
—
4
A321-200
—
—
—
—
6
—
Total Aircraft in Service
98
19
110
18
124
18
B767-300 in or awaiting cargo
conversion
12
—
15
—
13
—
A321 in cargo conversion
1
—
7
—
5
—
A330 in cargo conversion
—
—
—
—
3
—
B767-200 staging for lease
1
—
—
—
2
—
Total Aircraft
112
19
132
18
147
18
Aircraft in Service Deployments
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2022
2023 Projected
Dry leased without CMI
35
39
55
Dry leased with CMI
50
52
47
Customer provided for CMI
6
13
16
ACMI/Charter1
26
24
24
1.
ACMI/Charter includes four Boeing 767
passenger aircraft leased from external companies.
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