Hawaiian Holdings Reports 2013 Second Quarter Financial Results

HONOLULU, July 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) ("Holdings" or the "Company"), parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. ("Hawaiian"), today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2013. 

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Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results

 

Mark Dunkerley, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented that "Our results for the quarter were better than expected thanks chiefly to some good cost control. Demand across all of our geographies remains strong, even overseas where the dollar has strengthened against foreign currencies.  In North America, our business is coming back as the rate of industry capacity growth moderated in the quarter while our Neighbor Island business is now performing well.  On our international routes we are seeing the strengthening of the dollar undermine some of the excellent results we have had in the last couple of years but this portion of our business remains the core focus of our expansion plans.

"Everyone in the company worked hard as we continued with the heavy pace of new developments.  We inaugurated new routes, we secured financing for future aircraft deliveries on very favorable terms, we implemented new computer systems and completed countless other initiatives.  Throughout, my colleagues on the ground and in the air continue to keep us ahead of the field in taking care of our customers safely, efficiently and with the hospitality that is our hallmark."

Statistical data, as well as a reconciliation of the reported non-GAAP financial measures, can be found in the accompanying tables. 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2013 the Company had:

 

Business Highlights

Operational

 

Fleet and Financing

 

New routes and increased frequencies

 

Third Quarter and Full Year 2013 Outlook

The table below summarizes the Company's expectations for the quarter ending September 30, 2013 and the full year ending December 31, 2013, expressed as an expected change compared to the results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 or the year ended December 31, 2012, as applicable (the results for which are presented for reference).

 

Third

 
 

Quarter

 

Item

2012

Guidance

     

Cost per ASM Excluding Fuel (cents)

7.62

 Up 2.5% to up 5.5% 

Passenger Revenue Per ASM (cents)

12.30

 Down 0.5% to up 2.5% 

Operating Revenue Per ASM (cents)

13.56

 Down 0.5% to up 2.5% 

Passenger Revenue Per RPM (cents)

14.77

 Down 2.5% to up 0.5% 

Passenger Load Factor

83.3%

 Up 1 pts to Up 3 pts 

ASMs (millions)

4,052.2

 Up 7.5% to up 10.5% 

Gallons of jet fuel consumed (millions)

54.5

 Up 7% to up 10% 

     
     
     
 

Full Year

 

Item

2012

Guidance

Cost per ASM Excluding Fuel (cents)

8.18

Down in the low single digits

ASMs (millions)

14,687.5

Up 12.5% to up 15.5%

 

Investor Conference Call

Hawaiian Holdings' quarterly earnings conference call is scheduled to begin today (July 23, 2013) at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (USA).  The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. Investors may listen to the live audio webcast on the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.HawaiianAirlines.com. For those who are not available for the live webcast, the call will be archived for 90 days on Hawaiian's investor website.

About Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past nine years (2004-2012) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian the highest of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.

Now in its 84th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the largest provider of passenger air service from its primary visitor markets on the U.S. mainland. Hawaiian offers nonstop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, and Tahiti. New nonstop service will begin between Honolulu and Beijing, China in April 2014, subject to government approvals.  Hawaiian also provides approximately 160 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow updates on Twitter about Hawaiian (@HawaiianAir) and its special fare offers (@HawaiianFares), and become a fan on its Facebook page (Hawaiian Airlines).

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect the Company's current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance.  Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements by our CEO relating to the 2013 fiscal year, capacity, demand, the Company's North America, Neighbor Island and international routes, the operating environment and the Company's expansion plans; statements regarding the addition of new aircraft, potential route expansion, changes in our fleet plan, expected delivery of aircraft and potential purchases of additional aircraft; the Company's expectations regarding cost per available seat mile excluding fuel, passenger revenue per available seat mile, operating revenue per available seat mile, passenger revenue per revenue passenger mile, passenger load factor, available seat miles and gallons of jet fuel consumed, each for the quarter ending September 30, 2013; the Company's expectations regarding cost per available seat mile excluding fuel and available seat miles, each for the year ending December 31, 2013; and statements as to other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts or statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.  Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," variations of such words, and similar expressions are also intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company's operations and business environment, all of which may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements.  These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the Company's ability to accurately forecast quarter and year-end results; economic volatility; the price and availability of aircraft fuel; fluctuations in demand for transportation in the markets in which the Company operates; the Company's dependence on tourist travel; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; and the Company's ability to implement its growth strategy and related cost reduction goals.

The risks, uncertainties and assumptions referred to above that could cause the Company's results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements also include the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed from time to time in the Company's other public filings and public announcements, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 as well as other documents that may be filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof.  The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date hereof even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied herein will not be realized.

 

Table 1.

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations 

(in thousands, except for per share data) (unaudited)

                           
   

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30, 

 

June 30,

 
   

2013

 

2012

 

% Change

 

2013

 

2012

 

% Change

 
                           

Operating Revenue:

                         

Passenger

$ 481,461

 

$ 438,137

 

9.9

%

$  921,400

 

$ 829,063

 

11.1

%

Other

52,467

 

46,414

 

13.0

%

103,282

 

90,982

 

13.5

%

     Total

533,928

 

484,551

 

10.2

%

1,024,682

 

920,045

 

11.4

%

                           

Operating Expenses:

                         

Aircraft fuel, including taxes and delivery

169,223

 

150,465

 

12.5

%

343,712

 

290,783

 

18.2

%

Wages and benefits

103,384

 

96,699

 

6.9

%

206,119

 

186,823

 

10.3

%

Aircraft rent

28,285

 

24,864

 

13.8

%

54,304

 

48,086

 

12.9

%

Maintenance materials and repairs

53,036

 

49,409

 

7.3

%

108,295

 

93,121

 

16.3

%

Aircraft and passenger servicing

29,228

 

24,654

 

18.6

%

58,287

 

46,000

 

26.7

%

Commissions and other selling

32,186

 

28,611

 

12.5

%

65,997

 

58,027

 

13.7

%

Depreciation and amortization

19,788

 

21,553

 

(8.2)

%

38,901

 

40,704

 

(4.4)

%

Other rentals and landing fees

19,630

 

21,218

 

(7.5)

%

38,777

 

40,966

 

(5.3)

%

Other

41,777

 

37,750

 

10.7

%

84,825

 

73,307

 

15.7

%

     Total

496,537

 

455,223

 

9.1

%

999,217

 

877,817

 

13.8

%

                           

Operating Income

37,391

 

29,328

     

25,465

 

42,228

     
                           

Nonoperating Income (Expense):

                         

Interest expense and amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

 

(12,163)

 

(10,722)

     

(23,540)

 

(19,770)

     

Interest income

126

 

167

     

253

 

381

     

Capitalized interest

2,891

 

2,176

     

6,331

 

4,749

     

Losses on fuel derivatives

(6,906)

 

(14,823)

     

(13,467)

 

(9,003)

     

Other, net

(3,124)

 

183

     

(4,206)

 

(417)

     

     Total

(19,176)

 

(23,019)

     

(34,629)

 

(24,060)

     
                           

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

18,215

 

6,309

     

(9,164)

 

18,168

     
                           

Income tax expense (benefit)

6,899

 

2,405

     

(3,335)

 

7,006

     
                           

Net Income (Loss)

$   11,316

 

$     3,904

     

$    (5,829)

 

$   11,162

     
                           

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Stock Share:

                         

Basic

$       0.22

 

$       0.08

     

$      (0.11)

 

$       0.22

     

Diluted

$       0.21

 

$       0.07

     

$      (0.11)

 

$       0.21

     
                           

Weighted Average Number of

                         

Common Stock Shares Outstanding:

                         

Basic

52,008

 

51,283

     

51,837

 

51,145

     

Diluted

53,071

 

52,457

     

51,837

 

52,380

     

 

Table 2.

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. 

Selected Statistical Data (unaudited)

                         
 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 
 

2013

 

2012

 

% Change

 

2013

 

2012

 

% Change

 
                         

Scheduled Operations:

                       

Revenue passenger miles (RPM) (a)

3,405.7

 

2,925.2

 

16.4%

 

6,611.1

 

5,555.5

 

19.0%

 

Available seat miles (ASM) (a)

4,211.5

 

3,480.6

 

21.0%

 

8,171.8

 

6,620.6

 

23.4%

 

Passenger revenue per RPM (Yield)

14.14

¢

14.98

¢

(5.6%)

 

13.94

¢

14.92

¢

(6.6%)

 

Passenger load factor (RPM/ASM)

80.9%

 

84.0%

 

(3.1)

pt

80.9%

 

83.9%

 

(3.0)

pt

Passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM)

11.43

¢

12.59

¢

(9.2%)

 

11.28

¢

12.52

¢

(9.9%)

 
                         

Total Operations:

                       

Revenue passenger miles (RPM) (a)

3,409.0

 

2,930.8

 

16.3%

 

6,619.6

 

5,562.3

 

19.0%

 

Available seat miles (ASM) (a)

4,215.9

 

3,487.0

 

20.9%

 

8,181.7

 

6,628.4

 

23.4%

 

Passenger load factor (RPM/ASM)

80.9%

 

84.0%

 

(3.1)

pt

80.9%

 

83.9%

 

(3.0)

pt

Operating revenue per ASM (RASM)

12.66

¢

13.90

¢

(8.9%)

 

12.52

¢

13.88

¢

(9.8%)

 

Operating cost per ASM (CASM)

11.78

¢

13.05

¢

(9.7%)

 

12.21

¢

13.24

¢

(7.8%)

 

CASM excluding aircraft fuel (b)

7.76

¢

8.74

¢

(11.2%)

 

8.01

¢

8.86

¢

(9.6%)

 

Gallons of jet fuel consumed (a)

56.6

 

47.3

 

19.7%

 

110.6

 

90.5

 

22.2%

 

Average cost per gallon of jet fuel (actual) (c)

$       2.99

 

$    3.18

 

(6.0%)

 

$        3.11

 

$    3.21

 

(3.1%)

 

Economic fuel cost per gallon (c)(d)

$       3.07

 

$    3.22

 

(4.7%)

 

$        3.18

 

$    3.24

 

(1.9%)

 
                         
   

(a)

In millions.

(b)

See Table 4 for reconciliations of operating expenses excluding aircraft fuel.

(c)

Includes applicable taxes and fees.

(d)

See Table 3 for a reconciliation of economic fuel costs.

 

Table 3.

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Economic Fuel Expense

(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts) (unaudited)

 

The Company believes that economic fuel expense is the best measure of the effect of fuel prices on its business as it most closely approximates the net cash outflow associated with the purchase of fuel for its operations in a period.  The Company defines economic fuel expense as GAAP fuel expense plus (gains)/losses realized through actual cash (receipts)/payments received from or paid to hedge counterparties for fuel hedge derivative contracts settled during the period. 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2013

 

2012

 

% Change

 

2013

 

2012

 

% Change

                       

Aircraft fuel expense, including taxes and delivery

$ 169,223

 

$ 150,465

 

12.5%

 

$ 343,712

 

$ 290,783

 

18.2%

Realized losses on settlement of fuel derivative contracts

4,740

 

1,874

 

152.9%

 

7,436

 

2,729

 

172.5%

Economic fuel expense

$ 173,963

 

$ 152,339

 

14.2%

 

$ 351,148

 

$ 293,512

 

19.6%

Fuel gallons consumed

56,625

 

47,346

 

19.6%

 

110,560

 

90,472

 

22.2%

Economic fuel cost per gallon

$       3.07

 

$       3.22

 

(4.7%)

 

$       3.18

 

$       3.24

 

(1.9%)

 

Table 4.

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Non-GAAP Financial Reconciliation

(in thousands, except per-share data) (unaudited)

 

The Company evaluates its financial performance utilizing various GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, including, net income, diluted net income per share, CASM, PRASM, RASM and Passenger Revenue per RPM.  Pursuant to Regulation G, the Company has included the following reconciliation of reported non-GAAP financial measures to comparable financial measures reported on a GAAP basis.  The Company believes that excluding fuel costs from certain measures is useful to investors because it provides an additional measure of management's performance excluding the effects of a significant cost item over which management has limited influence. 

 

   

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

   

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

   

Net income

 

Diluted net income
per share

 

Net income

 

Diluted net income
per share

 

Net loss

 

Diluted net loss
per share

 

Net income

 

Diluted net income
per share

As reported - GAAP

$     11,316

 

$         0.21

 

$       3,904

 

$         0.07

 

$ (5,829)

 

$        (0.11)

 

$     11,162

 

$         0.21

 

Less: unrealized losses on fuel derivative contracts, net of tax

(1,300)

 

(0.03)

 

(7,769)

 

(0.15)

 

(3,619)

 

(0.07)

 

(3,764)

 

(0.07)

Reflecting economic fuel expense

$     12,616

 

$         0.24

 

$     11,673

 

$         0.22

 

$ (2,210)

 

$        (0.04)

 

$     14,926

 

$         0.28

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 
 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

GAAP operating expenses

$  496.5

 

$  455.2

 

$  999.2

 

$  877.8

 

Less: aircraft fuel, including taxes and delivery

169.2

 

150.5

 

343.7

 

290.8

 

Adjusted operating expense - excluding aircraft fuel

$  327.3

 

$  304.7

 

$  655.5

 

$  587.0

 
                 
                 

Available Seat Miles

4,215.9

 

3,487.0

 

8,181.7

 

6,628.4

 
                 

CASM - GAAP

11.78

 ¢ 

13.05

 ¢ 

12.21

 ¢ 

13.24

 ¢ 

Less: aircraft fuel

4.02

 

4.31

 

4.20

 

4.38

 

CASM - excluding aircraft fuel

7.76

 ¢ 

8.74

 ¢ 

8.01

 ¢ 

8.86

 ¢ 

                 

 

Table 5.

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Fuel Derivative Contract Summary(unaudited)

As of July 19, 2013

 
 

Weighted Average Contract Price

 

Percentage of Projected Fuel Requirements Hedged

 

Fuel Barrels Hedged

 

Cap

 

Floor

       

Third Quarter 2013

             

Crude Oil (per barrel)

         

    Brent Call Options

$114.95

 

N/A

 

37%

 

532,000

    Brent Collars

$110.25

 

$90.00

 

17%

 

240,000

Total

       

54%

 

772,000

               
               

Fourth Quarter 2013

             

Crude Oil (per barrel)

         

    Brent Call Options

$114.05

 

N/A

 

39%

 

523,000

    Brent Collars

$108.64

 

$87.50

 

18%

 

240,000

Total

       

57%

 

763,000

               

First Quarter 2014

             

Crude Oil (per barrel)

         

    Brent Call Options

$112.54

 

N/A

 

40%

 

558,000

    Brent Collars

$109.64

 

$84.29

 

7%

 

105,000

Total

       

47%

 

663,000

               

Second Quarter 2014

             

Crude Oil (per barrel)

         

    Brent Call Options

$110.47

 

N/A

 

19%

 

279,000

   Brent Collars

$110.23

 

$82.38

 

15%

 

216,000

Total

       

34%

 

495,000

               

Third Quarter 2014

             

Crude Oil (per barrel)

         

    Brent Call Options

$107.80

 

N/A

 

11%

 

163,000

   Brent Collars

$107.51

 

$82.78

 

9%

 

135,000

Total

       

20%

 

298,000

               

Fourth Quarter 2014

             

Crude Oil (per barrel)

         

    Brent Call Options

$104.92

 

N/A

 

9%

 

135,000

   Brent Collars

$106.52

 

$82.50

 

4%

 

65,000

Total

       

13%

 

200,000

 

Table 6.

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Foreign Exchange Forward Contract Summary (unaudited)

As of July 19, 2013

 
   

Japanese Yen

 

Australian Dollar

 

Korean Won

 

New Zealand Dollar

Quarter of Settlement

 

Weighted Average Forward Contract Price

 

Percentage of Projected Foreign Denominated JPY Sales Hedged

 

Weighted Average Forward Contract Price

 

Percentage of Projected Foreign Denominated AUD Sales Hedged

 

Weighted Average Forward Contract Price

 

Percentage of Projected Foreign Denominated KRW Sales Hedged

 

Weighted Average Forward Contract Price

 

Percentage of Projected Foreign Denominated NZD Sales Hedged

   

(in USD|JPY)

     

(in AUD|USD)

     

(in USD|KRW)

     

(in NZD|USD)

   
                                 

Third Quarter 2013

 

¥94.61

 

64%

 

AUD 1.00

 

48%

 

₩1,116

 

55%

 

NZD 0.82

 

65%

Fourth Quarter 2013

 

¥95.78

 

58%

 

AUD 0.99

 

39%

 

₩1,117

 

41%

 

NZD 0.81

 

55%

First Quarter 2014

 

¥95.85

 

61%

 

AUD 1.00

 

25%

 

₩1,130

 

36%

 

NZD 0.80

 

34%

Second Quarter 2014

 

¥99.62

 

49%

 

AUD 0.96

 

18%

 

₩1,128

 

20%

 

NZD 0.79

 

27%

Third Quarter 2014

 

¥99.89

 

29%

 

AUD 0.92

 

17%

 

₩1,141

 

20%

 

NZD 0.78

 

13%

Fourth Quarter 2014

 

¥97.62

 

12%

                       

 

SOURCE Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

COMPANY: Scott Topping, CFO - (808) 835-3700, scott.topping@hawaiianair.com; or INVESTOR RELATIONS: Ashlee Kishimoto, Sr. Director - (808) 838-5421, ashlee.kishimoto@hawaiianair.com; or MEDIA RELATIONS: Ann Botticelli, SVP - (808) 838-6758, ann.botticelli@hawaiianair.com