Hawaiian Holdings Reports 2017 Third Quarter Financial Results

HONOLULU, Oct. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) ("Holdings" or the "Company"), parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. ("Hawaiian"), today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2017.

Third Quarter 2017 - Key Financial Metrics

   

GAAP

 

YoY Change

 

Adjusted

 

YoY Change

Net Income

 

$74.6M

 

($27.9M)

 

$102.6M

 

$(0.5)M

Diluted EPS

 

$1.39

 

($0.52)

 

$1.92

 

$—

Pre-tax Margin

 

16.6%

 

(7.8) pts.

 

22.8%

 

(1.8) pts.

"The third quarter's excellent results add to the great year we are having," said Mark Dunkerley, Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO.  "Apart from the helpful environment characterized by low fuel prices, manageable industry capacity and strong demand for the Hawaii vacation, our team is doing a terrific job improving the company and widening the gap between us and our competitors."

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

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On October 12, 2017, the Company announced the initiation of a quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents per share to be paid on November 30, 2017 to all stockholders of record as of November 17, 2017.

In addition, the Company repurchased approximately 1.1 million shares of common stock for approximately $46.2 million in the third quarter, which leaves $49.5 million remaining under its share repurchase program.

As of September 30, 2017, the Company had:

  • Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $619 million
  • Outstanding debt and capital lease obligations of $506 million

Third Quarter 2017 Highlights

People

  • Contributed $134.6 million during the quarter to employee benefit plans, comprised of a one-time payment of $18.5 million to fully fund and terminate the Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. Salaried & IAM Merged Pension Plan, a one-time payment of $101.9 million to settle a portion of the post-65 medical plan obligation in connection with the ratification of a contract amendment with the Air Line Pilots Association, representing its pilots, and a contribution of approximately $14.2 million, $12.7 million above the minimum required, to further reduce pension obligations.

Operational

  • Ranked #1 nationally for on-time performance for the months of June, July, and August 2017 as reported in the U.S. Department of Transportation Air Travel Consumer Report.

Partnerships

  • Announced a new partnership with Japan Airlines (JAL) that provides for extensive code sharing, lounge access and frequent flyer program reciprocity, taking effect on March 25, 2018 (subject to government approval). Also announced the intention to establish a joint venture with JAL designed to provide even more choices, convenience and enhancements to the traveling public to/from Japan and beyond to multiple Asian markets.

Increased frequencies

  • Announced the expansion of non-stop service between Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) and New Zealand's Auckland Airport (AKL) with up to five non-stop flights weekly beginning March 2018.

Product and loyalty

  • Continued remodeling the A330 fleet with the addition of lie flat premium seats and increased Extra Comfort capacity. Also announced the introduction of remodeled A330 aircraft to its non-stop service between Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) and Sapporo's New Chitose Airport (CTS) starting February 2018.

Fleet and financing

  • Took delivery of its 24th A330-200 in September.
  • Took delivery of its first ATR 72 turboprop aircraft in an all-cargo configuration in September.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Outlook

The table below summarizes the Company's expectations for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2017, expressed as an expected percentage change compared to the results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016, as applicable.

The Company has revised its guidance range for economic fuel cost per gallon for the full year ending December 31, 2017 due to higher than expected year-to-date fuel costs and the forward fuel price curve as of October 9, 2017. The Company is also providing a guidance range for operating revenue per ASM and has adjusted its guidance ranges for cost per ASM excluding fuel and special Items, ASMs, and gallons of jet fuel consumed for the full year ending December 31, 2017.

   

Fourth Quarter

     

GAAP Fourth Quarter

Item

 

2017 Guidance

 

GAAP Equivalent

 

2017 Guidance

Cost per ASM excluding fuel and special items (a)

 

Up 3.5% to up 6.5%

 

Cost per ASM (a)

 

Down 10.3% to down 13.5%

Operating revenue per ASM

 

Down 1.0% to up 2.0%

       

ASMs

 

Up 4.0% to up 6.0%

       

Gallons of jet fuel consumed

 

Up 5.0% to up 8.0%

       

Economic fuel cost per gallon (b)(c)

 

$1.75 to $1.85

 

Fuel cost per gallon (b)

 

$1.72 to $1.82

 

   

Full Year

     

GAAP Full Year

Item

 

2017 Guidance

 

GAAP Equivalent

 

2017 Guidance

Cost per ASM excluding fuel and special items (a)

 

Up 6.0% to up 7.0%

 

Cost per ASM (a)

 

Up 3.6% to up 5.5%

Operating revenue per ASM

 

Up 5.0% to up 6.0%

       

ASMs

 

Up 3.0% to up 4.0%

       

Gallons of jet fuel consumed

 

Up 5.5% to up 6.5%

       

Economic fuel cost per gallon (b)(c)

 

$1.65 to $1.75

 

Fuel cost per gallon (b)

 

$1.64 to $1.74

   

(a)

See Table 4 for a reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses to operating expenses excluding aircraft fuel and special items.

(b)

Fuel cost per gallon estimates are based on the October 9, 2017 fuel forward curve.

(c)

See Table 3 for a reconciliation of GAAP fuel costs to economic fuel costs.

Investor Conference Call

Hawaiian Holdings' quarterly earnings conference call is scheduled to begin today (October 19, 2017) 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 the investor relations section of the Company's website.

About Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian®, the world's most punctual airline as reported by OAG, has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 13 years (2004-2016) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure have ranked Hawaiian among the highest of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.

Now in its 88th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline.

Hawaiian offers non-stop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 170 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 250 daily flights system-wide.

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). For career postings and updates, follow Hawaiian's LinkedIn page.

For media inquiries, please visit Hawaiian Airlines' online newsroom.

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, the Company's expectations regarding cost per available seat mile, cost per available seat mile excluding fuel and special items, operating revenue per available seat mile, available seat miles, gallons of jet fuel consumed, fuel cost per gallon, and economic fuel cost per gallon for the quarter and full year ending December 31, 2017; 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 quarterly and annual results; economic volatility; macroeconomic developments; political developments; 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; labor negotiations and related developments; competitive pressures, including the potential impact of rising industry capacity between North America and Hawai'i; the Company's ability to continue to generate sufficient cash flow to support the payment of a quarterly dividend; changes in the Company's future capital needs; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; and the Company's ability to implement its growth strategy.

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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and the Company's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, 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 September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   

2017

 

2016 (a)

 

% Change

 

2017

 

2016 (a)

 

% Change

Operating Revenue:

                       

Passenger

 

$

634,475

   

$

591,496

   

7.3

%

 

$

1,765,275

   

$

1,592,095

   

10.9

%

Other

 

85,084

   

80,341

   

5.9

%

 

243,804

   

225,512

   

8.1

%

Total

 

719,559

   

671,837

   

7.1

%

 

2,009,079

   

1,817,607

   

10.5

%

Operating Expenses:

                       

Aircraft fuel, including taxes and delivery

 

110,111

   

94,818

   

16.1

%

 

316,423

   

248,516

   

27.3

%

Wages and benefits

 

161,059

   

136,356

   

18.1

%

 

466,772

   

395,718

   

18.0

%

Aircraft rent

 

35,195

   

32,891

   

7.0

%

 

102,883

   

92,345

   

11.4

%

Maintenance, materials and repairs

 

49,396

   

51,812

   

(4.7)

%

 

161,366

   

166,901

   

(3.3)

%

Aircraft and passenger servicing

 

36,360

   

33,971

   

7.0

%

 

104,569

   

93,245

   

12.1

%

Commissions and other selling

 

32,930

   

29,480

   

11.7

%

 

98,668

   

93,936

   

5.0

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

28,447

   

27,495

   

3.5

%

 

83,787

   

81,629

   

2.6

%

Other rentals and landing fees

 

30,989

   

28,926

   

7.1

%

 

86,763

   

78,338

   

10.8

%

Purchased services

 

24,736

   

25,614

   

(3.4)

%

 

79,428

   

72,889

   

9.0

%

Special items

 

   

   

%

 

23,450

   

   

100.0

%

Other

 

36,585

   

31,565

   

15.9

%

 

101,376

   

94,279

   

7.5

%

Total

 

545,808

   

492,928

   

10.7

%

 

1,625,485

   

1,417,796

   

14.6

%

Operating Income

 

173,751

   

178,909

   

(2.9)

%

 

383,594

   

399,811

   

(4.1)

%

Nonoperating Income (Expense):

                       

Other nonoperating special items

 

(50,202)

   

       

(50,202)

   

     

Interest expense and amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

 

(7,578)

   

(8,539)

       

(23,292)

   

(28,453)

     

Interest income

 

1,861

   

1,113

       

4,480

   

3,044

     

Capitalized interest

 

2,416

   

719

       

6,258

   

1,407

     

Gains (losses) on fuel derivatives

 

3,282

   

(3,601)

       

(10,228)

   

15,421

     

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

   

       

   

(9,993)

     

Other components of net periodic benefit cost

 

(3,792)

   

(5,054)

       

(13,293)

   

(15,218)

     

Other, net

 

(100)

   

612

       

3,161

   

9,884

     

Total

 

(54,113)

   

(14,750)

       

(83,116)

   

(23,908)

     

Income Before Income Taxes

 

119,638

   

164,159

       

300,478

   

375,903

     

Income tax expense

 

45,072

   

61,705

       

108,567

   

142,413

     

Net Income

 

$

74,566

   

$

102,454

       

$

191,911

   

$

233,490

     

Net Income Per Share

                       

Basic

 

$

1.40

   

$

1.92

       

$

3.59

   

$

4.37

     

Diluted

 

$

1.39

   

$

1.91

       

$

3.57

   

$

4.35

     

Weighted Average Number of Common Stock Shares Outstanding:

                       

Basic

 

53,185

   

53,427

       

53,456

   

53,488

     

Diluted

 

53,509

   

53,588

       

53,799

   

53,715

     
   

(a)

The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented.  Accounting Standard Update 2017-07 (ASU 2017-07) is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption only permitted for the Company in the first quarter of 2017, provided all provisions of the ASU are adopted. The Company early adopted this standard during the first quarter of 2017. The adoption of ASU 2017-07 resulted in a reclassification of $5.1 million and $15.2 million from wages and benefits to other components of net periodic benefit cost on the Company's consolidated statement of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

 

Table 2.

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Selected Statistical Data (unaudited)

 
   

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

   

2017

 

2016

 

% Change

 

2017

 

2016

 

% Change

   

(in thousands, except as otherwise indicated)

 

(in thousands, except as otherwise indicated)

Scheduled Operations (a) :

                       

Revenue passengers flown

 

3,000

   

2,916

   

2.9

%

 

8,588

   

8,317

   

3.3

%

Revenue passenger miles (RPM)

 

4,290,499

   

4,166,487

   

3.0

%

 

12,187,344

   

11,554,522

   

5.5

%

Available seat miles (ASM)

 

4,946,678

   

4,887,608

   

1.2

%

 

14,203,112

   

13,805,563

   

2.9

%

Passenger revenue per RPM (Yield)

 

14.79

¢

 

14.20

¢

 

4.2

%

 

14.48

¢

 

13.78

¢

 

5.1

%

Passenger load factor (RPM/ASM)

 

86.7

%

 

85.2

%

 

1.5

pt.

 

85.8

%

 

83.7

%

 

2.1

pt.

Passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM)

 

12.83

¢

 

12.10

¢

 

6.0

%

 

12.43

¢

 

11.53

¢

 

7.8

%

Total Operations (a) :

                       

Revenue passengers flown

 

3,001

   

2,918

   

2.9

%

 

8,592

   

8,321

   

3.3

%

Revenue passenger miles (RPM)

 

4,293,095

   

4,170,671

   

2.9

%

 

12,190,846

   

11,559,795

   

5.5

%

Available seat miles (ASM)

 

4,950,800

   

4,894,768

   

1.1

%

 

14,208,642

   

13,813,955

   

2.9

%

Operating revenue per ASM (RASM)

 

14.53

¢

 

13.73

¢

 

5.8

%

 

14.14

¢

 

13.16

¢

 

7.4

%

Operating cost per ASM (CASM)

 

11.02

¢

 

10.07

¢

 

9.4

%

 

11.44

¢

 

10.26

¢

 

11.5

%

CASM excluding aircraft fuel and special items (b)

 

8.80

¢

 

8.13

¢

 

8.2

%

 

9.04

¢

 

8.46

¢

 

6.9

%

Aircraft fuel expense per ASM (c)

 

2.22

¢

 

1.94

¢

 

14.4

%

 

2.23

¢

 

1.80

¢

 

23.9

%

Revenue block hours operated

 

49,384

   

47,534

   

3.9

%

 

141,955

   

134,627

   

5.4

%

Gallons of jet fuel consumed

 

67,160

   

64,918

   

3.5

%

 

193,404

   

182,471

   

6.0

%

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

 

$

1.64

   

$

1.46

   

12.3

%

 

$

1.64

   

$

1.36

   

20.6

%

Economic fuel cost per gallon (c)(d)

 

$

1.68

   

$

1.50

   

12.0

%

 

$

1.65

   

$

1.53

   

7.8

%

   

(a) 

Includes the operations of the Company's contract carrier under a capacity purchase agreement.

(b) 

See Table 4 for a reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses to operating expenses excluding aircraft fuel and special items.

(c) 

Includes applicable taxes and fees.

(d) 

See Table 3 for a reconciliation of GAAP fuel costs to 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 a good 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 losses/(gains) 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 September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

   

2017

 

2016

 

% Change

 

2017

 

2016

 

% Change

   

(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts)

     

(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts)

   

Aircraft fuel expense, including taxes and delivery

 

$

110,111

   

$

94,818

   

16.1

%

 

$

316,423

   

$

248,516

   

27.3

%

Realized losses on settlement of fuel derivative contracts

 

2,787

   

2,525

   

10.4

%

 

2,100

   

30,349

   

(93.1)

%

Economic fuel expense

 

$

112,898

   

$

97,343

   

16.0

%

 

$

318,523

   

$

278,865

   

14.2

%

Fuel gallons consumed

 

67,160

   

64,918

   

3.5

%

 

193,404

   

182,471

   

6.0

%

Economic fuel costs per gallon

 

$

1.68

   

$

1.50

   

12.0

%

 

$

1.65

   

$

1.53

   

7.8

%

 

   

Estimated three months ending

December 31, 2017

 

 Estimated full year ending

December 31, 2017

   

(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts)

 

(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts)

Aircraft fuel expense, including taxes and delivery

 

$

111,576

 

to

$

121,471

   

$

421,148

 

to

$

451,175

 

Realized losses on settlement of fuel derivative contracts

 

1,700

   

1,700

   

3,800

   

3,800

 

Economic fuel expense

 

$

113,276

 

to

$

123,171

   

$

424,948

 

to

$

454,975

 

Fuel gallons consumed

 

64,729

 

to

66,579

   

257,544

 

to

259,986

 

Economic fuel costs per gallon

 

$

1.75

 

to

$

1.85

   

$

1.65

 

to

$

1.75

 

 

Table 4.

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Non-GAAP Financial Reconciliation

(in thousands, except per share and CASM 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, Passenger Revenue per RPM and EBITDAR. 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 adjustments are described below:

 
  • Changes in fair value of derivative contracts, net of tax, are based on market prices for open contracts as of the end of the reporting period. This line item includes the unrealized amounts of fuel and interest rate derivatives (not designated as hedges) that will settle in future periods and the reversal of prior period unrealized amounts.  The Company believes that excluding the impact of these derivative adjustments helps investors analyze the Company's operational performance and compare its results to other airlines in the periods presented below.
  • Loss on extinguishment of debt, net of tax, is excluded to help investors analyze the Company's operational performance and compare its results to other airlines in the periods presented below.
  • The collective bargaining charge related to (1) a one-time payment to reduce the future 401K employer contribution for certain pilot groups, and (2) a one-time true up of the pilot vacation accrual at the new negotiated contract rates. The loss on sale of aircraft was a result of a sale-leaseback transaction covering three Boeing 767 aircraft as part of the planned exit from its 767 fleet. In 2016, the Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees (the Salaried Plan) was consolidated into the Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan for Employees Represented by the International Association of Machinists (IAM), which established the Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. Salaried & IAM Merged Pension Plan (the Merged Plan). At that time, the net liabilities of the Salaried Plan were transferred to the Merged Plan. In August 2017, the Company terminated the Merged Plan and recorded a one-time nonoperating special charge of $35.2 million. The Company also settled a portion of its pilots' other post-retirement medical plan liability and recorded a one-time nonoperating special charge of $15.0 million. These one-time charges are considered special items by the Company and are not expected to represent ongoing expenses. The Company believes that excluding such special items helps investors analyze the Company's operational performance and compare its results to other airlines in the periods presented below.
 
   

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

   

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016

   

Total

 

Diluted Per Share

 

Total

 

Diluted Per Share

 

Total

 

Diluted Per Share

 

Total

 

Diluted Per Share

GAAP net income, as reported

 

$

74,566

   

$

1.39

   

$

102,454

   

$

1.91

   

$

191,911

   

$

3.57

   

$

233,490

   

$

4.35

 

Add (deduct): changes in fair value of derivative contracts

 

(6,069)

   

(0.11)

   

1,076

   

0.02

   

8,128

   

0.15

   

(45,770)

   

(0.85)

 

Add: loss on extinguishment of debt

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

9,993

   

0.19

 

Add: special items

                               

  Operating

                               

  Loss on sale of aircraft

 

   

   

   

   

4,771

   

0.09

   

   

 

  Collective bargaining charge

 

   

   

   

   

18,679

   

0.35

   

   

 

  Nonoperating

                               

  Partial settlement and curtailment loss

 

15,001

   

0.28

   

   

   

15,001

   

0.28

   

   

 

  Loss on plan termination

 

35,201

   

0.66

   

   

   

35,201

   

0.65

   

   

 

Total special items

 

50,202

   

0.94

   

   

   

73,652

   

1.37

   

   

 

Add (deduct): tax effect of adjustments

 

(16,091)

   

(0.30)

   

(409)

   

(0.01)

   

(29,817)

   

(0.55)

   

13,595

   

0.25

 

Adjusted net income

 

$

102,608

   

$

1.92

   

$

103,121

   

$

1.92

   

$

243,874

   

$

4.54

   

$

211,308

   

$

3.94

 

 

   

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

   

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016 (a)

Income Before Income Taxes, as reported

 

$

119,638

   

$

164,159

   

$

300,478

   

$

375,903

 

Add (deduct): changes in fair value of derivative contracts

 

(6,069)

   

1,076

   

8,128

   

(45,770)

 

Add: loss on extinguishment of debt

 

   

   

   

9,993

 

Add: special items

               

  Operating

               

  Loss on sale of aircraft

 

   

   

4,771

   

 

  Collective bargaining charge

 

   

   

18,679

   

 

  Nonoperating

               

  Partial settlement and curtailment loss

 

15,001

   

   

15,001

   

 

  Loss on plan termination

 

35,201

   

   

35,201

   

 

Total special items

 

50,202

   

   

73,652

   

 

Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes

 

163,771

   

165,235

   

382,258

   

340,126

 

Operating Costs per Available Seat Mile (CASM)

The Company has separately listed in the table below its fuel costs per ASM and non-GAAP unit costs, excluding fuel and special items.  These amounts are included in CASM, but for internal purposes the Company consistently uses cost metrics that exclude fuel and special items (if applicable) to measure and monitor its costs.

   

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

   

2017

 

2016 (a)

 

2017

 

2016 (a)

GAAP operating expenses

 

$

545,808

   

$

492,928

   

$

1,625,485

   

$

1,417,796

 

Less: aircraft fuel, including taxes and delivery

 

(110,111)

   

(94,818)

   

(316,423)

   

(248,516)

 

Less: special items

               

  Operating

               

  Loss on sale of aircraft

 

$

   

$

   

$

(4,771)

   

$

 

  Collective bargaining charge

 

$

   

$

   

$

(18,679)

   

$

 

Total special items

 

$

   

$

   

$

(23,450)

   

$

 

Adjusted operating expenses - excluding aircraft fuel and special items

 

$

435,697

   

$

398,110

   

$

1,285,612

   

$

1,169,280

 

Available Seat Miles

 

4,950,800

   

4,894,768

   

14,208,642

   

13,813,955

 

CASM - GAAP

 

11.02

¢

 

10.07

¢

 

11.44

¢

 

10.26

¢

Less: aircraft fuel

 

(2.22)

   

(1.94)

   

(2.23)

   

(1.80)

 

Less: special items

               

  Operating

               

  Loss on sale of aircraft

 

   

   

(0.04)

   

 

  Collective bargaining charge

 

   

   

(0.13)

   

 

Total special items

 

   

   

(0.17)

   

 

CASM - excluding aircraft fuel and special items

 

8.80

¢

 

8.13

¢

 

9.04

¢

 

8.46

¢

   

(a)

The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented. Accounting Standard Update 2017-07 (ASU 2017-07) is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption only permitted for the Company in the first quarter of 2017, provided all provisions of the ASU are adopted. The Company early adopted this standard during the first quarter of 2017. The adoption of ASU 2017-07 resulted in a reclassification of $5.1 million and $15.2 million from wages and benefits to other components of net periodic benefit cost on the Company's consolidated statement of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

 

   

Estimated three months ending

December 31, 2017

 

Estimated full year ending

December 31, 2017

GAAP operating expenses

 

$

555,349

 

to

$

586,888

   

$

2,170,820

 

to

$

2,234,049

 

Less: aircraft fuel, including taxes and delivery

 

(111,576)

 

to

(121,471)

   

(421,148)

 

to

(451,175)

 

Less: special items

               

  Operating

               

  Loss on sale of aircraft

 

   

   

(4,771)

   

(4,771)

 

  Collective bargaining charge

 

   

   

(18,679)

   

(18,679)

 

Total special items

 

$

   

$

   

$

(23,450)

   

$

(23,450)

 

Adjusted operating expenses - excluding aircraft fuel and special items

 

$

443,773

 

to

$

465,417

   

$

1,726,222

 

to

$

1,759,424

 

Available Seat Miles

 

4,753,506

 

to

4,844,920

   

18,936,175

 

to

19,120,021

 

CASM - GAAP

 

11.68

¢

to

12.11

¢

 

11.46

¢

to

11.68

¢

Less: aircraft fuel

 

(2.34)

 

to

(2.50)

   

(2.22)

 

to

(2.36)

 

Less: special items

               

  Operating

               

  Loss on sale of aircraft

 

 

to

   

(0.02)

 

to

(0.02)

 

  Collective bargaining charge

 

 

to

   

(0.10)

 

to

(0.10)

 

Total special items

 

¢

 

¢

 

(0.12)

¢

 

(0.12)

¢

CASM - excluding aircraft fuel and special items

 

9.34

¢

to

9.61

¢

 

9.12

¢

to

9.20

¢

Pre-tax margin

The Company excludes unrealized gains from fuel derivative contracts, losses on extinguishment of debt, and special items from pre-tax margin for the same reasons as described above.

   

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

   

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016

Pre-Tax Margin, as reported

 

16.6

%

 

24.4

%

 

15.0

%

 

20.7

%

Add (deduct): changes in fair value of derivative contracts

 

(0.8)

%

 

0.2

%

 

0.4

%

 

(2.5)

%

Add: loss on extinguishment of debt

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

0.5

%

Add: special items

               

  Operating

               

    Loss on sale of aircraft

 

%

 

%

 

0.2

%

 

%

    Collective bargaining charge

 

%

 

%

 

0.9

%

 

%

    Nonoperating

               

         Post retirement benefits related

 

7.0

%

 

%

 

2.5

%

 

%

Total special items

 

7.0

%

 

%

 

3.6

%

 

%

Adjusted Pre-Tax Margin

 

22.8

%

 

24.6

%

 

19.0

%

 

18.7

%

Leverage ratio

The Company uses adjusted total debt, including aircraft rent, in addition to long-term adjusted debt and capital leases, to represent long-term financial obligations. The Company excludes unrealized (gains) losses from fuel derivative contracts, losses on extinguishment of debt, and special items from earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and rent (EBITDAR) for the reasons as described above.  Management believes this metric is helpful to investors in assessing the Company's overall debt.

   

Twelve months ended

   

September 30, 2017

Debt and capital lease obligations

 

$

506,118

 

Plus: Aircraft leases capitalized at 7x last twelve months' aircraft rent

 

945,721

 

Adjusted debt and capital lease obligations

 

$

1,451,839

 
     

EBITDAR:

   

Income Before Income Taxes

 

$

304,039

 

Add back:

   

Interest and amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

 

31,451

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

110,286

 

Aircraft rent

 

135,103

 

EBITDAR

 

$

580,879

 
     

Adjustments:

   

Add: changes in fair value of derivative contracts

 

6,221

 

Add: loss on extinguishment of debt

 

480

 

Add: special items

   

  Operating

   

  Impairment charge (a)

 

49,361

 

  Termination charge (a)

 

21,000

 

  Bonuses and a proposed collective bargaining agreement payment (a)

 

38,781

 

  Loss on sale of aircraft

 

4,771

 

  Collective bargaining charge

 

18,679

 

  Nonoperating

   

  Partial settlement and curtailment loss

 

15,001

 

  Loss on plan termination

 

35,201

 

Total special items

 

182,794

 

Adjusted EBITDAR

 

$

770,374

 
     

Leverage Ratio

 

1.9

x

   

(a)

For additional details, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

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SOURCE Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.