Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) today reported financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2023, and provided outlook for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2023.
"I am grateful to our people for delivering industry-leading operational performance and strong cost discipline this quarter," said CEO Ben Minicucci. "Our 11.4% adjusted pretax margin is among the best in the industry despite external headwinds. Our investments in our all-Boeing fleet, premium seating on 100% of our aircraft and access for our loyalty members to a global alliance provide our guests with a premium domestic product that rivals any in the industry."
Financial Highlights:
- Reported net income for the third quarter of 2023 under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of $139 million, or $1.08 per share, compared to a net income of $40 million, or $0.31 per share, for the third quarter of 2022.
- Reported net income for the third quarter of 2023, excluding special items and mark-to-market fuel hedge accounting adjustments, of $237 million, or $1.83 per share, compared to $325 million, or $2.53 per share, for the third quarter of 2022.
- Recorded $2.8 billion in operating revenue.
- Reduced CASM excluding fuel and special items by 5% compared to the third quarter of 2022.
- Repurchased 248,988 shares of common stock for approximately $13 million, bringing total repurchases to $70 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
- Generated $271 million in operating cash flow for the third quarter of 2023.
- Held $2.5 billion in unrestricted cash and marketable securities as of September 30, 2023.
- Ended the quarter with a debt-to-capitalization ratio of 48%, within the target range of 40% to 50%.
Operational Updates:
- Finished the third quarter with an industry-leading completion rate of 99.7%.
- Completed Alaska's transition to an all-Boeing fleet with the retirement of its A321neo aircraft in September, and reached an agreement to sell the ten A321neos to American Airlines, with aircraft sales beginning in the fourth quarter of 2023.
- Received five 737-9 aircraft and two E175 aircraft during the quarter, bringing the totals in the Alaska and Horizon fleets to 56 and 41.
- Provided support and relief to the Maui community following the devastating August wildfires, bringing aid to the island and donating nearly 30 million miles to assist with ongoing efforts.
- Announced new nonstop daily service between San Diego and Atlanta, which will be the 37th nonstop destination from San Diego and the most of any airline serving the airport.
- Launched the Mobile Verify program, providing guests with the ability to securely verify their passports before arriving to the airport for international travel.
- Announced establishment of the Airline Venture Lab with UP.Labs, a partnership designed to build startups aimed at solving strategic challenges facing the airline industry.
- Through Alaska Star Ventures, invested in Assaia, whose aim is to utilize artificial intelligence to optimize aircraft turn times and improve on-time performance.
- Launched a new partnership with Portland-based Stumptown Coffee Roasters to create a custom coffee blend which will be introduced on all flights by the end of 2023.
Awards and Recognition:
- Named for the third year in a row to Newsweek's list of America's Best Customer Service.
- Recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers for Women.
The following table reconciles the company's reported GAAP net income per share (EPS) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 to adjusted amounts.
Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||
(in millions, except per-share amounts) | Dollars | Diluted EPS | Dollars | Diluted EPS | |||
GAAP net income per share | $ 139 | $ 1.08 | $ 40 | $ 0.31 | |||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments | (35) | (0.27) | 131 | 1.02 | |||
Special items - fleet transition and other(a) | 156 | 1.20 | 155 | 1.21 | |||
Special items - labor and related(b) | — | — | 90 | 0.70 | |||
Special items - net non-operating(c) | 8 | 0.06 | — | — | |||
Income tax effect of reconciling items above | (31) | (0.24) | (91) | (0.71) | |||
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share | $ 237 | $ 1.83 | $ 325 | $ 2.53 | |||
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||
(in millions, except per-share amounts) | Dollars | Diluted EPS | Dollars | Diluted EPS | |||
GAAP net income per share | $ 237 | $ 1.84 | $ 36 | $ 0.28 | |||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments | (14) | (0.11) | 64 | 0.50 | |||
Special items - fleet transition and other(a) | 355 | 2.75 | 376 | 2.94 | |||
Special items - labor and related(b) | 51 | 0.39 | 90 | 0.70 | |||
Special items - net non-operating(c) | 14 | 0.11 | — | — | |||
Income tax effect of reconciling items above | (98) | (0.76) | (128) | (1.00) | |||
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share | $ 545 | $ 4.22 | $ 438 | $ 3.42 |
(a) | Special items - fleet transition and other in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 is primarily for impairment charges and accelerated costs associated with the retirement of Airbus and Q400 aircraft. |
(b) | Special items - labor and related is primarily for changes to Alaska pilots' sick leave benefits resulting from an agreement signed in the first quarter of 2023, and for a one-time payment to Alaska pilots following ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement in the third quarter of 2022. |
(c) | Special items - net non-operating in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 is for interest expense associated with certain A321neo lease agreements which were modified as part of Alaska's fleet transition. |
Statistical data, as well as a reconciliation of the reported non-GAAP financial measures, can be found in the accompanying tables. A glossary of financial terms can be found on the last page of this release.
Alaska will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter results at 8:30 a.m. PDT on October 19, 2023. A webcast of the call is available to the public at www.alaskaair.com/investors. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available after the call.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Forecast Information
Q4 Expectation | ||
Capacity (ASMs) % change versus 2022 | Up 11% to 14% | |
Total revenue % change versus 2022 | Up 1% to 4% | |
Cost per ASM excluding fuel and special items (CASMex) % change versus 2022 | Down 3% to 5% | |
Economic fuel cost per gallon | $3.30 to $3.40 | |
Adjusted pretax margin % | 0% to 2% | |
Full Year Expectation | ||
Capacity (ASMs) % change versus 2022 | Up 12% to 13% | |
Total revenue % change versus 2022 | Up 7% to 8% | |
Cost per ASM excluding fuel and special items (CASMex) % change versus 2022 | Down 1% to 2% | |
Adjusted pretax margin % | 7% to 8% | |
Earnings per share(a) | $4.25 to $4.75 | |
Capital expenditures | ~$1.7 billion | |
(a) Earnings per share guidance assumes a full year tax rate of approximately 25% |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) | |||||||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | 2023 | 2022 | Change | 2023 | 2022 | Change | |||||
Operating Revenue | |||||||||||
Passenger revenue | $ 2,618 | $ 2,615 | — % | $ 7,200 | $ 6,544 | 10 % | |||||
Mileage Plan other revenue | 159 | 146 | 9 % | 483 | 433 | 12 % | |||||
Cargo and other revenue | 62 | 67 | (7) % | 190 | 190 | — % | |||||
Total Operating Revenue | 2,839 | 2,828 | — % | 7,873 | 7,167 | 10 % | |||||
Operating Expenses | |||||||||||
Wages and benefits | 782 | 686 | 14 % | 2,259 | 1,931 | 17 % | |||||
Variable incentive pay | 45 | 48 | (6) % | 149 | 140 | 6 % | |||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses | 694 | 877 | (21) % | 1,932 | 2,000 | (3) % | |||||
Aircraft maintenance | 118 | 92 | 28 % | 367 | 331 | 11 % | |||||
Aircraft rent | 48 | 76 | (37) % | 161 | 222 | (27) % | |||||
Landing fees and other rentals | 183 | 161 | 14 % | 502 | 435 | 15 % | |||||
Contracted services | 100 | 83 | 20 % | 290 | 243 | 19 % | |||||
Selling expenses | 84 | 82 | 2 % | 231 | 218 | 6 % | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 113 | 104 | 9 % | 330 | 310 | 6 % | |||||
Food and beverage service | 62 | 52 | 19 % | 176 | 143 | 23 % | |||||
Third-party regional carrier expense | 58 | 53 | 9 % | 164 | 145 | 13 % | |||||
Other | 185 | 207 | (11) % | 544 | 536 | 1 % | |||||
Special items - fleet transition and other | 156 | 155 | 1 % | 355 | 376 | (6) % | |||||
Special items - labor and related | — | 90 | (100) % | 51 | 90 | (43) % | |||||
Total Operating Expenses | 2,628 | 2,766 | (5) % | 7,511 | 7,120 | 5 % | |||||
Operating Income | 211 | 62 | NM | 362 | 47 | NM | |||||
Non-operating Income (Expense) | |||||||||||
Interest income | 23 | 17 | 35 % | 62 | 35 | 77 % | |||||
Interest expense | (34) | (31) | 10 % | (90) | (84) | 7 % | |||||
Interest capitalized | 7 | 3 | 133 % | 21 | 8 | 163 % | |||||
Special items - net non-operating | (8) | — | NM | (14) | — | NM | |||||
Other - net | (6) | 14 | (143) % | (22) | 38 | (158) % | |||||
Total Non-operating Expense | (18) | 3 | NM | (43) | (3) | NM | |||||
Income Before Income Tax | 193 | 65 | 319 | 44 | |||||||
Income tax expense | 54 | 25 | 82 | 8 | |||||||
Net Income | $ 139 | $ 40 | $ 237 | $ 36 | |||||||
Basic Earnings Per Share | $ 1.09 | $ 0.32 | $ 1.86 | $ 0.28 | |||||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share | $ 1.08 | $ 0.31 | $ 1.84 | $ 0.28 | |||||||
Shares used for computation: | |||||||||||
Basic | 127.187 | 126.783 | 127.375 | 126.440 | |||||||
Diluted | 129.188 | 128.370 | 129.085 | 128.087 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) | |||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | |||
(in millions) | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |
ASSETS | |||
Current Assets | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 647 | $ 338 | |
Marketable securities | 1,804 | 2,079 | |
Total cash and marketable securities | 2,451 | 2,417 | |
Receivables - net | 341 | 296 | |
Inventories and supplies - net | 122 | 104 | |
Prepaid expenses | 187 | 163 | |
Assets held for sale | 385 | 3 | |
Other current assets | 158 | 57 | |
Total Current Assets | 3,644 | 3,040 | |
Property and Equipment | |||
Aircraft and other flight equipment | 10,015 | 9,053 | |
Other property and equipment | 1,756 | 1,661 | |
Deposits for future flight equipment | 538 | 670 | |
12,309 | 11,384 | ||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 4,283 | 4,127 | |
Total Property and Equipment - net | 8,026 | 7,257 | |
Other Assets | |||
Operating lease assets | 1,171 | 1,471 | |
Goodwill and intangible assets | 2,034 | 2,038 | |
Other noncurrent assets | 290 | 380 | |
Total Other Assets | 3,495 | 3,889 | |
Total Assets | $ 15,165 | $ 14,186 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) | |||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | |||
(in millions, except share amounts) | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||
Current Liabilities | |||
Accounts payable | $ 229 | $ 221 | |
Accrued wages, vacation and payroll taxes | 561 | 619 | |
Air traffic liability | 1,359 | 1,180 | |
Other accrued liabilities | 806 | 846 | |
Deferred revenue | 1,233 | 1,123 | |
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 150 | 228 | |
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases | 736 | 276 | |
Total Current Liabilities | 5,074 | 4,493 | |
Long-Term Debt, Net of Current Portion | 2,128 | 1,883 | |
Noncurrent Liabilities | |||
Long-term operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 1,113 | 1,393 | |
Deferred income taxes | 662 | 574 | |
Deferred revenue | 1,366 | 1,374 | |
Obligation for pension and post-retirement medical benefits | 368 | 348 | |
Other liabilities | 361 | 305 | |
Total Noncurrent Liabilities | 3,870 | 3,994 | |
Commitments and Contingencies | |||
Shareholders' Equity | |||
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized: 5,000,000 shares, none issued or outstanding | — | — | |
Common stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized: 400,000,000 shares, Issued: 2023 - 138,004,646 shares; 2022 - 136,883,042 shares, Outstanding: 2023 - 127,120,173 shares; 2022 - 127,533,916 shares | 1 | 1 | |
Capital in excess of par value | 659 | 577 | |
Treasury stock (common), at cost: 2023 - 10,884,473 shares; 2022 - 9,349,944 shares | (744) | (674) | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (360) | (388) | |
Retained earnings | 4,537 | 4,300 | |
4,093 | 3,816 | ||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | $ 15,165 | $ 14,186 |
SUMMARY CASH FLOW (unaudited) | |||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | |||||
(in millions) | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2023(a) | Three Months Ended September 30, 2023(b) | ||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |||||
Net Income | $ 237 | $ 98 | $ 139 | ||
Non-cash reconciling items | 798 | 511 | 287 | ||
Changes in working capital | 68 | 223 | (155) | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,103 | 832 | 271 | ||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | |||||
Property and equipment additions | (991) | (634) | (357) | ||
Other investing activities | 181 | 155 | 26 | ||
Net cash used in investing activities | (810) | (479) | (331) | ||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | 12 | (165) | 177 | ||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 305 | 188 | 117 | ||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 369 | 369 | 557 | ||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period | $ 674 | $ 557 | $ 674 |
(a) | As reported in Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2023. |
(b) | Cash flows for the three months ended September 30, 2023, can be calculated by subtracting cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as reported in Form 10-Q for the second quarter 2023, from the nine months ended September 30, 2023. |
OPERATING STATISTICS SUMMARY (unaudited) | |||||||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | Change | 2023 | 2022 | Change | ||||||
Consolidated Operating Statistics:(a) | |||||||||||
Revenue passengers (000) | 12,210 | 11,437 | 7 % | 33,654 | 31,137 | 8 % | |||||
RPMs (000,000) "traffic" | 15,718 | 14,143 | 11 % | 43,208 | 38,475 | 12 % | |||||
ASMs (000,000) "capacity" | 18,582 | 16,349 | 14 % | 51,447 | 45,743 | 12 % | |||||
Load factor | 84.6 % | 86.5 % | (1.9) pts | 84.0 % | 84.1 % | (0.1) pts | |||||
Yield | 16.66¢ | 18.48¢ | (10) % | 16.66¢ | 17.01¢ | (2) % | |||||
RASM | 15.28¢ | 17.30¢ | (12) % | 15.30¢ | 15.67¢ | (2) % | |||||
CASMex(b) | 9.57¢ | 10.05¢ | (5) % | 10.05¢ | 10.17¢ | (1) % | |||||
Economic fuel cost per gallon(b) | $3.26 | $3.66 | (11) % | $3.14 | $3.38 | (7) % | |||||
Fuel gallons (000,000) | 224 | 204 | 10 % | 620 | 573 | 8 % | |||||
ASMs per gallon | 83.0 | 80.1 | 4 % | 83.0 | 79.8 | 4 % | |||||
Departures (000) | 111.8 | 110.4 | 1 % | 311.6 | 309.3 | 1 % | |||||
Average full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) | 23,879 | 22,878 | 4 % | 23,386 | 22,354 | 5 % | |||||
Mainline Operating Statistics: | |||||||||||
Revenue passengers (000) | 9,681 | 8,671 | 12 % | 26,735 | 23,557 | 13 % | |||||
RPMs (000,000) "traffic" | 14,471 | 12,846 | 13 % | 39,967 | 34,818 | 15 % | |||||
ASMs (000,000) "capacity" | 17,123 | 14,782 | 16 % | 47,584 | 41,221 | 15 % | |||||
Load factor | 84.5 % | 86.9 % | (2.4) pts | 84.0 % | 84.5 % | (0.5) pts | |||||
Yield | 15.37¢ | 17.26¢ | (11) % | 15.37¢ | 15.76¢ | (2) % | |||||
RASM | 14.20¢ | 16.34¢ | (13) % | 14.24¢ | 14.72¢ | (3) % | |||||
CASMex(b) | 8.67¢ | 9.15¢ | (5) % | 9.12¢ | 9.24¢ | (1) % | |||||
Economic fuel cost per gallon(b) | $3.22 | $3.61 | (11) % | $3.11 | $3.35 | (7) % | |||||
Fuel gallons (000,000) | 193 | 173 | 12 % | 538 | 484 | 11 % | |||||
ASMs per gallon | 88.7 | 85.4 | 4 % | 88.4 | 85.2 | 4 % | |||||
Departures (000) | 72.3 | 65.3 | 11 % | 202.1 | 182.7 | 11 % | |||||
Average full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) | 18,619 | 17,453 | 7 % | 18,184 | 17,035 | 7 % | |||||
Aircraft utilization | 11.9 | 10.5 | 13 % | 11.5 | 10.4 | 11 % | |||||
Average aircraft stage length | 1,386 | 1,347 | 3 % | 1,379 | 1,348 | 2 % | |||||
Operating fleet(d) | 220 | 232 | (12) a/c | 220 | 232 | (12) a/c | |||||
Regional Operating Statistics:(c) | |||||||||||
Revenue passengers (000) | 2,529 | 2,767 | (9) % | 6,919 | 7,579 | (9) % | |||||
RPMs (000,000) "traffic" | 1,247 | 1,297 | (4) % | 3,241 | 3,657 | (11) % | |||||
ASMs (000,000) "capacity" | 1,459 | 1,567 | (7) % | 3,862 | 4,522 | (15) % | |||||
Load factor | 85.5 % | 82.8 % | 2.7 pts | 83.9 % | 80.9 % | 3.0 pts | |||||
Yield | 31.57¢ | 30.69¢ | 3 % | 32.64¢ | 28.88¢ | 13 % | |||||
RASM | 27.85¢ | 26.23¢ | 6 % | 28.33¢ | 24.26¢ | 17 % | |||||
Departures (000) | 39.5 | 45.2 | (13) % | 109.5 | 126.6 | (14) % | |||||
Operating fleet(d) | 83 | 94 | (11) a/c | 83 | 94 | (11) a/c |
(a) | Except for FTEs, data includes information related to third-party regional capacity purchase flying arrangements. |
(b) | See a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure and Note A for a discussion of the importance of this measure to investors in the accompanying pages. |
(c) | Data presented includes information for flights operated by Horizon and third-party carriers. |
(d) | Excludes all aircraft removed from operating service. |
OPERATING SEGMENTS (unaudited) | |||||||||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | |||||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||
(in millions) | Mainline | Regional | Horizon | Consolidating & Other(a) | Air Group Adjusted(b) | Special Items(c) | Consolidated | ||||||
Operating Revenue | |||||||||||||
Passenger revenue | $ 2,225 | $ 394 | $ — | $ (1) | $ 2,618 | $ — | $ 2,618 | ||||||
CPA revenue | — | — | 104 | (104) | — | — | — | ||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue | 146 | 13 | — | — | 159 | — | 159 | ||||||
Cargo and other revenue | 60 | — | — | 2 | 62 | — | 62 | ||||||
Total Operating Revenue | 2,431 | 407 | 104 | (103) | 2,839 | — | 2,839 | ||||||
Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 1,484 | 297 | 89 | (92) | 1,778 | 156 | 1,934 | ||||||
Fuel expense | 622 | 108 | — | (1) | 729 | (35) | 694 | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 2,106 | 405 | 89 | (93) | 2,507 | 121 | 2,628 | ||||||
Non-operating Income (Expense) | — | — | (11) | 1 | (10) | (8) | (18) | ||||||
Income (Loss) Before Income Tax | $ 325 | $ 2 | $ 4 | $ (9) | $ 322 | $ (129) | $ 193 | ||||||
Pretax Margin(d) | 11.4 % | 6.8 % | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
(in millions) | Mainline | Regional | Horizon | Consolidating & Other(a) | Air Group Adjusted(b) | Special Items(c) | Consolidated | ||||||
Operating Revenue | |||||||||||||
Passenger revenue | $ 2,217 | $ 398 | $ — | $ — | $ 2,615 | $ — | $ 2,615 | ||||||
CPA revenue | — | — | 93 | (93) | — | — | — | ||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue | 133 | 13 | — | — | 146 | — | 146 | ||||||
Cargo and other revenue | 65 | — | — | 2 | 67 | — | 67 | ||||||
Total Operating Revenue | 2,415 | 411 | 93 | (91) | 2,828 | — | 2,828 | ||||||
Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 1,352 | 292 | 94 | (94) | 1,644 | 245 | 1,889 | ||||||
Fuel expense | 625 | 121 | — | — | 746 | 131 | 877 | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 1,977 | 413 | 94 | (94) | 2,390 | 376 | 2,766 | ||||||
Non-operating Income (Expense) | 8 | — | (5) | — | 3 | — | 3 | ||||||
Income (Loss) Before Income Tax | $ 446 | $ (2) | $ (6) | $ 3 | $ 441 | $ (376) | $ 65 | ||||||
Pretax Margin(d) | 15.6 % | 2.3 % |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||
(in millions) | Mainline | Regional | Horizon | Consolidating & Other(a) | Air Group Adjusted(b) | Special Items(c) | Consolidated | ||||||
Operating Revenue | |||||||||||||
Passenger revenue | $ 6,143 | $ 1,058 | $ — | $ (1) | $ 7,200 | $ — | $ 7,200 | ||||||
CPA revenue | — | — | 274 | (274) | — | — | — | ||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue | 447 | 36 | — | — | 483 | — | 483 | ||||||
Cargo and other revenue | 184 | — | — | 6 | 190 | — | 190 | ||||||
Total Operating Revenue | 6,774 | 1,094 | 274 | (269) | 7,873 | — | 7,873 | ||||||
Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 4,342 | 832 | 260 | (261) | 5,173 | 406 | 5,579 | ||||||
Fuel expense | 1,673 | 274 | — | (1) | 1,946 | (14) | 1,932 | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 6,015 | 1,106 | 260 | (262) | 7,119 | 392 | 7,511 | ||||||
Non-operating Income (Expense) | (3) | — | (29) | 3 | (29) | (14) | (43) | ||||||
Income (Loss) Before Income Tax | $ 756 | $ (12) | $ (15) | $ (4) | $ 725 | $ (406) | $ 319 | ||||||
Pretax Margin(d) | 9.2 % | 4.1 % | |||||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
(in millions) | Mainline | Regional | Horizon | Consolidating & Other(a) | Air Group Adjusted(b) | Special Items(c) | Consolidated | ||||||
Operating Revenue | |||||||||||||
Passenger revenue | $ 5,488 | $ 1,056 | $ — | $ — | $ 6,544 | $ — | $ 6,544 | ||||||
CPA revenue | — | — | 288 | (288) | — | — | — | ||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue | 392 | 41 | — | — | 433 | — | 433 | ||||||
Cargo and other revenue | 186 | — | — | 4 | 190 | — | 190 | ||||||
Total Operating Revenue | 6,066 | 1,097 | 288 | (284) | 7,167 | — | 7,167 | ||||||
Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 3,808 | 843 | 291 | (288) | 4,654 | 466 | 5,120 | ||||||
Fuel expense | 1,623 | 313 | — | — | 1,936 | 64 | 2,000 | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 5,431 | 1,156 | 291 | (288) | 6,590 | 530 | 7,120 | ||||||
Non-operating Income (Expense) | 12 | — | (15) | — | (3) | — | (3) | ||||||
Income (Loss) Before Income Tax | $ 647 | $ (59) | $ (18) | $ 4 | $ 574 | $ (530) | $ 44 | ||||||
Pretax Margin(d) | 8.0 % | 0.6 % |
(a) | Includes consolidating entries, Air Group parent company, McGee Air Services, and other immaterial business units. |
(b) | The Air Group Adjusted column represents the financial information that is reviewed by management to assess performance of operations and determine capital allocation and excludes certain charges. See Note A in the accompanying pages for further information. |
(c) | Includes special items and mark-to-market fuel hedge accounting adjustments. |
(d) | Figures in the tables above are rounded to the nearest million. As a result, manual recalculations may not agree directly to reported figures. |
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS (unaudited) | |||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | |||||||
CASM Excluding Fuel and Special Items Reconciliation | |||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
(in cents) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||
Consolidated: | |||||||
CASM | 14.14 ¢ | 16.91 ¢ | 14.60 ¢ | 15.56 ¢ | |||
Less the following components: | |||||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses | 3.73 | 5.36 | 3.76 | 4.37 | |||
Special items - fleet transition and other(a) | 0.84 | 0.95 | 0.69 | 0.82 | |||
Special items - labor and related(b) | — | 0.55 | 0.10 | 0.20 | |||
CASM excluding fuel and special items | 9.57 ¢ | 10.05 ¢ | 10.05 ¢ | 10.17 ¢ | |||
Mainline: | |||||||
CASM | 13.01 ¢ | 16.20 ¢ | 13.47 ¢ | 14.59 ¢ | |||
Less the following components: | |||||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses | 3.42 | 5.52 | 3.49 | 4.44 | |||
Special items - fleet transition and other(a) | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.75 | 0.69 | |||
Special items - labor and related(b) | — | 0.61 | 0.11 | 0.22 | |||
CASM excluding fuel and special items | 8.67 ¢ | 9.15 ¢ | 9.12 ¢ | 9.24 ¢ |
(a) | Special items - fleet transition and other in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 is primarily for impairment charges and accelerated costs associated with the retirement of Airbus and Q400 aircraft. |
(b) | Special items - labor and related is primarily for changes to Alaska pilots' sick leave benefits resulting from an agreement signed in the first quarter of 2023 and for a one-time payment to Alaska pilots following ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement in the third quarter of 2022. |
Fuel Reconciliation | |||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||
(in millions, except for per-gallon amounts) | Dollars | Cost/Gallon | Dollars | Cost/Gallon | |||
Raw or "into-plane" fuel cost | $ 711 | $ 3.18 | $ 775 | $ 3.80 | |||
Losses (gains) on settled hedges | 18 | 0.08 | (29) | (0.14) | |||
Consolidated economic fuel expense | 729 | 3.26 | 746 | 3.66 | |||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustment | (35) | (0.16) | 131 | 0.64 | |||
GAAP fuel expense | $ 694 | $ 3.10 | $ 877 | $ 4.30 | |||
Fuel gallons | 224 | 204 | |||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||
(in millions, except for per gallon amounts) | Dollars | Cost/Gallon | Dollars | Cost/Gallon | |||
Raw or "into-plane" fuel cost | $ 1,899 | $ 3.06 | $ 2,103 | $ 3.67 | |||
Losses (gains) on settled hedges | 47 | 0.08 | (167) | (0.29) | |||
Consolidated economic fuel expense | 1,946 | 3.14 | 1,936 | 3.38 | |||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustment | (14) | (0.02) | 64 | 0.11 | |||
GAAP fuel expense | $ 1,932 | $ 3.12 | $ 2,000 | $ 3.49 | |||
Fuel gallons | 620 | 573 |
Debt-to-capitalization, including operating and finance leases | |||
(in millions) | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |
Long-term debt, net of current portion | $ 2,128 | $ 1,883 | |
Capitalized operating leases | 1,263 | 1,621 | |
Capitalized finance leases(a) | 452 | — | |
Adjusted debt, net of current portion of long-term debt | 3,843 | 3,504 | |
Shareholders' equity | 4,093 | 3,816 | |
Total Invested Capital | $ 7,936 | $ 7,320 | |
Debt-to-capitalization ratio, including operating and finance leases | 48 % | 48 % |
(a) | To best reflect our leverage at September 30, 2023, we included our capitalized finance lease balances, which are recognized within the 'Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases' line of the condensed consolidated balance sheet. |
Adjusted net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, rent, and special items | |||
(in millions) | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases | $ 736 | $ 276 | |
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 150 | 228 | |
Long-term debt | 2,128 | 1,883 | |
Long-term operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 1,113 | 1,393 | |
Total adjusted debt | 4,127 | 3,780 | |
Less: Total cash and marketable securities | 2,451 | 2,417 | |
Adjusted net debt | $ 1,676 | $ 1,363 | |
(in millions) | Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2023 | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022 | |
GAAP Operating Income(a) | $ 385 | $ 70 | |
Adjusted for: | |||
Special items | 520 | 580 | |
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments | (2) | 76 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 435 | 415 | |
Aircraft rent | 230 | 291 | |
EBITDAR | $ 1,568 | $ 1,432 | |
Adjusted net debt to EBITDAR | 1.1x | 1.0x |
(a) | Operating income can be reconciled using the trailing twelve month operating income as filed quarterly with the SEC. |