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Alaska Air Group reports fourth quarter 2019 and full-year results; raises dividend 7%
Dividend Increase:
- Announced today a 7% increase in the quarterly dividend, from
$0.35 per share to$0.375 per share. This is the seventh time the company has raised the dividend since initiating the quarterly dividend inJuly 2013 , with a cumulative increase of 275% since that time. The dividend will be paid onMarch 5, 2020 , to all shareholders of record as ofFeb. 18, 2020 . Dividends are financed from operating cash flow and cash on hand.
Financial Highlights:
- Reported net income for the fourth quarter and full year 2019 under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of
$181 million , or$1.46 per diluted share, and$769 million , or$6.19 per diluted share. These results compare to fourth quarter 2018 net income of$23 million , or$0.19 per diluted share, and full year 2018 net income of$437 million , or$3.52 per diluted share. - Reported adjusted net income, excluding merger-related costs and mark-to-market fuel hedging adjustments for the fourth quarter and full year 2019 of
$181 million , or$1.46 per diluted share, and$798 million , or$6.42 per diluted share. These results compare to fourth quarter 2018 adjusted net income of$93 million , or$0.75 per diluted share, and full year 2018 adjusted net income of$554 million , or$4.46 per diluted share. This quarter's adjusted results compare to the First Call analyst consensus estimate of$1.41 per share. - Paid a
$0.35 per share quarterly cash dividend in the fourth quarter, bringing total dividends paid in 2019 to$173 million . - Repurchased a total of 1,192,820 shares of common stock for approximately
$75 million in 2019. - Generated approximately
$1.7 billion of operating cash flow, and used approximately$696 million for capital expenditures, resulting in approximately$1 billion of free cash flow in 2019, representing free cash flow conversion of 133%. - Grew passenger revenues by 8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018, and by 6% compared to full-year 2018.
- Generated full-year adjusted pretax margin of 12% in 2019, 3.1 points higher than the 8.9% in 2018.
- Held
$1.5 billion in unrestricted cash and marketable securities as ofDec. 31, 2019 . - Achieved the goal of 75% repayment on the
$2 billion debt borrowed to fund the acquisition of Virgin America, driving our debt-to-capitalization ratio to 41% as ofDec. 31, 2019 , from 47% as ofDec. 31, 2018 and 51% as ofDec. 31, 2016 . - Reduced net adjusted debt to EBITDAR to 0.9x as of
Dec. 31, 2019 from 1.7x as ofDec. 31, 2018 .
2019 Accomplishments and Highlights:
Recognition and Awards
- Ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers" in 2019 by
J.D. Power for the 12th year in a row. - Named "
Best U.S. Airline " by Condé Nast Traveler in their 2019 Readers Choice Awards for the second consecutive year, a continuation of the ten consecutive years that Virgin America received the recognition. - Mileage Plan™ ranked first in
U.S. News & World Report's list of Best Travel Rewards Programs for the fifth time. - Ranked as top U.S. airline in Newsweek's 2020 Best Customer Service awards.
- Named "
Best Mid-Size Airline " byTripAdvisor in their 2019 Travelers Choice awards. - Earned top spot for customer satisfaction on the American Customer Satisfaction Index Travel Report for 2018-2019.
- Named "
Best Airline " by Kayak in their 2019 Travel Hacker Awards. - Ranked the best U.S. airline in
Money Magazine for the second year in a row. - Rated as one of only two U.S. airlines in the Top 20 safest airlines in the world for 2019 by AirlineRatings.com.
- Ranked as the top U.S. airline in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the third consecutive year.
Our People
- Ranked among
Forbes' 2019 global list for "World's Best Employers" for the fifth year in a row. - Completed Flight Path, our leader-led program aimed at informing and engaging our employees, bringing over 95% of
Air Group employees together to discuss our culture and future. - Awarded
$163 million in incentive pay for 2019, an 11% increase over 2018. Alaska technicians, represented by theAircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association , ratified an integrated seniority list and a transition agreement, including a two-year contract extension, inJuly 2019 . This completes a major integration milestone, in that all of our workgroups are under joint agreements, less than three years from our acquisition of Virgin America.Alaska's clerical, office, and passenger service, andAlaska's ramp and stores employees, both represented by theInternational Association of Machinists , each ratified new five-year agreements inAugust 2019 .
Our Guests and Product
- Launched commercial service from Paine Field in
Everett, Washington , to 10 West Coast destinations. - Finished painting the
Alaska Airlines livery on all Airbus aircraft. - Completed cabin interior renovations on the 42nd Airbus aircraft, or approximately 60% of the Airbus fleet.
- Installed high-speed satellite Wi-Fi on the 104th mainline aircraft, or approximately 45% of the mainline fleet.
- Opened a new 15,000+ square foot flagship lounge in the North Satellite at
Sea-Tac International Airport and announced plans to build a new lounge in Terminal 2 atSan Francisco International Airport . - Added
EL AL Israel Airlines as a new global Mileage Plan partner. - Added four
Boeing 737-900ER aircraft and two Airbus A321neo aircraft in 2019. - Added four Embraer 175 (E175) aircraft to the Regional operating fleet in 2019.
Our Communities
- Launched LIFT,
Alaska's newly renamed social and environmental impact program, complete with a week of employee volunteer events in eight cities across our network. - Donated over
$15 million and contributed more than 41,000 volunteer hours to support nonprofits in our local communities, focusing on youth and education, medical (research/transportation) and community outreach.
The company reported full-year 2019 GAAP net income of
"When we announced our intention to purchase Virgin America in the spring of 2016, we launched a body of work that was designed to make
The following tables reconcile the company's adjusted net income and earnings per diluted share (EPS) during the full year and fourth quarters of 2019 and 2018 to amounts as reported in accordance with GAAP:
Three Months Ended December 31, |
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2019 |
2018 |
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
Dollars |
Diluted EPS |
Dollars |
Diluted EPS |
|||||||||||
Reported GAAP net income and diluted EPS |
$ |
181 |
$ |
1.46 |
$ |
23 |
$ |
0.19 |
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Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments |
(5) |
(0.04) |
52 |
0.42 |
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Special items - merger-related costs |
5 |
0.04 |
20 |
0.16 |
|||||||||||
Special items - other (a) |
— |
— |
20 |
0.16 |
|||||||||||
Income tax effect on special items and fuel hedge adjustments |
— |
— |
(22) |
(0.18) |
|||||||||||
Non-GAAP adjusted net income and diluted EPS |
$ |
181 |
$ |
1.46 |
$ |
93 |
$ |
0.75 |
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Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
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2019 |
2018 |
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
Dollars |
Diluted EPS |
Dollars |
Diluted EPS |
|||||||||||
Reported GAAP net income and diluted EPS |
$ |
769 |
$ |
6.19 |
$ |
437 |
$ |
3.52 |
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Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments |
(6) |
(0.05) |
22 |
0.18 |
|||||||||||
Special items - merger-related costs |
44 |
0.35 |
87 |
0.70 |
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Special items - other (a) |
— |
— |
45 |
0.36 |
|||||||||||
Income tax effect on special items and fuel hedge adjustments |
(9) |
(0.07) |
(37) |
(0.30) |
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Non-GAAP adjusted net income and diluted EPS |
$ |
798 |
$ |
6.42 |
$ |
554 |
$ |
4.46 |
(a) |
Special items - other includes special charges associated with the employee tax reform bonus paid in Q1 2018, and a $20 million contract termination fee incurred in Q4 2018. |
Statistical data, as well as a reconciliation of other 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.
A conference call regarding the fourth quarter and full year results will be simulcast online at
References in this news release to "
This news release may contain forward-looking statements subject to the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual outcomes to be materially different from those indicated by any forward-looking statements. For a comprehensive discussion of potential risk factors, see Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) |
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Alaska Air Group, Inc. |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
2019 |
2018 |
Change |
2019 |
2018 |
Change |
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Operating Revenues: |
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Passenger revenue |
2,057 |
1,907 |
8 |
% |
8,095 |
7,631 |
6 |
% |
|||||||||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue |
119 |
105 |
13 |
% |
465 |
434 |
7 |
% |
|||||||||||||
Cargo and other |
52 |
52 |
— |
% |
221 |
199 |
11 |
% |
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Total Operating Revenues |
2,228 |
2,064 |
8 |
% |
8,781 |
8,264 |
6 |
% |
|||||||||||||
Operating Expenses: |
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Wages and benefits |
638 |
561 |
14 |
% |
2,370 |
2,190 |
8 |
% |
|||||||||||||
Variable incentive pay |
38 |
43 |
(12) |
% |
163 |
147 |
11 |
% |
|||||||||||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses |
470 |
539 |
(13) |
% |
1,878 |
1,936 |
(3) |
% |
|||||||||||||
Aircraft maintenance |
96 |
115 |
(17) |
% |
437 |
435 |
— |
% |
|||||||||||||
Aircraft rent |
84 |
82 |
2 |
% |
331 |
315 |
5 |
% |
|||||||||||||
Landing fees and other rentals |
143 |
128 |
12 |
% |
531 |
499 |
6 |
% |
|||||||||||||
Contracted services |
75 |
79 |
(5) |
% |
289 |
306 |
(6) |
% |
|||||||||||||
Selling expenses |
77 |
81 |
(5) |
% |
313 |
326 |
(4) |
% |
|||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
106 |
108 |
(2) |
% |
423 |
398 |
6 |
% |
|||||||||||||
Food and beverage service |
55 |
53 |
4 |
% |
214 |
211 |
1 |
% |
|||||||||||||
Third-party regional carrier expense |
41 |
40 |
3 |
% |
166 |
154 |
8 |
% |
|||||||||||||
Other |
148 |
149 |
(1) |
% |
559 |
572 |
(2) |
% |
|||||||||||||
Special items - merger-related costs |
5 |
20 |
(75) |
% |
44 |
87 |
(49) |
% |
|||||||||||||
Special items - other |
— |
20 |
NM |
— |
45 |
NM |
|||||||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses |
1,976 |
2,018 |
(2) |
% |
7,718 |
7,621 |
1 |
% |
|||||||||||||
Operating Income |
252 |
46 |
NM |
1,063 |
643 |
65 |
% |
||||||||||||||
Non-operating Income (Expense): |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income |
11 |
9 |
22 |
% |
42 |
38 |
11 |
% |
|||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(18) |
(20) |
(10) |
% |
(78) |
(91) |
(14) |
% |
|||||||||||||
Interest capitalized |
4 |
4 |
— |
% |
15 |
18 |
(17) |
% |
|||||||||||||
Other - net |
(6) |
(3) |
NM |
(26) |
(23) |
13 |
% |
||||||||||||||
Total Non-operating Expense |
(9) |
(10) |
(10) |
% |
(47) |
(58) |
(19) |
% |
|||||||||||||
Income Before Income Tax |
243 |
36 |
1,016 |
585 |
|||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense |
62 |
13 |
247 |
148 |
|||||||||||||||||
Net Income |
$ |
181 |
$ |
23 |
$ |
769 |
$ |
437 |
|||||||||||||
Basic Earnings Per Share: |
$ |
1.47 |
$ |
0.19 |
$ |
6.24 |
$ |
3.55 |
|||||||||||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share: |
$ |
1.46 |
$ |
0.19 |
$ |
6.19 |
$ |
3.52 |
|||||||||||||
Shares Used for Computation: |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Basic |
123.129 |
123.271 |
123.279 |
123.230 |
|||||||||||||||||
Diluted |
124.245 |
124.095 |
124.289 |
123.975 |
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Cash dividend declared per share |
$ |
0.35 |
$ |
0.32 |
$ |
1.40 |
$ |
1.28 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) |
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Alaska Air Group, Inc. |
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(in millions) |
December 31, 2019 |
December 31, 2018 |
|||||
Cash and marketable securities |
$ |
1,521 |
$ |
1,236 |
|||
Other current assets |
516 |
551 |
|||||
Current assets |
2,037 |
1,787 |
|||||
Property and equipment-net |
6,902 |
6,781 |
|||||
Operating lease asset |
1,711 |
— |
|||||
Goodwill |
1,943 |
1,943 |
|||||
Intangible assets-net |
122 |
127 |
|||||
Other assets |
278 |
274 |
|||||
Total assets |
$ |
12,993 |
$ |
10,912 |
|||
Air traffic liability |
900 |
788 |
|||||
Current portion of long-term debt |
235 |
486 |
|||||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
269 |
— |
|||||
Other current liabilities |
1,797 |
1,668 |
|||||
Current liabilities |
$ |
3,201 |
$ |
2,942 |
|||
Long-term debt |
1,264 |
1,617 |
|||||
Long-term operating lease liabilities |
1,439 |
— |
|||||
Other liabilities and credits |
2,758 |
2,602 |
|||||
Shareholders' equity |
4,331 |
3,751 |
|||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
$ |
12,993 |
$ |
10,912 |
|||
Debt-to-capitalization ratio, including operating leases(a) |
41% |
47% |
|||||
Number of common shares outstanding |
123.000 |
123.194 |
(a) |
Following the adoption of the new lease accounting standard on January 1, 2019, the ratio is calculated using the total capitalized Operating lease liability, whereas prior year periods were calculated utilizing the present value of aircraft lease payments. This change had no impact to the ratio. |
OPERATING STATISTICS SUMMARY (unaudited) |
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Alaska Air Group, Inc. |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
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2019 |
2018 |
Change |
2019 |
2018 |
Change |
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Consolidated Operating Statistics:(a) |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
11,715 |
11,117 |
5.4% |
46,733 |
45,802 |
2.0% |
|||||
RPMs (000,000) "traffic" |
13,928 |
13,401 |
3.9% |
56,040 |
54,673 |
2.5% |
|||||
ASMs (000,000) "capacity" |
16,648 |
16,079 |
3.5% |
66,654 |
65,335 |
2.0% |
|||||
Load factor |
83.7% |
83.3% |
0.4 pts |
84.1% |
83.7% |
0.4 pts |
|||||
Yield |
14.77¢ |
14.24¢ |
3.7% |
14.45¢ |
13.96¢ |
3.5% |
|||||
RASM |
13.38¢ |
12.84¢ |
4.2% |
13.17¢ |
12.65¢ |
4.2% |
|||||
CASMex(b) |
9.01¢ |
8.95¢ |
0.7% |
8.70¢ |
8.50¢ |
2.3% |
|||||
Economic fuel cost per gallon(b) |
$2.21 |
$2.35 |
(6.0)% |
$2.19 |
$2.28 |
(3.9)% |
|||||
Fuel gallons (000,000) |
216 |
208 |
3.8% |
862 |
839 |
2.7% |
|||||
ASM's per gallon |
77.2 |
77.5 |
(0.4)% |
77.3 |
77.9 |
(0.8)% |
|||||
Average full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) |
22,506 |
21,838 |
3.1% |
22,126 |
21,641 |
2.2% |
|||||
Employee productivity (PAX/FTEs/months) |
173.5 |
169.7 |
2.2% |
176.0 |
176.4 |
(0.2)% |
|||||
Mainline Operating Statistics: |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
8,805 |
8,496 |
3.6% |
35,530 |
35,603 |
(0.2)% |
|||||
RPMs (000,000) "traffic" |
12,496 |
12,104 |
3.2% |
50,413 |
49,781 |
1.3% |
|||||
ASMs (000,000) "capacity" |
14,895 |
14,457 |
3.0% |
59,711 |
59,187 |
0.9% |
|||||
Load factor |
83.9% |
83.7% |
0.2 pts |
84.4% |
84.1% |
0.3 pts |
|||||
Yield |
13.69¢ |
13.18¢ |
3.9% |
13.39¢ |
13.01¢ |
2.9% |
|||||
RASM |
12.53¢ |
12.04¢ |
4.1% |
12.36¢ |
11.93¢ |
3.6% |
|||||
CASMex(b) |
8.27¢ |
8.20¢ |
0.9% |
8.00¢ |
7.73¢ |
3.5% |
|||||
Economic fuel cost per gallon(b) |
$2.19 |
$2.34 |
(6.4)% |
$2.17 |
$2.27 |
(4.4)% |
|||||
Fuel gallons (000,000) |
182 |
177 |
2.8% |
731 |
727 |
0.6% |
|||||
ASM's per gallon |
81.8 |
81.7 |
0.1% |
81.7 |
81.4 |
0.4% |
|||||
Average number of FTEs |
16,771 |
16,445 |
2.0% |
16,642 |
16,353 |
1.8% |
|||||
Aircraft utilization |
10.8 |
10.7 |
0.9% |
10.9 |
11.2 |
(2.7)% |
|||||
Average aircraft stage length |
1,303 |
1,313 |
(0.8)% |
1,299 |
1,298 |
0.1% |
|||||
Operating fleet |
237 |
233 |
4 a/c |
237 |
233 |
4 a/c |
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Regional Operating Statistics:(c) |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
2,910 |
2,621 |
11.0% |
11,203 |
10,199 |
9.8% |
|||||
RPMs (000,000) "traffic" |
1,432 |
1,298 |
10.3% |
5,627 |
4,892 |
15.0% |
|||||
ASMs (000,000) "capacity" |
1,753 |
1,623 |
8.0% |
6,943 |
6,148 |
12.9% |
|||||
Load factor |
81.7% |
80.0% |
1.7 pts |
81.0% |
79.6% |
1.4 pts |
|||||
Yield |
24.22¢ |
24.13¢ |
0.4% |
23.90¢ |
23.66¢ |
1.0% |
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Operating Fleet |
95 |
97 |
(2) a/c |
95 |
97 |
(2) 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 potential importance of this measure to investors in the accompanying pages. |
(c) |
Data presented includes information related to flights operated by Horizon and third-party carriers. |
OPERATING SEGMENTS (unaudited) |
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Alaska Air Group, Inc. |
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Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 |
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(in millions) |
Mainline |
Regional |
Horizon |
Consolidating |
Air Group |
Special |
Consolidated |
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger revenue |
1,711 |
346 |
— |
— |
2,057 |
— |
2,057 |
||||||||||||||||||||
CPA revenue |
— |
— |
110 |
(110) |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue |
107 |
12 |
— |
— |
119 |
— |
119 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Cargo and other |
49 |
1 |
— |
2 |
52 |
— |
52 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Operating Revenues |
1,867 |
359 |
110 |
(108) |
2,228 |
— |
2,228 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Expenses |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-fuel operating expenses |
1,233 |
280 |
99 |
(111) |
1,501 |
5 |
1,506 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Fuel expense |
398 |
77 |
— |
— |
475 |
(5) |
470 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses |
1,631 |
357 |
99 |
(111) |
1,976 |
— |
1,976 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating income (expense) |
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Interest income |
16 |
— |
— |
(5) |
11 |
— |
11 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(18) |
(6) |
6 |
(18) |
— |
(18) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Interest capitalized |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
— |
4 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
(6) |
— |
— |
— |
(6) |
— |
(6) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Non-operating Income (Expense) |
(4) |
— |
(6) |
1 |
(9) |
— |
(9) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) Before Income Tax |
$ |
232 |
$ |
2 |
$ |
5 |
$ |
4 |
$ |
243 |
$ |
— |
$ |
243 |
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Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
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(in millions) |
Mainline |
Regional |
Horizon |
Consolidating |
Air Group |
Special |
Consolidated |
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues |
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Passenger revenue |
1,595 |
312 |
— |
— |
1,907 |
— |
1,907 |
||||||||||||||||||||
CPA revenues |
— |
— |
133 |
(133) |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue |
96 |
9 |
— |
— |
105 |
— |
105 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Cargo and other |
50 |
2 |
— |
— |
52 |
— |
52 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Operating Revenues |
1,741 |
323 |
133 |
(133) |
2,064 |
— |
2,064 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Expenses |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-fuel operating expenses |
1,185 |
269 |
120 |
(135) |
1,439 |
40 |
1,479 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Fuel expense |
415 |
72 |
— |
— |
487 |
52 |
539 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses |
1,600 |
341 |
120 |
(135) |
1,926 |
92 |
2,018 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating income (expense) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income |
14 |
— |
— |
(5) |
9 |
— |
9 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(18) |
— |
(6) |
4 |
(20) |
— |
(20) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Interest capitalized |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
— |
4 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
(3) |
— |
— |
— |
(3) |
— |
(3) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Non-operating Income (Expense) |
(3) |
— |
(6) |
(1) |
(10) |
— |
(10) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) Before Income Tax |
$ |
138 |
$ |
(18) |
$ |
7 |
$ |
1 |
$ |
128 |
$ |
(92) |
$ |
36 |
OPERATING SEGMENTS (unaudited) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) |
Mainline |
Regional |
Horizon |
Consolidating |
Air Group |
Special |
Consolidated |
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger revenue |
6,750 |
1,345 |
— |
— |
8,095 |
— |
8,095 |
||||||||||||||||||||
CPA revenue |
— |
— |
450 |
(450) |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue |
419 |
46 |
— |
— |
465 |
— |
465 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Cargo and other |
212 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
221 |
— |
221 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Operating Revenues |
7,381 |
1,394 |
451 |
(445) |
8,781 |
— |
8,781 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Expenses |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-fuel operating expenses |
4,778 |
1,097 |
385 |
(464) |
5,796 |
44 |
5,840 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Fuel expense |
1,589 |
295 |
— |
— |
1,884 |
(6) |
1,878 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses |
6,367 |
1,392 |
385 |
(464) |
7,680 |
38 |
7,718 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating income (expense) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income |
66 |
— |
— |
(24) |
42 |
— |
42 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(76) |
— |
(28) |
26 |
(78) |
— |
(78) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Interest capitalized |
15 |
— |
— |
— |
15 |
— |
15 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
(26) |
— |
— |
— |
(26) |
— |
(26) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Non-operating Income (Expense) |
(21) |
— |
(28) |
2 |
(47) |
— |
(47) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) Before Income Tax |
$ |
993 |
$ |
2 |
$ |
38 |
$ |
21 |
$ |
1,054 |
$ |
(38) |
$ |
1,016 |
|||||||||||||
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) |
Mainline |
Regional |
Horizon |
Consolidating |
Air Group |
Special |
Consolidated |
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger revenue |
6,474 |
1,157 |
— |
— |
7,631 |
— |
7,631 |
||||||||||||||||||||
CPA revenue |
— |
— |
508 |
(508) |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue |
397 |
37 |
— |
— |
434 |
— |
434 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Cargo and other |
192 |
3 |
4 |
— |
199 |
— |
199 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Operating Revenues |
7,063 |
1,197 |
512 |
(508) |
8,264 |
— |
8,264 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Expenses |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-fuel operating expenses |
4,577 |
1,024 |
465 |
(513) |
5,553 |
132 |
5,685 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Fuel expense |
1,652 |
262 |
— |
— |
1,914 |
22 |
1,936 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses |
6,229 |
1,286 |
465 |
(513) |
7,467 |
154 |
7,621 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating income (expense) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income |
53 |
— |
— |
(15) |
38 |
— |
38 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(82) |
— |
(22) |
13 |
(91) |
— |
(91) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Interest capitalized |
16 |
— |
2 |
— |
18 |
— |
18 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
(12) |
(11) |
— |
— |
(23) |
— |
(23) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Non-operating Income (Expense) |
(25) |
(11) |
(20) |
(2) |
(58) |
— |
(58) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) Before Income Tax |
$ |
809 |
$ |
(100) |
$ |
27 |
$ |
3 |
$ |
739 |
$ |
(154) |
$ |
585 |
(a) |
The Air Group Adjusted column represents the financial information that is reviewed by management to assess performance of operations and determine capital allocation and does not include certain charges. See Note A in the accompanying pages for further information. |
(b) |
Includes merger-related costs, mark-to-market fuel-hedge accounting charges, special charges associated with the employee tax reform bonus paid in Q1 2018, and a $20 million contract termination fee incurred in Q4 2018. |
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS (unaudited) |
|||||||||||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. |
|||||||||||||||
CASM Excluding Fuel and Special Items Reconciliation (unaudited) |
|||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
||||||||||||||
(in cents) |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
|||||||||||
Consolidated: |
|||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses per ASM (CASM) |
11.86 |
¢ |
12.55 |
¢ |
11.58 |
¢ |
11.66 |
¢ |
|||||||
Less the following components: |
|||||||||||||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses |
2.82 |
3.35 |
2.82 |
2.96 |
|||||||||||
Special items - merger-related costs |
0.03 |
0.13 |
0.06 |
0.13 |
|||||||||||
Special items - other |
— |
0.12 |
— |
0.07 |
|||||||||||
CASM, excluding fuel and special items |
9.01 |
¢ |
8.95 |
¢ |
8.70 |
¢ |
8.50 |
¢ |
|||||||
Mainline: |
|||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses per ASM (CASM) |
10.95 |
¢ |
11.70 |
¢ |
10.73 |
¢ |
10.78 |
¢ |
|||||||
Less the following components: |
|||||||||||||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses |
2.64 |
3.23 |
2.65 |
2.83 |
|||||||||||
Special items - merger-related costs |
0.04 |
0.14 |
0.08 |
0.14 |
|||||||||||
Special items - other |
— |
0.13 |
— |
0.08 |
|||||||||||
CASM, excluding fuel and special items |
8.27 |
¢ |
8.20 |
¢ |
8.00 |
¢ |
7.73 |
¢ |
|||||||
Fuel Reconciliations (unaudited) |
|||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|||||||||||||||
2019 |
2018 |
||||||||||||||
(in millions, except for per gallon amounts) |
Dollars |
Cost/Gal |
Dollars |
Cost/Gal |
|||||||||||
Raw or "into-plane" fuel cost |
$ |
471 |
$ |
2.19 |
$ |
488 |
$ |
2.35 |
|||||||
Losses (gains) on settled hedges |
4 |
0.02 |
(1) |
— |
|||||||||||
Consolidated economic fuel expense |
$ |
475 |
$ |
2.21 |
$ |
487 |
$ |
2.35 |
|||||||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments |
(5) |
(0.03) |
52 |
0.25 |
|||||||||||
GAAP fuel expense |
$ |
470 |
$ |
2.18 |
$ |
539 |
$ |
2.60 |
|||||||
Fuel gallons |
216 |
208 |
|||||||||||||
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
|||||||||||||||
2019 |
2018 |
||||||||||||||
(in millions, except for per gallon amounts) |
Dollars |
Cost/Gal |
Dollars |
Cost/Gal |
|||||||||||
Raw or "into-plane" fuel cost |
$ |
1,868 |
$ |
2.17 |
$ |
1,938 |
$ |
2.31 |
|||||||
Losses (gains) on settled hedges |
16 |
0.02 |
(24) |
(0.03) |
|||||||||||
Consolidated economic fuel expense |
$ |
1,884 |
$ |
2.19 |
$ |
1,914 |
$ |
2.28 |
|||||||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments |
(6) |
(0.01) |
22 |
0.03 |
|||||||||||
GAAP fuel expense |
$ |
1,878 |
$ |
2.18 |
$ |
1,936 |
$ |
2.31 |
|||||||
Fuel gallons |
862 |
839 |
Debt-to-capitalization, adjusted for aircraft operating leases |
|||||||
(in millions) |
December 31, 2019 |
December 31, 2018 |
|||||
Long-term debt |
$ |
1,264 |
$ |
1,617 |
|||
Capitalized operating leases(a) |
1,708 |
1,768 |
|||||
Adjusted debt |
2,972 |
3,385 |
|||||
Shareholders' equity |
4,331 |
3,751 |
|||||
Total Invested Capital |
$ |
7,303 |
$ |
7,136 |
|||
Debt-to-capitalization ratio, including operating leases |
41% |
47% |
(a) |
Following the adoption of the new lease accounting standard on January 1, 2019, the ratio is calculated using the total capitalized Operating lease liability, whereas prior year periods were calculated utilizing the present value of aircraft lease payments. This change had no impact to the ratio. |
Net adjusted debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, special items and rent |
|||
(in millions) |
December 31, 2019 |
||
Adjusted debt |
$ |
2,972 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
235 |
||
Total adjusted debt |
3,207 |
||
Less: Cash and marketable securities |
(1,521) |
||
Net adjusted debt |
$ |
1,686 |
|
(in millions) |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
||
GAAP Operating Income |
$ |
1,063 |
|
Adjusted for: |
|||
Special items |
44 |
||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments |
(6) |
||
Depreciation and amortization |
423 |
||
Aircraft rent |
331 |
||
EBITDAR |
$ |
1,855 |
|
Net adjusted debt to EBITDAR |