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Operations: During the summer, the Company executed on the largest and fastest operational ramp-up in its history as a response to recovering demand. Despite ramp-up related challenges, the Company took several corrective actions and saw continuous improvement through the quarter. Operationally, the Company recorded its best September in its history since the merger as defined by completion factor (99%), on-time departures (76.6%), and on time arrivals (86.2%). The Company expects this trend to continue in October.
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Capacity:During the third quarter, the Company flew 61.1 billion total available seat miles, down 19.4% versus the third quarter of 2019 and at the lower end of its prior guidance of down 15% to 20% versus the third quarter of 2019. The Company is planning for a robust peak travel period in the fourth quarter and presently expects to fly 62.2 billion ASMs on a peak of more than 6,100 flights per day.
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Revenue: The Company expects its third quarter total revenue to be down approximately 25% versus the third quarter of 2019, which is on the better end of the Company's previous guidance of down 24% to 28%.
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CASM1: The Company expects its third quarter CASM to be up between 10% and 11% compared to the third quarter of 2019 versus its previous guidance of up between 8% and 12%, mainly due to lower capacity.
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Fuel: The Company paid $2.08 per gallon of jet fuel and consumed 941 million gallons during the third quarter of 2021.
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Pretax Margin: The Company expects to report a GAAP pretax profit in the third quarter. Excluding net special items, the Company expects to report pretax margin of approximately -9% to -10% versus its previous guidance of -10% to -14%. See "Net Special Credits" and "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation" below.
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Net Profit/Loss: The Company expects to report a GAAP net profit in the third quarter. Excluding the effect of net special items, the Company expects to report a net loss of between $620 million and $675 million and an income tax benefit at an effective tax rate of 22%. See "Net Special Credits" and "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation" below.
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Shares Outstanding: The Company's basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding for financial reporting purposes were 648.6 million and 721.1 million, respectively, for the third quarter. When net special credits are excluded, the Company's basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding was 648.6 million.
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Net Special Credits: The Company expects to report net special credits of approximately $1.04 billion in the third quarter before the effect of taxes. Net special credits principally relate to financial assistance provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the Payroll Support Program.
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Liquidity: The Company expects to end the third quarter with approximately $18 billion in total available liquidity, which includes the impact of the Company's previously announced prepayment of $950 million of its spare parts term loan facility made during the quarter.
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Previous Guidance |
Current Guidance 10/12/2021 | |
Total revenue | ~ -24 to -28% (vs 3Q19) | ~ -25% (vs 3Q19) |
Available seat miles (ASMs) (bil) | ~ -15% to -20% (vs 3Q19) | ~ -19.4% (vs 3Q19) to ~61.1 bil ASMs |
CASM excluding fuel and net special items |
~ +8% to +12% (vs 3Q19) |
~ +10% to +11% (vs 3Q19) |
Average fuel price (incl. taxes) ($/gal) | ~ $2.10 to $2.15 | ~ $2.08 |
Fuel gallons consumed (mil) | ~ 964 | ~ 941 |
Other nonoperating expense excluding net special items ($ mil) | ~ 385 | ~ 370 |
Pretax margin excluding net special items | ~ -10% to -14% | ~ -9% to -10% |
Net loss per share excluding net special credits | - | ~($0.96) to ($1.04) |
1. | Includes guidance on certain non-GAAP measures, which exclude, among other things, net special items. Please see the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation at the end of this document. |
2. | Numbers may not recalculate due to rounding. |
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Pretax Income (Loss) | ||||
($ mil except share and per share amounts) | ||||
3Q21 Range | ||||
Low | High | |||
Total revenue | $ | 8,960 | $ | 8,960 |
Pretax income | $ | 165 | $ | 233 |
Pretax margin | 2 | % | 3 | % |
Pretax net special credits | (1,040) | (1,040) | ||
Pretax loss excluding net special credits | $ | (875) | $ | (807) |
Pretax margin excluding net special credits | -10 | % | -9 | % |
Net income | $ | 135 | $ | 190 |
Net special credits | (810) | (810) | ||
Net loss excluding net special credits | $ | (675) | $ | (620) |
Shares outstanding for computing earnings per share | 721.1 | 721.1 | ||
Shares outstanding for computing loss per share excluding net special credits | 648.6 | 648.6 | ||
Net income per share | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.26 |
Net loss per share excluding net special credits | $ | (1.04) | $ | (0.96) |
Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
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GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Total Operating Costs and CASM | ||||
($ mil except ASM and CASM data) | ||||
3Q21 Range | ||||
Low | High | |||
Total operating expenses | $ | 8,337 | $ | 8,405 |
Less fuel expense | 1,957 | 1,957 | ||
Less operating net special credits | (1,060) | (1,060) | ||
Total operating expense excluding fuel and net special credits | $ | 7,440 | $ | 7,508 |
Total CASM (cts) | 13.65 | 13.76 | ||
Total CASM excluding fuel and net special credits (cts) | 12.18 | 12.29 | ||
Percentage change compared to 3Q 2019 (%) | 10.0 | % | 11.0 | % |
Total ASMs (bil) | 61.1 | 61.1 | ||
Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
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