EX-99.2 3 a8kerexhibit992q4-18.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 Q4'18 01.24.19 Exhibit
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Exhibit 99.2

Investor Relations Update
January 24, 2019
General Overview
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Capacity - The company expects its 2019 full year capacity to be up approximately 3.0 percent (gauge up approximately 1.0 percent, departures up approximately 3.5 percent and stage length down approximately 1.5 percent) year-over-year. For the first quarter, the company expects system capacity to be up approximately 1.0 percent year-over-year.
 
 
●
Revenue - The company expects its first quarter total revenue per available seat mile (TRASM) to be approximately flat to up 2.0 percent year-over-year.
 
 
●
CASM - The company expects 2019 full year consolidated CASM excluding fuel, special items and new labor agreements to be at the upper end of its previous guidance of between 1.0 and 2.0 percent year-over-year. This increase from previous guidance is due to an increase in sale-leaseback transactions and higher than expected profit sharing on better earnings. Overall CASM growth in 2019 is driven primarily by increased maintenance expense from required engine overhauls (0.6 points), increased airport rent expense at our hubs (0.4 points), and higher earnings related salaries and benefits expense, primarily from increased profit sharing (0.4 points).

Consolidated CASM in the first quarter1 is expected to be up approximately 4.0 percent year-over-year. CASM growth is highest in the first quarter due to a limited increase in capacity, as well as the timing of aircraft maintenance, salaries and benefits, and selling expenses through the year. CASM growth is expected to decelerate to approximately 2.5 percent in the second quarter and further decline to approximately 1.0 percent in the third and 0.5 percent in the fourth quarters of 2019.

The company continues to expect its 2020 CASM excluding fuel, special items and new labor agreements to be up between 1.0 and 2.0 percent year-over-year.
 
 
●
Fuel - Based on the January 22, 2019 forward curve, the company expects to pay an average of between $1.97 and $2.02 per gallon of consolidated jet fuel (including taxes) in the first quarter. Forecasted volume and fuel prices for the remainder of the year are provided on the following page.
 
 
●
Liquidity - As of December 31, 2018, the company had approximately $7.6 billion in total available liquidity, comprised of unrestricted cash and investments of $4.8 billion and $2.8 billion in undrawn revolver capacity. The company also had a restricted cash position of $154 million.
 
 
●
Capital Expenditures - In line with previous guidance, the company expects $4.7 billion in capex in 2019, including $3.0 billion in aircraft and $1.7 billion in non-aircraft capex. In 2020, the company expects total capex to decline by $1.4 billion year-over-year with aircraft capex spend of $1.6 billion and non-aircraft capex spend of $1.7 billion. For 2021, total capex is expected to fall by a further $1.1 billion year-over-year. Aircraft capex spend is expected to be $1.0 billion and non-aircraft capex is expected to be $1.2 billion.
 
 
●
Taxes - As of December 31, 2018, the company had approximately $10.2 billion of federal net operating losses (NOLs) and $3.1 billion of state NOLs, substantially all of which are expected to be available in 2019 to reduce future federal and state taxable income. The company expects to recognize a provision for income taxes in 2019 at an effective rate of approximately 24 percent, which will be substantially non-cash.
 
 
●
Pre-tax Margin and EPS - Based on the assumptions outlined above, the company presently expects its first quarter pre-tax margin excluding special items to be approximately 2.5 to 4.5 percent1. The company expects to report full year 2019 earnings per diluted share excluding special items of between $5.50 and $7.501.
Notes:
1.
The company is unable to reconcile certain forward-looking projections to GAAP as the nature or amount of special items cannot be determined at this time.

Please refer to the footnotes and the forward looking statements page of this document for additional information

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Financial Update
January 24, 2019
Financial Comments
 

 
1Q19E
 
2Q19E
 
3Q19E
 
4Q19E
 
FY19E2
Consolidated Guidance1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (bil)
~66.6
 
~74.9
 
~77.8
 
~71.6
 
~290.8
Cargo Revenues ($ mil)3
~235
 
~270
 
~280
 
~290
 
~1,075
Other Revenues ($ mil)3
~705
 
~730
 
~720
 
~705
 
~2,860
Average Fuel Price (incl. taxes) ($/gal) (as of 1/22/2019)
1.97 to 2.02
 
1.99 to 2.04
 
2.02 to 2.07
 
1.99 to 2.04
 
1.99 to 2.04
Fuel Gallons Consumed (mil)
~1,033
 
~1,164
 
~1,208
 
~1,097
 
~4,500
CASM ex fuel and special items (YOY % change)4
+3% to +5%
 
+1.5% to +3.5%
 
+0% to +2%
 
-0.5% to +1.5%
 
+1% to +3%
Interest Income ($ mil)
~(39)
 
~(39)
 
~(37)
 
~(40)
 
~(155)
Interest Expense ($ mil)
~272
 
~279
 
~283
 
~276
 
~1,110
Other Non-Operating (Income)/Expense ($ mil)5
~(43)
 
~(46)
 
~(44)
 
~(43)
 
~(176)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CAPEX Guidance ($ mil) Inflow/(Outflow)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Aircraft CAPEX
~(425)
 
~(425)
 
~(425)
 
~(425)
 
~(1,700)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Aircraft CAPEX & net PDPs
~(778)
 
~(876)
 
~(761)
 
~(617)
 
~(3,032)
Assumed Aircraft Financing
~860
 
~818
 
~568
 
~483
 
~2,728
Net Aircraft CAPEX & PDPs2
~82
 
~(58)
 
~(193)
 
~(135)
 
~(304)

Notes:
1.
Includes guidance on certain non-GAAP measures, which exclude special items. The company is unable to reconcile certain forward-looking projections to GAAP as the nature or amount of special items cannot be determined at this time. Please see the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation at the end of this document.
2.
Numbers may not recalculate due to rounding.
3.
Cargo/Other revenue includes cargo revenue, loyalty program revenue, and contract services.
4.
CASM ex fuel and special items is a non-GAAP financial measure.
5.
Other Non-Operating (Income)/Expense primarily includes non-service related pension and retiree medical benefit income/costs, gains and losses from foreign currency, and income/loss from the company’s approximate 25% ownership interest in Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
 


Please refer to the footnotes and the forward looking statements page of this document for additional information

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Fleet Update
January 24, 2019
Fleet Comments 
•
In 2019, the company expects to take delivery of 46 mainline aircraft comprised of 17 A321neo aircraft, 20 B738 MAX aircraft, 2 B789 aircraft and 7 used A319 aircraft. The company also expects to retire 55 mainline aircraft, including 10 B757 aircraft, 9 B763 aircraft, 6 E190 aircraft and 30 MD80 aircraft.
•
In 2019, the company expects to increase the regional fleet count by a net of 12 aircraft, resulting from the addition of 11 CRJ900 aircraft and 20 E175 aircraft, as well as the reduction of 14 CRJ200 aircraft and 5 ERJ140 aircraft.

 
 
Active Mainline Year Ending Fleet Count
 
 
 
Active Regional Year Ending Fleet Count1
 
 
2018A

 
2019E

 
2020E

 
2021E

 
 
 
2018A

 
2019E

 
2020E

 
2021E

A319
 
126

 
133

 
133

 
133

 
CRJ200
 
35

 
21

 
21

 
21

A320
 
48

 
48

 
48

 
44

 
CRJ700
 
119

 
119

 
113

 
113

A321
 
219

 
219

 
219

 
219

 
CRJ900
 
118

 
129

 
133

 
133

A321neo
 
—

 
17

 
32

 
50

 
E175
 
154

 
174

 
189

 
189

A332
 
15

 
15

 
15

 
15

 
ERJ140
 
51

 
46

 
34

 
34

A333
 
9

 
9

 
9

 
9

 
ERJ145
 
118

 
118

 
118

 
118

B738
 
304

 
304

 
299

 
276

 
 
 
595

 
607

 
608

 
608

B738 MAX
 
20

 
40

 
50

 
60

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
B757
 
34

 
24

 
24

 
24

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
B763
 
24

 
15

 
6

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
B772
 
47

 
47

 
47

 
47

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
B773
 
20

 
20

 
20

 
20

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
B788
 
20

 
20

 
32

 
42

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
B789
 
20

 
22

 
22

 
22

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E190
 
20

 
14

 
—

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MD80
 
30

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
956

 
947

 
956

 
961

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Notes:
1.
At the end of the fourth quarter of 2018, the company had 8 ERJ140 regional aircraft in temporary storage, which are not included in the active regional ending fleet count.
 


Please refer to the footnotes and the forward looking statements page of this document for additional information

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Shares Outstanding
January 24, 2019
Shares Outstanding Comments 
•
The estimated weighted average shares outstanding for 2019 are listed below.
•
On April 25, 2018, the company’s Board authorized a new $2.0 billion share repurchase program to expire by the end of 2020, of which $1.65 billion remained available for use as of January 1, 2019. This brings the total amount authorized for share repurchase programs to $13.0 billion since the merger. All previous repurchase programs had been fully expended as of March 31, 2018.
2019 Shares Outstanding (shares mil)1
 
 
Shares
For Q1
 
Basic
 
Diluted
Earnings
 
461

 
462

Net loss
 
461

 
461

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares
For Q2-Q4 Average
 
Basic
 
Diluted
Earnings
 
462

 
463

Net loss
 
462

 
462

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares
For FY 2019 Average
 
Basic
 
Diluted
Earnings
 
462

 
463

Net loss
 
462

 
462


Notes:
1.
Shares outstanding are based upon several estimates and assumptions, including average per share stock price and stock award activity and does not assume any future share repurchases. The number of shares in actual calculations of earnings per share will likely be different from those set forth above.
 


Please refer to the footnotes and the forward looking statements page of this document for additional information

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GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
January 24, 2019
The company sometimes uses financial measures that are derived from the consolidated financial statements but that are not presented in accordance with GAAP to understand and evaluate its current operating performance and to allow for period-to-period comparisons. The company believes these non-GAAP financial measures may also provide useful information to investors and others. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP measures of other companies, and should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, any measure of performance, cash flow or liquidity prepared in accordance with GAAP. The company is providing a reconciliation of reported non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable financial measures on a GAAP basis. The table below presents the reconciliation of total operating costs (GAAP measure) to total operating costs excluding special items and fuel (non-GAAP measure). Management uses total operating costs excluding special items and fuel to evaluate the company's current operating performance and for period-to-period comparisons. The price of fuel, over which the company has no control, impacts the comparability of period-to-period financial performance. Additionally, special items may vary from period-to-period in nature and amount. These adjustments to exclude aircraft fuel and special items allow management an additional tool to better understand and analyze the company’s non-fuel costs and core operating performance. Additionally, the table below presents the reconciliation of other non-operating expense (GAAP measure) to other non-operating expense excluding special items (non-GAAP measure). Management uses this non-GAAP financial measure to evaluate the company’s current performance and to allow for period-to-period comparisons. As special items may vary from period-to-period in nature and amount, the adjustment to exclude special items allows management an additional tool to better understand the company’s core operating performance.
 
American Airlines Group Inc. GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
($ mil except ASM and CASM data)
 
1Q19 Range
 
2Q19 Range
 
3Q19 Range
 
4Q19 Range
 
FY19 Range
 
Low
 
High
 
Low
 
High
 
Low
 
High
 
Low
 
High
 
Low
 
High
Consolidated1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated operating expenses
$
9,972

 
$
10,178

 
$
10,550

 
$
10,770

 
$
10,687

 
$
10,912

 
$
10,248

 
$
10,465

 
$
41,459

 
$
42,327

Less fuel expense
2,035

 
2,087

 
2,316

 
2,375

 
2,440

 
2,501

 
2,183

 
2,238

 
8,975

 
9,200

Less special items
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Consolidated operating expense excluding fuel and special items
7,937

 
8,091

 
8,233

 
8,396

 
8,247

 
8,412

 
8,065

 
8,227

 
32,484

 
33,127

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated CASM (cts)
14.97

 
15.28

 
14.09

 
14.38

 
13.74

 
14.03

 
14.31

 
14.62

 
14.26

 
14.56

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated CASM excluding fuel and special items (Non-GAAP) (cts)
11.92

 
12.15

 
10.99

 
11.21

 
10.60

 
10.81

 
11.26

 
11.49

 
11.17

 
11.39

YOY (%)
3.0
%
 
5.0
%
 
1.5
%
 
3.5
%
 
0.0
%
 
2.0
%
 
-0.5
 %
 
1.5
%
 
1.0
%
 
3.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated ASMs (bil)
66.6

 
66.6

 
74.9

 
74.9

 
77.8

 
77.8

 
71.6

 
71.6

 
290.8

 
290.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other non-operating (income)/expense1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other non-operating (income)/expense
$
(43
)
 
$
(43
)
 
$
(46
)
 
$
(46
)
 
$
(44
)
 
$
(44
)
 
$
(43
)
 
$
(43
)
 
$
(176
)
 
$
(176
)
Less special items
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Other non-operating (income)/expense excluding special items
(43
)
 
(43
)
 
(46
)
 
(46
)
 
(44
)
 
(44
)
 
(43
)
 
(43
)
 
(176
)
 
(176
)
 
Notes:
Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
1.
Certain of the guidance provided excludes special items. The company is unable to fully reconcile such forward-looking guidance to the corresponding GAAP measure because the full nature and amount of the special items cannot be determined at this time. Special items for this period may include, among others, merger integration expenses and fleet restructuring expenses.


Please refer to the footnotes and the forward looking statements page of this document for additional information

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Forward Looking Statements
January 24, 2019
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “continue,” “seek,” “target,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “if current trends continue,” “optimistic,” “forecast” and other similar words. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, the company’s plans, objectives, estimates, expectations and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on the company’s current objectives, beliefs and expectations, and they are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and financial position and timing of certain events to differ materially from the information in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 (especially in Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors) and other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in the company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There may be other factors of which the company is not currently aware that may affect matters discussed in the forward-looking statements and may also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. The company does not assume any obligation to publicly update or supplement any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting these forward-looking statements other than as required by law. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof or as of the dates indicated in the statements.




 


Please refer to the footnotes and the forward looking statements page of this document for additional information