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Exhibit 99.1

Mesa Air Group Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results

June 18, 2024

 

PHOENIX, June 18, 2024 – Mesa Air Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MESA) (“Mesa” or the “Company”) today reported second quarter fiscal 2024 financial and operating results.

 

Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Update:

Total operating revenues of $131.6 million
Pre-tax income of $11.7 million, net income of $11.7 million or $0.28 per diluted share
Adjusted net income of $6.3 million or $0.15 per diluted share
Adjusted EBITDAR1 of $28.2 million
Flew 99.85% controllable completion factor

 

Additional Updates:

Closed on additional five engines associated with RASPRO finance lease since June 2024 announcement
Renegotiated operating lease on two CRJ aircraft into a fully amortized buyout lease, reducing payments by $9.5 million over life of lease

 

“Our second quarter results have begun to demonstrate an improvement in our business and reflect our efforts over the past year-and-a-half to restructure and strengthen our operations, P&L, and balance sheet,” said Jonathan Ornstein, Chairman and CEO. “Given meaningfully improved block-hour rates on our E-175 flying, coupled with our initiatives to eliminate surplus CRJ assets, we achieved our first GAAP and adjusted net profits in 11 quarters, as well as our best adjusted EBITDAR result over that period. Concurrently, Mesa has reduced its total debt by $221.5 million, or 36%, over the past year.

 

“While we still have work to do as we transition out of our CRJ-900 fleet and build our E-175 flying, we expect to remain cash-flow neutral for the remainder of the fiscal year. With an optimized asset base, our ongoing transition toward higher-margin E-175 flying, and the continued reduction in pilot attrition and strength in our pilot pipeline, we look forward to returning to consistent profitability in the future.”

 

Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Details

 

Total operating revenues in Q2 2024 were $131.6 million, an increase of $9.7 million, or 8.0%, from $121.8 million for Q2 2023. Contract revenue decreased $10.0 million, or 9.7%. These increases were primarily driven by higher E-175 block-hour rates with United Airlines, effective as of October 1, 2023. Mesa recognized the increased rates for Q2 2024, as well as an additional $8.8 million for Q1 2024, in this quarter. Pass-through revenue decreased by $0.3 million, or 1.6%. Mesa’s Q2 2024 results include, per GAAP, the recognition of $7.9 million of previously deferred revenue, versus the deferral of $5.7 million in Q2 2023. The remaining deferred revenue balance of $10.2 million will be recognized as flights are completed over the remaining term of the United contract.

 

Total operating expenses in Q2 2024 were $119.9 million, a decrease of $28.8 million, or 19.3%, versus Q2 2023. This decrease primarily reflects $14.1 million lower asset impairment losses, $6.7 million lower depreciation and amortization expense, and $5.5 million, or 10.0% lower, flight operations expense, driven by Mesa’s divestiture of surplus CRJ assets.

 

Mesa’s Q2 2024 results reflect net income of $11.7 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $35.1 million, or $(0.88) per diluted share, for Q2 2023. Mesa’s Q2 2024 adjusted net income was $6.3 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, versus an adjusted net loss of $21.3 million, or $(0.53) per diluted share, in Q2 2023.

 

Mesa’s adjusted EBITDA1 for Q2 2024 was $26.8 million, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $7.1 million for Q2 2023. Adjusted EBITDAR was $28.2 million for Q2 2024, compared to adjusted EBITDAR of $7.9 million in Q2 2023.

 


 

 

Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Operating Performance

 

Operationally, the Company reported a controllable completion factor of 99.85% for United during Q2 2024. This is compared to a controllable completion factor of 99.63% for United during Q2 2023. Controllable completion factor excludes cancellations due to weather and air traffic control.

 

For Q2 2024, approximately 98% of the Company’s total revenue was derived from its contract with United. The Company’s CPA with United provides for 80 large (70/76 seats) jets, comprising a mix of E-175s and CRJ-900s. In Q2 2024, Mesa’s fleet mix comprised 56 E-175s and 24 CRJ-900s.

 

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

 

Mesa ended the March quarter with $18.5 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $400.0 million in total debt, secured primarily with aircraft and engines, compared to a balance of $621.6 million as of March 31, 2023. During the quarter, the Company made $38.8 million of debt payments related to CRJ engine sale transactions, achieved $10.5 million in loan forgiveness from United as a result of operational performance, and had a net reduction of $7.6 million on its line of credit with United. The Company also made $27.1 million in scheduled debt payments.

 

About Mesa Air Group, Inc.

 

Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Mesa Air Group, Inc. is the holding company of Mesa Airlines, a regional air carrier providing scheduled passenger service to 79 cities in 36 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Cuba, and Mexico. As of March 31, 2024, Mesa operated a fleet of 80 aircraft, with approximately 263 daily departures. The Company had approximately 2,110 employees. Mesa operates all its flights as United Express pursuant to the terms of a capacity purchase agreement entered into with United Airlines, Inc.

 

Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Press Release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “plan”, “intend”, “believe”, “may”, “might”, “will”, “should”, “can have”, “likely” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current beliefs, assumptions, and expectations regarding future events, which in turn are based on information currently available to the Company. By their nature, forward-looking statements address matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties. A variety of factors could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those expressed in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation, the Company’s ability to respond in a timely and satisfactory matter to the inquiries by Nasdaq, the Company’s ability to regain compliance with Listing Rule, the Company’s ability to become current with its reports with the SEC, and the risk that the completion and filing of the Form 10-Qs will take longer than expected. For additional information about factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the risk factors contained in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company’s other subsequent filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable laws.

 

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MESA AIR GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income

(In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

   Contract revenue

 

 $ 113,820

 

 $ 103,782

   Pass-through and other revenue

 

            17,762

 

            18,052

      Total operating revenues

 

          131,582

 

121,834

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

   Flight operations

 

            49,329

 

            54,830

   Maintenance

 

            44,272

 

            45,985

   Aircraft rent

 

             1,408

 

                835

   General and administrative

 

            11,133

 

            13,538

   Depreciation and amortization

 

             9,823

 

            16,541

   Asset impairment

 

             2,659

 

            16,743

   Other operating expenses

 

             1,315

 

                233

        Total operating expenses

 

          119,939

 

          148,705

        Operating income/(loss)

 

            11,643

 

           (26,871)

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense), net:

 

 

 

 

   Interest expense

 

 (10,640)

 

           (13,030)

   Interest income

 

                  14

 

                  49

   Gain on investments

 

             7,230

 

                  —

   Unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, net

 

            (6,499)

 

             2,095

Gain on debt forgiveness

 

            10,500

 

                  —

   Other income, net

 

               (516)

 

                538

      Total other expense, net

 

                  89

 

           (10,348)

Income (loss) before taxes

 

            11,732

 

           (37,219)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

                  72

 

            (2,097)

Net income (loss)

 

 $ 11,660

 

 $ (35,122)

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders

 

 

 

   Basic

 

 $ 0.28

 

 $ (0.88)

   Diluted

 

 $ 0.28

 

 $ (0.88)

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

   Basic

 

            41,068

 

            39,932

   Diluted

 

            41,068

 

            39,932

 


 

MESA AIR GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except shares) (Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2024

 

September 30,

2023

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

  Cash and cash equivalents

 

18,529

 

 $ 32,940

  Restricted cash

 

                2,984

 

                 3,132

  Receivables, net

 

               4,650

 

                 8,253

  Expendable parts and supplies, net

 

              29,474

 

               29,245

  Assets held for sale

 

              38,250

 

               57,722

  Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

                4,550

 

                 7,294

     Total current assets

 

98,437

 

             138,586

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

            529,479

 

             698,022

Lease and equipment deposits

 

                1,289

 

                 1,630

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

                8,074

 

                 9,709

Deferred heavy maintenance, net

 

                6,466

 

                 7,974

Assets held for sale

 

              41,970

 

               12,000

Other assets

 

              20,558

 

               30,546

        TOTAL ASSETS

 

$ 706,273

 

 $ 898,467

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

  Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases

 

$ 94,373

 

 $ 163,550

  Current portion of deferred revenue

 

                2,809

 

                 4,880

  Current maturities of operating leases

 

                2,334

 

                 3,510

  Accounts payable

 

              57,347

 

               58,957

  Accrued compensation

 

              13,415

 

               10,008

  Other accrued expenses

 

              26,525

 

               27,001

      Total current liabilities

 

$         196,803

 

$ 267,906

 

 

 

 

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

  Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current portion

 

            299,040

 

             364,728

  Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

 

                7,309

 

                 8,077

  Deferred credits

 

                3,720

 

                 4,617

  Deferred income taxes

 

                8,907

 

                 8,414

  Deferred revenue, net of current portion

 

                7,347

 

               16,167

  Other noncurrent liabilities

 

              28,475

 

               28,522

     Total noncurrent liabilities

 

            354,798

 

             430,525

     Total liabilities

 

            551,601

 

             698,431

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

 

 

 

 


 

Common stock of no par value and additional paid-in capital, 125,000,000 shares authorized; 41,172,218 (2024) and 40,940,326 (2023) shares issued and outstanding, 4,899,497 (2024) and 4,899,497 (2023) warrants issued and outstanding

 

            271,981

 

             271,155

Accumulated deficit

 

          (117,309)

 

              (71,119)

        Total stockholders' equity

 

            154,672

 

             200,036

        TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 $ 706,273

 

 $ 898,467

 

 


 

MESA AIR GROUP, INC.

Operating Highlights

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

Change

Available seat miles (thousands)

 

          961,761

 

       1,065,771

 

(9.8)%

Block hours

 

            43,270

 

            48,186

 

(10.2)%

Average stage length (miles)

 

                 544

 

                 542

 

0.4%

Departures

 

            23,691

 

            26,450

 

(10.4)%

Passengers

 

       1,422,702

 

       1,545,489

 

(7.9)%

Controllable completion factor*

 

 

 

 

 

 

United

 

99.85%

 

99.63%

 

0.2%

Total completion factor**

 

 

 

 

 

 

United

 

97.15%

 

98.48%

 

(1.4)%

 

*Controllable completion factor excludes cancellations due to weather and air traffic control

**Total completion factor includes all cancellations

 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures

 

Although these financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. ("GAAP"), certain non-GAAP financial measures may provide investors with useful information regarding the underlying business trends and performance of Mesa's ongoing operations and may be useful for period-over-period comparisons of such operations. The tables below reflect supplemental financial data and reconciliations to GAAP financial statements for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Readers should consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, not a substitute for, financial reporting measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude some, but not all items that may affect the Company's net income or loss. Additionally, these calculations may not be comparable with similarly titled measures of other companies.

 

1Reconciliation of GAAP versus non-GAAP Disclosures

(In thousands, except for per diluted share) (Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2024

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

 

Income (Loss) Before Taxes

Income Tax (Expense)

Benefit

Net Income (Loss)

Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share

 

Income

(Loss)

Before Taxes

Income Tax (Expense)

Benefit

Net Income

(Loss)

Net Income (Loss)

 per Diluted Share

GAAP income (loss)

$ 11,732

$ (72)

$ 11,660

$ 0.28

 

$ (37,219)

          2,097

    (35,122)

$ (0.88)

Adjustments(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) (8)(9)(10)

(5,423)

33

(5,390)

$ (0.13)

 

14,762

(980)

13,782

$ 0.35

Adjusted income loss

6,309

(39)

  6,270

$ 0.15

 

(22,457)

1,117

(21,340)

 $ (0.53)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

        10,640

 

 

 

        13,030

 

 

Interest income

(14)

 

 

 

 

(49)

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

9,823

 

 

 

 

 

16,541

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

26,758

 

 

 

 

7,065

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft rent

1,408

 

 

 

 

835

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDAR

$28,166

 

 

 

 

$7,900

 

 

 

 

(1) $16.7 million loss on held for sale accounting treatment during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

(2) $6.5 million loss and $2.1 million gain resulting from changes in the fair value of the Company's investments in equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(3) $1.2 million and $0.7 million loss on deferred financing costs related to retirement of debts during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(4) $0.2 million and $0.5 million gain from the sale of assets during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(5) $7.2 million gain on the transfer of investments in equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

(6) $10.5 million gain on debt forgiveness during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

(7) $0.9 million loss for early payment fees on the retirement of debt during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

(8) $2.2 million impairment fair value adjustment loss on 737 inventory during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

(9) $1.2 million in non-recurring third party costs associated with the sale of assets and retirement of debt during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

(10) $0.5 million impairment true-up loss on held for sale accounting treatment during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2024

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2023

 

Income (Loss) Before Taxes

Income Tax (Expense)

Benefit

Net Income (Loss)

Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share

 

Income

(Loss)

Before Taxes

Income Tax (Expense)

Benefit

Net Income

(Loss)

Net Income (Loss)

 per Diluted Share

GAAP income (loss)

$ (45,254)

$ (936)

$ (46,190)

$ (1.13)

 

$ (47,238)

          3,027

    (44,211)

$ (1.16)

Adjustments(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)

32,217

666

32,883

$ 0.80

 

20,160

(1,568)

18,592

$ 0.49

Adjusted income loss

(13,037)

(270)

  (13,307)

$ (0.32)

 

(27,078)

1,459

(25,619)

 $ (0.67)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

        21,800

 

 

 

        24,306

 

 

Interest income

(28)

 

 

 

 

(120)

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

23,116

 

 

 

 

 

31,744

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

31,851

 

 

 

 

28,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft rent

2,612

 

 

 

 

4,918

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDAR

$34,463

 

 

 

 

$33,770

 

 

 

 

(1) $3.7 million impairment loss on intangible asset during the six months ended March 31, 2023.

(2) $45.5 million and $16.7 million impairment loss on held for sale accounting treatment on seven CRJ 900 aircraft during the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(3) $0.2 million loss and $0.5 million gain from the sale of assets during the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(4) $1.5 million and $0.7 million loss on deferred financing costs related to retirement of debts during the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(5) $4.0 million loss and $0.4 million gain resulting from changes in the fair value of the Company's investments in equity securities during the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(6) $7.2 million gain on the transfer of investments in equity securities during the six months ended March 31, 2024.

(7) $10.5 million gain on debt forgiveness during the six months ended March 31, 2024.

(8) $0.9 million loss for early payment fees on the retirement of debt during the six months ended March 31, 2024.

(9) $2.2 million impairment fair value adjustment loss on 737 inventory during the six months ended March 31, 2024.

(10) $3.2 million in non-recurring third party costs associated with the sale of assets and retirement of debt during the six months ended March 31, 2024.

(11) $4.7 million impairment true-up gain on held for sale accounting treatment during the six months ended March 31, 2024.

(12) $3.0 million gain on extinguishment of debt during the six months ended March 31, 2024.

Source: Mesa Air Group, Inc.