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HONOLULU, Oct. 24, 2023
HONOLULU, Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) (the "Company"), parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. ("Hawaiian"), today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2023.
"I am immensely proud of our team's continued focus on moving our company forward, particularly in a quarter affected by the tragic wildfires in Maui," said Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Peter Ingram. "Underlying demand remains resilient, our brand and business model are core strengths and the major investments we are making now will create substantial value in 2024 and beyond."
Third Quarter 2023- Key Financial Metrics and Results | ||||||||
GAAP | YoY Change | Adjusted (a) | YoY Change | |||||
Net Loss | ($48.7M) | ($39.5M) | ($54.9M) | ($47.2M) | ||||
Diluted EPS | ($0.94) | ($0.76) | ($1.06) | ($0.91) | ||||
Pre-tax Margin | (8.3) % | (6.8) pts. | (9.5) % | (8.2) pts. | ||||
EBITDA | ($3.2M) | ($49.9M) | ($11.7M) | ($59.6M) | ||||
Operating Cost per ASM | 15.14¢ | 0.9 % | 11.27¢ | 9.2 % | ||||
Operating Revenue per | 14.08¢ | (5.7) % | N/A | N/A | ||||
(a) See Table 4 for a reconciliation of adjusted net loss, adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted pre-tax margin, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted operating cost per ASM (CASM excluding fuel and non-recurring items) to each of their respective most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. |
Statistical data, as well as a reconciliation of the reported non-GAAP financial measures, can be found in the accompanying tables.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had:
- Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $1.13 billion
- $1.39 billion in liquidity, including its undrawn $235 million revolving credit facility
- Outstanding debt and finance lease obligations of $1.65 billion
Revenue Environment
The Company reported that third quarter revenue was trending positively in July, but the devastating wildfires in Lahaina in West Maui on August 8, 2023 caused a sharp decrease in traffic to Maui. With most areas of the island unaffected by the fires and portions of West Maui reopening to tourism on October 8, 2023, demand for travel to Maui is recovering, but remains below historical levels. Hawaiian's third quarter schedule was negatively impacted by the July 25, 2023 announcement from RTX, parent company of Pratt & Whitney, of anticipated accelerated removals and inspections of a significant portion of the PW1100G-JM engine fleet, which powers Hawaiian's A321neo aircraft. This unanticipated time out of service resulted in, among other things, lower-than-expected capacity growth in the quarter.
Operating revenue was down 1.8% from the third quarter of 2022 on 4.1% higher capacity across Hawaiian's network. Passenger traffic remained strong on Hawaiian's Japan routes in the third quarter of 2023. International revenue increased 90.9% from the third quarter of 2022 on a 43.6% increase in capacity.
Maui Wildfires Relief
In the immediate aftermath of the tragic wildfires that devastated the town of Lahaina in West Maui, Hawaiian increased its schedule to evacuate more than 17,000 displaced visitors and residents within the first 72 hours and to transport vital supplies and first responders. Within the first week of the disaster, Hawaiian carried 54,000 tons of emergency supplies. Hawaiian and its HawaiianMiles members donated millions of miles to the American Red Cross of Hawai'i, providing the nonprofit with the equivalent of 18,000 free seats to carry volunteers and personnel to and from Maui. Hawaiian also donated $150,000 in cash to charities including the Hawai'i Foodbank, the Maui Food Bank and the Hawaii Community Foundation's Maui Strong Fund. And as travel to Maui resumed, Hawaiian led the way with Travel Pono Maui, a video series sharing with visitors what they can expect traveling to Maui now.
Today Hawaiian continues to support ongoing relief efforts through its Malama Maui Desk, which was established to more efficiently help people and organizations seeking flight, cargo or other assistance in the aftermath of the wildfires. Hawaiian has received over 200 individual requests from Hawai'i and across its network to transport donated food and various goods to affected residents as well as passengers providing West Maui support services.
Third Quarter 2023 Highlights
Operations
- Commenced service of its A330-300F contract freighter business on October 2, 2023
Routes and Network
- Announced the resumption of service between Tokyo Haneda Airport, Japan and Kona, Hawai'i, starting on October 29, 2023
- Began ticket sales on September 6, 2023 for flights on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which is expected to enter service on select West Coast routes commencing on April 15, 2024
Guest Experience
- Designed new in-flight amenity kits in partnership with Noho Home, which are focused on sustainability and rooted in aloha, available starting November 6, 2023
Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance
- Endowed a scholarship for students studying Information Technology at the University of Hawai'i
Fourth Quarter 2023 Outlook
The table below summarizes the Company's expectations for the quarter ending December 31, 2023 expressed as an expected percentage change compared to the results for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. Figures include the impacts of the Company's freighter operation, which are not yet material.
Item | GAAP Fourth Quarter | Non-GAAP Equivalent | Non-GAAP Fourth Quarter | |||
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) | Up 1.5% to up 4.5% | |||||
Operating Revenue per ASM | Down 10.0% to down | |||||
Costs per ASM (CASM) | Up 2.0% to up 4.1% | CASM excluding fuel and | Up 6.5% to up 9.5% | |||
Gallons of Jet Fuel Consumed | Up 5.0% to up 8.0% | |||||
Average fuel price per gallon, | $3.09 | Economic Fuel Price per | $3.12 | |||
Effective Tax Rate | ~21% |
Full Year 2023 Outlook
The table below summarizes the Company's updated expectations for the full year ending December 31, 2023 expressed as an expected percentage change compared to the results for the year ended December 31, 2022. Figures include the impacts of the Company's freighter operation, which are not yet material.
Item | Prior GAAP | Updated GAAP Full | Non-GAAP | Prior Non-GAAP | Updated Non- | |||||
Available Seat | Up 8.0% to up | Up 7.5% to 8.5% | ||||||||
Costs per ASM | Down 2.1% to | Down 0.8% to down | CASM excluding | Up 3.0% to up 5.0% | Up 4.0% to up 5.5% | |||||
Gallons of Jet | Up 12.5% to up | Up 11.5% to up | ||||||||
Average fuel | $2.78 | $2.89 | Economic Fuel | $2.81 | $2.93 | |||||
Capital | $265M to | No change |
(a) See Table 3 and Table 4 for a reconciliation of CASM excluding fuel and non-recurring items and economic fuel price per gallon to each of their respective most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. |
(b) Fuel Price per Gallon estimates are based on the October 13, 2023 fuel forward curve. |
Statistical information, as well as a reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial measures, can be found in the accompanying tables.
Investor Conference Call
Hawaiian Holdings' quarterly results conference call is scheduled to begin today, October 24, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (USA). The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. Investors may access and listen to the live audio webcast on the investor relations section of the Company's website at HawaiianAirlines.com. For those who are not available for the live webcast, a replay of the webcast will be archived for 90 days on the investor relations section of the Company's website.
About Hawaiian Airlines
Now in its 94th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawaiʻi's biggest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers approximately 150 daily flights within the Hawaiian Islands, and nonstop flights between Hawaiʻi and 15 U.S. gateway cities – more than any other airline – as well as service connecting Honolulu and American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Tahiti.
Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawaiʻi. The carrier was named Hawaiʻi's best employer by Forbes in 2022 and has topped Travel + Leisure's World's Best list as the No. 1 U.S. airline for the past two years. Hawaiian has also led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for 18 consecutive years (2004-2021) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The airline is committed to connecting people with aloha by offering complimentary meals for all guests on transpacific routes and the convenience of no change fees on Main Cabin and Premium Cabin seats. HawaiianMiles members also enjoy flexibility with miles that never expire. As Hawai'i's hometown airline, Hawaiian encourages guests to Travel Pono and experience the islands safely and respectfully.
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow Hawaiian's Twitter updates (@HawaiianAir), become a fan on Facebook  (Hawaiian Airlines), and follow us on Instagram (hawaiianairlines). For career postings and updates, follow Hawaiian's LinkedIn page.
For media inquiries, please visit Hawaiian Airlines' online newsroom.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect the Company's current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company's timing and expectations related to network and route recovery; expectations for the resumption of service between Tokyo, Japan and Kona, Hawai'i; expectations for when customers will receive Noho Home in-flight amenity kits; expectations relating to the timing of aircraft, such as the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, entry into service; future domestic and international demand for air travel; the Company's outlook for the quarter ending December 31, 2023 and twelve-months ending December 31, 2023; statements regarding the Company's future performance; and statements as to other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts or statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," variations of such words, and similar expressions are also intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are and will be subject to many risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company's operations and business environment, all of which may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements.
The Company is subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause the Company's results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed from time to time in the Company's public filings and public announcements, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other documents that may be filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof.  The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date hereof even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied herein will not be realized.
Table 1. | ||||||||||||
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | % Change | 2023 | 2022 | % Change | |||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||
Operating Revenue: | ||||||||||||
Passenger | $ 664,866 | $ 663,107 | 0.3 % | $ 1,858,384 | $ 1,684,599 | 10.3 % | ||||||
Other | 62,813 | 78,047 | (19.5) % | 188,826 | 225,634 | (16.3) % | ||||||
Total | 727,679 | 741,154 | (1.8) % | 2,047,210 | 1,910,233 | 7.2 % | ||||||
Operating Expenses: | ||||||||||||
Wages and benefits | 248,899 | 206,306 | 20.6 % | 728,512 | 615,091 | 18.4 % | ||||||
Aircraft fuel, including taxes and delivery | 200,069 | 225,999 | (11.5) % | 564,075 | 603,873 | (6.6) % | ||||||
Maintenance, materials and repairs | 65,057 | 59,317 | 9.7 % | 169,000 | 170,934 | (1.1) % | ||||||
Aircraft and passenger servicing | 46,225 | 41,044 | 12.6 % | 131,883 | 110,490 | 19.4 % | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 34,760 | 34,347 | 1.2 % | 100,775 | 102,435 | (1.6) % | ||||||
Commissions and other selling | 29,695 | 32,505 | (8.6) % | 86,324 | 81,767 | 5.6 % | ||||||
Aircraft rent | 26,497 | 25,921 | 2.2 % | 80,827 | 77,987 | 3.6 % | ||||||
Other rentals and landing fees | 46,366 | 38,370 | 20.8 % | 126,574 | 110,022 | 15.0 % | ||||||
Purchased services | 36,568 | 31,269 | 16.9 % | 108,821 | 95,713 | 13.7 % | ||||||
Special items | — | 6,303 | (100.0) % | — | 6,303 | (100.0) % | ||||||
Other | 48,460 | 43,145 | 12.3 % | 132,344 | 112,884 | 17.2 % | ||||||
Total | 782,596 | 744,526 | 5.1 % | 2,229,135 | 2,087,499 | 6.8 % | ||||||
Operating Loss | (54,917) | (3,372) | 1,528.6 % | (181,925) | (177,266) | 2.6 % | ||||||
Nonoperating Income (Expense): | ||||||||||||
Interest expense and amortization of debt | (22,597) | (23,206) | (68,182) | (72,760) | ||||||||
Interest income | 13,685 | 9,287 | 43,689 | 20,283 | ||||||||
Capitalized interest | 2,306 | 1,061 | 5,709 | 3,173 | ||||||||
Gains (losses) on fuel derivatives | 3,097 | (1,063) | (5,627) | (1,063) | ||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | — | — | (8,568) | ||||||||
Other components of net periodic benefit | (1,707) | 1,252 | (4,907) | 3,812 | ||||||||
Losses on investments, net | (4,054) | (4,028) | (6,906) | (38,519) | ||||||||
Gains on foreign debt | 4,311 | 9,978 | 18,745 | 42,295 | ||||||||
Other, net | (644) | (688) | (1,408) | (2,318) | ||||||||
Total | (5,603) | (7,407) | (18,887) | (53,665) | ||||||||
Loss Before Income Taxes | (60,520) | (10,779) | (200,812) | (230,931) | ||||||||
Income tax benefit | (11,800) | (1,510) | (41,500) | (41,010) | ||||||||
Net Loss | $ (48,720) | $ (9,269) | $ (159,312) | $ (189,921) | ||||||||
Net Loss Per Share | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ (0.94) | $ (0.18) | $ (3.09) | $ (3.70) | ||||||||
Diluted | $ (0.94) | $ (0.18) | $ (3.09) | $ (3.70) | ||||||||
Weighted Average Number of Common | ||||||||||||
Basic | 51,632 | 51,388 | 51,576 | 51,344 | ||||||||
Diluted | 51,632 | 51,388 | 51,576 | 51,344 | ||||||||
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. | ||||
Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited) | ||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||
(in thousands, except shares) | ||||
ASSETS | ||||
Current Assets: | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 110,671 | |||
