Atlas Air Worldwide Reports Second-Quarter 2016 Results

• Income from Continuing Operations of $20.9 Million, $(0.26) per Share Reflecting Impact of Warrant Accounting
• Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations of $20.2 Million, $0.80 per Share
• 2Q16 Southern Air Acquisition, Amazon Agreements Continue Substantial Strategic Development
• Transformative 2Q16 Transactions Increase Alignment with Faster-Growing Express and E-Commerce Markets

PURCHASE, N.Y., Aug. 03, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. AAWW today announced income from continuing operations, net of taxes, of $20.9 million, or a loss of $0.26 per diluted share reflecting the impact of warrant accounting and transaction-related expenses, for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared with income from continuing operations, net of taxes, of $28.4 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2015. 

On an adjusted basis, income from continuing operations, net of taxes, in the second quarter of 2016 totaled $20.2 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, compared with $29.4 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.

"The second quarter was one of the most important in the company's history," said William J. Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We acquired Southern Air and added two new operating platforms. And we agreed with Amazon to lease and operate 20 B767-300s.  

"We believe strongly in the future of airfreight, especially in the future of the express and e-commerce sectors. Our long-term strategy is to build Atlas to make the most of that future – through the quality and scale of our fleet, through the efficiency of our operations, and through the strength of our business relationships.  

"The ongoing development of our strategic platform is expanding our business base, moving us more deeply into the faster-growing express and e-commerce markets, and driving long-term growth opportunities. In an otherwise challenging environment during the quarter, these historic transactions stand out.

"Our acquisition of Southern Air in early April and the addition of its express-focused 777 and 737 CMI services generated immediate earnings accretion in the second quarter. Our quarterly earnings also reflected an increase in military cargo and passenger demand but a slower pace in general commercial cargo. In addition, we incurred initial startup expenses in preparation for our new long-term 767 service for Amazon and its growing e-commerce business.

"We expect to place our first aircraft into service for Amazon soon in this quarter. We have secured all of the conversion slots and the vast majority of the feedstock aircraft required to support 20 B767-300s for Amazon by the end of 2018.

"The acquisition of Southern Air creates more options for us in all of our market segments, and our relationship with Amazon includes an opportunity for additional business beyond our initial service for them. We continue to expect both Amazon and Southern Air to be meaningfully accretive to our longer-term earnings and cash flows."

Mr. Flynn added: "Led by the strength of our brand and our global market leadership in outsourced aircraft and services, we are uniquely situated to continue to leverage our core competencies, diversify our business mix, and develop new organizational capabilities to drive business growth."   

Second-Quarter Results

Higher ACMI revenues and block hours in the second quarter of 2016 were driven by our acquisition of Southern Air and an increase in 747-400 flying, partially offset by the temporary redeployment of 747-8F aircraft to our Charter segment. Lower revenue per block hour during the period reflected an increase in CMI flying following the acquisition of Southern Air as well as the temporary redeployment of 747-8F aircraft. Segment results were also affected by an increase in crew costs associated with Amazon and other fleet growth initiatives, as well as an increase in heavy maintenance expense.

Segment contribution in Charter was relatively unchanged on a year-over-year basis. The impact of the U.S. West Coast port disruption in 2015 and increases in crew costs associated with our fleet growth initiatives were partially offset by increased military cargo and passenger demand and the temporary deployment of 747-8F aircraft to Charter. Lower revenue per block hour during the period was primarily due to a reduction in fuel prices in 2016 and the impact of higher rates related to the U.S. West Coast port disruption in 2015.

In Dry Leasing, lower revenue and segment contribution resulted from a decrease in revenue from maintenance payments related to the scheduled return of a passenger aircraft, partially offset by revenue from the placements of 767 freighter aircraft in December 2015 and February 2016.

Reported earnings for the second quarter of 2016 included an effective income tax rate of 26.4%, which reflected our continued reinvestment of the net earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries outside of the U.S. as well as reduction in state taxes resulting from changes in our flying.
   
Impact of Warrant Accounting on EPS Calculation

During the second quarter of 2016, the company recorded a liability related to vested warrants granted to Amazon in connection with long-term commercial agreements for the leasing and operation of 767-300s. The liability will need to be remeasured at fair value each period until the warrants are exercised or expire in May 2021. Any mark-to-market adjustments will be shown as unrealized gains or losses in earnings.

During the quarter, the company reported an unrealized gain of $26.5 million and recorded a tax expense of $8.7 million.

For purposes of calculating fully diluted EPS under U.S. GAAP, the warrants were treated as if they were exercised upon their issuance. Accordingly, the unrealized gain was disregarded in calculating EPS while the tax expense remained in the calculation. This generated a loss of $0.26 per diluted share on income from continuing operations of $20.9 million.     

Half-Year Results

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, income from continuing operations totaled $21.4 million, or a loss of $0.24 per diluted share after the impact of warrant accounting and transaction-related expenses, compared with $57.6 million, or $2.29 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

On an adjusted basis, first-half 2016 income from continuing operations totaled $27.9 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, compared with $55.2 million, or $2.20 per diluted share, in the first half of 2015.

Cash and Short-Term Investments

At June 30, 2016, our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments totaled $170.3 million, compared with $444.0 million at December 31, 2015.

The change in position reflected cash used for investing and financing activities, partially offset by cash provided by operating activities.

Net cash used for investing activities during the first half of 2016 primarily related to our acquisition of Southern Air, capital expenditures, and purchase deposits and payments for flight equipment, including the acquisition of 767-300 aircraft to be converted to freighter configuration for our service for Amazon. 

Net cash used for financing activities primarily reflected payments on debt obligations, partially offset by new debt financing. 

Outlook

As we commence our new service for Amazon, we will incur an EPS impact for necessary startup expenses and the issuance of warrants. As a result, we currently expect that our adjusted EPS from continuing operations in 2016 will be lower than our adjusted EPS in 2015 by a high-single-digit percentage.

Our view also reflects anticipated demand for our services and aircraft, the benefits that we expect from our fleet initiatives and debt refinancings in 2015, and accretion from our acquisition of Southern Air. In addition, it reflects our decision to sell a subsidiary that we acquired in connection with our acquisition of Southern Air and whose results are presented as a discontinued operation.

Excluding the anticipated impact from Amazon startup expenses and from Southern Air's operations on EPS in 2016, as well as West Coast port congestion-related earnings in 2015, we anticipate that adjusted EPS in our base business will grow by a low- to mid-single-digit percentage in 2016. 

Given the inherent seasonality of airfreight demand, we expect the majority of our earnings in 2016 to be generated in the second half. Unlike 2015, which benefited from increased first-half demand driven by U.S. West Coast port congestion, we anticipate that results in 2016 will be more reflective of historical patterns, with slightly more than three-quarters of our adjusted EPS occurring in the second half.

In addition, we expect adjusted earnings per share in the third quarter of 2016 to be approximately 20% to 25% of our full-year 2016 adjusted EPS.

Looking to the fourth quarter of 2016, we expect adjusted EPS to benefit from substantially lower maintenance expense compared with the fourth quarter of 2015; our acquisition of Southern Air in April 2016; the addition of our tenth 747-8F, which entered our fleet midway through the fourth quarter of 2015; and the addition of two converted 767 freighters to our Dry Leasing portfolio in December 2015 and February 2016, which we are also operating on a CMI basis.

For the full year, we continue to expect total block hours including Southern Air to increase approximately 20% compared with 2015, with about 75% of our 2016 hours in ACMI and the balance in Charter.  

Including Southern Air, aircraft maintenance expense in 2016 should total approximately $200 million, and depreciation and amortization is expected to total approximately $145 million. In addition, we anticipate an effective book income tax rate of approximately 31%. Core capital expenditures, excluding aircraft and engine purchases, are expected to total approximately $62 to $67 million, mainly for spare parts for our fleet.

We provide guidance on an adjusted basis because we are unable to predict, with reasonable certainty, the effects of the warrants issued to Amazon or certain other significant items that could be material to our reported results.

Conference Call

Management will host a conference call to discuss Atlas Air Worldwide's second-quarter 2016 financial and operating results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 3, 2016.

Interested parties are invited to listen to the call live over the Internet at www.atlasair.com (click on "Investor Information," click on "Presentations" and on the link to the second-quarter call) or at the following Web address:

http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/i94ohgj9

For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay will be archived on the above websites following the call. A replay will also be available through August 10 by dialing (855) 859-2056 (U.S. Toll Free) or (404) 537-3406 (from outside the U.S.) and using Access Code 48968441#.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we present certain non-GAAP financial measures to assist in the evaluation of our business performance. These non-GAAP measures include EBITDAR, as adjusted; EBITDA, as adjusted; Direct Contribution; Adjusted income from continuing operations, net of tax; Adjusted Diluted EPS from continuing operations; and Free Cash Flow, which exclude certain noncash income and expenses, and items impacting year-over-year comparisons of our results. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for Income from continuing operations, net of taxes, Diluted EPS from continuing operations, and Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities, which are the most directly comparable measures of performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing the performance of the Company's ongoing operations and in planning and forecasting future periods. We believe that these adjusted measures, when considered together with the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to those measures, provide meaningful information to assist investors and analysts in understanding our financial results and assessing our prospects for future performance.

About Atlas Air Worldwide:

Atlas Air Worldwide is a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services. It is the parent company of Atlas Air, Inc. (Atlas), Southern Air Holdings, Inc. (Southern) and Titan Aviation Holdings, Inc. (Titan), and is the majority shareholder of Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. (Polar). Atlas Air Worldwide's companies operate the world's largest fleet of 747 freighter aircraft and provide customers the broadest array of Boeing 747, 777, 767, 757 and 737 aircraft for domestic, regional and international applications.

Atlas, Southern, Titan and Polar offer a range of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services that include ACMI service – in which customers receive an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance on a long-term basis; CMI service, for customers that provide their own aircraft; express network and airport-to-airport cargo service; cargo and passenger charters; and dry leasing of aircraft and engines.

Atlas Air Worldwide's press releases, SEC filings and other information may be accessed through the company's home page, www.atlasair.com.

This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect Atlas Air Worldwide's current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. Those statements are based on management's beliefs, plans, expectations and assumptions, and on information currently available to management. Generally, the words "will," "may," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "continue," "believe," "seek," "project," "estimate," and similar expressions used in this release that do not relate to historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Such forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the operations and business environments of Atlas Air Worldwide and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "companies") that may cause the actual results of the companies to be materially different from any future results, express or implied, in such forward-looking statements. 

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: our ability to effectively operate the network service contemplated by our agreements with Amazon, including the cost and timing of securing any aircraft necessary to fulfill our agreements; our ability to obtain any shareholder approvals that may be required with respect to the equity arrangements expressed in our agreement with Amazon; the risk that the anticipated benefits of our agreements with Amazon will not be realized when expected, or at all; the possibility that Amazon may terminate its agreements with the companies; the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by the agreements with Amazon; costs associated with the acquisition of Southern Air; failure to achieve expected synergies, accretion and other anticipated benefits of the transaction or to successfully integrate the Southern Air business; adverse reactions to the acquisition by employees, key customers, including DHL Express, suppliers or competitors of either Atlas Air Worldwide, Southern Air, or their subsidiaries; our ability to effectively operate the 777 platform or grow the business of Southern Air; the ability of the companies to operate pursuant to the terms of their financing facilities; the ability of the companies to obtain and maintain normal terms with vendors and service providers; the companies' ability to maintain contracts that are critical to their operations; the ability of the companies to fund and execute their business plan; the ability of the companies to attract, motivate and/or retain key executives and associates; the ability of the companies to attract and retain customers; the continued availability of our wide-body aircraft; demand for cargo services in the markets in which the companies operate; economic conditions; the effects of any hostilities or act of war (in the Middle East or elsewhere) or any terrorist attack; labor costs and relations; financing costs; the cost and availability of war risk insurance; our ability to maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting; aviation fuel costs; security-related costs; competitive pressures on pricing (especially from lower-cost competitors); volatility in the international currency markets; weather conditions; government legislation and regulation; consumer perceptions of the companies' products and services; anticipated and future litigation; and other risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in Atlas Air Worldwide's reports to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

For additional information, we refer you to the risk factors set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q filed by Atlas Air Worldwide with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other factors and assumptions not identified above may also affect the forward-looking statements, and these other factors and assumptions may also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed.

Except as stated in this release, Atlas Air Worldwide is not providing guidance or estimates regarding its anticipated business and financial performance for 2016 or thereafter. 

Atlas Air Worldwide assumes no obligation to update such statements contained in this release to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such estimates other than as required by law.

 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
			For the Three Months Ended										For the Six Months Ended
			June 30, 2016					June 30, 2015					June 30, 2016					June 30, 2015
Operating Revenue
	ACMI		$		211,722			$		189,255			$		394,462			$		378,302
	Charter				202,451					235,436					404,754					455,574
	Dry Leasing				25,066					27,401					53,258					59,320
	Other				4,033					3,741					9,413					7,482
	Total Operating Revenue		$		443,272			$		455,833			$		861,887			$		900,678
Operating Expenses
	Salaries, wages and benefits				101,542					86,862					195,387					175,635
	Aircraft fuel				61,353					96,711					124,573					174,826
	Maintenance, materials and repairs				55,435					41,438					112,459					100,270
	Aircraft rent				36,723					36,811					73,760					71,072
	Depreciation and amortization				37,208					31,936					72,213					63,966
	Travel				32,010					23,830					62,333					44,643
	Passenger and ground handling services				22,019					21,353					42,898					41,316
	Navigation fees, landing fees and other rent				18,777					22,666					40,751					46,169
	Loss on disposal of aircraft				-					114					-					1,323
	Special charge				-					499					6,631					(69	)
	Transaction-related Expenses				16,788					-					17,581					-
	Other				40,593					32,329					72,420					63,273
	Total Operating Expenses				422,448					394,549					821,006					782,424
	Operating Income				20,824					61,284					40,881					118,254
Non-operating Expenses (Income)
	Interest income				(1,405	)				(4,425	)				(3,009	)				(8,913	)
	Interest expense				20,938					25,033					42,240					49,581
	Capitalized interest				(690	)				(177	)				(1,047	)				(203	)
	Loss on early extinguishment of debt				-					-					132					-
	Unrealized gain on financial instruments				(26,475	)				-					(26,475	)				-
	Other expense (income), net				48					(284	)				(192	)				391
	Total Non-operating Expenses (Income)				(7,584	)				20,147					11,649					40,856
	Income from continuing operations  before income taxes				28,408					41,137					29,232					77,398
	Income tax expense				7,489					12,747					7,842					19,776
	Income from continuing operations, net of taxes				20,919					28,390					21,390					57,622
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes				(345	)				-					(345	)				-
Net Income			$		20,574			$		28,390			$		21,045			$		57,622
Earnings per share from continuing operations:
	Basic		$		0.84			$		1.13			$		0.86			$		2.31
	Diluted		$		(0.26	)		$		1.13			$		(0.24	)		$		2.29
Earnings per share from discontinued operations:
	Basic		$		(0.01	)		$		-			$		(0.01	)		$		-
	Diluted		$		(0.01	)		$		-			$		(0.01	)		$		-
Earnings per share:
	Basic		$		0.83			$		1.13			$		0.85			$		2.31
	Diluted		$		(0.28	)		$		1.13			$		(0.26	)		$		2.29
Weighted average shares:
	Basic				24,812					25,029					24,761					24,953
	Diluted				25,225					25,198					25,036					25,135

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
				June 30, 2016					December 31, 2015
Assets
Current Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents			$		155,247			$		425,950
	Short-term investments					1,983					5,098
	Restricted cash					13,098					12,981
	Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2,182 and $1,247, respectively					151,212					164,308
	Prepaid maintenance					8,531					6,052
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets					50,456					37,548
	Total current assets					380,527					651,937
Property and Equipment
	Flight equipment					3,766,496					3,687,248
	Ground equipment					63,961					58,487
			Less:  accumulated depreciation			(504,632	)				(450,217	)
	Purchase deposits for flight equipment					131,600					39,678
	Property and equipment, net					3,457,425					3,335,196
Other Assets
	Long-term investments and accrued interest					33,857					37,604
	Deferred costs and other assets					185,427					81,183
	Intangible assets, net, and goodwill					117,152					58,483
Total Assets				$		4,174,388			$		4,164,403
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities
	Accounts payable			$		60,730			$		93,278
	Accrued liabilities					302,889					293,138
	Current portion of long-term debt1,2					167,093					161,811
	Total current liabilities					530,712					548,227
Other Liabilities
	Long-term debt1,2					1,735,266					1,739,496
	Deferred taxes					260,008					286,928
	Financial instruments and other liabilities					166,534					135,569
	Total other liabilities					2,161,808					2,161,993
	Commitments and contingencies
Equity
	Stockholders' Equity
		Preferred stock, $1 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued				―					―
		Common stock, $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 29,262,235 and
			28,955,445 shares issued, 24,828,079 and 24,636,651, shares outstanding
			(net of treasury stock), as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively			293					290
	Additional paid-in-capital					635,588					625,244
	Treasury stock, at cost; 4,434,156 and 4,318,794 shares, respectively					(176,099	)				(171,844	)
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss					(5,515	)				(6,063	)
	Retained earnings					1,027,601					1,006,556
	Total equity					1,481,868					1,454,183
Total Liabilities and Equity				$		4,174,388			$		4,164,403

¹  Balance sheet debt at June 30, 2016 totaled $1,902.4 million, including the impact of $46.3 million of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $53.0 million.

²  The face value of our debt at June 30, 2016 totaled $2,001.7 million, compared with $2,008.1 million on December 31, 2015.

 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
			For the Six Months Ended
			June 30, 2016					June 30, 2015
Operating Activities:
Net Income			$		21,390			$		57,622
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes				(345	)				-
Adjustments to reconcile Net Income to net cash provided by operating activities:
	Depreciation and amortization				81,818					73,263
	Accretion of debt securities discount				(650	)				(3,760	)
	Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts				321					46
	Special charge, net of cash payments				6,631					(715	)
	Loss on early extinguishment of debt				132					-
	Unrealized gain of financial instruments				(26,475	)				-
	Loss on disposal of aircraft				-					1,323
	Deferred taxes				7,667					19,773
	Stock-based compensation expense				10,961					9,837
Changes in:
	Accounts receivable				39,354					10,135
	Prepaid expenses, current assets and other assets				(15,382	)				10,582
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities				(78,178	)				(7,009	)
Net cash provided by operating activities					47,244					171,097
Investing Activities:
	Capital expenditures				(27,239	)				(22,117	)
	Purchase deposits and payments for flight equipment				(186,213	)				(62,841	)
	Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired				(107,498	)				-
	Changes in restricted cash				(117	)				(1,450	)
	Proceeds from investments				7,512					2,394
	Proceeds from disposal of aircraft				-					24,625
Net cash used for investing activities					(313,555	)				(59,389	)
Financing Activities:
	Proceeds from debt issuance				84,790					224,500
	Customer maintenance reserves received				7,187					8,701
	Customer maintenance reserves paid				-					(1,752	)
	Proceeds from sale of warrants				-					36,290
	Payments for convertible note hedges				-					(52,903	)
	Proceeds from stock option exercises				-					1,193
	Purchase of treasury stock				(4,255	)				(6,314	)
	Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation expense				168					588
	Payment of debt issuance costs				(1,074	)				(6,812	)
	Payments of debt				(91,208	)				(99,050	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities					(4,392	)				104,441
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents					(270,703	)				216,149
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period					425,950					298,601
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period			$		155,247			$		514,750
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
	Acquisition of flight equipment included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		$		15,448			$		6,940

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Direct Contribution
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
			For the Three Months Ended												For the Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2016						June 30, 2015						June 30, 2016						June 30, 2015
Operating Revenue:
ACMI		$		211,722				$		189,255				$		394,462				$		378,302
Charter				202,451						235,436						404,754						455,574
Dry Leasing				25,066						27,401						53,258						59,320
Other				4,033						3,741						9,413						7,482
Total Operating Revenue		$		443,272				$		455,833				$		861,887				$		900,678
Direct Contribution:
ACMI		$		45,490				$		51,157				$		70,230				$		91,059
Charter				24,856						25,019						45,633						55,478
Dry Leasing				6,878						10,894						17,286						26,419
Total Direct Contribution for Reportable Segments		$		77,224				$		87,070				$		133,149				$		172,956
Add back (subtract):
Unallocated income and expenses, net				(58,503	)					(45,320	)					(106,048	)					(94,304	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt				-						-						(132	)					-
Unrealized gain on financial instruments				26,475						-						26,475						-
Special charge				-						(499	)					(6,631	)					69
Transaction-related expenses				(16,788	)					-						(17,581	)					-
Loss on disposal of aircraft				-						(114	)					-						(1,323	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes				28,408						41,137						29,232						77,398
Add back (subtract):
Interest income				(1,405	)					(4,425	)					(3,009	)					(8,913	)
Interest expense				20,938						25,033						42,240						49,581
Capitalized interest				(690	)					(177	)					(1,047	)					(203	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt				-						-						132						-
Unrealized gain on financial instruments				(26,475	)					-						(26,475	)					-
Other expense (income), net				48						(284	)					(192	)					391
Operating Income		$		20,824				$		61,284				$		40,881				$		118,254

Atlas Air Worldwide uses an economic performance metric, Direct Contribution, to show the profitability of each of its segments after allocation of direct ownership costs. Atlas Air Worldwide currently has the following reportable segments: ACMI, Charter, and Dry Leasing. Each segment has different operating and economic characteristics, which are separately reviewed by our chief operating decision maker.

Direct Contribution consists of income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes, excluding special charges, transaction-related expenses, nonrecurring items, losses (gains) on the disposal of aircraft, losses on the early extinguishment of debt, unrealized losses (gains) on financial instruments, gains on investments, and unallocated income and expenses, net.

Direct operating and ownership costs include crew costs, maintenance, fuel, ground operations, sales costs, aircraft rent, interest expense on the portion of debt used for financing aircraft, interest income on debt securities, and aircraft depreciation.

Unallocated income and expenses, net include corporate overhead, nonaircraft depreciation, noncash expenses and income, interest expense on the portion of debt used for general corporate purposes, interest income on nondebt securities, capitalized interest, foreign exchange gains and losses, and other revenue and other nonoperating costs.

 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
		For the Three Months Ended
			June 30, 2016					June 30, 2015				Percent Change
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes		$		20,919			$		28,390				(26.3	%)
Impact from:
Noncash expense and income, net1				1,882					731
Unrealized gain on financial instruments2				(26,475	)				-
Loss on disposal of aircraft				-					114
Special charge				-					499
Transaction-related expenses				16,788					-
Accrual for legal matters and professional fees				6,697					-
Income tax effect of reconciling items				351					(317	)
Adjusted income from continuing operations, net of taxes				20,162					29,417				(31.5	%)
Diluted EPS from continuing operations3		$		(0.26	)		$		1.13				(123.0	%)
Impact from:
Noncash expense and income, net1				0.07					0.03
Loss on disposal of aircraft				-					-
Special charge				-					0.02
Transaction-related expenses				0.67					-
Accrual for legal matters and professional fees				0.27					-
Income tax effect of reconciling items				0.05					(0.01	)
Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations				0.80					1.17				(31.6	%)
		For the Six Months Ended
			June 30, 2016					June 30, 2016				Percent Change
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes		$		21,390			$		57,622				(62.9	%)
Impact from:
Noncash expense and income, net1				3,726					826
Unrealized gain on financial instruments2				(26,475	)				-
Loss on disposal of aircraft				-					1,322
Special charge				6,631					(69	)
Transaction-related expenses				17,581					-
Accrual for legal matters and professional fees				6,987					-
Charges associated with refinancing debt				132					-
Income tax effect of reconciling items				(2,066	)				(518	)
ETI tax benefit				-					(4,008	)
Adjusted income from continuing operations, net of taxes		$		27,906			$		55,175				(49.4	%)
Diluted EPS from continuing operations3		$		(0.24	)		$		2.29				(110.5	%)
Impact from:
Noncash expense and income, net1				0.15					0.03
Loss on disposal of aircraft				-					0.05
Special charge				0.26					-
Transaction-related expenses				0.70					-
Accrual for legal matters and professional fees				0.28					-
Charges associated with refinancing debt				0.01					-
Income tax effect of reconciling items				(0.05	)				(0.02	)
ETI tax benefit				-					(0.16	)
Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations		$		1.11			$		2.20				(49.5	%)

¹ Noncash expenses and income, net in 2016 primarily related to amortization of debt discount on the convertible notes. Noncash expenses and income, net in 2015 primarily related to amortization and accretion of debt, lease and investment discounts.  

² Unrealized gain on financial instruments related to warrants granted to Amazon.

³ Unrealized gain on financial instruments has been excluded from the calculation of Diluted EPS from continuing operations as the calculation assumes exercise of the Amazon warrants occurred upon its issuance.

⁴ Items may not sum due to rounding.   

 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
		For the Three Months Ended
						June 30, 2016		June 30, 2015
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities					$	27,805	$	80,449
Less:
Capital expenditures						16,557		11,732
Capitalized interest						690		177
Free Cash Flow1					$	10,558	$	68,540

 

		For the Six Months Ended
						June 30, 2016		June 30, 2015
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities					$	47,244	$	171,097
Less:
Capital expenditures						27,239		22,117
Capitalized interest						1,047		203
Free Cash Flow1					$	18,958	$	148,777

¹ Free Cash Flow = Cash Flows from Operations minus Capital Expenditures and Capitalized Interest.

Capital Expenditures excludes purchases of aircraft.

 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
			For the Three Months Ended													For the Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2016							June 30, 2015						June 30, 2016						June 30, 2015
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes		$		20,919					$		28,390				$		21,390				$		57,622
Income tax expense				7,489							12,747						7,842						19,776
Income from continuing operations before income taxes				28,408							41,137						29,232						77,398
Noncash interest expenses and income, net1				1,882							731						3,726						826
Loss on disposal of aircraft				-							114						-						1,323
Special charge2				-							499						6,631						(69	)
Transaction-related expenses				16,788							-						17,581						-
Accrual for legal matters and professional fees				6,697							-						6,987						-
Loss on early extinguishment of debt				-							-						132						-
Unrealized gain on financial instruments				(26,475		)					-						(26,475	)					-
Adjusted pretax income				27,300							42,481						37,814						79,478
Interest (income) expense, net1				17,558							20,296						35,651						40,831
Other non-operating expenses (income)				48							(284	)					(192	)					391
Adjusted operating income				44,906							62,493						73,273						120,700
Depreciation and amortization				37,208							31,936						72,213						63,966
EBITDA, as adjusted3				82,114							94,429						145,486						184,666
Aircraft rent1				36,126							36,215						72,567						69,880
EBITDAR, as adjusted4		$		118,240					$		130,644				$		218,053				$		254,546

¹ Reflects impact of noncash expenses and income related to convertible notes, debt and investments.

² Special charge in 2016 primarily represented a loss on engines held for sale.

³ Adjusted EBITDA: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, noncash interest expenses and income, net, loss on disposal of aircraft, special charge, transaction-related expenses, accrual for legal matters and professional fees, charges associated with refinancing debt, and unrealized gain on financial instruments, as applicable.

⁴ Adjusted EBITDAR: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, aircraft rent expense, noncash interest expenses and income, net, loss on disposal of aircraft, special charge, transaction-related expenses, accrual for legal matters and professional fees, charges associated with refinancing debt, and unrealized gain on financial instruments, as applicable.

 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Operating Statistics and Traffic Results
(Unaudited)
				For the Three Months Ended									For the Six Months Ended
				June 30,				Increase/					June 30,				Increase/
				2016		2015		(Decrease)					2016		2015		(Decrease)
Block Hours
	ACMI			39,862		30,958			8,904				69,391		60,418			8,973
	Charter
	Cargo			8,671		9,214			(543	)			16,901		17,482			(581	)
	Passenger			4,343		4,259			84				8,278		7,480			798
	Other			436		303			133				892		634			258
	Total Block Hours			53,312		44,734			8,578				95,462		86,014			9,448
Revenue Per Block Hour
	ACMI		$	5,311	$	6,113	$		(802	)		$	5,685	$	6,261	$		(576	)
	Charter			15,556		17,475			(1,919	)			16,075		18,251			(2,176	)
	Cargo			14,848		16,358			(1,510	)			15,430		17,724			(2,294	)
	Passenger			16,971		19,891			(2,920	)			17,393		19,482			(2,089	)
Average Utilization (block hours per day)
	ACMI1			9.0		9.3			(0.3	)			8.7		9.5			(0.8	)
	Charter
	Cargo			8.4		9.6			(1.2	)			8.3		9.8			(1.5	)
	Passenger			9.0		9.6			(0.6	)			8.9		8.4			0.5
	All Operating Aircraft1,2			8.9		9.5			(0.6	)			8.7		9.5			(0.8	)
Fuel
	Charter
		Average fuel cost per gallon	$	1.68	$	2.46	$		(0.78	)		$	1.74	$	2.40	$		(0.66	)
		Fuel gallons consumed (000s)		36,585		39,383			(2,798	)			71,530		72,694			(1,164	)

¹ ACMI and All Operating Aircraft averages in the second quarter and first six months of 2016 reflect the impact of increases in the number of CMI aircraft and amount of CMI flying compared with the same periods of 2015. 
² Average of All Operating Aircraft excludes Dry Leasing aircraft, which do not contribute to block-hour volumes.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Operating Statistics and Traffic Results
(Unaudited)
				For the Three Months Ended														For the Six Months Ended
				June 30,									Increase/					June 30,										Increase/
				2016				2015					(Decrease)					2016				2015					(Decrease)
Segment Operating Fleet (average aircraft equivalents during the period)
	ACMI1
	747-8F Cargo				7.8				9.0					(1.2	)				8.3				8.8					(0.5	)
	747-400 Cargo				13.5				11.4					2.1					13.1				11.7					1.4
	747-400 Dreamlifter				3.2				3.1					0.1					3.0				3.1					(0.1	)
	777-200 Cargo				4.7				-					4.7					2.3				-					2.3
	767-300 Cargo				4.0				2.0					2.0					3.7				2.0					1.7
	767-200 Cargo				9.0				8.9					0.1					9.0				7.7					1.3
	737-400 Cargo				4.7				-					4.7					2.3				-					2.3
	747-400 Passenger				1.0				1.0					-					1.0				1.0					-
	767-200 Passenger				1.0				1.0					-					1.0				1.0					-
	Total				48.9				36.4					12.5					43.7				35.3					8.4
	Charter
	747-8F Cargo				2.1				-					2.1					1.6				0.2					1.4
	747-400 Cargo				9.2				10.5					(1.3	)				9.6				9.7					(0.1	)
	747-400 Passenger				2.0				2.0					-					2.0				2.0					-
	767-300 Passenger				3.3				2.9					0.4					3.1				2.9					0.2
	Total				16.6				15.4					1.2					16.3				14.8					1.5
	Dry Leasing
	777-200 Cargo				6.0				6.0					-					6.0				6.0					-
	767-300 Cargo				2.0				-					2.0					1.7				-					1.7
	757-200 Cargo				1.0				1.0					-					1.0				1.0					-
	737-300 Cargo				1.0				1.0					-					1.0				1.0					-
	737-800 Passenger				1.0				1.0					-					1.0				1.3					(0.3	)
	Total				11.0				9.0					2.0					10.7				9.3					1.4
	Less: Aircraft Dry Leased to CMI customers				(2.0	)			-					(2.0	)				(1.7	)			-					(1.7	)
	Total Operating Aircraft				74.5				60.8					13.7					69.0				59.4					9.6
	Out of Service2				-				0.8					(0.8	)				-				0.9					(0.9	)

¹ ACMI average fleet excludes spare aircraft provided by CMI customers.

² Out-of-service aircraft were temporarily parked during the period and are completely unencumbered.