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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018  

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from            to           

Commission File Number: 001-16545

 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

13-4146982

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York

 

10577

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(914) 701-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer       Accelerated filer      Non-accelerated filer       Smaller reporting company       Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  

As of October 26, 2018, there were 25,590,293 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity as of and for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

35

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

39

 

 

 

 


 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

214,961

 

 

$

280,809

 

Short-term investments

 

 

18,511

 

 

 

13,604

 

Restricted cash

 

 

11,194

 

 

 

11,055

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,381 and $1,494, respectively

 

 

254,425

 

 

 

194,478

 

Prepaid maintenance

 

 

30,988

 

 

 

13,346

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

70,568

 

 

 

74,294

 

Total current assets

 

 

600,647

 

 

 

587,586

 

Property and Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flight equipment

 

 

5,085,594

 

 

 

4,447,097

 

Ground equipment

 

 

78,389

 

 

 

70,951

 

Less:  accumulated depreciation

 

 

(821,203

)

 

 

(701,249

)

Flight equipment modifications in progress

 

 

107,290

 

 

 

186,302

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

4,450,070

 

 

 

4,003,101

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term investments and accrued interest

 

 

1,722

 

 

 

15,371

 

Deferred costs and other assets

 

 

324,740

 

 

 

242,919

 

Intangible assets, net and goodwill

 

 

99,860

 

 

 

106,485

 

Total Assets

 

$

5,477,039

 

 

$

4,955,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

81,682

 

 

$

65,740

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

482,085

 

 

 

454,843

 

Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease

 

 

256,184

 

 

 

218,013

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

819,951

 

 

 

738,596

 

Other Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt and capital lease

 

 

2,280,790

 

 

 

2,008,986

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

231,673

 

 

 

214,694

 

Financial instruments and other liabilities

 

 

292,840

 

 

 

203,330

 

Total other liabilities

 

 

2,805,303

 

 

 

2,427,010

 

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; 100,000,000 shares authorized;

    30,582,571 and 30,104,648 shares issued, 25,590,293 and 25,292,454

    shares outstanding (net of treasury stock), as of September 30, 2018

    and December 31, 2017, respectively

 

 

306

 

 

 

301

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

 

731,106

 

 

 

715,735

 

Treasury stock, at cost; 4,992,278 and 4,812,194 shares, respectively

 

 

(204,501

)

 

 

(193,732

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(4,108

)

 

 

(3,993

)

Retained earnings

 

 

1,328,982

 

 

 

1,271,545

 

Total equity

 

 

1,851,785

 

 

 

1,789,856

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$

5,477,039

 

 

$

4,955,462

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

3


 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenue

 

$

656,607

 

 

$

535,748

 

 

$

1,912,766

 

 

$

1,528,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

138,345

 

 

 

114,505

 

 

 

392,603

 

 

 

330,080

 

Aircraft fuel

 

 

119,604

 

 

 

74,048

 

 

 

345,613

 

 

 

239,966

 

Maintenance, materials and repairs

 

 

88,136

 

 

 

74,457

 

 

 

261,251

 

 

 

212,042

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

55,417

 

 

 

42,033

 

 

 

155,881

 

 

 

120,913

 

Travel

 

 

41,605

 

 

 

38,260

 

 

 

123,810

 

 

 

105,510

 

Aircraft rent

 

 

39,973

 

 

 

33,873

 

 

 

119,778

 

 

 

103,738

 

Navigation fees, landing fees and other rent

 

 

43,258

 

 

 

33,468

 

 

 

116,553

 

 

 

77,258

 

Passenger and ground handling services

 

 

28,716

 

 

 

28,491

 

 

 

86,980

 

 

 

77,187

 

Loss on disposal of aircraft

 

 

-

 

 

 

211

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

64

 

Special charge

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,374

 

 

 

-

 

Transaction-related expenses

 

 

765

 

 

 

1,092

 

 

 

1,275

 

 

 

3,403

 

Other

 

 

46,318

 

 

 

42,598

 

 

 

143,663

 

 

 

123,121

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

 

602,137

 

 

 

483,036

 

 

 

1,756,781

 

 

 

1,393,282

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

 

54,470

 

 

 

52,712

 

 

 

155,985

 

 

 

135,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-operating Expenses (Income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

(1,592

)

 

 

(1,688

)

 

 

(4,704

)

 

 

(4,286

)

Interest expense

 

 

31,115

 

 

 

26,553

 

 

 

87,639

 

 

 

72,747

 

Capitalized interest

 

 

(1,120

)

 

 

(1,922

)

 

 

(4,335

)

 

 

(5,633

)

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

 

-

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

167

 

Unrealized loss (gain) on financial instruments

 

 

(46,080

)

 

 

44,775

 

 

 

11,691

 

 

 

36,225

 

Other expense (income)

 

 

975

 

 

 

(1,165

)

 

 

(10,777

)

 

 

(357

)

Total Non-operating Expenses (Income)

 

 

(16,702

)

 

 

66,720

 

 

 

79,514

 

 

 

98,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

 

71,172

 

 

 

(14,008

)

 

 

76,471

 

 

 

36,363

 

Income tax expense

 

 

34

 

 

 

10,187

 

 

 

16,828

 

 

 

21,479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of taxes

 

 

71,138

 

 

 

(24,195

)

 

 

59,643

 

 

 

14,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

(7

)

 

 

33

 

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(859

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

$

71,131

 

 

$

(24,162

)

 

$

59,593

 

 

$

14,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

2.78

 

 

$

(0.96

)

 

$

2.34

 

 

$

0.59

 

Diluted

 

$

0.84

 

 

$

(0.96

)

 

$

2.27

 

 

$

0.58

 

Loss per share from discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

0.00

 

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.03

)

Diluted

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

0.00

 

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.03

)

Earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

2.78

 

 

$

(0.96

)

 

$

2.33

 

 

$

0.56

 

Diluted

 

$

0.84

 

 

$

(0.96

)

 

$

2.27

 

 

$

0.54

 

Weighted average shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

25,575

 

 

 

25,262

 

 

 

25,526

 

 

 

25,229

 

Diluted

 

 

28,747

 

 

 

25,262

 

 

 

26,274

 

 

 

25,822

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

4


 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

$

71,131

 

 

$

(24,162

)

 

$

59,593

 

 

$

14,025

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification to interest expense

 

 

370

 

 

 

396

 

 

 

1,120

 

 

 

1,216

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(88

)

 

 

(154

)

 

 

(265

)

 

 

(472

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

282

 

 

 

242

 

 

 

855

 

 

 

744

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

$

71,413

 

 

$

(23,920

)

 

$

60,448

 

 

$

14,769

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

5


 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of taxes

 

$

59,643

 

 

$

14,884

 

 

Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(859

)

 

Net Income

 

 

59,593

 

 

 

14,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile Net Income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

189,682

 

 

 

142,042

 

 

Accretion of debt securities discount

 

 

(719

)

 

 

(892

)

 

Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

40

 

 

 

304

 

 

Special charge, net of cash payments

 

 

9,374

 

 

 

-

 

 

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

 

-

 

 

 

167

 

 

Unrealized loss (gain) on financial instruments

 

 

11,691

 

 

 

36,225

 

 

Loss on disposal of aircraft

 

 

-

 

 

 

64

 

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

16,453

 

 

 

21,106

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

15,376

 

 

 

17,030

 

 

Changes in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(59,058

)

 

 

(12,004

)

 

Prepaid expenses, current assets and other assets

 

 

(34,483

)

 

 

(53,343

)

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

56,174

 

 

 

30,382

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

264,123

 

 

 

195,106

 

 

Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(84,819

)

 

 

(66,395

)

 

Payments for flight equipment and modifications

 

 

(543,342

)

 

 

(338,524

)

 

Proceeds from investments

 

 

9,461

 

 

 

3,247

 

 

Net cash used for investing activities

 

 

(618,700

)

 

 

(401,672

)

 

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from debt issuance

 

 

400,471

 

 

 

447,865

 

 

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

 

(6,632

)

 

 

(11,146

)

 

Payments of debt

 

 

(180,722

)

 

 

(153,292

)

 

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

 

 

135,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

Payment of revolving credit facility

 

 

(60,000

)

 

 

(150,000

)

 

Customer maintenance reserves and deposits received

 

 

11,520

 

 

 

22,006

 

 

Customer maintenance reserves paid

 

 

-

 

 

 

(18,538

)

 

Proceeds from sale of convertible note warrants

 

 

-

 

 

 

38,148

 

 

Payments for convertible note hedges

 

 

-

 

 

 

(70,140

)

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(10,769

)

 

 

(10,307

)

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

288,868

 

 

 

244,596

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(65,709

)

 

 

38,030

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of period

 

 

291,864

 

 

 

138,250

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of period

 

$

226,155

 

 

$

176,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of flight equipment included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

42,826

 

 

$

61,734

 

 

Acquisition of flight equipment under capital lease

 

$

-

 

 

$

32,380

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

6


 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common

 

 

Treasury

 

 

Paid-In

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

Retained

 

 

Stockholders'

 

 

 

Stock

 

 

Stock

 

 

Capital

 

 

Loss

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

$

301

 

 

$

(193,732

)

 

$

715,735

 

 

$

(3,993

)

 

$

1,271,545

 

 

$

1,789,856

 

Net Income

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

59,593

 

 

 

59,593

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

855

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

855

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,126

)

 

 

(3,126

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

15,376

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

15,376

 

Purchase of 180,084 shares of treasury stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,769

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,769

)

Issuance of 477,923 shares of restricted stock

 

 

5

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Reclassification of tax effect on other comprehensive loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(970

)

 

 

970

 

 

 

-

 

Balance at September 30, 2018

 

$

306

 

 

$

(204,501

)

 

$

731,106

 

 

$

(4,108

)

 

$

1,328,982

 

 

$

1,851,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common

 

 

Treasury

 

 

Paid-In

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

Retained

 

 

Stockholders'

 

 

 

Stock

 

 

Stock

 

 

Capital

 

 

Loss

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

$

296

 

 

$

(183,119

)

 

$

657,082

 

 

$

(4,993

)

 

$

1,048,072

 

 

$

1,517,338

 

Net Income

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

14,025

 

 

 

14,025

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

744

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

744

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

17,030

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

17,030

 

Purchase of 191,047 shares of treasury stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,307

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,307

)

Issuance of 456,905 shares of restricted stock

 

 

5

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Equity component of convertible notes, net of tax

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

43,256

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

43,256

 

Purchase of convertible note hedges, net of tax

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(45,065

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(45,065

)

Issuance of convertible note warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

38,148

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-