FTAI Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results, Dividend of $0.33 per Common Share
Financial Overview
| (in thousands, except per share data) | |||||
| Selected Financial Results | Q3’19 | ||||
| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | $ | 34,601 | |||
| Net Income Attributable to Shareholders | $ | 25,671 | |||
| Basic and Diluted Earnings per Common Share | $ | 0.30 | |||
| Funds Available for Distribution (“FAD”) (1) | $ | 120,741 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 114,142 | |||
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(1) For definitions and reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures, please refer to the exhibit to this press release.
For the third quarter of 2019, our total FAD was
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| Common Distribution Components | |||
| Non-U.S. Long Term Capital Gain | $ | — | |
| U.S. Portfolio Interest Income(1) | $ | 0.14500 | |
| U.S. Dividend Income(2) | $ | — | |
| Income Not from U.S. Sources(3) | $ | 0.18500 | |
| Distribution Per Share | $ | 0.33000 | |
| Series A Preferred Distribution Components | |||
| Guaranteed Payments(4) | $ | 0.53281 | |
| Distribution Per Share | $ | 0.53281 | |
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(2) This income is subject to withholding under §1441 or §1442 of the Code.
(3) This income is not subject to withholding under §1441, §1442 or §1446 of the Code.
(4) Brokers and nominees should treat this income as subject to withholding under §1441 or §1442 of the Code.
For U.S. shareholders: In computing your U.S. federal taxable income, you should not rely on this qualified notice, but should generally take into account your allocable share of the Company’s taxable income as reported to you on your Schedule K-1.
Exhibit - Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||
| Equipment leasing revenues | $ | 87,259 | $ | 70,890 | $ | 238,911 | $ | 186,004 | |||||||||
| Infrastructure revenues | 74,962 | 30,265 | 206,942 | 55,974 | |||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 162,221 | 101,155 | 445,853 | 241,978 | |||||||||||||
| Expenses | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 89,368 | 41,667 | 244,049 | 96,839 | |||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 6,284 | 4,012 | 15,313 | 12,171 | |||||||||||||
| Acquisition and transaction expenses | 5,618 | 1,460 | 9,400 | 4,734 | |||||||||||||
| Management fees and incentive allocation to affiliate | 7,378 | 3,846 | 16,926 | 12,080 | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 43,744 | 34,422 | 125,877 | 96,853 | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 25,488 | 15,142 | 72,263 | 39,870 | |||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 177,880 | 100,549 | 483,828 | 262,547 | |||||||||||||
| Other income (expense) | |||||||||||||||||
| Equity in losses of unconsolidated entities | (974 | ) | (442 | ) | (1,527 | ) | (598 | ) | |||||||||
| Gain on sale of equipment, net | 37,061 | 262 | 61,416 | 5,253 | |||||||||||||
| Interest income | 121 | 111 | 452 | 361 | |||||||||||||
| Other income | 1,131 | 737 | 3,465 | 2,074 | |||||||||||||
| Total other income | 37,339 | 668 | 63,806 | 7,090 | |||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 21,680 | 1,274 | 25,831 | (13,479 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 1,004 | 551 | (842 | ) | 1,580 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 20,676 | 723 | 26,673 | (15,059 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries | (4,995 | ) | (3,855 | ) | (12,950 | ) | (19,904 | ) | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to shareholders | $ | 25,671 | $ | 4,578 | $ | 39,623 | $ | 4,845 | |||||||||
| Earnings per common share | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.06 | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.06 | |||||||||
| Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 85,996,067 | 84,708,071 | 85,990,131 | 83,178,546 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted | 86,005,604 | 84,709,656 | 86,013,539 | 83,179,181 | |||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| September 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 99,343 | $ | 99,601 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 51,241 | 21,236 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 61,970 | 53,789 | ||||||
| Leasing equipment, net | 1,498,679 | 1,432,210 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 42,590 | — | ||||||
| Finance leases, net | 8,620 | 18,623 | ||||||
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 945,052 | 708,853 | ||||||
| Investments | 51,109 | 40,560 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 30,182 | 38,513 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 116,584 | 116,584 | ||||||
| Other assets | 229,643 | 108,809 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 3,135,013 | $ | 2,638,778 | ||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 135,155 | $ | 112,188 | ||||
| Debt, net | 1,582,262 | 1,237,347 | ||||||
| Maintenance deposits | 197,989 | 158,163 | ||||||
| Security deposits | 42,761 | 38,539 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 43,036 | — | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 28,158 | 38,759 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 2,029,361 | $ | 1,584,996 | ||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Equity | ||||||||
| Common shares ($0.01 par value per share; 2,000,000,000 shares authorized; 84,903,138 and 84,050,889 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively) | $ | 849 | $ | 840 | ||||
| Preferred shares ($0.01 par value per share; 3,450,000 shares authorized; 3,450,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively) | 35 | — | ||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 1,027,451 | 1,029,376 | ||||||
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | 6,806 | (32,817 | ) | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 25,474 | — | ||||||
| Shareholders' equity | 1,060,615 | 997,399 | ||||||
| Non-controlling interest in equity of consolidated subsidiaries | 45,037 | 56,383 | ||||||
| Total equity | 1,105,652 | 1,053,782 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 3,135,013 | $ | 2,638,778 | ||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 26,673 | $ | (15,059 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||
| Equity in losses of unconsolidated entities | 1,527 | 598 | |||||
| Gain on sale of equipment, net | (61,416 | ) | (5,253 | ) | |||
| Security deposits and maintenance claims included in earnings | (3,863 | ) | (4,325 | ) | |||
| Equity-based compensation | 1,604 | 669 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 125,877 | 96,853 | |||||
| Change in current and deferred income taxes | (1,906 | ) | 670 | ||||
| Change in fair value of non-hedge derivative | 4,130 | 567 | |||||
| Amortization of lease intangibles and incentives | 24,008 | 17,629 | |||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 5,995 | 4,164 | |||||
| Bad debt expense | 3,139 | 1,586 | |||||
| Other | 748 | 51 | |||||
| Change in: | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | (16,002 | ) | (19,024 | ) | |||
| Other assets | (15,128 | ) | (10,891 | ) | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 2,101 | 15,198 | |||||
| Management fees payable to affiliate | 8,961 | (774 | ) | ||||
| Other liabilities | (13,735 | ) | 3,756 | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 92,713 | 86,415 | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
| Investment in notes receivable | — | (912 | ) | ||||
| Investment in unconsolidated entities and available for sale securities | (13,500 | ) | (1,115 | ) | |||
| Principal collections on finance leases | 13,094 | 658 | |||||
| Acquisition of leasing equipment | (287,508 | ) | (330,492 | ) | |||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | (243,707 | ) | (178,555 | ) | |||
| Acquisition of lease intangibles | (101 | ) | (5,039 | ) | |||
| Purchase deposits for acquisitions | (45,852 | ) | (17,350 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from sale of leasing equipment | 166,290 | 30,409 | |||||
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 7 | 78 | |||||
| Return of capital distributions from unconsolidated entities | 1,424 | 872 | |||||
| Return of purchase deposit for aircraft and aircraft engines | — | 240 | |||||
| Return of deposit on sale of engine | — | (400 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (409,853 | ) | $ | (501,606 | ) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
| Proceeds from debt | $ | 568,704 | $ | 615,239 | |||
| Repayment of debt | (218,934 | ) | (181,856 | ) | |||
| Payment of deferred financing costs | (31,585 | ) | (2,686 | ) | |||
| Receipt of security deposits | 5,802 | 7,084 | |||||
| Return of security deposits | (368 | ) | (1,520 | ) | |||
| Receipt of maintenance deposits | 49,356 | 41,808 | |||||
| Release of maintenance deposits | (23,822 | ) | (11,518 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of underwriter's discount | — | 128,451 | |||||
| Common shares issuance costs | — | (789 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares, net of underwriter's discount and issuance costs | 82,888 | — | |||||
| Purchase of non-controlling interest | — | (3,705 | ) | ||||
| Cash dividends - common shares | (85,154 | ) | (82,623 | ) | |||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | $ | 346,887 | $ | 507,885 | |||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 29,747 | 92,694 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 120,837 | 92,806 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 150,584 | $ | 185,500 | |||
Key Performance Measures
The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) utilizes Adjusted EBITDA as our key performance measure.
Adjusted EBITDA provides the CODM with the information necessary to assess operational performance, as well as make resource and allocation decisions. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to shareholders, adjusted (a) to exclude the impact of provision for (benefit from) income taxes, equity-based compensation expense, acquisition and transaction expenses, losses on the modification or extinguishment of debt and capital lease obligations, changes in fair value of non-hedge derivative instruments, asset impairment charges, incentive allocations, depreciation and amortization expense, and interest expense, (b) to include the impact of our pro-rata share of Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated entities, and (c) to exclude the impact of equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities and the non-controlling share of Adjusted EBITDA.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income attributable to shareholders to Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Change | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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| (in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to shareholders | $ | 25,671 | $ | 4,578 | $ | 21,093 | $ | 39,623 | $ | 4,845 | $ | 34,778 | |||||||||||
| Add: Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 1,004 | 551 | 453 | (842 | ) | 1,580 | (2,422 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Add: Equity-based compensation expense | 676 | 232 | 444 | 1,604 | 669 | 935 | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Acquisition and transaction expenses | 5,618 | 1,460 | 4,158 | 9,400 | 4,734 | 4,666 | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Losses on the modification or extinguishment of debt and capital lease obligations | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Changes in fair value of non-hedge derivative instruments | 4,380 | 385 | 3,995 | 4,130 | 567 | 3,563 | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Asset impairment charges | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Incentive allocations | 3,736 | (20 | ) | 3,756 | 6,109 | 553 | 5,556 | ||||||||||||||||
| Add: Depreciation and amortization expense (1) | 50,464 | 39,162 | 11,302 | 149,885 | 114,482 | 35,403 | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Interest expense | 25,488 | 15,142 | 10,346 | 72,263 | 39,870 | 32,393 | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Pro-rata share of Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated entities (2) | (801 | ) | 402 | (1,203 | ) | (895 | ) | 385 | (1,280 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Less: Equity in losses of unconsolidated entities | 974 | 442 | 532 | 1,527 | 598 | 929 | |||||||||||||||||
| Less: Non-controlling share of Adjusted EBITDA (3) | (3,068 | ) | (3,563 | ) | 495 | (8,242 | ) | (9,175 | ) | 933 | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) | $ | 114,142 | $ | 58,771 | $ | 55,371 | $ | 274,562 | $ | 159,108 | $ | 115,454 | |||||||||||
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(1) Includes the following items for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018: (i) depreciation and amortization expense of $43,744 and $34,422, (ii) lease intangible amortization of $1,072 and $1,911 and (iii) amortization for lease incentives of $5,648 and $2,829, respectively. Includes the following items for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018: (i) depreciation and amortization expense of $125,877 and $96,853, (ii) lease intangible amortization of $5,736 and $5,913 and (iii) amortization for lease incentives of $18,272 and $11,716, respectively.
(2) Includes the following items for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018: (i) net loss of $(1,096) and $(483), (ii) interest expense of $30 and $97 and (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of $265 and $788, respectively. Includes the following items for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018: (i) net loss of $(1,793) and $(734), (ii) interest expense of $101 and $303 and (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of $797 and $816, respectively.
(3) Includes the following items for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018: (i) equity based compensation of $85 and $19, (ii) provision for income taxes of $27 and $2, (iii) interest expense of $846 and $1,512, (iv) depreciation and amortization expense of $1,325 and $1,809, and (v) changes in fair value of non-hedge derivative instruments of $785 and $221, respectively. Includes the following items for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018: (i) equity based compensation of $220 and $96, (ii) provision for income taxes of $73 and $10, (iii) interest expense of $2,854 and $3,823, (iv) depreciation and amortization expense of $3,834 and $5,097 and (v) changes in fair value of non-hedge derivative instruments of $1,261 and $149, respectively.
We use Funds Available for Distribution (“FAD”) in evaluating our ability to meet our stated dividend policy. FAD is not a financial measure in accordance with GAAP. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to FAD is net cash provided by operating activities. We believe FAD is a useful metric for investors and analysts for similar purposes.
We define FAD as: net cash provided by operating activities plus principal collections on finance leases, proceeds from sale of assets, and return of capital distributions from unconsolidated entities, less required payments on debt obligations and capital distributions to non-controlling interest, and excludes changes in working capital.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to FAD for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
| (in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | |||||
| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | $ | 92,713 | $ | 86,415 | |||
| Add: Principal Collections on Finance Leases | 13,094 | 658 | |||||
| Add: Proceeds from Sale of Assets | 166,297 | 30,487 | |||||
| Add: Return of Capital Distributions from Unconsolidated Entities | 1,424 | 872 | |||||
| Less: Required Payments on Debt Obligations (1) | (29,513 | ) | (6,231 | ) | |||
| Less: Capital Distributions to Non-Controlling Interest | — | — | |||||
| Exclude: Changes in Working Capital | 33,803 | 11,735 | |||||
| Funds Available for Distribution (FAD) | $ | 277,818 | $ | 123,936 | |||
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(1) Required payments on debt obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 exclude repayments of $175,000 for the Revolving Credit Facility and $14,421 for the Central Maine & Québec Railway (“CMQR”) Credit Agreement, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 exclude repayments of $150,000 for the Revolving Credit Facility and $25,625 for the CMQR Credit Agreement, all of which were voluntary refinancings as repayments of these amounts were not required at such time.
The following tables set forth a reconciliation of FAD to Net Cash provided by Operating Activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019:
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Aviation Leasing | Infrastructure | Corporate and Other | Total | |||||||||||||
| Funds Available for Distribution (FAD) | $ | 185,679 | $ | (32,000 | ) | $ | (32,938 | ) | $ | 120,741 | |||||||
| Less: Principal Collections on Finance Leases | (10,098 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Less: Proceeds from Sale of Assets | (94,793 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Less: Return of Capital Distributions from Unconsolidated Entities | (144 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Add: Required Payments on Debt Obligations (1) | 26,388 | ||||||||||||||||
| Add: Capital Distributions to Non-Controlling Interest | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Include: Changes in Working Capital | (7,493 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net Cash provided by Operating Activities | $ | 34,601 | |||||||||||||||
(1) Required payments on debt obligations for the three months ended September 30, 2019 exclude repayments of $60,000 for the Revolving Credit Facility and $3,711 for the CMQR Credit Agreement, both of which were voluntary refinancings as repayments of these amounts were not required at such time.
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Aviation Leasing | Infrastructure | Corporate and Other | Total | |||||||||||||
| Funds Available for Distribution (FAD) | $ | 413,637 | $ | (46,179 | ) | $ | (89,640 | ) | $ | 277,818 | |||||||
| Less: Principal Collections on Finance Leases | (13,094 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Less: Proceeds from Sale of Assets | (166,297 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Less: Return of Capital Distributions from Unconsolidated Entities | (1,424 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Add: Required Payments on Debt Obligations (2) | 29,513 | ||||||||||||||||
| Add: Capital Distributions to Non-Controlling Interest | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Include: Changes in Working Capital | (33,803 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net Cash provided by Operating Activities | $ | 92,713 | |||||||||||||||
(2) Required payments on debt obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 exclude repayments of $175,000 for the Revolving Credit Facility and $14,421 for the CMQR Credit Agreement, both of which were voluntary refinancings as repayments of these amounts were not required at such time.
FAD is subject to a number of limitations and assumptions and there can be no assurance that the Company will generate FAD sufficient to meet its intended dividends. FAD has material limitations as a liquidity measure of the Company because such measure excludes items that are required elements of the Company’s net cash provided by operating activities as described below. FAD should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results of operations under GAAP, and it is not the only metric that should be considered in evaluating the Company’s ability to meet its stated dividend policy. Specifically:
- FAD does not include equity capital called from the Company’s existing limited partners, proceeds from any debt issuance or future equity offering, historical cash and cash equivalents and expected investments in the Company’s operations.
- FAD does not give pro forma effect to prior acquisitions, certain of which cannot be quantified.
- While FAD reflects the cash inflows from sale of certain assets, FAD does not reflect the cash outflows to acquire assets as the Company relies on alternative sources of liquidity to fund such purchases.
- FAD does not reflect expenditures related to capital expenditures, acquisitions and other investments as the Company has multiple sources of liquidity and intends to fund these expenditures with future incurrences of indebtedness, additional capital contributions and/or future issuances of equity.
- FAD does not reflect any maintenance capital expenditures necessary to maintain the same level of cash generation from our capital investments.
- FAD does not reflect changes in working capital balances as management believes that changes in working capital are primarily driven by short term timing differences, which are not meaningful to the Company’s distribution decisions.
- Management has significant discretion to make distributions, and the Company is not bound by any contractual provision that requires it to use cash for distributions.
If such factors were included in FAD, there can be no assurance that the results would be consistent with the Company’s presentation of FAD.
Source: Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC