- Total revenues of $302.0 million
for the quarter ended March 31, 2023
compared to $313.6 million for the
quarter ended December 31, 2022
- Net loss of $1.5 million, or
$0.05 per diluted share, for the
quarter ended March 31, 2023 compared
to net loss of $7.0 million, or
$0.25 per diluted share, for the
quarter ended December 31, 2022
- EBITDA adjusted to exclude special items, asset dispositions
and foreign exchange losses was $28.9
million for the quarter ended March
31, 2023 compared to $36.3
million for the quarter ended December 31, 2022
- As of March 31, 2023,
unrestricted cash balance was $198.4
million, with total liquidity of $274.9 million
HOUSTON, May 3, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL) today reported
net loss attributable to the Company of $1.5
million, or $0.05 per diluted
share, for its quarter ended March 31, 2023 (the "Current
Quarter") on operating revenues of $292.9
million compared to net loss attributable to the Company of
$7.0 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the quarter ended
December 31, 2022 (the "Preceding Quarter") on operating
revenues of $304.3 million.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
("EBITDA") was $21.1 million in the
Current Quarter compared to $19.7
million in the Preceding Quarter. EBITDA adjusted to exclude
special items, gains or losses on asset dispositions and foreign
exchange losses was $28.9 million in
the Current Quarter compared to $36.3
million in the Preceding Quarter. The following table
provides a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA
and Adjusted EBITDA excluding gains or losses on asset dispositions
and foreign exchange losses (in thousands, unaudited). See
"Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for further information on the use of
non-GAAP financial measures used herein.
|
Three Months
Ended,
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
|
December 31,
2022
|
Net loss
|
$
(1,525)
|
|
$
(6,931)
|
Depreciation and
amortization expense
|
17,445
|
|
17,000
|
Interest expense,
net
|
10,264
|
|
10,457
|
Income tax
benefit
|
(5,094)
|
|
(853)
|
EBITDA
|
$
21,090
|
|
$
19,673
|
Special
items:
|
|
|
|
PBH
amortization
|
3,803
|
|
3,700
|
Merger and integration
costs
|
439
|
|
335
|
Reorganization items,
net
|
44
|
|
21
|
Other special
items(1)
|
2,700
|
|
1,627
|
|
$
6,986
|
|
$
5,683
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$
28,076
|
|
$
25,356
|
(Gains) losses on
disposal of assets
|
(3,256)
|
|
1,747
|
Foreign exchange
losses
|
4,103
|
|
9,243
|
Adjusted EBITDA
excluding asset dispositions and foreign exchange
|
$
28,923
|
|
$
36,346
|
|
(1) Other special items include
professional services fees that are not related to continuing
business operations and other nonrecurring costs.
|
"Consistent with our previously issued financial guidance and
commentary, the first quarter was expected to represent the
Company's softest financial results due to typical seasonality as
well as the transition of aircraft between the end of a contract at
year-end 2022 and the commencement of newly awarded contracts over
the course of 2023," said Chris
Bradshaw, President and CEO of Bristow Group. "Actual first
quarter results were higher than management's estimates, and we are
pleased to affirm Bristow's full year 2023 financial guidance. The
fundamentals for Bristow's business are improving significantly,
and the EBITDA run rate at year-end is expected to be significantly
higher than the first half of the year, setting up positively for
stronger financial results in 2024."
Sequential Quarter Results
Operating revenues in the Current Quarter were $11.4 million lower compared to the Preceding
Quarter. Operating revenues from offshore energy services were
$17.0 million lower primarily due to
lower seasonal utilization, the end of a contract in Guyana and lower lease payments received from
Cougar, partially offset by higher revenues in the Africa region due to increased rates.
Operating revenues from government services were $5.3 million higher in the Current Quarter
primarily due to the full quarter impact of the Netherlands and Dutch Caribbean contracts
and higher revenues in U.K. SAR due to the strengthening of the
British pound sterling ("GBP") relative to the U.S. dollar ("USD").
Operating revenues from fixed wing services were $0.9 million higher in the Current Quarter
primarily due to a benefit on expired tickets and a retrospective
billing adjustment, partially offset by lower seasonal utilization.
Operating revenues from other services were $0.6 million lower in the Current Quarter
primarily due to lower dry-lease revenues.
Operating expenses were $8.0
million lower in the Current Quarter primarily due to lower
repairs and maintenance costs, fuel expenses and leased-in
equipment costs, partially offset by higher training, personnel and
other operating costs.
General and administrative expenses were $5.0 million higher primarily due to nonrecurring
professional services fees, severance costs and tax expenses of
$3.2 million in the Current Quarter
and the absence of one-time benefits recognized in the Preceding
Quarter of $1.3 million related to
insurance rebates and non-cash compensation adjustments. Adjusted
for these unusual items, general and administrative expenses would
have been $0.4 million higher in the
Current Quarter.
During the Current Quarter, the Company sold or otherwise
disposed of three helicopters and other assets, resulting in a net
gain of $3.3 million. During the
Preceding Quarter, the Company sold or otherwise disposed of four
helicopters and other assets, resulting in a net loss of
$1.7 million.
Other expense, net of $3.4 million
in the Current Quarter primarily resulted from foreign exchange
losses of $4.1 million, partially
offset by a favorable interest adjustment to the Company's pension
liability. Other expense, net of $7.7
million in the Preceding Quarter primarily resulted from
foreign exchange losses of $9.2
million, partially offset by a favorable interest adjustment
to the Company's pension liability.
Income tax benefit was $4.2
million higher in the Current Quarter primarily due to the
earnings mix of the Company's global operations.
2023 Outlook - Affirmed
Please read the paragraph entitled "Forward Looking Statements
Disclosure" below for further discussion regarding the risks and
uncertainties as well as other important information regarding
Bristow's guidance. The following guidance also contains the
non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA. Please read the
section entitled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for further
information.
Select financial targets for the calendar year commencing
January 1, 2023 and ending
December 31, 2023 ("2023") are as
follows:
2023E
(in USD,
millions)
|
Operating
revenues:
|
|
|
Offshore energy
services
|
|
$755 - $830
|
Government
services
|
|
$340 - $355
|
Fixed wing
services
|
|
$95 - $110
|
Other
services
|
|
$10 - $15
|
Total operating
revenues
|
|
$1,200 -
$1,310
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA(1), excluding asset dispositions and foreign
exchange losses (gains)
|
|
$150 -
$170
|
|
|
|
Cash
interest
|
|
~$40
|
Cash taxes
|
|
$20 - $25
|
Maintenance capital
expenditures
|
|
$20 - $25
|
____________________
|
(1) The
primary foreign currency exposure for the Company is the GBP/USD
exchange rate. Each £0.01 movement in the GBP/USD exchange rate
would impact 2023E Adjusted EBITDA by +/- ~$1.5
million.
|
Outlook by Line of Service
Offshore Energy Services:
We believe the offshore energy market has entered a multi-year
growth cycle. Given our sector's late cycle exposure and the lag
effect involving new projects, this should become evident in our
financial results in 2023. The guidance above will be weighted to
the second half of 2023. A tighter equipment market, constrained
global labor force and inflationary cost pressures should drive
meaningful rate increases.
Europe
region:
Norway's run
rate contribution will be larger in the last quarter of 2023
compared to the first nine months, upon commencement of a
previously announced four-year SAR contract, which is expected to
start in September 2023. A crowded
competitive landscape will continue to be a challenge in our U.K.
offshore energy business. A stronger USD relative to the GBP and
NOK would adversely impact financial results in this region.
Americas region:
An expected increase in customer activity and
the commencement of previously awarded contracts are expected to
drive increased utilization in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Brazil. Guyana revenues declined due to the end of a
customer contract at year-end 2022.
Africa
region:
Increased market activity and the return of a
significant customer contract continue to drive better results in
Nigeria.
Government Services:
The full year impact of operations in the Falkland Islands, the Netherlands and the Dutch Caribbean will
benefit financial results in 2023, as well as the U.K. SAR rate
increase which took effect in the beginning of 2023. A stronger USD
relative to the GBP would adversely impact financial results.
Fixed wing and other services:
We believe the financial performance of this business will be
stronger in 2023 compared to 2022. We are seeing continued growth
from charter revenues, expected to continue through 2023. Pilot
shortages in Australia will remain
a challenge.
Liquidity and Capital Allocation
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had $198.4 million of unrestricted cash and
$76.5 million of remaining
availability under its amended asset-based revolving credit
facility (the "ABL Facility") for total liquidity of $274.9 million. Borrowings under the amended
ABL Facility are subject to certain conditions and
requirements.
In January 2023, the Company
entered into two thirteen-year secured equipment financings with
National Westminster Bank Plc ("NatWest") for aggregate proceeds of
$169.5 million. The net proceeds
from the financings were used to refinance the indebtedness of the
Lombard Debt and will be used to provide additional financing to
support the Company's obligations under its SAR contracts in the
U.K. The credit facilities have thirteen-year terms with repayment
due in quarterly installments which commenced on March 31, 2023. The credit facilities bear
interest at a rate equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average
("SONIA") plus 2.75% per annum. Bristow's obligations under the
NatWest Debt are secured by ten SAR
helicopters.
In the Current Quarter, purchases of property and equipment were
$31.5 million, of which 3.0 million
were maintenance capital expenditures, and cash proceeds from
dispositions of property and equipment were $23.4 million. In the Preceding Quarter,
purchases of property and equipment were $31.5 million, of which $1.9 million were maintenance capital
expenditures, and cash proceeds from dispositions of property and
equipment were $1.3 million. See
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Reconciliation for a reconciliation of
Adjusted Free Cash Flow.
Conference Call
Management will conduct a conference call starting at
10:00 a.m. ET (9:00 a.m. CT) on Thursday, May 4, 2023, to
review the results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.
The conference call can be accessed using the following link:
Link to Access Earnings Call:
https://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bristow/webcasts/VTOL1Q23.cfm
Replay
A replay will be available through May
26, 2023 by using the link above. A replay will also be
available on the Company's website at www.bristowgroup.com shortly
after the call and will be accessible through May 26, 2023.
The accompanying investor presentation will be available on
May 4, 2023, on Bristow's website at www.bristowgroup.com.
For additional information concerning Bristow, contact
Jennifer Whalen at
InvestorRelations@bristowgroup.com, (713) 369-4636 or visit Bristow
Group's website at https://ir.bristowgroup.com/.
About Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. is the leading global provider of innovative
and sustainable vertical flight solutions. Bristow primarily
provides aviation services to a broad base of offshore energy
companies and government entities. The Company's aviation services
include personnel transportation, search and rescue ("SAR"),
medevac, fixed wing transportation, unmanned systems, and ad-hoc
helicopter services.
Bristow currently has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, the Falkland Islands, Guyana, India, Mexico, the
Netherlands, Nigeria,
Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the U.K. and the U.S.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure
This press release contains "forward-looking statements."
Forward-looking statements represent Bristow Group Inc.'s (the
"Company") current expectations or forecasts of future events.
Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect,"
"intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "project," or
"continue," or other similar words and, for the avoidance of doubt,
include all statements herein regarding the Company's financial
targets for Calendar Year 2023 and operational outlook. These
statements are made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, reflect management's
current views with respect to future events and therefore are
subject to significant risks and uncertainties, both known and
unknown. The Company's actual results may vary materially from
those anticipated in forward-looking statements. The Company
cautions investors not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements (including
the Company's financial targets for Calendar Year 2023 and
operational outlook) speak only as of the date of the document in
which they are made. The Company disclaims any obligation or
undertaking to provide any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statement to reflect any change in the Company's
expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances
on which the forward-looking statement is based that occur after
the date hereof, except as may be required by applicable
law.
Risks that may affect forward-looking statements include, but
are not necessarily limited to, those relating to: public health
crises, such as pandemics (including COVID-19) and epidemics, and
any related government policies and actions; any failure to
effectively manage, and receive anticipated returns from,
acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures and other
portfolio actions; our inability to execute our business strategy
for diversification efforts related to, government services,
offshore wind, and advanced air mobility; our reliance on a limited
number of customers and the reduction of our customer base as a
result of consolidation and/or the energy transition; the
possibility that we may be unable to maintain compliance with
covenants in our financing agreements; global and regional changes
in the demand, supply, prices or other market conditions affecting
oil and gas, including changes resulting from a public health
crisis or from the imposition or lifting of crude oil production
quotas or other actions that might be imposed by the Organization
of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producing
countries; fluctuations in the demand for our services; the
possibility that we may impair our long-lived assets and other
assets, including inventory, property and equipment and investments
in unconsolidated affiliates; the possibility of significant
changes in foreign exchange rates and controls; potential effects
of increased competition and the introduction of alternative modes
of transportation and solutions; the possibility that we may be
unable to re-deploy our aircraft to regions with greater demand;
the possibility of changes in tax and other laws and regulations
and policies, including, without limitation, actions of the
governments that impact oil and gas operations or favor renewable
energy projects; the possibility that we may be unable to dispose
of older aircraft through sales into the aftermarket; general
economic conditions, including the capital and credit markets; the
possibility that portions of our fleet may be grounded for extended
periods of time or indefinitely (including due to severe weather
events); the existence of operating risks inherent in our business,
including the possibility of declining safety performance; the
possibility of political instability, war or acts of terrorism in
any of the countries where we operate; the possibility that
reductions in spending on aviation services by governmental
agencies could lead to modifications of our search and rescue
("SAR") contract terms with governments, our contracts with the
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ("BSEE") or delays
in receiving payments under such contracts; the effectiveness of
our environmental, social and governance initiatives; the impact of
supply chain disruptions and inflation and our ability to recoup
rising costs in the rates we charge to our customers; and our
reliance on a limited number of helicopter manufacturers and
suppliers.
If one or more of the foregoing risks materialize, or if
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially from those expected. You should not place undue reliance
on our forward-looking statements because the matters they describe
are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond our control. Our
forward-looking statements are based on the information currently
available to us and speak only as of the date hereof. New risks and
uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us
to predict these matters or how they may affect us. We have
included important factors in the section entitled "Risk Factors"
in the Company's Transition Report on Form 10-KT for the year ended
December 31, 2022 (the "Transition
Report") which we believe over time, could cause our actual
results, performance or achievements to differ from the anticipated
results, performance or achievements that are expressed or implied
by our forward-looking statements. You should consider all risks
and uncertainties disclosed in the Annual Report and in our filings
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), all of which are accessible on the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov.
BRISTOW GROUP
INC
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
|
December 31,
2022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues
|
$
292,931
|
|
$
304,341
|
|
$ (11,410)
|
Reimbursable
revenues
|
9,091
|
|
9,221
|
|
(130)
|
Total
revenues
|
302,022
|
|
313,562
|
|
(11,540)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
226,724
|
|
234,767
|
|
8,043
|
Reimbursable
expenses
|
8,991
|
|
9,219
|
|
228
|
General and
administrative expenses
|
46,730
|
|
41,736
|
|
(4,994)
|
Merger and integration
costs
|
439
|
|
335
|
|
(104)
|
Depreciation and
amortization expense
|
17,445
|
|
17,000
|
|
(445)
|
Total costs and
expenses
|
300,329
|
|
303,057
|
|
2,728
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (loss) on disposal
of assets
|
3,256
|
|
(1,747)
|
|
5,003
|
Earnings from
unconsolidated affiliates
|
1,037
|
|
716
|
|
321
|
Operating
income
|
5,986
|
|
9,474
|
|
(3,488)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
1,129
|
|
950
|
|
179
|
Interest expense,
net
|
(10,264)
|
|
(10,457)
|
|
193
|
Reorganization items,
net
|
(44)
|
|
(21)
|
|
(23)
|
Other, net
|
(3,426)
|
|
(7,730)
|
|
4,304
|
Total other income
(expense), net
|
(12,605)
|
|
(17,258)
|
|
4,653
|
Loss before income
taxes
|
(6,619)
|
|
(7,784)
|
|
1,165
|
Income tax
benefit
|
5,094
|
|
853
|
|
4,241
|
Net
loss
|
(1,525)
|
|
(6,931)
|
|
5,406
|
Net loss (income)
attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
3
|
|
(46)
|
|
49
|
Net loss
attributable to Bristow Group Inc.
|
$
(1,522)
|
|
$
(6,977)
|
|
$
5,455
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic losses per common
share
|
$
(0.05)
|
|
$
(0.25)
|
|
|
Diluted losses per
common share
|
$
(0.05)
|
|
$
(0.25)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common
shares outstanding, basic
|
27,983
|
|
27,973
|
|
|
Weighted average common
shares outstanding, diluted
|
27,983
|
|
27,973
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBITDA
|
$
21,090
|
|
$
19,673
|
|
$
1,417
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$
28,076
|
|
$
25,356
|
|
$
2,720
|
Adjusted EBITDA
excluding asset dispositions and foreign
exchange
|
$
28,923
|
|
$
36,346
|
|
$
(7,423)
|
BRISTOW GROUP
INC
OPERATING REVENUES
BY LINE OF SERVICE
(unaudited, in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
|
December 31,
2022
|
Offshore energy
services:
|
|
|
|
Europe
|
$
85,291
|
|
$
87,321
|
Americas
|
70,982
|
|
87,164
|
Africa
|
25,356
|
|
24,120
|
Total offshore energy
services
|
$
181,629
|
|
$
198,605
|
Government
services
|
82,334
|
|
77,013
|
Fixed wing
services
|
25,919
|
|
25,065
|
Other
|
3,049
|
|
3,658
|
|
$
292,931
|
|
$
304,341
|
|
|
FLIGHT HOURS BY LINE
OF SERVICE
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
|
December 31,
2022
|
Offshore energy
services:
|
|
|
|
Europe
|
10,298
|
|
10,658
|
Americas
|
8,129
|
|
9,218
|
Africa
|
2,905
|
|
3,292
|
Total offshore energy
services
|
21,332
|
|
23,168
|
Government
services
|
3,944
|
|
4,659
|
Fixed wing
services
|
2,533
|
|
2,826
|
|
27,809
|
|
30,653
|
BRISTOW GROUP
INC
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited, in
thousands)
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
|
December 31,
2022
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$
200,543
|
|
$
163,683
|
Accounts receivable,
net
|
208,559
|
|
215,131
|
Inventories
|
86,376
|
|
81,886
|
Prepaid expenses and
other current assets
|
29,873
|
|
32,425
|
Total current
assets
|
525,351
|
|
493,125
|
Property and equipment,
net
|
905,415
|
|
915,251
|
Investment in
unconsolidated affiliates
|
17,000
|
|
17,000
|
Right-of-use
assets
|
301,676
|
|
240,977
|
Other assets
|
149,073
|
|
145,648
|
Total
assets
|
$ 1,898,515
|
|
$ 1,812,001
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$
75,212
|
|
$
89,610
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
186,351
|
|
184,324
|
Short-term borrowings
and current maturities of long-term debt
|
12,849
|
|
11,656
|
Total current
liabilities
|
274,412
|
|
285,590
|
Long-term debt, less
current maturities
|
538,150
|
|
499,765
|
Deferred
taxes
|
39,234
|
|
48,633
|
Long-term operating
lease liabilities
|
228,318
|
|
165,955
|
Deferred credits and
other liabilities
|
19,934
|
|
25,119
|
Total
liabilities
|
1,100,048
|
|
1,025,062
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders'
equity:
|
|
|
|
Common
stock
|
306
|
|
306
|
Additional paid-in
capital
|
712,630
|
|
709,319
|
Retained
earnings
|
223,226
|
|
224,748
|
Treasury stock, at
cost
|
(63,394)
|
|
(63,009)
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss
|
(73,930)
|
|
(84,057)
|
Total Bristow Group
Inc. stockholders' equity
|
798,838
|
|
787,307
|
Noncontrolling
interests
|
(371)
|
|
(368)
|
Total stockholders'
equity
|
798,467
|
|
786,939
|
Total liabilities
stockholders' equity
|
$ 1,898,515
|
|
$ 1,812,001
|
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company's management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to
assess the performance and operating results of its business. Each
of these measures, as well as Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash
Flow, each as detailed below, have limitations, and are provided in
addition to, and not as an alternative for, and should be read in
conjunction with, the information contained in the Company's
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the U.S. ("GAAP") (including the notes),
included in the Company's filings with the SEC and posted on the
Company's website. EBITDA is defined as Earnings before Interest
expense, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is
defined as EBITDA further adjusted for certain special items that
occurred during the reported period, as noted below. The Company
includes EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to provide investors with a
supplemental measure of its operating performance. Management
believes that the use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is meaningful
to investors because it provides information with respect to the
Company's ability to meet its future debt service, capital
expenditures and working capital requirements and the financial
performance of the Company's assets without regard to financing
methods, capital structure or historical cost basis. Neither EBITDA
nor Adjusted EBITDA is a recognized term under GAAP. Accordingly,
they should not be used as an indicator of, or an alternative to,
net income as a measure of operating performance. In addition,
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not intended to be measures of free
cash flow available for management's discretionary use, as they do
not consider certain cash requirements, such as debt service
requirements. Because the definitions of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
(or similar measures) may vary among companies and industries, they
may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by
other companies.
There are two main ways in which foreign currency fluctuations
impact Bristow's reported financials. The first is primarily
non-cash foreign exchange gains (losses) that are reported in the
Other Income line on the Income Statement. These are related to the
revaluation of balance sheet items, typically do not impact cash
flows, and thus are excluded in the Adjusted EBITDA presentation.
The second is through impacts to certain revenue and expense items,
which impact the Company's cash flows. The primary exposure is the
GBP/USD exchange rate.
The Company is unable to provide a reconciliation of forecasted
Adjusted EBITDA for 2023 included in this release to projected net
income (GAAP) for the same period because components of the
calculation are inherently unpredictable. The inability to forecast
certain components of the calculation would significantly affect
the accuracy of the reconciliation. Additionally, the Company does
not provide guidance on the items used to reconcile projected
Adjusted EBITDA due to the uncertainty regarding timing and
estimates of such items. Therefore, the Company does not present a
reconciliation of forecasted Adjusted EBITDA to net income (GAAP)
for 2023.
The following tables provide a reconciliation of net income
(loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands, unaudited).
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
|
|
March
31,
2023
|
|
December
31,
2022
|
|
September
30,
2022
|
|
June
30,
2022
|
|
LTM
|
Net income
(loss)
|
$
(1,525)
|
|
$
(6,931)
|
|
$
16,501
|
|
$
4,015
|
|
$
12,060
|
Depreciation and
amortization expense
|
17,445
|
|
17,000
|
|
16,051
|
|
16,536
|
|
67,032
|
Interest expense,
net
|
10,264
|
|
10,457
|
|
10,008
|
|
10,242
|
|
40,971
|
Income tax expense
(benefit)
|
(5,094)
|
|
(853)
|
|
116
|
|
8,231
|
|
2,400
|
EBITDA
|
$
21,090
|
|
$
19,673
|
|
$
42,676
|
|
$
39,024
|
|
$ 122,463
|
Special items
(1)
|
6,986
|
|
5,683
|
|
4,797
|
|
9,986
|
|
27,452
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$
28,076
|
|
$
25,356
|
|
$
47,473
|
|
$
49,010
|
|
$ 149,915
|
(Gains) losses on
disposals of assets, net
|
(3,256)
|
|
1,747
|
|
(3,368)
|
|
2,101
|
|
(2,776)
|
Foreign exchange
(gains) losses
|
4,103
|
|
9,243
|
|
(10,199)
|
|
(13,984)
|
|
(10,837)
|
Adjusted EBITDA
excluding asset dispositions
and foreign exchange
|
$
28,923
|
|
$
36,346
|
|
$
33,906
|
|
$
37,127
|
|
$ 136,302
|
|
(1) Special
items include the following:
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
|
(1)
Special items include the following:
|
March
31,
2023
|
|
December
31,
2022
|
|
September
30,
2022
|
|
June
30,
2022
|
|
LTM
|
Loss on
impairment
|
$
—
|
|
$
—
|
|
$
—
|
|
$
5,187
|
|
$
5,187
|
PBH
amortization
|
3,803
|
|
3,700
|
|
3,238
|
|
3,291
|
|
14,032
|
Merger and integration
costs
|
439
|
|
335
|
|
291
|
|
368
|
|
1,433
|
Reorganization items,
net
|
44
|
|
21
|
|
29
|
|
49
|
|
143
|
Other special items
(2)
|
2,700
|
|
1,627
|
|
1,239
|
|
1,091
|
|
6,657
|
|
$
6,986
|
|
$
5,683
|
|
$
4,797
|
|
$
9,986
|
|
$
27,452
|
______________________
|
(2) Other special items include
professional services fees that are not related to continuing
business operations and other nonrecurring costs.
|
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow and Adjusted
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow represents the Company's net cash provided by
operating activities less maintenance capital expenditures. In
prior periods, the Company's Free Cash Flow was calculated as net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities plus proceeds from
disposition of property and equipment less purchases of property
and equipment. Management believes that the change in the Company's
free cash flow calculation, as presented herein, better represents
the Company's cash flow available for discretionary purposes,
including growth capital expenditures. Adjusted Free Cash Flow
is Free Cash Flow adjusted to exclude costs paid in relation to a
PBH maintenance agreement buy-in, reorganization items, costs
associated with recent mergers, acquisitions and ongoing
integration efforts, as well as other special items which include
nonrecurring professional services fees and other nonrecurring
costs or costs that are not related to continuing business
operations. Management believes that Free Cash Flow and Adjusted
Free Cash Flow are meaningful to investors because they provide
information with respect to the Company's ability to generate cash
from the business. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to
Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow is net cash provided by
operating activities. Since neither Free Cash Flow nor Adjusted
Free Cash Flow is a recognized term under GAAP, they should not be
used as an indicator of, or an alternative to, net cash provided by
operating activities. Investors should note numerous methods may
exist for calculating a company's free cash flow. As a result, the
method used by management to calculate Free Cash Flow and Adjusted
Free Cash Flow may differ from the methods used by other companies
to calculate their free cash flow. As such, they may not be
comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other
companies.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net cash
provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP
measure, to Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow (in
thousands, unaudited).
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
|
December 31,
2022
|
|
September
30,
2022
|
|
June
30,
2022
|
|
LTM
|
Net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities
|
$
6,615
|
|
$
(18,484)
|
|
$
(17,570)
|
|
$
22,750
|
|
$
(6,689)
|
Less: Maintenance
capital expenditures
|
(2,952)
|
|
(1,911)
|
|
(4,481)
|
|
(1,185)
|
|
(10,529)
|
Free Cash
Flow
|
$
3,663
|
|
$
(20,395)
|
|
$
(22,051)
|
|
$
21,565
|
|
$
(17,218)
|
Plus: PBH buy-in
costs
|
—
|
|
24,179
|
|
31,236
|
|
—
|
|
55,415
|
Plus: Restructuring
costs
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
1,479
|
|
1,479
|
Plus: Merger and
integration costs
|
571
|
|
275
|
|
255
|
|
277
|
|
1,378
|
Plus: Reorganization
items, net
|
20
|
|
28
|
|
51
|
|
42
|
|
141
|
Plus: Other special
items
|
1,509
|
|
1,877
|
|
1,033
|
|
2,966
|
|
7,385
|
Adjusted Free Cash
Flow
|
$
5,763
|
|
$
5,964
|
|
$
10,524
|
|
$
26,329
|
|
$
48,580
|
__________________________
|
(1) Other special items include
professional services fees that are not related to continuing
business operations and other nonrecurring costs
|
BRISTOW GROUP
INC
FLEET
COUNT
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
Aircraft
|
|
|
|
|
Type
|
Owned
Aircraft
|
|
Leased
Aircraft
|
|
Total
Aircraft
|
|
Max
Pass
Capacity
|
|
Average
Age
(years)(1)
|
Heavy
Helicopters:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S92
|
38
|
|
30
|
|
68
|
|
19
|
|
13
|
AW189
|
17
|
|
4
|
|
21
|
|
16
|
|
7
|
S61
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
19
|
|
52
|
|
57
|
|
35
|
|
92
|
|
|
|
|
Medium
Helicopters:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AW139
|
49
|
|
4
|
|
53
|
|
12
|
|
12
|
S76 D/C++/C+
|
20
|
|
—
|
|
20
|
|
12
|
|
12
|
AS365
|
1
|
|
—
|
|
1
|
|
12
|
|
33
|
|
70
|
|
4
|
|
74
|
|
|
|
|
Light—Twin Engine
Helicopters:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AW109
|
4
|
|
—
|
|
4
|
|
7
|
|
16
|
EC135
|
9
|
|
1
|
|
10
|
|
6
|
|
13
|
|
13
|
|
1
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
Light—Single Engine
Helicopters:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AS350
|
15
|
|
—
|
|
15
|
|
4
|
|
24
|
AW119
|
13
|
|
—
|
|
13
|
|
7
|
|
16
|
|
28
|
|
—
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Helicopters
|
168
|
|
40
|
|
208
|
|
|
|
14
|
Fixed Wing
|
9
|
|
5
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
Unmanned Aerial Systems
("UAS")
|
4
|
|
—
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Fleet
|
181
|
|
45
|
|
226
|
|
|
|
|
______________________
|
(1)
Reflects the average age of helicopters that are owned.
|
The chart below presents the number of aircraft in our fleet and
their distribution among the regions in which we operate as of
March 31, 2023 and the percentage of operating revenue that
each of our regions provided during the Current Quarter
(unaudited).
|
Percentage
of
Current
Quarter
Operating
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
Wing
|
|
UAS
|
|
|
|
Heavy
|
|
Medium
|
|
Light
Twin
|
|
Light
Single
|
Total
|
Europe
|
57 %
|
|
62
|
|
8
|
|
—
|
|
3
|
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
78
|
Americas
|
26 %
|
|
26
|
|
49
|
|
11
|
|
25
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
111
|
Africa
|
10 %
|
|
4
|
|
15
|
|
3
|
|
—
|
|
2
|
|
—
|
|
24
|
Asia Pacific
|
7 %
|
|
—
|
|
2
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
11
|
|
—
|
|
13
|
Total
|
100 %
|
|
92
|
|
74
|
|
14
|
|
28
|
|
14
|
|
4
|
|
226
|
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