Air Lease Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) (NYSE: AL) announces financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022.

“Aircraft demand is bolstering lease rates, accelerating our orderbook placements, and intensifying lease extension requests. Airline industry recovery with constrained balance sheets, drive for environmental sustainability, and lack of available delivery slots from the OEMs continues to favor ALC’s business model of providing new aircraft from our orderbook,” said John L. Plueger, Chief Executive Officer and President.

“High quality commercial aircraft are increasingly in limited supply given strong airline need for capacity – exacerbated by ongoing delivery delays at both Boeing and Airbus, which we do not see abating. We expect to see continued growth and strength in global air traffic and airline yields in 2023, offering a counterbalance to global macroeconomic cross-currents,” said Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Executive Chairman of the Board.

Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results

The following table summarizes our operating results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in millions, except per share amounts and percentages):

Operating Results

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

Year Ended

December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

$ change

 

% change

 

2022

 

2021

 

$ change

 

% change

Revenues

 

$

601.6

 

 

$

597.2

 

 

$

4.4

 

 

0.7

%

 

$

2,317.3

 

 

$

2,088.4

 

 

$

228.9

 

 

11.0

%

Operating expenses

 

 

(452.3

)

 

 

(408.8

)

 

 

(43.5

)

 

10.6

%

 

 

(1,684.6

)

 

 

(1,547.4

)

 

 

(137.2

)

 

8.9

%

Recovery/(write-off) of Russian fleet

 

 

30.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.9

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

(771.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

(771.5

)

 

100.0

%

Income/(loss) before taxes

 

 

180.2

 

 

 

188.4

 

 

 

(8.2

)

 

(4.4

) %

 

 

(138.8

)

 

 

541.0

 

 

 

(679.8

)

 

(125.7

) %

Net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders

 

$

134.9

 

 

$

142.3

 

 

$

(7.4

)

 

(5.2

) %

 

$

(138.7

)

 

$

408.2

 

 

$

(546.9

)

 

(134.0

) %

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share

 

$

1.21

 

 

$

1.24

 

 

$

(0.03

)

 

(2.4

) %

 

$

(1.24

)

 

$

3.57

 

 

$

(4.81

)

 

(134.7

) %

Adjusted net income before income taxes(1)

 

$

158.2

 

 

$

200.1

 

 

$

(41.9

)

 

(20.9

) %

 

$

659.9

 

 

$

589.7

 

 

$

70.2

 

 

11.9

%

Adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes(1)

 

$

1.42

 

 

$

1.75

 

 

$

(0.33

)

 

(18.9

) %

 

$

5.89

 

 

$

5.15

 

 

$

0.74

 

 

14.4

%

Key Financial Ratios

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

Year Ended

December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Pre-tax margin

 

29.9%

 

31.5%

 

(6.0)%

 

25.9%

Adjusted pre-tax margin(1)

 

26.3%

 

33.5%

 

28.5%

 

28.2%

Pre-tax return on common equity (trailing twelve months)

 

 

 

 

 

(3.0)%

 

8.6%

Adjusted pre-tax return on common equity (trailing twelve months)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

11.0%

 

9.8%

 

(1) 

Adjusted net income before income taxes, adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes, adjusted pre-tax margin and adjusted pre-tax return on common equity have been adjusted to exclude the effects of certain non-cash items, one-time or non-recurring items, such as write-offs of our Russian fleet, that are not expected to continue in the future and certain other items. See note 1 under the Consolidated Statements of Operations included in this earnings release for a discussion of the non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation to their most comparable GAAP financial measures.

Highlights

  • As of December 31, 2022, we had 417 aircraft in our owned fleet, with a net book value of $24.5 billion, a weighted average age of 4.5 years and a weighted average lease term remaining of 7.1 years. During the fourth quarter, we took delivery of 16 aircraft from our order book, representing approximately $1.0 billion in aircraft investments, ending the period with over $28 billion in total assets.
  • Sold five aircraft during the quarter for approximately $211 million in proceeds.
  • In October 2022, we recovered one Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft previously detained in Russia, resulting in an approximately $31 million offset to the write-off line item in our income statement.
  • Placed 90% of our contracted orderbook positions on long-term leases for aircraft delivering through the end of 2024 and have placed 60% of our entire orderbook.
  • Ended the year with $31.4 billion in committed minimum future rental payments consisting of $15.6 billion in contracted minimum rental payments on the aircraft in our existing fleet and $15.8 billion in minimum future rental payments related to aircraft on order.
  • Issued $2.2 billion of senior unsecured Medium-Term Notes in 2022 with a weighted average interest rate of 3.59% and ended the year with total liquidity of $6.9 billion.
  • On February 14, 2023, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on our outstanding common stock. The next quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share will be paid on April 12, 2023 to holders of record of our common stock as of March 16, 2023.

Financial Overview

Our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased by 11% to $2.3 billion as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in total revenues was primarily driven by the continued growth in our fleet and significantly lower COVID-19 related lease restructuring and cash basis losses.

Our net loss attributable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $138.7 million, or net loss of $1.24 per diluted share compared to net income of $408.2 million, or $3.57 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2021. Despite the growth of our fleet, the decrease was due to the net impact of the write-off of our Russian fleet, which totaled approximately $771.5 million as of December 31, 2022.

Our adjusted net income before income taxes during the year ended December 31, 2022 was $659.9 million or $5.89 per adjusted diluted share as compared to $589.7 million or $5.15 per adjusted diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase for the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to 2021, was primarily due to the continued growth of our fleet and the increase in revenues as discussed above.

Flight Equipment Portfolio

As of December 31, 2022 the net book value of our fleet increased to $24.5 billion, compared to $22.9 billion as of December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2022, we owned 417 aircraft in our aircraft portfolio, comprised of 306 narrowbody aircraft and 111 widebody aircraft, and we managed 85 aircraft. The weighted average fleet age and weighted average remaining lease term of our fleet as of December 31, 2022 was 4.5 years and 7.1 years, respectively. We have a globally diversified customer base of 117 airlines in 62 countries as of December 31, 2022.

The following table summarizes the key portfolio metrics of our fleet as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

Net book value of flight equipment subject to operating lease

 

$

24.5 billion

 

$

22.9 billion

Weighted-average fleet age(1)

 

4.5 years

 

4.4 years

Weighted-average remaining lease term(1)

 

7.1 years

 

7.2 years

 

 

 

 

 

Owned fleet

 

 

417

 

 

382

Managed fleet

 

 

85

 

 

92

Aircraft on order

 

 

398

 

 

431

Total

 

 

900

 

 

905

 

 

 

 

 

Current fleet contracted rentals

 

$

15.6 billion

 

$

14.8 billion

Committed fleet rentals

 

$

15.8 billion

 

$

16.1 billion

Total committed rentals

 

$

31.4 billion

 

$

30.9 billion

 

(1) Weighted-average fleet age and remaining lease term calculated based on net book value of our flight equipment subject to operating lease.

The following table details the regional concentration of our flight equipment subject to operating leases:

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

Region

 

% of Net Book Value

 

% of Net Book Value

Europe

 

32.5 %

 

32.5 %

Asia (excluding China)

 

29.1 %

 

26.0 %

China

 

11.4 %

 

12.8 %

The Middle East and Africa

 

9.3 %

 

10.7 %

Central America, South America, and Mexico

 

7.8 %

 

6.8 %

U.S. and Canada

 

6.3 %

 

7.2 %

Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand

 

3.6 %

 

4.0 %

Total

 

100.0 %

 

100.0 %

The following table details the composition of our flight equipment subject to operating leases by aircraft type:

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

Aircraft type

 

Number of

Aircraft

 

% of Total

 

Number of

Aircraft

 

% of Total

Airbus A220-300

 

4

 

1.0 %

 

 

— %

Airbus A319-100

 

1

 

0.2 %

 

1

 

0.3 %

Airbus A320-200

 

28

 

6.7 %

 

31

 

8.1 %

Airbus A320-200neo

 

23

 

5.5 %

 

23

 

6.0 %

Airbus A321-200

 

23

 

5.5 %

 

26

 

6.8 %

Airbus A321-200neo

 

78

 

18.7 %

 

69

 

18.1 %

Airbus A330-200

 

13

 

3.1 %

 

13

 

3.4 %

Airbus A330-300

 

5

 

1.2 %

 

8

 

2.1 %

Airbus A330-900neo

 

16

 

3.8 %

 

9

 

2.4 %

Airbus A350-900

 

13

 

3.1 %

 

12

 

3.1 %

Airbus A350-1000

 

6

 

1.4 %

 

5

 

1.3 %

Boeing 737-700

 

4

 

1.0 %

 

4

 

1.0 %

Boeing 737-800

 

82

 

19.7 %

 

88

 

23.0 %

Boeing 737-8 MAX

 

47

 

11.3 %

 

28

 

7.3 %

Boeing 737-9 MAX

 

15

 

3.7 %

 

7

 

1.8 %

Boeing 777-200ER

 

1

 

0.2 %

 

1

 

0.3 %

Boeing 777-300ER

 

24

 

5.8 %

 

24

 

6.3 %

Boeing 787-9

 

27

 

6.5 %

 

26

 

6.8 %

Boeing 787-10

 

6

 

1.4 %

 

6

 

1.6 %

Embraer E190

 

1

 

0.2 %

 

1

 

0.3 %

Total (1)

 

417

 

100.0 %

 

382

 

100.0 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) As of December 31, 2022, we had four aircraft classified as flight equipment held for sale. As of December 31, 2021, we did not have any flight equipment classified as held for sale.

Debt Financing Activities

We ended the fourth quarter of 2022 with total debt financing, net of discounts and issuance costs, of $18.6 billion. As of December 31, 2022, 91.3% of our total debt financing was at a fixed rate and 99.3% was unsecured. As of December 31, 2022, our composite cost of funds was 3.07%. We ended the fourth quarter with total liquidity of $6.9 billion.

As of the end of the periods presented, our debt portfolio was comprised of the following components (dollars in millions):

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

Unsecured

 

 

 

 

Senior notes

 

$

17,095

 

 

$

16,892

 

Revolving credit facility

 

 

1,020

 

 

 

 

Term financings

 

 

583

 

 

 

167

 

Total unsecured debt financing

 

 

18,698

 

 

 

17,059

 

Secured

 

 

 

 

Term financings

 

 

114

 

 

 

127

 

Export credit financing

 

 

11

 

 

 

18

 

Total secured debt financing

 

 

125

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt financing

 

 

18,823

 

 

 

17,204

 

Less: Debt discounts and issuance costs

 

 

(182

)

 

 

(182

)

Debt financing, net of discounts and issuance costs

 

$

18,641

 

 

$

17,022

 

Selected interest rates and ratios:

 

 

 

 

Composite interest rate(1)

 

 

3.07

%

 

 

2.79

%

Composite interest rate on fixed-rate debt(1)

 

 

2.98

%

 

 

2.90

%

Percentage of total debt at a fixed-rate

 

 

91.3

%

 

 

94.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

(1) This rate does not include the effect of upfront fees, facility fees, undrawn fees or amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs.

Conference Call

In connection with this earnings release, Air Lease Corporation will host a conference call on February 16, 2023 at 4:30 PM Eastern Time to discuss the Company's financial results for the fourth quarter and year end 2022.

Investors can participate in the conference call by dialing 1 (888) 660-6652 domestic or 1 (646) 960-0554 international. The passcode for the call is 5952437.

The conference call will also be broadcast live through a link on the Investors page of the Air Lease Corporation website at www.airleasecorp.com. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the broadcast will be available on the Investors page of the Air Lease Corporation website.

For your convenience, the conference call can be replayed in its entirety beginning at 7:30 PM ET on February 16, 2023 until 7:30 PM ET on February 23, 2023. If you wish to listen to the replay of this conference call, please dial 1 (800) 770-2030 domestic or 1 (647) 362-9199 international and enter passcode 5952437.

About Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL)

Air Lease Corporation is a leading global aircraft leasing company based in Los Angeles, California that has airline customers throughout the world. Air Lease Corporation and its team of dedicated and experienced professionals are principally engaged in purchasing new commercial aircraft and leasing them to its airline customers worldwide through customized aircraft leasing and financing solutions. Air Lease Corporation routinely posts information that may be important to investors in the “Investors” section of its website at www.airleasecorp.com. Investors and potential investors are encouraged to consult Air Lease Corporation’s website regularly for important information. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, Air Lease Corporation’s website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements appear in a number of places in this press release and include statements regarding, among other matters, the state of the airline industry, our access to the capital markets, the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the impact of sanctions imposed on Russia, the impact of lease deferrals and other accommodations, aircraft delivery delays and other factors affecting our financial condition or results of operations. Words such as “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “will,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and “should,” and variations of these words and similar expressions, are used in many cases to identify these forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results to vary materially from our future results, performance or achievements, or those of our industry, expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others:

  • our inability to obtain additional capital on favorable terms, or at all, to acquire aircraft, service our debt obligations and refinance maturing debt obligations;
  • increases in our cost of borrowing or changes in interest rates;
  • our inability to generate sufficient returns on our aircraft investments through strategic acquisition and profitable leasing;
  • the failure of an aircraft or engine manufacturer to meet its delivery obligations to us, including or as a result of technical or other difficulties with aircraft before or after delivery;
  • our ability to pursue insurance claims to recover losses related to aircraft detained in Russia;
  • the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our business;
  • obsolescence of, or changes in overall demand for, our aircraft;
  • changes in the value of, and lease rates for, our aircraft, including as a result of aircraft oversupply, manufacturer production levels, our lessees’ failure to maintain our aircraft, rising inflation, appreciation of the U.S. Dollar, and other factors outside of our control;
  • impaired financial condition and liquidity of our lessees, including due to lessee defaults and reorganizations, bankruptcies or similar proceedings;
  • increased competition from other aircraft lessors;
  • the failure by our lessees to adequately insure our aircraft or fulfill their contractual indemnity obligations to us;
  • increased tariffs and other restrictions on trade;
  • changes in the regulatory environment, including changes in tax laws and environmental regulations;
  • other events affecting our business or the business of our lessees and aircraft manufacturers or their suppliers that are beyond our or their control, such as the threat or realization of epidemic diseases, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, war or armed hostilities between countries or non-state actors; and
  • any additional factors discussed under “Part I — Item 1A. Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, “Part II — Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and other SEC filings, including future SEC filings.

All forward-looking statements are necessarily only estimates of future results, and there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from expectations. You are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not intend and undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking information to reflect actual results or events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Air Lease Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and par value amounts)

   

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

Assets

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

766,418

 

 

$

1,086,500

 

Restricted cash

 

 

13,599

 

 

 

21,792

 

Flight equipment subject to operating leases

 

 

29,466,888

 

 

 

27,101,808

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

(4,928,503

)

 

 

(4,202,804

)

 

 

 

24,538,385

 

 

 

22,899,004

 

Deposits on flight equipment purchases

 

 

1,344,973

 

 

 

1,508,892

 

Other assets

 

 

1,733,330

 

 

 

1,452,534

 

Total assets

 

$

28,396,705

 

 

$

26,968,722

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest and other payables

 

$

696,899

 

 

$

611,757

 

Debt financing, net of discounts and issuance costs

 

 

18,641,063

 

 

 

17,022,480

 

Security deposits and maintenance reserves on flight equipment leases

 

 

1,293,929

 

 

 

1,173,831

 

Rentals received in advance

 

 

147,654

 

 

 

138,816

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

970,797

 

 

 

1,013,270

 

Total liabilities

 

$

21,750,342

 

 

$

19,960,154

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 10,600,000 (aggregate liquidation preference of $850,000) shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

$

106

 

 

$

106

 

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 110,892,097 and 113,987,154 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

 

1,109

 

 

 

1,140

 

Class B Non-Voting common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

3,255,973

 

 

 

3,399,245

 

Retained earnings

 

 

3,386,820

 

 

 

3,609,885

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)

 

 

2,355

 

 

 

(1,808

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

$

6,646,363

 

 

$

7,008,568

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

28,396,705

 

 

$

26,968,722

 

Air Lease Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share, per share amounts and percentages)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

Year Ended

December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

(unaudited)

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental of flight equipment

 

$

561,285

 

$

563,663

 

$

2,214,508

 

$

2,003,337

Aircraft sales, trading and other

 

 

40,325

 

 

33,513

 

 

102,794

 

 

85,052

Total revenues

 

 

601,610

 

 

597,176

 

 

2,317,302

 

 

2,088,389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

134,303

 

 

116,152

 

 

492,924

 

 

462,396

Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

 

 

13,482

 

 

13,511

 

 

53,254

 

 

50,620

Interest expense

 

 

147,785

 

 

129,663

 

 

546,178

 

 

513,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of flight equipment

 

 

252,860

 

 

230,819

 

 

965,955

 

 

882,562

(Recovery)/write-off of Russian fleet

 

 

(30,877)

 

 

 

 

771,476

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

45,862

 

 

40,598

 

 

156,855

 

 

125,279

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

5,804

 

 

7,716

 

 

15,603

 

 

26,516

Total expenses

 

 

421,434

 

 

408,796

 

 

2,456,067

 

 

1,547,373

Income/(loss) before taxes

 

 

180,176

 

 

188,380

 

 

(138,765)

 

 

541,016

Income tax (expense)/benefit

 

 

(34,865)

 

 

(36,599)

 

 

41,741

 

 

(104,384)

Net income/(loss)

 

$

145,311

 

$

151,781

 

$

(97,024)

 

$

436,632

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

(10,425)

 

 

(9,463)

 

 

(41,700)

 

 

(28,473)

Net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders

 

$

134,886

 

$

142,318

 

$

(138,724)

 

$

408,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/(Loss) per share of common stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.22

 

$

1.25

 

$

(1.24)

 

$

3.58

Diluted

 

$

1.21

 

$

1.24

 

$

(1.24)

 

$

3.57

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

110,892,097

 

 

113,987,154

 

 

111,626,508

 

 

114,050,578

Diluted

 

 

111,162,063

 

 

114,332,498

 

 

111,626,508

 

 

114,446,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other financial data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax margin

 

 

29.9 %

 

 

31.5 %

 

 

(6.0) %

 

 

25.9 %

Pre-tax return on common equity (trailing twelve months)

 

 

(3.0) %

 

 

8.6 %

 

 

(3.0) %

 

 

8.6 %

Adjusted net income before income taxes(1)

 

$

158,160

 

$

200,144

 

$

659,868

 

$

589,679

Adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes(1)

 

$

1.42

 

$

1.75

 

$

5.89

 

$

5.15

Adjusted pre-tax margin(1)

 

 

26.3 %

 

 

33.5 %

 

 

28.5 %

 

 

28.2 %

Adjusted pre-tax return on common equity (trailing twelve months)(1)

 

 

11.0 %

 

 

9.8 %

 

 

11.0 %

 

 

9.8 %

(1)

Adjusted net income before income taxes (defined as net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders excluding the effects of certain non-cash items, one-time or non-recurring items, such as write-offs of our Russian fleet, that are not expected to continue in the future and certain other items), adjusted pre-tax margin (defined as adjusted net income before income taxes divided by total revenues), adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes (defined as adjusted net income before income taxes divided by the weighted average diluted common shares outstanding) and adjusted pre-tax return on common equity (defined as adjusted net income before income taxes divided by average common shareholders' equity) are measures of operating performance that are not defined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders, pre-tax margin, earnings/(loss) per share, diluted earnings/(loss) per share and pre-tax return on common equity, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted net income before income taxes, adjusted pre-tax margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax return on common equity are presented as supplemental disclosure because management believes they provide useful information on our earnings from ongoing operations.

 

 

 

Management and our board of directors use adjusted net income before income taxes, adjusted pre-tax margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax return on common equity to assess our consolidated financial and operating performance.  Management believes these measures are helpful in evaluating the operating performance of our ongoing operations and identifying trends in our performance, because they remove the effects of certain non-cash items, one-time or non-recurring items that are not expected to continue in the future and certain other items from our operating results.  Adjusted net income before income taxes, adjusted pre-tax margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax return on common equity, however, should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results or cash flows as reported under GAAP. Adjusted net income before income taxes, adjusted pre-tax margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax return on common equity do not reflect our cash expenditures or changes in our cash requirements for our working capital needs.  In addition, our calculation of adjusted net income before income taxes, adjusted pre-tax margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax return on common equity may differ from the adjusted net income before income taxes, adjusted pre-tax margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax return on common equity or analogous calculations of other companies in our industry, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.

 

 

 

The following table shows the reconciliation of the numerator for adjusted pre-tax margin (in thousands, except percentages):

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

Year Ended

December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

(unaudited)

Reconciliation of the numerator for adjusted pre-tax margin (net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders to adjusted net income before income taxes):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders

 

$

134,886

 

$

142,318

 

$

(138,724)

 

$

408,159

Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

 

 

13,482

 

 

13,511

 

 

53,254

 

 

50,620

(Recovery)/write-off of Russian fleet

 

 

(30,877)

 

 

 

 

771,476

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

5,804

 

 

7,716

 

 

15,603

 

 

26,516

Income tax expense/(benefit)

 

 

34,865

 

 

36,599

 

 

(41,741)

 

 

104,384

Adjusted net income before income taxes

 

$

158,160

 

$

200,144

 

$

659,868

 

$

589,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for adjusted pre-tax margin:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

601,610

 

$

597,176

 

$

2,317,302

 

$

2,088,389

Adjusted pre-tax margin(a)

 

 

26.3 %

 

 

33.5 %

 

 

28.5 %

 

 

28.2 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Adjusted pre-tax margin is adjusted net income before income taxes divided by total revenues

The following table shows the reconciliation of the numerator for adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

Year Ended

December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

(unaudited)

Reconciliation of the numerator for adjusted diluted earnings per share (net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders to adjusted net income before income taxes):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders

 

$

134,886

 

 

$

142,318

 

$

(138,724

)

 

$

408,159

Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

 

 

13,482

 

 

 

13,511

 

 

53,254

 

 

 

50,620

(Recovery)/write-off of Russian fleet

 

 

(30,877

)

 

 

 

 

771,476

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

5,804

 

 

 

7,716

 

 

15,603

 

 

 

26,516

Income tax expense/(benefit)

 

 

34,865

 

 

 

36,599

 

 

(41,741

)

 

 

104,384

Adjusted net income before income taxes

 

$

158,160

 

 

$

200,144

 

$

659,868

 

 

$

589,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for adjusted diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding

 

 

111,162,063

 

 

 

114,332,498

 

 

111,626,508

 

 

 

114,446,093

Potentially dilutive securities, whose effect would have been anti-dilutive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

361,186

 

 

 

Adjusted weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding

 

 

111,162,063

 

 

 

114,332,498

 

 

111,987,694

 

 

 

114,446,093

Adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes(b)

 

$

1.42

 

 

$

1.75

 

$

5.89

 

 

$

5.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes is adjusted net income before income taxes divided by adjusted weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding

The following table shows the reconciliation of pre-tax return on common equity to adjusted pre-tax return on common equity (in thousands, except percentages):

 

 

Year Ended

December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

(unaudited)

Reconciliation of the numerator for adjusted pre-tax return on common equity (net (loss)/income attributable to common stockholders to adjusted net income before income taxes):

 

 

 

 

Net (loss)/income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(138,724)

 

$

408,159

Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

 

 

53,254

 

 

50,620

Write-off of Russian fleet, net of recoveries

 

 

771,476

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

15,603

 

 

26,516

Income tax (benefit)/expense

 

 

(41,741)

 

 

104,384

Adjusted net income before income taxes

 

$

659,868

 

$

589,679

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of denominator for pre-tax return on common equity to adjusted pre-tax return on common equity:

 

 

 

 

Common shareholders' equity as of beginning of the period

 

$

6,158,568

 

$

5,822,341

Common shareholders' equity as of end of the period

 

$

5,796,363

 

$

6,158,568

Average common shareholders' equity

 

$

5,977,466

 

$

5,990,455

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted pre-tax return on common equity(c)

 

 

11.0 %

 

 

9.8 %

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Adjusted pre-tax return on common equity is adjusted net income before income taxes divided by average common shareholders’ equity

Air Lease Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

Year Ended

December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

Net (loss)/income

 

$

(97,024

)

 

$

436,632

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of flight equipment

 

 

965,955

 

 

 

882,562

 

Write-off of Russian fleet, net of recoveries

 

 

771,476

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

15,603

 

 

 

26,516

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

(43,492

)

 

 

97,446

 

Amortization of prepaid lease costs

 

 

47,849

 

 

 

46,547

 

Amortization of discounts and debt issuance costs

 

 

53,254

 

 

 

50,620

 

Gain on aircraft sales, trading and other activity

 

 

(113,103

)

 

 

(46,109

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

(232,613

)

 

 

(176,391

)

Accrued interest and other payables

 

 

255

 

 

 

63,112

 

Rentals received in advance

 

 

13,990

 

 

 

(4,099

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

1,382,150

 

 

 

1,376,836

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of flight equipment under operating lease

 

 

(2,904,723

)

 

 

(2,506,175

)

Payments for deposits on flight equipment purchases

 

 

(518,270

)

 

 

(496,838

)

Proceeds from aircraft sales, trading and other activity

 

 

235,424

 

 

 

137,887

 

Acquisition of aircraft furnishings, equipment and other assets

 

 

(216,635

)

 

 

(229,654

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(3,404,204

)

 

 

(3,094,780

)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of options

 

 

 

 

 

1,438

 

Net proceeds from preferred stock issuance

 

 

 

 

 

591,340

 

Cash dividends paid on Class A common stock

 

 

(83,253

)

 

 

(73,001

)

Common shares repurchased

 

 

(150,000

)

 

 

(5,780

)

Cash dividends paid on preferred stock

 

 

(41,700

)

 

 

(28,473

)

Tax withholdings on stock-based compensation

 

 

(8,903

)

 

 

(7,441

)

Net change in unsecured revolving facilities

 

 

1,020,000

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from debt financings

 

 

2,659,996

 

 

 

3,655,830

 

Payments in reduction of debt financings

 

 

(2,085,898

)

 

 

(3,194,482

)

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(6,827

)

 

 

(10,245

)

Security deposits and maintenance reserve receipts

 

 

417,224

 

 

 

174,521

 

Security deposits and maintenance reserve disbursements

 

 

(26,860

)

 

 

(35,238

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

1,693,779

 

 

 

1,068,469

 

Net decrease in cash

 

 

(328,275

)

 

 

(649,475

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

1,108,292

 

 

 

1,757,767

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

780,017

 

 

$

1,108,292

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for interest, including capitalized interest of $39,655 and $49,070 at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively

 

$

533,897

 

 

$

508,616

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

6,362

 

 

$

5,734

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Activities

 

 

 

 

Buyer furnished equipment, capitalized interest and deposits on flight equipment purchases applied to acquisition of flight equipment

 

$

914,501

 

 

$

1,009,554

 

Cash dividends declared on common stock, not yet paid

 

$

22,178

 

 

$

21,088

 

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