8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 9, 2019

 

 

GOGO INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35975   27-1650905

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

111 North Canal, Suite 1500
Chicago, IL
  60606
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

312-517-5000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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.  ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Class

  

Trading

Symbol

  

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share    GOGO    NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

 

 

 


Item 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On May 9, 2019, Gogo Inc. issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated May 9, 2019


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

GOGO INC.
By:  

/s/ Barry Rowan

  Barry Rowan
  Executive Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer
 

Date: May 9, 2019

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

 

Investor Relations Contact:    Media Relations Contact:
Will Davis    Meredith Payette
+1 312-517-5725    +1 312-517-6216
ir@gogoair.com    pr@gogoair.com

Gogo Announces First Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Increases 2019 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance to $90 Million to $105 Million

Key Highlights for Q1 2019

 

   

Consolidated revenue of $200 million—at the high end of our preliminary estimated range of $197 million to $200 million provided on April 15, 2019

 

   

Net loss of $16.8 million—39% year-over-year improvement

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $38 million—as compared with $11.9 million in Q1 2018

 

   

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities of $(6.2) million; Unlevered Free Cash Flow of $11.1 million (1)

 

   

Subsequent to the end of the first quarter, Gogo completed its previously announced offerings of $925 million aggregate principal amount of 9.875% senior secured notes due 2024 and commenced a tender offer for the outstanding 3.75% senior convertible notes due 2020

CHICAGO – May 9, 2019 – Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO), the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

First Quarter 2019 Consolidated Financial Results

 

   

Consolidated revenue of $200 million:

 

   

Service revenue of $165 million increased nearly 10% from Q1 2018, primarily due to positive business fundamentals across both Commercial Aviation and Business Aviation, and includes $6.8 million in product development-related revenue from one of our airline partners.

 

   

Service revenue grew despite the cumulative effect of the de-installations of American Airlines ATG aircraft, which totaled 527 de-installations at the end of the first quarter of 2019.

 

   

Equipment revenue of $34.5 million declined from $81.1 million in Q1 2018, primarily due to a $45 million equipment revenue benefit in Q1 2018 related to one airline partner’s transition to the airline-directed model.

 

   

Net loss of $16.8 million improved 39% year-over-year.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased to $38 million, an increase of nearly 220% over Q1 2018.

 

   

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $189 million as of March 31, 2019 as compared with $223 million at December 31, 2018, which reflects $46 million in interest payments made by the Company during the first quarter.

 

1


“Our focus on operational execution, improving business fundamentals and cost control within our CA business led to a strong start in 2019,” said Oakleigh Thorne, Gogo’s President and CEO. “Based on our excellent first quarter financial performance, we are raising our 2019 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to a range of $90 million to $105 million, representing over 35% year-over-year growth at the mid-point of Adjusted EBITDA.”

“We expect that Gogo will improve its Free Cash Flow by at least $100 million in 2019,” said Barry Rowan, Gogo’s Executive Vice President and CFO. “Following the successful refinancing of our entire balance sheet and based on our current plans and projected cash flow trajectory, we do not anticipate requiring additional capital except as needed to refinance our debt maturing in 2022 and 2024.”

First Quarter 2019 Business Segment Financial Results

Business Aviation (BA)

 

   

Total revenue increased to $70.5 million, up 2% from Q1 2018.

 

   

Service revenue increased to $53.2 million, up 12% from Q1 2018, driven primarily by an 11% increase in ATG units online.

 

   

Equipment revenue decreased to $17.3 million, down 18% from Q1 2018, largely attributable to timing delays in the aftermarket channel due to the FAA-mandated December 31, 2019 deadline for installation of ADS-B safety systems.

 

   

Segment profit increased to $33.5 million, up 4% from the prior-year period, with segment profit margin of 47.5% versus 47% in the prior-year period.

Commercial Aviation - North America (CA-NA)

 

   

Total revenue decreased to $96.1 million from the prior-year period due to the decline in equipment revenue discussed below.

 

   

Service revenue increased to $92 million up 4% from the prior-year period, primarily due to $6.8 million of product development-related revenue from one of our airline partners and increased usage from other airlines, partially offset by the de-installations described above.

 

   

Equipment revenue decreased to $4 million as compared with $55 million for the prior-year period, due to the transition of one airline partner to the airline-directed model in Q1 2018.

 

   

Segment profit increased to $23.5 million from $1.7 million in Q1 2018, reflecting stronger CA-NA service revenue, including $6.8 million of product development-related revenue from one of our airline partners, and $4 million in delayed timing of operating expenses.

 

   

Take rates increased to 13.9% in Q1 2019, up from 10.5% in the prior-year period.

 

   

Net annualized ARPA increased to $115,000 excluding the positive impact of $6.8 million of product development-related revenue discussed above.

 

   

Aircraft online decreased to 2,412 from 2,840 at March 31, 2018 due to the de-installations, which are expected to be completed at the end of June 2019. Under Gogo’s agreements with other airlines, nearly all of our mainline ATG aircraft will be upgraded to Gogo’s 2Ku satellite solution.

Commercial Aviation - Rest of World (CA-ROW)

 

   

Total revenue increased to $33 million, up 72% from $19.2 million in Q1 2018.

 

   

Service revenue increased to $19.8 million, up 39% from Q1 2018, driven by an increase in aircraft online.

 

   

Equipment revenue increased to $13.2 million, up from $4.9 million in the prior-year period, due to an increase in net aircraft installations in the first quarter of 2019 as compared with the prior-year period.

 

   

Segment loss of $19.1 million improved 15% compared with Q1 2018, due primarily to improved satcom network utilization.

 

   

Take rates increased to 13.6% in Q1 2019, up from 12.2% in the prior-year period.

 

2


   

Net annualized ARPA of $136,000 in Q1 2019 declined from $159,000 in the prior-year period, reflecting dilution from the significant growth in new aircraft fleets online, which typically generate initially lower net annualized ARPA.

 

   

Aircraft online increased to 641, up 55% from 414 on March 31, 2018.

Recent Developments

 

   

2Ku aircraft online reached more than 1,100 as of March 31, 2019, an increase of 100 aircraft in Q1 2019. Gogo had a 2Ku backlog of approximately 900 aircraft as of March 31, 2019.(2)

 

   

As of May 1, 2019, Gogo had experienced no incidents of de-icing related 2Ku system degradation on aircraft fitted with Gogo’s recent de-icing modifications. Gogo estimates that aircraft with Gogo de-icing modifications have now flown over 22,000 de-iced flights, based on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) data listing airports under de-icing conditions.

 

   

Gogo’s 2Ku availability in the first quarter of 2019 was 97% up from 88% in the prior year period.

 

   

Alaska Airlines launched Gogo 2Ku connectivity and Gogo Vision wireless IFE on an A321neo aircraft featuring the airline’s redesigned cabin interior.

Business Outlook

The Company updates its 2019 financial guidance as follows:

 

   

Total consolidated revenue of $800 million to $850 million (no change from prior guidance)

 

   

CA-NA revenue of $355 million to $380 million (no change from prior guidance), with approximately 5% from equipment revenue (changed from prior guidance of 10%) due to the impact of one airline that has transitioned from the airline-directed model to the turnkey business model and another airline that is expected to do so during 2019.

 

   

CA-ROW revenue of $135 million to $150 million, with approximately 30% from equipment revenue (no change from prior guidance for either measure).

 

   

BA revenue of $310 million to $320 million (no change from prior guidance).

Note that CA equipment revenue is affected by the number of installations completed under the airline-directed business model in the period.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $90 million to $105 million (increased from prior guidance of $75 million to $95 million).

 

   

Free Cash Flow improvement of at least $100 million versus 2018 (changed from prior guidance of an improvement of approximately $100 million).

 

   

Increase of 400 to 475 in 2Ku aircraft online (no change from prior guidance).

 

  (1)

See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

  (2)

Please refer to the definition of “backlog” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2019, under the heading “Contracts with Airline Partners” in Item 1.

Conference Call

The Company will host its first quarter conference call on May 9, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the conference call, as well as a replay, will be available online on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://ir.gogoair.com. Participants can access the call by dialing (844) 464-3940 (within the United States and Canada) or (765) 507-2646 (international dialers) and entering conference ID number 9529728.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We report certain non-GAAP financial measurements, including Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow, in the supplemental tables below. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow for business planning purposes, including managing our business against internally projected results of operations and measuring our performance and liquidity. These supplemental performance measures also provide another basis for comparing

 

3


period to period results by excluding potential differences caused by non-operational and unusual or non-recurring items. These supplemental performance measurements may vary from and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow are not recognized measurements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP; when analyzing our performance with Adjusted EBITDA or liquidity with Free Cash Flow or Unlevered Free Cash Flow, as applicable, investors should (i) evaluate each adjustment in our reconciliation to the corresponding GAAP measure, and the explanatory footnotes regarding those adjustments, (ii) use Adjusted EBITDA in addition to, and not as an alternative to, net loss attributable to common stock as a measure of operating results, (iv) use Free Cash Flow or Unlevered Free Cash Flow in addition to, and not as an alternative to, consolidated net cash provided by (used in) operating activities when evaluating our liquidity. No reconciliation of the forecasted range for Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow for fiscal 2019 is included in this release because we are unable to quantify certain amounts that would be required to be included in the corresponding GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts and we believe such reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors. In particular, we are not able to provide a reconciliation for the forecasted range of Adjusted EBITDA due to variability in the timing of aircraft installations and deinstallations impacting depreciation expense and amortization of deferred airborne leasing proceeds.

Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     For the Three Months  
     Ended March 31,  
     2019     2018  

Revenue:

    

Service revenue

   $ 165,012     $ 150,678  

Equipment revenue

     34,537       81,147  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     199,549       231,825  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

    

Cost of service revenue (exclusive of items shown below)

     68,121       74,947  

Cost of equipment revenue (exclusive of items shown below)

     29,731       52,293  

Engineering, design and development

     24,728       29,777  

Sales and marketing

     12,318       15,901  

General and administrative

     22,454       25,159  

Depreciation and amortization

     30,749       35,919  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     188,101       233,996  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     11,448       (2,171
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other (income) expense:

    

Interest income

     (1,149     (1,076

Interest expense

     32,554       30,554  

Other income

     (3,365     (505
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense

     28,040       28,973  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (16,592     (31,144

Income tax provision (benefit)

     207       (3,725
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (16,799   $ (27,419
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common stock per share—basic and diluted

   $ (0.21   $ (0.34
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares—basic and diluted

     80,446       79,696  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

4


Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     March 31,     December 31,  
     2019     2018  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 188,690     $ 184,155  

Short-term investments

     —         39,323  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     188,690       223,478  

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $583 and $500, respectively

     123,791       134,308  

Inventories

     147,354       193,045  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     32,140       34,695  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     491,975       585,526  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current assets:

    

Property and equipment, net

     565,485       511,867  

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

     82,888       83,491  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

     70,129       —    

Other non-current assets

     86,333       84,212  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     804,835       679,570  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,296,810     $ 1,265,096  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ deficit

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 27,861     $ 23,860  

Accrued liabilities

     183,067       213,111  

Deferred revenue

     37,602       38,571  

Deferred airborne lease incentives

     22,726       24,145  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     271,256       299,687  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

    

Long-term debt

     1,030,359       1,024,893  

Deferred airborne lease incentives

     131,743       129,086  

Non-current operating lease liabilities

     99,870       —    

Other non-current liabilities

     47,556       80,191  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     1,309,528       1,234,170  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,580,784       1,533,857  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)

     —         —    

Stockholders’ deficit

    

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018; 87,878,770 and 87,678,812 shares issued at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively; and 87,797,614 and 87,560,694 shares outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

     9       9  

Additional paid-in-capital

     967,727       963,458  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (3,144     (3,554

Accumulated deficit

     (1,248,566     (1,228,674
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (283,974     (268,761
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 1,296,810     $ 1,265,096  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

5


Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

   
     For the Three Months  
     Ended March 31,  
     2019     2018  

Operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (16,799   $ (27,419

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     30,749       35,919  

Loss on asset disposals, abandonments and write-downs

     1,241       1,687  

Gain on transition to airline-directed model

     —         (19,302

Deferred income taxes

     44       (3,863

Stock-based compensation expense

     4,327       4,386  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     1,249       1,035  

Accretion and amortization of debt discount and premium

     4,774       4,539  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     10,635       (14,046

Inventories

     (1,118     (12,304

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3,015       (1,863

Contract assets

     (6,175     2,578  

Accounts payable

     2,843       11,755  

Accrued liabilities

     (19,381     (7,229

Deferred airborne lease incentives

     (3,923     (1,834

Deferred revenue

     2,257       5,440  

Accrued interest

     (19,514     (24,955

Warranty reserves

     (588     442  

Other non-current assets and liabilities

     208       (1,171
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (6,156     (46,205
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities:

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (23,154     (56,886

Acquisition of intangible assets—capitalized software

     (4,557     (5,772

Purchases of short-term investments

     —         (39,323

Redemptions of short-term investments

     39,323       69,482  

Other, net

     95       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     11,707       (32,499
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities:

    

Payment of debt issuance costs

     (557     —    

Payments on financing leases

     (125     (618

Stock-based compensation activity

     (58     (70
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (740     (688
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (276     75  

Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     4,535       (79,317

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

     191,116       203,729  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

   $ 195,651     $ 124,412  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

   $ 195,651     $ 124,412  

Less: current restricted cash

     1,535       738  

Less: non-current restricted cash

     5,426       6,635  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 188,690     $ 117,039  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 46,163     $ 49,911  

 

6


Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Information – Key Operating Metrics

 

Commercial Aviation North America

 
     For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
     2019      2018  

Aircraft online (at period end)

     2,412        2,840  

Satellite

     718        486  

ATG

     1,694        2,354  

Total aircraft equivalents (average during the period)

     2,519        2,912  

Net annualized average monthly service revenue per aircraft equivalent (annualized ARPA) (in thousands)

   $ 126      $ 103  

Commercial Aviation Rest of World

 
     For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
     2019      2018  

Aircraft online (at period end)

     641        414  

Total aircraft equivalents (average during the period)

     550        339  

Net annualized ARPA (in thousands)

   $ 136      $ 159  
     
   

Aircraft online. We define aircraft online as the total number of commercial aircraft on which our equipment is installed and service has been made commercially available as of the last day of each period presented. We assign aircraft to CA-NA or CA-ROW at the time of contract signing as follows: (i) all aircraft operated by North American airlines and under contract for ATG or ATG-4 service are assigned to CA-NA, (ii) all aircraft operated by North American airlines and under a contract for satellite service are assigned to CA-NA or CA-ROW based on whether the routes flown by such aircraft under the contract are anticipated to be predominantly within or outside of North America at the time the contract is signed, and (iii) all aircraft operated by non-North American airlines and under a contract are assigned to CA-ROW. All aircraft online for the CA-ROW segment are equipped with our satellite equipment. The decline in CA-NA’s aircraft online is due to the deinstallation of our equipment from certain American Airlines aircraft during 2018 and the three month period ended March 31, 2019.

 

   

Aircraft equivalents. We define aircraft equivalents for a segment as the number of commercial aircraft online (as defined above) multiplied by the percentage of flights flown by such aircraft within the scope of that segment, rounded to the nearest whole aircraft and expressed as an average of the month-end figures for each month in the period. This methodology takes into account the fact that during a particular period certain aircraft may fly routes outside the scope of the segment to which they are assigned for purposes of the calculation of aircraft online. The decline in CA-NA’s aircraft equivalents is due to the deinstallation of our equipment from certain American Airlines aircraft during 2018 and the three month period ended March 31, 2019.

 

   

Net annualized average monthly service revenue per aircraft equivalent (“ARPA”). We define net annualized ARPA as the aggregate service revenue plus monthly service fees, some of which are reported as a reduction to cost of service revenue for that segment for the period, less revenue share expense and other transactional expenses which are included in cost of service revenue for that segment, divided by the number of months in the period, and further divided by the number of aircraft equivalents (as defined above) for that segment during the period, which is then annualized and rounded to the nearest thousand.

 

7


Business Aviation

 
     For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
     2019      2018  

Aircraft online (at period end)

     

Satellite

     5,135        5,288  

ATG

     5,348        4,803  

Average monthly service revenue per aircraft online

     

Satellite

   $ 237      $ 251  

ATG

     3,071        3,037  

Units Sold

     

Satellite

     130        104  

ATG

     187        250  

Average equipment revenue per unit sold (in thousands)

     

Satellite

   $ 40      $ 41  

ATG

     61        62  

 

   

Satellite aircraft online. We define satellite aircraft online as the total number of business aircraft for which we provide satellite services as of the last day of each period presented.

 

   

ATG aircraft online. We define ATG aircraft online as the total number of business aircraft for which we provide ATG services as of the last day of each period presented.

 

   

Average monthly service revenue per satellite aircraft online. We define average monthly service revenue per satellite aircraft online as the aggregate satellite service revenue for the period divided by the number of months in the period, divided by the number of satellite aircraft online during the period (expressed as an average of the month-end figures for each month in such period).

 

   

Average monthly service revenue per ATG aircraft online. We define average monthly service revenue per ATG aircraft online as the aggregate ATG service revenue for the period divided by the number of months in the period, divided by the number of ATG aircraft online during the period (expressed as an average of the month-end figures for each month in such period).

 

   

Units sold. We define units sold as the number of satellite or ATG units for which we recognized revenue during the period.

 

   

Average equipment revenue per satellite unit sold. We define average equipment revenue per satellite unit sold as the aggregate equipment revenue earned from all satellite units sold during the period, divided by the number of satellite units sold.

 

   

Average equipment revenue per ATG unit sold. We define average equipment revenue per ATG unit sold as the aggregate equipment revenue from all ATG units sold during the period, divided by the number of ATG units sold.

 

8


Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Information – Segment Revenue and Segment Profit (Loss) (1)

(in thousands, unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 
     CA-NA      CA-ROW      BA  

Service revenue

   $ 92,027      $ 19,772      $ 53,213  

Equipment revenue

     4,042        13,159        17,336  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 96,069      $ 32,931      $ 70,549  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment profit (loss)

   $ 23,542      $ (19,149    $ 33,498  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018
 
     CA-NA      CA-ROW      BA  

Service revenue

   $ 88,783      $ 14,245      $ 47,650  

Equipment revenue (2)

     55,038        4,924        21,185  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 143,821      $ 19,169      $ 68,835  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment profit (loss)

   $ 1,656      $ (22,605    $ 32,323  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Segment profit (loss) is defined as net income (loss) attributable to common stock before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, certain non-cash items (including amortization of deferred airborne lease incentives, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of STC costs and the accounting impact of the transition to the airline-directed model) and other income (expense).

(2)

CA-NA equipment revenue for the three month period ended March 31, 2018 includes the accounting impact of the transition of one of our airline partners to the airline-directed model. See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation,” in our March 31, 2019 10-Q for additional information.

Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Information – Segment Cost of Service Revenue (1)

(in thousands, unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months      % Change  
     Ended March 31,      2019 over
2018
 
     2019      2018  

CA-NA

   $ 36,425      $ 46,553        (21.8 %) 

BA

     13,052        11,114        17.4

CA-ROW

     18,644        17,280        7.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 68,121      $ 74,947        (9.1 %) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Excludes depreciation and amortization expense.

Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Information – Segment Cost of Equipment Revenue (1)

(in thousands, unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months      % Change  
     Ended March 31,      2019 over
2018
 
     2019      2018  

CA-NA

   $ 1,591      $ 35,486        (95.5 %) 

BA

     11,398        12,456        (8.5 %) 

CA-ROW

     16,742        4,351        284.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 29,731      $ 52,293        (43.1 %) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Excludes depreciation and amortization expense.

 

9


Gogo Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months  
     Ended March 31,  
     2019      2018  

Adjusted EBITDA:

     

Net loss attributable to common stock (GAAP)

   $ (16,799    $ (27,419

Interest expense

     32,554        30,554  

Interest income

     (1,149      (1,076

Income tax provision (benefit)

     207        (3,725

Depreciation and amortization

     30,749        35,919  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

EBITDA

     45,562        34,253  

Stock-based compensation expense

     4,327        4,386  

Amortization of deferred airborne lease incentives

     (8,953      (7,630

Amortization of STC costs

     320        172  

Transition to airline-directed model

     —          (19,302

Proceeds from litigation settlement

     (3,215      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 38,041      $ 11,879  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow:

     

Net cash used in operating activities (GAAP) (1)

   $ (6,156    $ (46,205

Consolidated capital expenditures (1)

     (27,711      (62,658
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Free cash flow

     (33,867      (108,863

Cash paid for interest (1)

     46,163        49,911  

Interest income (2)

     (1,149      (1,076
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unlevered free cash flow

   $ 11,147      $ (60,028
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

See unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

(2)

See unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Definition of Non-GAAP Measures:

EBITDA represents net income (loss) attributable to common stock before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, depreciation expense and amortization of other intangible assets.

Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA adjusted for (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) amortization of deferred airborne lease incentives, (iii) amortization of STC costs (iv) the accounting impact of the transition to the airline-directed model and (v) proceeds from litigation settlement. Our management believes that the use of Adjusted EBITDA eliminates items that, management believes, have less bearing on our operating performance, thereby highlighting trends in our core business which may not otherwise be apparent. It also provides an assessment of controllable expenses, which are indicators management uses to determine whether current spending decisions need to be adjusted in order to meet financial goals and achieve optimal financial performance.

We believe the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense from Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate given the significant variation in expense that can result from using the Black-Scholes model to determine the fair value of such compensation. The fair value of our stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes model and varies based on fluctuations in the assumptions used in this model, including inputs that are not necessarily directly related to the performance of our business, such as the expected volatility, the risk-free interest rate and the expected life of the options. Therefore, we believe the exclusion of this cost provides a clearer view of the operating performance of our business. Further, stock option grants made at a certain price and point in time do not necessarily reflect how our business is performing at any particular time. While we believe that investors should have information about any dilutive effect of outstanding options and the cost of that compensation, we also believe that stockholders should have the ability to consider our performance using a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes these costs and that management uses to evaluate our business.

We believe the exclusion of the amortization of deferred airborne lease incentives and amortization of STC costs from Adjusted EBITDA is useful as it allows an investor to view operating performance across time periods in a manner consistent with how management measures segment profit and loss (see Note 15, “Business Segments and Major Customers,” for a description of segment profit (loss) in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements). Management evaluates segment profit and loss in this manner, excluding the amortization of deferred airborne lease incentives and amortization of STC costs, because such presentation reflects operating decisions and activities from the current period, without regard to the prior period decision or the form of connectivity agreements.

 

10


We believe it is useful for an understanding of our operating performance to exclude the accounting impact of the transition by one of our airline partners to the airline-directed model from Adjusted EBITDA because of the non-recurring nature of this activity.

We believe the exclusion of litigation proceeds from Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate as this is non-recurring in nature and represents an infrequent financial benefit to our operating performance.

We also present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure because we believe that this measure provides investors, securities analysts and other users of our financial statements with important supplemental information with which to evaluate our performance and to enable them to assess our performance on the same basis as management.

Free Cash Flow represents net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, less purchases of property and equipment and the acquisition of intangible assets. We believe Free Cash Flow provides meaningful information regarding the Company’s liquidity.

Unlevered Free Cash Flow represents Free Cash Flow adjusted for cash interest payments and interest income. We believe that Unlevered Free Cash Flow provides an additional view of the Company’s liquidity, excluding the impact of our capital structure.

 

11