* 2Q 2003 Revenue of $507 million
* 2Q 2003 Diluted EPS on a GAAP basis of $0.05
* 2Q 2003 Diluted EPS, excluding special items, of $0.23
Note: Analyst conference call at 10 a.m. CDT today,
www.sabre-holdings.com/investor/index.html
SOUTHLAKE, Texas, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE: TSG) today reported financial results for the second quarter 2003.
For the second quarter, the company reported revenue of $507 million. The company reported diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis of $0.05. Excluding special items, the company announced earnings per share of $0.23.
“The travel industry absorbed major shocks early in the second quarter due to armed conflict in the Middle East and SARS,” said William J. Hannigan, chairman and CEO, Sabre Holdings. “However, we did see a fairly healthy rebound later in the quarter.
“At Sabre Holdings, we continued to execute on key strategic initiatives to keep us well positioned for the long term. Our Travelocity company made significant strides in accelerating our merchant model business by launching new dynamic shopping technology and adding more merchant hotel content. Our Sabre Travel Network business, in anticipation of industry deregulation, signed long-term contracts with several major airlines,” said Hannigan.
SABRE HOLDINGS 2Q 2003 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Revenue: Second quarter revenue was $507 million, a decrease of 5.5 percent from $537 million in the year-ago quarter.
Operating income: Second quarter operating income on a GAAP basis was $40 million, down 61.3 percent from the same period last year. Excluding special items, operating income was $54 million, compared to $134 million in the year-ago quarter.
Net earnings: On a GAAP basis, second quarter net earnings were $7 million, or $0.05 per share on a diluted basis, compared to $68 million, or $0.47 per share on a diluted basis, in the year-ago quarter. Net earnings, excluding special items, were $32 million in the second quarter, compared to $83 million in the year-ago quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA: For the second quarter, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization was $71 million.
Special items: Special items in the second quarter included a $28 million charge related to refinancing the headquarters facility. Special items also included $15 million of stock compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and a $1 million reversal of a restructuring charge. The impact of these special items on minority interests was $1 million and $16 million on income taxes. Further details can be found on the attached financial schedules.
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Dividend: The Sabre Holdings Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share on July 14. The dividend is payable on August 15, 2003 to shareholders of record at the close of regular trading on July 31, 2003.
Cash/Debt: The company balance sheet as of June 30, 2003 reflects cash and marketable securities of approximately $966 million. Total debt on the balance sheet as of June 30 was $613 million. This includes the carrying value of the company’s public debt of $445 million and a $168 million capital lease obligation related to refinancing the headquarters facility.
Capital Spending: Capital spending for the second quarter was $16 million, compared to $16 million in the second quarter of 2002.
Depreciation and Amortization: Depreciation and amortization expense, including intangible assets associated with acquisitions, was $31 million in the second quarter, an increase of 9.2 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Depreciation and amortization expense, excluding intangible assets associated with acquisitions, was $19 million.
SABRE HOLDINGS BUSINESS REVIEW
TRAVELOCITY
Second quarter revenue from Travelocity was $91 million, a 19.5 percent increase compared to $76 million in the second quarter of 2002. Transaction revenue for the quarter was $71 million, up 28.6 percent compared to the year- ago quarter. Gross travel bookings in the second quarter were $979 million, an increase of 7.6 percent compared to $910 million in the year-ago quarter.
Travelocity non-air transaction revenue grew 42.5 percent year-over-year, and 20 percent sequentially. Revenue from the cruise, vacation and last minute categories grew 74 percent, year-over-year, and 13 percent sequentially. Total hotel revenue grew 34 percent, year-over-year, driven by an 81 percent increase in hotel merchant revenue.
In addition, about 46 percent of hotel reservations on Travelocity were merchant transactions. The total number of operational hotels in the Travelocity merchant model hotel program surpassed 4,000 in June, a milestone reached six months ahead of schedule, and now exceeds 5,000.
Several new programs were launched during the quarter reflecting the aggressive investment strategy at Travelocity. This included the implementation of Travelocity TotalTrip technology, a dynamic shopping engine allowing consumers to book airfare and hotels together in just a few simple clicks, giving them access to special rates not available when booking components separately. The company also announced Travelocity Business, a comprehensive service that can lower travel costs for small and medium-sized businesses. Travelocity also redesigned its car shopping capabilities, launching the first total pricing grid that displays all daily rates or total prices for all major car rental companies on one page.
SABRE TRAVEL NETWORK
Second quarter revenue from the Sabre Travel Network was $379 million, down 9.9 percent from $420 million in the year-ago quarter, severely impacted, as expected, by the war in Iraq and SARS. Global travel bookings were 89 million for the second quarter, compared with 106 million in the year-ago quarter, a decline of 16.2 percent.
During the quarter, new carriers joined the Sabre DCA Three-Year Option. Through the program, airlines commit to a three-year term at the highest level of participation in the Sabre global distribution system and provide broad access to their published fares, seats and services, including Web fares, for all Sabre connected users, in exchange for a reduced booking fee rate fixed for three years. With new carriers joining this week, there are now 16 airlines participating in the program, including five of Sabre Travel Network’s top six airline customers: Continental, Delta, Northwest, US Airways and United.
GETTHERE
GetThere saw 40 percent year-over-year growth in corporate transactions in the second quarter. Second quarter revenue from GetThere was $12 million, a 6.3 percent decrease over the same period a year ago, due to expiring contracts outside the corporate business.
GetThere signed a multi-year extension with American Express Travel Related Services, its largest corporate distributor. GetThere also rolled out the newest generation of its product, GetThere Release 6, to about 50 customers including some of the largest, such as ChevronTexaco. In Europe, GetThere gained additional market traction by signing several key local customers, including British Sky Broadcasting (BskyB).
SABRE AIRLINE SOLUTIONS
Second quarter revenue from Sabre Airline Solutions was $54 million, an increase of 5.1 percent, compared to $52 million in the year-ago quarter. The revenue growth was due to a solid mix of new business and organic growth from key customers including Southwest Airlines.
During the quarter, Sabre Airline Solutions added new deals from major airline customers including Qantas, to develop flight schedules and improve its profitability across all regional, short haul and long haul routes, as well as Air Jamaica and EgyptAir for consulting.
SABRE HOLDINGS OUTLOOK
For third quarter, 2003, the company projects revenue to be in the range of $500 million to $540 million, negative three percent to positive four percent growth, year-over-year. Diluted earnings per share, on a GAAP basis, are expected to be in the range of $0.15 to $0.20. Excluding the impact of special items, the company projects diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.21 to $0.26. Special items, which include stock compensation and amortization of intangible assets, net of tax and minority interests, are projected to be $9 million.
For the full year, the company expects the following:
-- 2003 revenue, on a GAAP basis, in the range of negative 2 percent to
positive 3 percent growth, year-over-year
-- 2003 revenue, excluding one-time gains, in the range of negative
4 percent to positive 1 percent growth, year-over-year
-- 2003 earnings per share, on a GAAP basis, between $0.75 and $0.85
-- 2003 earnings per share, excluding special items, in the range of
$0.95 to $1.05
-- 2003 free cash flow to be greater than $180 million (Cash flow from
operations of greater than $260 million)
-- 2003 Adjusted EBITDA to be greater than $330 million (GAAP net
earnings of greater than $107 million)
Business unit revenue growth projections for 2003 are as follows:
-- Travelocity: greater than 30 percent revenue growth for 2003
-- GetThere: approximately 10 percent revenue growth for 2003
-- Sabre Airline Solutions: approximately 10 percent revenue growth for
2003
-- Sabre Travel Network: a decline of approximately 6 percent in revenue
on a GAAP basis, and excluding one time gains, a decline of
approximately 8 percent in revenue.
About Sabre Holdings Corporation
Sabre Holdings, an S&P 500 company, is a world leader in travel commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. Sabre Holdings supports travelers, travel agents, corporations and travel suppliers through its companies: Travelocity, Sabre Travel Network, GetThere, and Sabre Airline Solutions. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the company has approximately 6,500 employees in 45 countries. Full year 2002 revenues totaled $2.06 billion. Sabre Holdings is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TSG. More information is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com
Statements in this report and the exhibit hereto which are not purely historical facts, including statements about forecasted financial projections or other statements about anticipations, beliefs, expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies for the future, may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to the Company on the date this report was submitted. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Any forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements, including risks or uncertainties related to: the computer reservation system rules proposed by the Department of Transportation; the Company’s revenues being highly dependent on the travel and transportation industries; airlines limiting their participation in travel marketing and distribution services; or structural changes within the travel industry, such as the financial instability or bankruptcy of many of the air carriers. The Company may not succeed in addressing these and other risks. Further information regarding factors that could affect our financial and other results can be found in the risk factors section of our most recent filing on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Schedules to Follow
Sabre Holdings Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - Unadjusted
(Unaudited, in millions except per share amounts)
Three months ended Six months ended
June 30, June 30,
2003 2002 Percent 2003 2002 Percent
Revenues
Sabre Travel Network $378.5 $420.1 (9.9%) $803.8 $854.2 (5.9%)
Travelocity 91.2 76.3 19.5% 171.2 150.0 14.2%
GetThere 12.3 13.2 (6.3%) 24.6 24.9 (1.3%)
Sabre Airline Solutions 54.4 51.8 5.1% 109.9 104.1 5.5%
Elimination of
intersegment revenues (29.3) (24.6) 19.0% (58.5) (47.1) 24.3%
Total revenues 507.2 536.7 (5.5%) 1,051.0 1,086.1 (3.2%)
Operating expenses 466.8 432.4 7.9% 906.7 861.8 5.2%
Operating income 40.4 104.3 (61.3%) 144.3 224.3 (35.7%)
Other income (expense)
Interest income
(expense) net (1.3) 2.0 166.8% (2.4) 3.3 172.4%
Other, net (29.9) 1.2 (2671.7%) (29.5) 21.1 (240.2%)
Minority interest 0.0 (0.9) (104.0%) (0.6) (0.0) 1341.5%
Income before provision
for income taxes 9.2 106.6 (91.4%) 111.8 248.6 (55.0%)
Provision for income
taxes 2.3 38.6 (93.9%) 40.1 93.3 (57.0%)
Net earnings $6.8 $68.0 (90.0%) $71.7 $155.4 (53.9%)
Operating Margin 8.0% 19.4% 13.7% 20.7%
Earnings per share
- basic $0.05 $0.48 $0.50 $1.13
Earnings per share
- diluted $0.05 $0.47 $0.50 $1.10
Weighted average shares
- basic 142.4 142.6 142.3 138.1
Weighted average shares
- diluted 143.1 145.3 142.8 141.0
Sabre Holdings Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - Adjusted
(Unaudited, in millions except per share amounts)
Three months ended Six months ended
June 30, June 30,
2003 2002 Percent 2003 2002 Percent
Revenues
Sabre Travel
Network $378.5 $420.1 (9.9%) $767.4 $854.2 (10.2%)
Travelocity 91.2 76.3 19.5% 171.2 150.0 14.2%
GetThere 12.3 13.2 (6.3%) 24.6 24.9 (1.3%)
Sabre Airline
Solutions 54.4 51.8 5.1% 109.9 104.1 5.5%
Elimination of
intersegment
revenues (29.3) (24.6) 19.0% (58.5) (47.1) 24.3%
Total revenues 507.2 536.7 (5.5%) 1,014.6 1,086.1 (6.6%)
Operating expenses 452.9 403.1 12.3% 877.6 812.0 8.1%
Operating income 54.3 133.6 (59.4%) 136.9 274.1 (50.0%)
Other income (expense)
Interest income
(expense) net (1.3) 2.0 166.8% (2.4) 3.3 172.4%
Other, net (1.9) (1.7) 10.0% (1.2) (4.6) (73.5%)
Minority interest (0.8) (1.7) (52.3%) (2.2) (5.2) (57.1%)
Income before provision
for income taxes 50.3 132.2 (62.0%) 131.1 267.7 (51.0%)
Provision for income
taxes 17.9 49.5 (63.8%) 47.2 100.9 (53.2%)
Net earnings $32.4 $82.7 (60.9%) $83.9 $166.7 (49.7%)
Operating margin -
from continuing
operations 10.7% 24.9% 13.5% 25.2%
Earnings per share-
basic $0.23 $0.58 $0.59 $1.21
Earnings per share-
diluted $0.23 $0.57 $0.59 $1.18
Weighted average
shares -basic 142.4 142.6 142.3 138.1
Weighted average
shares -diluted 143.1 145.3 142.8 141.0
Sabre Holdings Corporation
Reconciliation of Unadjusted Results to Adjusted Net Earnings
Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002
(Unaudited, in millions, except percents)
Three months ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2003 2002 Change* 2003 2002 Change*
Unadjusted operating
income $40.4 $104.3 (61.3%) $144.3 $224.3 (35.7%)
Adjustments for special
items:
Travelocity
intangible amort.,
stock comp,
Hotels.com Warrants $4.7 $21.3 (77.9%) $9.9 $22.3 (55.7%)
Gradient, DCS and
Sabre Pacific
intangibles
amortization and
deferred
compensation $3.2 $3.7 (14.8%) $6.3 $9.8 (36.1%)
Restructuring charges ($0.9) ($3.5) (73.6%) ($0.9) ($3.5) (73.6%)
Travelocity Tender
Offer Expenses $0.0 $0.3 (100.0%) $0.0 $7.1 (100.0%)
Get There intangibles
amortization, stock
comp, severance $6.9 $7.5 (7.7%) $13.9 $14.2 (2.0%)
Subscriber settlement
agreement $0.0 $0.0 ** ($36.5) $0.0 **
Adjusted operating
income $54.3 $133.6 (59.4%) $136.9 $274.1 (50.1%)
Unadjusted other income
and minority interest ($31.2) $2.3 ** ($32.5) $24.3 (233.6%)
Adjustments for special
items:
Eliminate FAS 133
gain/(loss) on
Hotels.com warrants $0.1 ($0.1) (222.6%) $0.4 ($0.2) (286.7%)
Eliminate France
Telecom gains $0.0 ($2.8) (100.0%) $0.0 ($7.1) (100.0%)
Loss on refinancing
of headquarters
facility $27.9 $0.0 ** $27.9 $0.0 **
Impact of special
items on minority
interests ($0.8) ($0.8) 4.5% ($1.6) ($5.2) (68.4%)
Gain on sale of
corporate office $0.0 ($0.0) (100.0%) $0.0 ($18.3) (100.0%)
Adjusted income before
provision for income
taxes $50.3 $132.2 (61.9%) $131.1 $267.6 (51.0%)
Unadjusted provision for
income taxes $2.3 $38.6 (93.9%) $40.1 $93.3 (57.0%)
Adjustments to taxes for
special items $15.6 $10.9 42.6% $7.1 $7.7 (7.5%)
Adjusted provision for
income taxes $17.9 $49.5 (63.8%) $47.2 $100.9 (53.2%)
Adjusted net earnings $32.4 $82.6 (60.8%) $83.9 $166.7 (49.7%)
* Percents shown reflect changes in unrounded figures and may not agree
to the percent changes in figures after rounding.
** Greater than 100 percent.
Sabre Holdings Corporation
Sabre Travel Network
Booking Summary - 2Q 2003
(millions)
2Q03 2Q02 % Change
Total Bookings 89.1 106.4 (16.2%)
Geographic
US 49.6 58.3 (15.0%)
International 39.6 48.0 (17.6%)
89.1 106.4 (16.2%)
Channel
Traditional Agency 78.3 94.0 (16.7%)
Consumer on-line 8.2 10.4 (21.4%)
Corporate on-line
(GetThere) 2.6 1.9 35.8%
89.1 106.4 (16.2%)
Air/Non-Air
Air 78.3 95.0 (17.6%)
Non-Air 10.8 11.4 (4.9%)
89.1 106.4 (16.2%)
Direct/Non-Direct
Direct 78.5 91.0 (13.7%)
Non-Direct 10.6 15.3 (31.1%)
89.1 106.4 (16.2%)
Sabre Holdings Corporation
Sabre Travel Network
Booking Summary - 2Q 2003
(millions)
YTD03 YTD02 % Change
Total Bookings 183.0 214.7 (14.8%)
Geographic
US 100.4 119.3 (15.8%)
International 82.6 95.4 (13.5%)
183.0 214.7 (14.8%)
Channel
Traditional Agency 160.9 191.6 (16.1%)
Consumer on-line 16.9 19.4 (12.9%)
Corporate on-line
(GetThere) 5.2 3.7 42.2%
183.0 214.7 (14.8%)
Air/Non-Air
Air 161.7 192.7 (16.1%)
Non-Air 21.3 22.0 (3.5%)
183.0 214.7 (14.8%)
Direct/Non-Direct
Direct 159.7 185.5 (13.9%)
Non-Direct 23.2 29.2 (20.5%)
183.0 214.7 (14.8%)
Sabre Holdings Corporation
Non-GAAP Financials Reconciliations
($ in millions)
3Q 2003 FY 2003
Free Cash Flow Reconciliation Guidance Guidance
2Q 2003 Low High Low High
Cash Provided (Used) by
Operating Activities $268.7 $283.1
Reduction to Net Cash
Provided by (Used In)
Operating Activities
but not reflected in Free
Cash Flow
Stock compensation 4.6 4.6
Deferred income taxes 28.2 28.2
Tax benefit from exercise
of stock options 0.1 0.1
Minority interests 1.4 1.4
Add back synthetic lease
refinancing 27.9 27.9
Other (6.5) (6.5)
Working capital (29.2) (29.2)
Cash outflows and inflows
included in free cash
flow but not reflected
in Cash Provided (Used) by
Operating Activities
Capital Expenditures 90.0 100.0
Other, net (29.5) (29.5)
Free Cash Flow $181.8 $186.2
Adjusted EBITDA 3Q 2003 FY 2003
Reconciliation Guidance Guidance
2Q 2003 Low High Low High
GAAP Net Earnings $6.8 $107.3 $121.7
Add: Taxes 2.3 56.8 64.4
Add: Depreciation &
Amortization 30.7 135.0 135.0
Add: Interest Expense 5.3 23.9 23.9
Less: Interest Income (4.0) (15.8) (15.8)
Add: Other, net 29.9 29.5 29.5
Adjusted EBITDA $71.1 $336.6 $358.6
Net Earnings 3Q 2003 FY 2003
Reconciliation Guidance Guidance
2Q 2002 2Q 2003 Low High Low High
GAAP Net Earnings $68.0 $6.8 $21.7 $29.0 $107.3 $121.7
Adjustments, net of
taxes:
Add: Amortization of
intangibles, stock
compensation and
transaction fees
from merger &
acquisition activity 19.5 9.6 9.5 9.5 38.2 38.2
Less: Restructuring
charges (2.2) (0.6) --- --- (0.6) (0.6)
Add: Other, net (1.8) 17.4 --- --- 17.6 17.6
Less: one-time
settlement --- --- --- --- (22.5) (22.5)
Less: minority
interests (0.8) (0.8) (0.8) (0.8) (3.1) (3.1)
Adjusted net
earnings $82.7 $32.4 $30.5 $37.7 $136.8 $151.2
Diluted share 145 143 145 144
count million million million million
Operating Income 3Q 2003 FY 2003
Reconciliation Guidance Guidance
2Q 2002 2Q 2003 Low High Low High
GAAP Operating
Income $104.3 $40.4 $36.5 $47.5 $203.0 $225.0
Operating Margin 19.4% 8.0%
Add: Amortization of
intangibles, stock
compensation and
transaction fees
from merger &
acquisition activity 32.8 14.8 14.7 14.7 59.2 59.2
Less: Restructuring
charges (3.5) (0.9) --- --- (0.9) (0.9)
Less: one-time
settlement --- --- --- --- (36.5) (36.5)
Adjusted Operating
Income $133.6 $54.3 $51.2 $62.2 $224.8 $246.8
Operating Margin 24.9% 10.7%
Operating Expenses 3Q 2003 FY 2003
Reconciliation Guidance Guidance
2Q 2003 Low High Low High
GAAP operating expenses $466.8
Less: Amortization of
intangibles, stock
compensation and
transaction fees from
merger & acquisition
activity (14.8)
Add: Restructuring charges 0.9
Adjusted Operating Expenses $452.9
Depreciation & Amortization 3Q 2003 FY 2003
Reconciliation Guidance Guidance
2Q 2003 Low High Low High
GAAP Depreciation &
Amortization $30.7 $135.0 $135.0
Less: Amortization of
intangibles from merger
and acquisition activity (11.6) (46.4) (46.4)
Adjusted Depreciation &
Amortization $19.1 $88.6 $88.6
3Q 2003 FY 2003
Revenue Reconciliation Guidance Guidance
2Q 2003 Low High Low High
GAAP Revenue $2,015.2 $2,103.5
Less: one-time settlement (36.5) (36.5)
Adjusted Revenue $1,978.7 $2,067.0
Sabre Travel Network 3Q 2003 FY 2003
revenue reconciliation Guidance Guidance
2Q 2003 Low High Low High
GAAP Revenue $1,505.0 $1,559.6
Less: one-time settlement (36.5) (36.5)
Adjusted Revenue $1,468.5 $1,523.1
SOURCE Sabre Holdings Corporation
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