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    Air Lease Announces First Quarter 2025 Results

    5/5/25 4:05:00 PM ET
    $AL
    Diversified Commercial Services
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    Air Lease (NYSE:AL) announces financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

    "AL had a strong quarter with fleet expansion, healthy sales gains, significant insurance settlements related to our aircraft in Russia, and achieving our target debt to equity ratio which now allows us to consider all capital allocation opportunities. To date, we have no aircraft delivering to any country that has announced reciprocal tariffs applicable to aircraft. We continue to benefit from robust global aircraft demand in both leasing and aircraft trading as significant aircraft supply constraints persist," said John L. Plueger, Chief Executive Officer and President.

    First Quarter 2025 Results

    The following table summarizes our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in millions, except per share amounts and percentages):

    Operating Results

     

    Three Months Ended

    March 31,

     

     

     

    2025

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    $ change

     

    % change

     

    Revenues

    $

    738.3

     

     

    $

    663.3

     

     

    $

    75.0

     

     

    11.3

    %

     

    Operating expenses

     

    (598.6

    )

     

     

    (528.0

    )

     

     

    (70.6

    )

     

    13.4

    %

     

    Recoveries of Russian fleet write-off

     

    331.9

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    331.9

     

     

    —

     

     

    Income before taxes

     

    471.7

     

     

     

    135.3

     

     

     

    336.4

     

     

    248.6

    %

     

    Net income attributable to common stockholders

    $

    364.8

     

     

    $

    97.4

     

     

    $

    267.4

     

     

    274.5

    %

     

    Diluted earnings per share

    $

    3.26

     

     

    $

    0.87

     

     

    $

    2.39

     

     

    274.7

    %

     

    Adjusted net income before income taxes(1)

    $

    169.5

     

     

    $

    146.3

     

     

    $

    23.2

     

     

    15.9

    %

     

    Adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes(1)

    $

    1.51

     

     

    $

    1.31

     

     

    $

    0.20

     

     

    15.3

    %

     

    Key Financial Ratios

     

    Three Months Ended

    March 31,

     

     

    2025

     

    2024

     

    Pre-tax margin

    63.9%

     

    20.4%

     

    Adjusted pre-tax margin(1)

    23.0%

     

    22.1%

     

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

    12.2%

     

    11.2%

     

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

    9.0%

     

    11.6%

     

    ——————————————————————

    (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, such as non-cash deemed dividends for redemption of preferred stock, and one-time or non-recurring items that are not expected to continue in the future, such as retirement compensation and net write-offs and recoveries related to our former Russian fleet. 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

    • During the first quarter, we took delivery of 14 aircraft from our orderbook, representing over $800 million in aircraft investments, ending the period with 487 aircraft in our owned fleet and over $32 billion in total assets.
    • In March 2025, we recognized a net benefit of $332 million from the settlement with certain insurers of insurance claims related to our former Russian fleet.
    • In addition, subsequent to March 31, 2025, we received $226.7 million in cash insurance settlement proceeds. As of May 5, 2025, we have recovered approximately 82% of our write-off.
    • Sold 16 aircraft during the first quarter for $521 million in sales proceeds.
    • We have approximately $741 million of aircraft in our sales pipeline1, which includes approximately $552 million in flight equipment held for sale as of March 31, 2025 and $189 million of aircraft subject to letters of intent.
    • Placed 100% and 89% of our expected orderbook on long-term leases for aircraft delivering through the end of 2026 and 2027, respectively, and placed approximately 58% of our entire orderbook delivering through 2031.
    • Ended the quarter with $29.2 billion in committed minimum future rental payments consisting of $18.9 billion in contracted minimum rental payments on the aircraft in our existing fleet and $10.3 billion in minimum future rental payments related to aircraft which will deliver between 2025 through 2031.
    • On April 30, 2025, we increased the capacity of our syndicated unsecured revolving credit facility to $8.2 billion with the support of 52 financial institutions and extended the final maturity to May 5, 2029.
    • On May 2, 2025, our board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share on our outstanding Class A common stock. This quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share will be paid on July 9, 2025 to holders of record of our Class A common stock as of June 4, 2025.

    Financial Overview

    Our rental revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased by approximately 5%, to $645 million, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. Our rental revenues increased primarily due to the continued growth of our fleet, partially offset by a decrease in end of lease revenue of approximately $12.7 million as compared to the prior period primarily due to fewer lease terminations.

    Our aircraft sales, trading and other revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased by 90%, to $93 million, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily driven by an increase in sales activity. We recorded $61 million in gains from the sale of 16 aircraft for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $23 million in gains from the sale of five aircraft for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

    Our net income attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $365 million, or $3.26 per diluted share, as compared to $97 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Net income attributable to common stockholders increased from the prior year period primarily due to a net benefit of $332 million from the settlement of insurance claims with certain insurers related to aircraft detained in Russia, along with higher revenues as discussed above. These were slightly offset by higher interest expense, driven by the increase in our composite cost of funds, as well as a $17.1 million increase in compensation expense, primarily consisting of $9.2 million in selling, general and administrative expense and $7.4 million in stock-based compensation expense, related to the announced retirement of our Executive Chairman.

    Adjusted net income before income taxes during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $169 million, or $1.51 per adjusted diluted share, as compared to $146 million, or $1.31 per adjusted diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase is primarily due to an increase in our rental revenue and aircraft sales, trading and other revenue as discussed above, partially offset by higher interest expense, driven by the increase in our composite cost of funds.

    ________________________________

    1

    Aircraft in our sales pipeline is as of March 31, 2025, and includes letters of intent and sale agreements signed through May 5, 2025.

    Flight Equipment Portfolio

    As of March 31, 2025, the net book value of our fleet increased to $28.6 billion, compared to $28.2 billion as of December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, we owned 487 aircraft in our aircraft portfolio, comprised of 352 narrowbody aircraft and 135 widebody aircraft, and we managed 57 aircraft. The weighted average fleet age and weighted average remaining lease term of flight equipment subject to operating lease as of March 31, 2025 was 4.7 years and 7.2 years, respectively. We had a globally diversified customer base comprised of 112 airlines in 57 countries as of March 31, 2025.

    The following table summarizes the key portfolio metrics of our fleet as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

     

    March 31, 2025

     

    December 31, 2024

    Net book value of flight equipment subject to operating lease

    $ 28.6 billion

     

    $ 28.2 billion

    Weighted-average fleet age(1)

    4.7 years

     

    4.6 years

    Weighted-average remaining lease term(1)

    7.2 years

     

    7.2 years

     

     

     

     

    Owned fleet(2)

    487

     

    489

    Managed fleet

    57

     

    60

    Aircraft on order

    260

     

    269

    Total

    804

     

    818

     

     

     

     

    Current fleet contracted rentals

    $ 18.9 billion

     

    $ 18.3 billion

    Committed fleet rentals

    $ 10.3 billion

     

    $ 11.2 billion

    Total committed rentals

    $ 29.2 billion

     

    $ 29.5 billion

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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

    (2) As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our owned fleet count included 16 and 30 aircraft classified as flight equipment held for sale, respectively, and 16 and 15 aircraft classified as net investments in sales-type leases, respectively, which are all included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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

     

     

    March 31, 2025

     

    December 31, 2024

    Region

     

    % of Net Book Value

     

    % of Net Book Value

    Europe

     

    40.8 %

     

    41.4 %

    Asia Pacific

     

    36.4 %

     

    35.8 %

    Central America, South America, and Mexico

     

    9.7 %

     

    9.5 %

    The Middle East and Africa

     

    6.9 %

     

    7.0 %

    U.S. and Canada

     

    6.2 %

     

    6.3 %

    Total

     

    100.0 %

     

    100.0 %

    The following table details the composition of our owned fleet by aircraft type:

     

     

    March 31, 2025

     

    December 31, 2024

    Aircraft type

     

    Number of

    Aircraft

     

    % of Total

     

    Number of

    Aircraft

     

    % of Total

    Airbus A220-100

     

    7

     

    1.4 %

     

    7

     

    1.4 %

    Airbus A220-300

     

    26

     

    5.3 %

     

    22

     

    4.5 %

    Airbus A320-200

     

    20

     

    4.1 %

     

    23

     

    4.7 %

    Airbus A320-200neo

     

    23

     

    4.7 %

     

    23

     

    4.7 %

    Airbus A321-200

     

    19

     

    3.9 %

     

    19

     

    3.9 %

    Airbus A321-200neo

     

    108

     

    22.2 %

     

    108

     

    22.1 %

    Airbus A330-200(1)

     

    13

     

    2.7 %

     

    13

     

    2.7 %

    Airbus A330-300

     

    5

     

    1.0 %

     

    5

     

    1.0 %

    Airbus A330-900neo

     

    28

     

    5.7 %

     

    28

     

    5.7 %

    Airbus A350-900

     

    17

     

    3.5 %

     

    17

     

    3.5 %

    Airbus A350-1000

     

    8

     

    1.6 %

     

    8

     

    1.6 %

    Boeing 737-700

     

    2

     

    0.4 %

     

    2

     

    0.4 %

    Boeing 737-800

     

    48

     

    9.9 %

     

    61

     

    12.5 %

    Boeing 737-8 MAX

     

    67

     

    13.8 %

     

    59

     

    12.1 %

    Boeing 737-9 MAX

     

    31

     

    6.4 %

     

    30

     

    6.1 %

    Boeing 777-200ER

     

    1

     

    0.2 %

     

    1

     

    0.2 %

    Boeing 777-300ER

     

    24

     

    5.0 %

     

    24

     

    4.9 %

    Boeing 787-9

     

    26

     

    5.3 %

     

    26

     

    5.3 %

    Boeing 787-10

     

    13

     

    2.7 %

     

    12

     

    2.5 %

    Embraer E190

     

    1

     

    0.2 %

     

    1

     

    0.2 %

    Total(2)

     

    487

     

    100.0 %

     

    489

     

    100.0 %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (1) As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, aircraft count includes two Airbus A330-200 aircraft classified as freighters.

    (2) As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our owned fleet count included 16 and 30 aircraft classified as flight equipment held for sale, respectively, and 16 and 15 aircraft classified as net investments in sales-type leases, respectively, which are all included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

    Debt Financing Activities

    We ended the first quarter of 2025 with total debt financing, net of discounts and issuance costs, of $19.9 billion. As of March 31, 2025, 77.6% of our total debt financing was at a fixed rate and 97.3% was unsecured. As of March 31, 2025, our composite cost of funds was 4.26%. We ended the quarter with total liquidity of $7.4 billion.

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

     

    March 31, 2025

     

    December 31, 2024

    Unsecured

     

     

     

    Senior unsecured securities

    $ 14,624

     

    $ 16,047

    Term financings

    3,808

     

    3,629

    Commercial paper

    889

     

    —

    Other revolving credit facilities

    200

     

    —

    Revolving credit facility

    —

     

    170

    Total unsecured debt financing

    19,521

     

    19,846

    Secured

     

     

     

    Term financings

    351

     

    354

    Export credit financing

    186

     

    190

    Total secured debt financing

    537

     

    544

     

     

     

     

    Total debt financing

    20,058

     

    20,390

    Less: Debt discounts and issuance costs

    (167)

     

    (180)

    Debt financing, net of discounts and issuance costs

    $ 19,891

     

    $ 20,210

    Selected interest rates and ratios:

     

     

     

    Composite interest rate(1)

    4.26 %

     

    4.14 %

    Composite interest rate on fixed-rate debt(1)

    3.90 %

     

    3.74 %

    Percentage of total debt at a fixed-rate

    77.63 %

     

    79.00 %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (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 will host a conference call on May 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM Eastern Time to discuss the Company's financial results for the first quarter of 2025.

    Investors can participate in the conference call by dialing 1 (800) 715-9871 domestic or 1 (646) 307-1963 international. The passcode for the call is 4869598.

    The conference call will also be broadcast live through a link on the Investors page of the Air Lease 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 website.

    For your convenience, the conference call can be replayed in its entirety beginning on May 5, 2025 until 11:59 PM ET on May 12, 2025. 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 4869598.

    About Air Lease (NYSE:AL)

    Air Lease is a leading global aircraft leasing company based in Los Angeles, California that has airline customers throughout the world. Air Lease 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 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's website regularly for important information. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, Air Lease'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, our future aircraft deliveries and rental revenues, which may be impacted by aircraft and engine delivery delays and manufacturing flaws, our aircraft sales pipeline and expectations, and payment of our future dividends. 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, decreases in our credit ratings, or changes in interest rates;
    • our inability to generate sufficient returns on our aircraft investments through strategic aircraft acquisitions and profitable leasing;
    • the failure of an aircraft or engine manufacturer to meet its contractual obligations to us, including or as a result of labor strikes, aviation supply chain constraints, manufacturing flaws or technical or other difficulties with aircraft or engines before or after delivery;
    • our ability to recover losses related to aircraft detained in Russia, including through insurance claims and related litigation;
    • 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, inflation, 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, or the failure of such insurers to fulfill their contractual obligations;
    • 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, 2024, "Part II — Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and other Securities and Exchange Commission ("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

     

    March 31, 2025

     

    December 31, 2024

     

    (unaudited)

    Assets

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $

    456,623

     

     

    $

    472,554

     

    Restricted cash

     

    3,990

     

     

     

    3,550

     

    Flight equipment subject to operating leases

     

    34,875,183

     

     

     

    34,168,919

     

    Less accumulated depreciation

     

    (6,268,070

    )

     

     

    (5,998,453

    )

     

     

    28,607,113

     

     

     

    28,170,466

     

    Deposits on flight equipment purchases

     

    771,895

     

     

     

    761,438

     

    Other assets

     

    2,522,376

     

     

     

    2,869,888

     

    Total assets

    $

    32,361,997

     

     

    $

    32,277,896

     

    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

     

     

     

    Accrued interest and other payables

    $

    1,167,217

     

     

    $

    1,272,984

     

    Debt financing, net of discounts and issuance costs

     

    19,890,883

     

     

     

    20,209,985

     

    Security deposits and maintenance reserves on flight equipment leases

     

    1,898,902

     

     

     

    1,805,338

     

    Rentals received in advance

     

    127,617

     

     

     

    136,566

     

    Deferred tax liability

     

    1,412,193

     

     

     

    1,320,397

     

    Total liabilities

    $

    24,496,812

     

     

    $

    24,745,270

     

    Shareholders' Equity

     

     

     

    Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized at each of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; 900,000 (aggregate liquidation preference of $900,000) shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024

    $

    9

     

     

    $

    9

     

    Class A common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 111,759,135 and 111,376,884 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively

     

    1,118

     

     

     

    1,114

     

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

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

    Paid-in capital

     

    3,370,053

     

     

     

    3,364,712

     

    Retained earnings

     

    4,487,382

     

     

     

    4,147,218

     

    Accumulated other comprehensive income

     

    6,623

     

     

     

    19,573

     

    Total shareholders' equity

    $

    7,865,185

     

     

    $

    7,532,626

    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

    $

    32,361,997

     

     

    $

    32,277,896

     

    Air Lease Corporation and Subsidiaries

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

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

     

     

    Three Months Ended

    March 31,

     

     

     

     

    2025

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

     

     

    (unaudited)

    Revenues

     

     

     

     

     

    Rental of flight equipment

     

    $

    645,370

     

     

    $

    614,329

     

     

    Aircraft sales, trading and other

     

     

    92,912

     

     

     

    48,981

     

     

    Total revenues

     

     

    738,282

     

     

     

    663,310

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Expenses

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest

     

     

    208,574

     

     

     

    181,595

     

     

    Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

     

     

    13,995

     

     

     

    13,108

     

     

    Interest expense

     

     

    222,569

     

     

     

    194,703

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation of flight equipment

     

     

    299,019

     

     

     

    277,260

     

     

    Recoveries of Russian fleet write-off

     

     

    (331,938

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

    Selling, general and administrative

     

     

    59,348

     

     

     

    47,743

     

     

    Stock-based compensation expense

     

     

    17,616

     

     

     

    8,275

     

     

    Total expenses

     

     

    266,614

     

     

     

    527,981

     

     

    Income before taxes

     

     

    471,668

     

     

     

    135,329

     

     

    Income tax expense

     

     

    (95,836

    )

     

     

    (27,463

    )

     

    Net income

     

    $

    375,832

     

     

    $

    107,866

     

     

    Preferred stock dividends

     

     

    (11,081

    )

     

     

    (10,425

    )

     

    Net income attributable to common stockholders

     

    $

    364,751

     

     

    $

    97,441

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Earnings per share of common stock:

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

     

    $

    3.27

     

     

    $

    0.88

     

     

    Diluted

     

    $

    3.26

     

     

    $

    0.87

     

     

    Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

     

     

    111,549,903

     

     

     

    111,174,593

     

     

    Diluted

     

     

    112,030,382

     

     

     

    111,529,770

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Other financial data

     

     

     

     

     

    Pre-tax margin

     

     

    63.9

    %

     

     

    20.4

    %

     

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

     

     

    12.2

    %

     

     

    11.2

    %

     

    Adjusted net income before income taxes(1)

     

    $

    169,490

     

     

    $

    146,287

     

     

    Adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes(1)

     

    $

    1.51

     

     

    $

    1.31

     

     

    Adjusted pre-tax margin(1)

     

     

    23.0

    %

     

     

    22.1

    %

     

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

     

     

    9.0

    %

     

     

    11.6

    %

     

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    Adjusted net income before income taxes (defined as net income attributable to common stockholders excluding the effects of certain non-cash items, such as non-cash deemed dividends upon redemption of our Series A preferred stock, one-time or non-recurring items that are not expected to continue in the future, such as retirement compensation and net write-offs and recoveries related to our former Russian fleet, 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 attributable to common stockholders, pre-tax margin, earnings per share, diluted earnings 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. 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

    March 31,

     

     

     

    2025

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

     

    (unaudited)

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

     

     

     

     

    Net income attributable to common stockholders

    $

    364,751

     

     

    $

    97,441

     

     

    Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

     

    13,995

     

     

     

    13,108

     

     

    Recoveries of Russian fleet write-off

     

    (331,938

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

    Stock-based compensation expense

     

    17,616

     

     

     

    8,275

     

     

    Retirement compensation expense

     

    9,230

     

     

     

    —

     

     

    Income tax expense

     

    95,836

     

     

     

    27,463

     

     

    Adjusted net income before income taxes

    $

    169,490

     

     

    $

    146,287

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Denominator for adjusted pre-tax margin:

     

     

    Total revenues

    $

    738,282

     

     

    $

    663,310

     

     

    Adjusted pre-tax margin(a)

     

    23.0

    %

     

     

    22.1

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (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):

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    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

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

     

    Three Months Ended

    March 31,

     

     

     

    2025

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    (unaudited)

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

     

     

     

     

    Net income attributable to common stockholders

    $

    364,751

     

     

    $

    97,441

     

    Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

     

    13,995

     

     

     

    13,108

     

    Recoveries of Russian fleet write-off

     

    (331,938

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Stock-based compensation expense

     

    17,616

     

     

     

    8,275

     

    Retirement compensation expense

     

    9,230

     

     

     

    —

     

    Income tax expense

     

    95,836

     

     

     

    27,463

     

    Adjusted net income before income taxes

    $

    169,490

     

     

    $

    146,287

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Denominator for adjusted diluted earnings per share:

     

     

     

     

    Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding

     

    112,030,382

     

     

     

    111,529,770

     

    Adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes(b)

    $

    1.51

     

     

    $

    1.31

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (b) Adjusted diluted earnings per share before income taxes is adjusted net income before income taxes divided by 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):

     

    Trailing Twelve Months Ended

    March 31,

     

     

    2025

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    (unaudited)

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

     

     

     

    Net income attributable to common stockholders

    $

    639,383

     

     

    $

    552,068

     

    Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

     

    55,709

     

     

     

    54,088

     

    Recoveries of Russian fleet write-off

     

    (331,938

    )

     

     

    (67,022

    )

    Stock-based compensation expense

     

    43,228

     

     

     

    36,994

     

    Retirement compensation expense

     

    9,230

     

     

     

    —

     

    Income tax expense

     

    173,927

     

     

     

    136,930

     

    Deemed dividend adjustment(c)

     

    7,869

     

     

     

    —

     

    Adjusted net income before income taxes

    $

    597,408

     

     

    $

    713,058

     

     

     

     

     

    Reconciliation of the 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

    $

    6,381,871

     

     

    $

    5,894,586

     

    Common shareholders' equity as of end of the period

    $

    6,965,185

     

     

    $

    6,381,871

     

    Average common shareholders' equity

    $

    6,673,528

     

     

    $

    6,138,229

     

     

     

     

     

    Adjusted pre-tax return on common equity(d)

     

    9.0

    %

     

     

    11.6

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (c) This adjustment consists of a deemed dividend related to the redemption of our Series A preferred stock. The deemed dividend relates to initial costs related to the issuance of our Series A Preferred Stock.

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

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    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    (In thousands)

     

    Three Months Ended

    March 31,

     

     

    2025

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    (unaudited)

    Operating Activities

     

     

     

    Net income

    $

    375,832

     

     

    $

    107,866

     

    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

     

     

    Depreciation of flight equipment

     

    299,019

     

     

     

    277,260

     

    Recoveries of Russian fleet write-off

     

    (331,938

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Stock-based compensation expense

     

    17,616

     

     

     

    8,275

     

    Deferred taxes

     

    95,322

     

     

     

    26,687

     

    Amortization of prepaid lease costs

     

    22,704

     

     

     

    24,336

     

    Amortization of discounts and debt issuance costs

     

    13,995

     

     

     

    13,108

     

    Gain on aircraft sales, trading and other activity

     

    (68,838

    )

     

     

    (51,346

    )

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

     

     

     

    Other assets

     

    7,817

     

     

     

    (16,829

    )

    Accrued interest and other payables

     

    (34,234

    )

     

     

    (12,438

    )

    Rentals received in advance

     

    (8,949

    )

     

     

    (5,589

    )

    Net cash provided by operating activities

     

    388,346

     

     

     

    371,330

     

    Investing Activities

     

     

     

    Acquisition of flight equipment

     

    (585,725

    )

     

     

    (706,179

    )

    Payments for deposits on flight equipment purchases

     

    (179,774

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Proceeds from aircraft sales, trading and other activity

     

    407,624

     

     

     

    200,401

     

    Proceeds from settlement of insurance claim

     

    328,546

     

     

     

    —

     

    Acquisition of aircraft furnishings, equipment and other assets

     

    (72,871

    )

     

     

    (124,546

    )

    Net cash used in investing activities

     

    (102,200

    )

     

     

    (630,324

    )

    Financing Activities

     

     

     

    Cash dividends paid on Class A common stock

     

    (24,503

    )

     

     

    (23,316

    )

    Cash dividends paid on preferred stock

     

    (11,081

    )

     

     

    (10,425

    )

    Tax withholdings on stock-based compensation

     

    (12,271

    )

     

     

    (9,384

    )

    Net change in unsecured revolving facilities

     

    30,000

     

     

     

    353,000

     

    Net change in commercial paper balance

     

    888,500

     

     

     

    —

     

    Proceeds from debt financings

     

    199,950

     

     

     

    1,428,212

     

    Payments in reduction of debt financings

     

    (1,477,864

    )

     

     

    (1,476,877

    )

    Debt issuance costs

     

    (1,385

    )

     

     

    (1,694

    )

    Security deposits and maintenance reserve receipts

     

    114,436

     

     

     

    93,464

     

    Security deposits and maintenance reserve disbursements

     

    (7,419

    )

     

     

    (2,553

    )

    Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities

     

    (301,637

    )

     

     

    350,427

     

    Net (decrease)/increase in cash

     

    (15,491

    )

     

     

    91,433

     

    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

     

    476,104

     

     

     

    464,492

     

    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

    $

    460,613

     

     

    $

    555,925

     

    Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

     

     

     

    Cash paid during the period for interest, including capitalized interest of $7,860 and $11,412 at March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively

    $

    237,890

     

     

    $

    203,581

     

    Cash paid for income taxes

    $

    38

     

     

    $

    3,033

     

    Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Activities

     

     

     

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

    $

    214,047

     

     

    $

    155,214

     

    Flight equipment subject to operating leases reclassified to flight equipment held for sale

    $

    60,572

     

     

    $

    276,094

     

    Transfer of flight equipment to investment in sales-type lease

    $

    33,778

     

     

    $

    33,629

     

    Cash dividends declared on Class A common stock, not yet paid

    $

    24,587

     

     

    $

    23,387

     

     

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