NASDAQ$SABR
Sabre Corp · Q1 2024 earnings
Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Reported strong first quarter results exceeding prior guidance and raised full-year 2024 financial outlook.
Sabre's Q1 2024 revenue totaled $783 million, a 5% increase year-over-year. The company reported an operating income of $98 million, a significant improvement from the previous year. Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $71 million, and adjusted EBITDA reached $142 million.
- Strong financial performance exceeded prior Q1 guidance, leading to raised full-year 2024 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA outlook.
- Operating income reached $98 million with a 13 percentage point operating margin improvement; Q1 revenue increased 5% year-over-year while operating costs declined 8% over the same period.
- Hyatt implementation to the SynXis platform is on schedule, with first bookings expected in Q2.
- Refinanced over $300 million of 2025 debt maturities and increased liquidity by approximately $70 million.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Sabre · Revenue · Quarterly
$783M
Revenue by segment
Sabre · $751M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023
- Distribution$672M+11.3%89.5%
- IT Solutions$79M+17.0%10.5%
Forward guidance
Sabre's second quarter 2024 revenue is expected to be ~$750M and Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be ~$115M. The full year 2024 revenue is expected to be ~$3,040M and Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be ~$520M.
Tailwinds
- Second quarter 2024 Adjusted EBITDA guidance consists of second quarter expected net loss attributable to common stockholders of approximately $68 million.
- Expected stock-based compensation expense of approximately $14 million.
- Expected depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and amortization of capitalized implementation costs of approximately $24 million.
- Expected net interest expense of approximately $131 million.
- Expected provision for income taxes of approximately $4 million.
Headwinds
- Full-year Adjusted EBITDA guidance consists of full-year expected net loss attributable to common stockholders of approximately $256 million.
- Expected the impact of acquisition-related amortization of approximately $39 million.
- Expected stock-based compensation expense of approximately $59 million.
- Expected other costs including litigation, acquisition-related costs, and other foreign non-income tax matters and foreign exchange gains and losses of $5 million.
- Expected interest expense, inclusive of amortization of issuance costs and debt discounts net of approximately $518 million.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024
+0.3%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.8%
Avg return
5 days after
+0.7%
Avg return
30 days after
45%
24 / 53 earnings
Positive
+32.1%
Q4 2021
Best reaction
-32.9%
Q4 2023
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +4.0% | -0.5% | -9.8% | |
| Q4 2025 | +24.0% | -4.1% | +40.7% | |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5% | -6.0% | -18.5% | |
| Q1 2025 | +0.0% | +16.7% | +12.7% | |
| Q4 2024 | +22.4% | +26.8% | +3.2% | |
| Q3 2024 | -22.4% | -19.0% | -4.6% | |
| Q2 2024 | -8.5% | -10.2% | -11.1% | |
| Q1 2024 | -11.0% | -8.3% | +7.9% | |
| Q4 2023 | -32.9% | -37.2% | -55.1% | |
| Q3 2023 | +18.0% | -4.4% | +8.6% | |
| Q2 2023 | +30.9% | +45.3% | +45.5% | |
| Q1 2023 | -7.1% | -7.1% | -12.2% | |
| Q4 2022 | -16.3% | -22.8% | -43.7% | |
| Q3 2022 | -21.5% | -21.7% | +4.5% | |
| Q2 2022 | +18.1% | +19.8% | +13.7% | |
| Q1 2022 | -9.3% | -17.8% | -25.8% | |
| Q4 2021 | +32.1% | +28.0% | +18.7% | |
| Q3 2021 | -15.2% | -8.0% | -22.4% | |
| Q2 2021 | -4.3% | +1.1% | -1.9% | |
| Q1 2021 | -17.3% | -13.9% | -5.8% | |
| Q4 2020 | +2.3% | +24.9% | +35.9% | |
| Q3 2020 | +32.0% | +21.9% | +64.9% | |
| Q2 2020 | -3.2% | +1.7% | -8.2% | |
| Q1 2020 | +0.1% | -12.6% | +54.9% | |
| Q4 2019 | -24.7% | -30.3% | -68.4% | |
| Q3 2019 | +3.2% | +1.2% | +1.8% | |
| Q2 2019 | +6.4% | +5.2% | +0.6% | |
| Q1 2019 | -8.6% | -4.2% | -10.6% | |
| Q4 2018 | -0.9% | -3.9% | -8.3% | |
| Q3 2018 | +7.8% | +6.7% | +13.9% | |
| Q2 2018 | -6.0% | -4.5% | +0.5% | |
| Q1 2018 | +12.8% | +12.7% | +18.8% | |
| Q4 2017 | +18.6% | +21.6% | +15.8% | |
| Q3 2017 | +7.7% | +3.3% | +9.7% | |
| Q2 2017 | -8.9% | -10.8% | -16.7% | |
| Q1 2017 | +3.2% | +4.5% | -3.7% | |
| Q4 2016 | -12.1% | -8.2% | -12.9% | |
| Q3 2016 | -11.1% | -10.7% | -3.1% | |
| Q2 2016 | -9.0% | -8.0% | -2.9% | |
| Q1 2016 | +3.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +12.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -3.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +6.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +1.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | -0.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -2.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -1.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -0.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -0.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -0.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +3.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +3.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +3.4% | — | — |
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