NASDAQ$SABR

Sabre Corp · Q3 2021 earnings

Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Sabre's earnings metrics significantly improved versus prior year, driven by increased revenue due to the continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and a decrease in the provision for expected credit losses.

Sabre's Q3 2021 revenue totaled $441 million, a 58% increase compared to Q3 2020. The company reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $241 million, or $0.75 per share, and an adjusted EPS of ($0.50).

  • Entered into agreement to sell AirCentre, Sabre's airline operations portfolio, to narrow strategic focus and strengthen liquidity position
  • Completed successful migration of GOL Linhas Aéreas, Brazil's largest domestic airline, onto the SabreSonic passenger service system
  • Increased average booking fee sequentially versus the first and second quarters of 2021 due to more favorable bookings mix
  • Progressed cloud migration and decommissioned almost 2,000 legacy servers

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$441M

Previous: $278M+58.5%
EPS (adj)

-$0.50

Previous: -$0.82+39.0%
Total Bookings

53.5M

Previous: 19.9K+268544.6%
Air Bookings

46.8M

Previous: 16.5K+282577.3%
Passengers Boarded

116.0M

Previous: 57.0K+203515.9%
Average Booking Fee

$4.59

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$13.2M

Previous: -$48.3M+72.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$248M

Previous: -$358M+30.7%
Net Income

-$235M

Previous: -$310M+24.2%
Operating Income

-$157M

Previous: -$233M+32.8%
Gross Profit

$270M

Previous: $163M+65.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.02B

Previous: $1.67B-38.6%
Total Assets

$5.44B

Previous: $6.42B-15.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$32.2M

Previous: $18.6M+73.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Sabre · Revenue · Quarterly

$441M

Q3 2021+58.5%vs Q3 2020
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Sabre · $445M total across 2 segments · Q3 2021

  • Distribution
    $390M+64.5%
  • IT Solutions
    $55M+22.4%

Forward guidance

Given the ongoing magnitude and the uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic effects, Sabre has not given guidance at this time.

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 Q3 2021

Historical avgQ3 2021

+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

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (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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