NASDAQ$SKYW

SkyWest Inc · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results with improved performance due to flying demand recovery.

SkyWest reported a net income of $4 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for Q4 2021, compared to a net loss of $46 million, or $0.93 loss per share, for Q4 2020. The company's financial results improved from 2020 due to the flying demand recovery from COVID-19.

  • Q4 2021 Pre-tax income of $5 million, net income of $4 million, or $0.09 per diluted share
  • Full year 2021 pre-tax income of $151 million, net income of $112 million, or $2.20 per diluted share
  • Full year 2021 adjusted pre-tax income of $235 million, adjusted net income of $176 million, or $3.46 per diluted share, excluding a non-cash impairment charge in Q3 2021
  • Partnered with Eve Air Mobility, an Embraer company (“Eve”), including an option to purchase up to 100 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (“eVTOL”)

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$777M

Previous: $590M+31.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.09

Previous: -$0.93+109.7%
Adjusted flight completion

98.6%

No prior period
Raw flight completion

97.1%

No prior period
Passenger load factor

81.9%

No prior period
Average trip length

519

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$7.65M

Previous: $3.28M+133.4%
Free Cash Flow

$137M

Previous: $81.6M+68.2%
Net Income

$4.33M

Previous: -$46M+109.4%
Operating Income

$33M

Previous: -$27M+222.0%
Gross Profit

$107M

Previous: $24.6M+335.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$860M

Previous: $826M+4.2%
Total Assets

$7.13B

Previous: $0.00
Stock-Based Comp

$8.69M

Previous: $6.8M+27.7%

Revenue & EPS history

SkyWest · Revenue · Quarterly

$777M

Q4 2021+31.8%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

SkyWest · $777M total across 2 segments · Q4 2021

  • Flying agreements
    $752M
  • Lease, airport services and other
    $25.3M

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 Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

+1.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+6.3%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

34 / 66 earnings

Positive

+22.7%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-24.0%

Q4 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-7.1%-13.2%-8.6%
Q4 2025-5.0%+1.6%+2.5%
Q3 2025+5.5%+3.8%+6.7%
Q2 2025-0.1%-2.8%-7.7%
Q1 2025-1.3%+0.1%+9.9%
Q4 2024+3.6%+1.3%-15.3%
Q3 2024+5.0%+8.0%+18.9%
Q2 2024-7.7%-6.6%-8.2%
Q1 2024+3.2%+2.4%+5.2%
Q4 2023+9.9%+11.8%+21.5%
Q3 2023+11.2%+10.9%+22.1%
Q2 2023+10.8%+10.3%-0.1%
Q1 2023+19.6%+15.8%+28.4%
Q4 2022-9.2%-8.6%+2.1%
Q3 2022-4.1%-3.9%-2.0%
Q2 2022+9.1%+8.6%-1.6%
Q1 2022+2.5%+0.5%-6.7%
Q4 2021-24.0%-15.5%-34.1%
Q3 2021-5.3%-2.8%-9.7%
Q2 2021-0.9%-2.5%+18.7%
Q1 2021-2.7%-5.9%-4.0%
Q4 2020+3.2%+7.9%+32.7%
Q3 2020+4.4%+6.0%+55.7%
Q2 2020-8.6%-4.4%+21.1%
Q1 2020+22.7%+7.9%+77.5%
Q4 2019-9.4%-5.1%-25.5%
Q3 2019+0.8%+4.1%+6.1%
Q2 2019-2.6%-10.1%-8.2%
Q1 2019+1.1%+3.1%+0.4%
Q4 2018+1.7%+3.2%+3.8%
Q3 2018+13.1%+10.3%+9.6%
Q2 2018+8.4%+7.2%+14.5%
Q1 2018+5.2%+6.1%+6.2%
Q4 2017-2.9%-5.2%-1.8%
Q3 2017+1.9%+2.8%+10.6%
Q2 2017-0.3%-3.6%-9.3%
Q1 2017+3.8%+3.6%-1.4%
Q4 2016-4.6%-9.5%-0.8%
Q3 2016+0.5%+0.2%+27.2%
Q2 2016-1.1%-6.3%-6.2%
Q1 2016+14.2%
Q4 2015+0.3%
Q3 2015-8.9%
Q2 2015+17.4%
Q1 2015+17.2%
Q4 2014+7.5%
Q3 2014+11.9%
Q2 2014-10.8%
Q1 2014-0.9%
Q4 2013+2.4%
Q3 2013-5.2%
Q2 2013+0.5%
Q1 2013-7.7%
Q4 2012-1.9%
Q3 2012-2.2%
Q2 2012+19.1%
Q1 2012-2.2%
Q1 2011+3.1%
Q4 2009-3.3%
Q1 2010-3.3%
Q4 2011-3.3%
Q3 2010+2.4%
Q3 2011+2.4%
Q4 2010-1.5%
Q2 2010-1.5%
Q2 2011-1.5%

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