NASDAQ$SNCY

Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Sun Country Airlines reported first quarter results with record revenue and strong margins.

Sun Country Airlines reported a strong first quarter with a record revenue of $311 million, a 5.9% increase compared to Q1 2023. The company's diversified business model and effective cost control contributed to industry-leading margins. The company repurchased $11.5 million worth of SNCY shares.

  • Total revenue increased by 5.9% year-over-year, reaching a record quarterly high of $311 million.
  • System block hours flown grew by 9.6% year-over-year, driven by a 16.2% increase in scheduled service block hours.
  • The company extended the selling schedule through December 2024 and will operate 122 routes serving 108 airports.
  • Sun Country repurchased 755,000 shares at an average price of $15.22 during the first quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$311M

Previous: $294M+5.9%
EPS

$0.64

Previous: $0.68-5.9%
Adjusted Operating Income Margin

18.2%

No prior period
Adjusted CASM

$7.09

No prior period
Total System Block Hours

38.4M

No prior period
Scheduled Service ASMs

1.9B

No prior period
Charter Block Hours

4.9M

No prior period
Cargo Block Hours

7.7M

No prior period
Scheduled Service Load Factor

87.4%

No prior period
Total Fare Per Scheduled Passenger

$196.41

No prior period
Ancillary Revenue Per Passenger

$74.43

No prior period
Average Base Fare Per Passenger

$121.98

No prior period
Total Revenue Per ASM

$12.58

No prior period
CASM

$11.59

No prior period
Fuel Cost Per Gallon

$3.01

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA

$80.5M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

25.9%

No prior period
Daily Utilization

8

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$29.7M

Previous: -$105M+71.7%
Free Cash Flow

$5.62M

Previous: -$66.7M+108.4%
Net Income

$35.3M

Previous: $38.3M-7.9%
Operating Income

$55.2M

Previous: $55.8M-1.1%
Gross Profit

-$85M

Previous: -$85.8M+0.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$28.4M

Previous: $71.6M-60.3%
Total Assets

$1.64B

Previous: $1.58B+3.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Sun Country Airlines · Revenue · Quarterly

$311M

Q1 2024+5.9%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 7 of 16 quarters(44%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Sun Country Airlines · $249M total across 5 segments · Q3 2023

  • Scheduled Service
    $96.5M-5.6%
  • Ancillary
    $70.4M+40.1%
  • Charter Service
    $47.4M+10.6%
  • Cargo
    $26.1M+10.0%
  • Other
    $8.46M+219.0%

Forward guidance

Sun Country Airlines provided guidance for the second quarter of 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Total revenue between $255 million and $265 million.
  • Total system block hours between 37,000 and 38,000.
  • Economic fuel cost per gallon of $2.93.
  • Effective tax rate of 23%.

Headwinds

  • Total revenue is expected to be (2%) to 1% lower compared to Q2 2023.
  • Operating income margin is expected to be 4% to 7%, lower by (11pp) to (8pp) compared to Q2 2023.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.7%

Avg return

30 days after

65%

17 / 26 earnings

Positive

+13.3%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-22.0%

Q2 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.4%+6.8%
Q4 2025+12.6%+7.6%-16.3%
Q3 2025+6.5%+12.4%+29.1%
Q2 2025-11.0%-8.9%+14.3%
Q1 2025+0.3%+14.7%+18.2%
Q4 2024-0.9%+8.3%-8.0%
Q3 2024+11.7%+14.6%+14.4%
Q2 2024-15.8%-18.0%-16.2%
Q1 2024-19.3%-18.1%-25.3%
Q4 2023+6.3%+1.0%+8.8%
Q3 2023-3.6%-2.9%+32.3%
Q2 2023-22.0%-24.8%-29.1%
Q1 2023+8.1%-2.6%+0.7%
Q4 2022+12.5%+13.1%+8.3%
Q3 2022+13.3%+16.3%+24.1%
Q2 2022-10.9%-4.9%+0.4%
Q1 2022-11.5%-15.8%-26.2%
Q4 2021+4.2%+8.6%-7.9%
Q3 2020+1.0%+8.2%-15.6%
Q3 2021+1.0%+8.2%-15.6%
Q2 2020+0.4%-4.8%-4.3%
Q2 2021+0.4%-4.8%-4.3%
Q1 2020+1.9%-5.9%-6.5%
Q4 2020+1.9%-5.9%-6.5%
Q4 2019+1.9%-5.9%-6.5%
Q1 2021-4.5%-2.0%-3.5%
Q1 2019
Q1 2018

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