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Wheels Up Experience Inc · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Wheels Up reported a decrease in revenue and an increase in net loss, but showed improvement in Adjusted EBITDA and operational efficiency.

Wheels Up reported a decrease in revenue by 21% year-over-year to $335 million and an increase in net loss year-over-year to $161 million, which included a $70 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge. However, the company saw slight improvement in Adjusted EBITDA to a loss of $40 million and made progress on operational initiatives.

  • Revenue decreased $90 million year-over-year to $335 million.
  • Net loss increased year-over-year to $161 million, driven by a $70 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge.
  • Adjusted EBITDA improved slightly year-over-year to a loss of $40 million.
  • Company received a short-term capital infusion from Delta Air Lines and is pursuing strategic options.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$335M

Previous: $426M-21.3%
EPS (adj)

-$3.51

Previous: -$2.50-40.4%
Live Flight Legs

18.1K

Previous: 21.7K-16.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$12.2M

Previous: -$76.5M+84.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$173M

Previous: -$169M-2.1%
Net Income

-$161M

Previous: -$92.8M-73.1%
Operating Income

-$153M

Previous: -$94.1M-62.5%
Gross Profit

$7.16M

Previous: $16.6M-56.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$152M

Previous: $427M-64.4%
Total Assets

$1.39B

Previous: $1.97B-29.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.6M

Previous: $20.8M-68.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Wheels Up · Revenue · Quarterly

$335M

Q2 2023-21.3%vs Q2 2022
Beat estimate in 3 of 10 quarters(30%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Wheels Up · $287M total across 3 segments · Q2 2023

  • Flight
    $235M-17.2%
  • Other
    $29.8M-47.4%
  • Membership
    $21.5M-10.6%

Forward guidance

Wheels Up is continuing to engage with strategic and financial partners around the path forward and look forward to sharing more information in the days ahead. Meanwhile, they are continuing to provide exceptional service and experiences to their customers, who are reaping the benefits of their continued focus on operations.

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 Q2 2023

Historical avgQ2 2023

-3.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

-5.9%

Avg return

5 days after

-6.8%

Avg return

30 days after

36%

8 / 22 earnings

Positive

+34.8%

Q2 2023

Best reaction

-36.2%

Q1 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.8%-16.6%+13.8%
Q4 2025-12.4%-6.1%-28.3%
Q3 2025+5.1%+3.3%-49.6%
Q1 2025-3.5%-7.8%+13.9%
Q4 2024+5.6%+1.9%-25.2%
Q3 2024-7.4%-6.5%-1.4%
Q2 2024-4.9%-9.2%-8.6%
Q1 2024+0.9%+20.2%-9.9%
Q4 2023-12.0%-10.5%-3.3%
Q3 2023-10.0%-10.7%+32.9%
Q2 2023+34.8%+18.8%+137.5%
Q1 2023-36.2%-42.8%-39.4%
Q4 2022-12.2%-24.3%-29.1%
Q3 2022-3.7%-8.0%-36.8%
Q2 2022+10.2%+4.7%-32.5%
Q1 2022+11.7%+21.2%-2.3%
Q4 2021-11.4%-12.0%-11.7%
Q4 2019-11.4%-12.0%-11.7%
Q3 2021-20.9%-20.9%-42.5%
Q2 2021-3.2%-10.2%-11.4%
Q1 2021+0.0%+0.0%-0.1%
Q4 2020+0.4%-2.3%-4.4%
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020

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