NYSE$UP

Wheels Up Experience Inc · Q3 2021 earnings

Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Wheels Up reported record revenue driven by strong flight demand and membership growth, but net income decreased due to increased operating costs.

Wheels Up Experience Inc. announced record revenue for the third quarter of 2021, with a 55% increase year-over-year to $302.0 million. Active Members grew 45% year-over-year to 11,375, and Live Flight Legs increased 52% year-over-year to 19,714. However, the company experienced a net loss of $59.5 million, compared to a net income of $20.5 million in the same period last year.

  • Revenue increased 55% year-over-year to $302.0 million.
  • Active Members grew 45% year-over-year to 11,375.
  • Live Flight Legs increased 52% year-over-year to 19,714.
  • Net loss was $(59.5) million, a decrease of $(80.0) million year-over-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$302M

Previous: $485M-37.8%
EPS (adj)

-$2.40

Previous: -$2.90+17.2%
Live Flight Legs

19.7K

Previous: 13.0K+52.2%
Capital Expenditures

-$6.68M

Previous: $4.88M-237.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$65.2M

Previous: $523K-12560.4%
Net Income

-$58.5M

Previous: -$27.3M-113.8%
Operating Income

-$68.6M

Previous: -$29.3M-134.1%
Gross Profit

$18.5M

Previous: $21.6M-14.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$535M

Previous: $104M+412.9%
Total Assets

$1.68B

Previous: $227M+639.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$27.9M

Previous: $2.52M+1005.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Wheels Up · Revenue · Quarterly

$302M

Q3 2021-37.8%vs Q3 2020
Beat estimate in 7 of 10 quarters(70%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Wheels Up · $244M total across 3 segments · Q3 2021

  • Flight
    $218M+55.7%
  • Membership
    $18M+34.7%
  • Other
    $7.63M+177.1%

Forward guidance

Wheels Up announced new capped rate pricing and program changes for membership programs, which will take effect on December 1, 2021.

Tailwinds

  • Strategic relationship with American Express, offering their members exclusive benefits.
  • Partnership has driven strong new flight activity, membership purchases, and fund block purchases.
  • Partnership has driven a significant increase in mobile downloads during the quarter.
  • Accelerated success in selling “UP for Business,” which has benefited from the commercial relationship with Delta Air Lines.
  • Gives businesses the flexibility to fly both commercial and private

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 Q3 2021

Historical avgQ3 2021

-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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