earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Frontier reports Q4 profit, record ancillary revenue; expects return to pre-pandemic profit per plane in H2 2023
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.
2022-FY EPS reported
-$0.17
revenue$3,326,000,000
- Q4 operating revenue $906M (+38% vs 2019); net income $40M; full year net loss $37M on $3.326B revenue.
- Record ancillary revenue $82 per passenger, +41% vs 2019; RASM 10.45¢ (+21% vs 2019).
- Adjusted CASM ex-fuel 6.40¢, 7% lower than prior quarter and 2% lower than Q4 2021.
- Winter storm Elliott reduced pre-tax income by ~$16M (175 bps on margin).
- FY 2023 outlook: expects return to pre-pandemic profit per plane run-rate in H2 2023; capacity growth reduced ~5% due to Airbus delivery shifts.