Spirit Airlines investor filing
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Spirit Airlines investor filing
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COVID-19 Pandemic Update
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, the Company’s financial and operational outlook remains subject to change. The Company continues to monitor the impacts and to implement mitigation strategies while working to preserve cash and protect the long-term sustainability of the Company. As of February 29, 2020, the Company had unrestricted cash and short-term investments of approximately $1,018 million.
In response to government restrictions on travel and drastically reduced consumer demand, the Company expects to reduce capacity from its original plan by approximately 45% and 75% in April and May, respectively. However, the situation is very fluid and actual capacity adjustments may be different than what the Company currently expects. The Company has taken, or intends to take, additional action, including:
• Monitoring demand and continuing to adjust capacity as needed;
• Pursuing additional financing secured by the Company's unencumbered assets;
• Suspending $50 million to $75 million of planned capital spending related to certain non-aircraft capital projects;
• Reducing planned non-fuel operating costs by $20 million to $30 million, excluding savings related to reduced capacity;
• Freezing hiring across the company except to fill essential front line and management roles;
• Engaging in discussions with the Company's significant stake
holders and vendors regarding financial support or contract adjustments during this transition period;
• Engaging with the U.S. government, local authorities and industry groups regarding a support package to protect the U.S. airline industry, its employees and many other stakeholders.
Additionally, Ted Christie, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and President has reduced his base salary by 30%. All Senior and Executive Vice Presidents and members of the Board of Directors have reduced their compensation as well. The Company anticipates it may implement further discretionary changes and other cost reduction and liquidity preservation measures as needed to address the volatility and quickly-changing dynamics of passenger demand and the impact of revenue changes, regulatory and public health directives and prevailing government policy and financial market conditions.
COVID-19 Pandemic Update
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, the Company’s financial and operational outlook remains subject to change. The Company continues to monitor the impacts and to implement mitigation strategies while working to preserve cash and protect the long-term sustainability of the Company. As of February 29, 2020, the Company had unrestricted cash and short-term investments of approximately $1,018 million.
In response to government restrictions on travel and drastically reduced consumer demand, the Company expects to reduce capacity from its original plan by approximately 45% and 75% in April and May, respectively. However, the situation is very fluid and actual capacity adjustments may be different than what the Company currently expects. The Company has taken, or intends to take, additional action, including:
• Monitoring demand and continuing to adjust capacity as needed;
• Pursuing additional financing secured by the Company's unencumbered assets;
• Suspending $50 million to $75 million of planned capital spending related to certain non-aircraft capital projects;
• Reducing planned non-fuel operating costs by $20 million to $30 million, excluding savings related to reduced capacity;
• Freezing hiring across the company except to fill essential front line and management roles;
• Engaging in discussions with the Company's significant stake
holders and vendors regarding financial support or contract adjustments during this transition period;
• Engaging with the U.S. government, local authorities and industry groups regarding a support package to protect the U.S. airline industry, its employees and many other stakeholders.
Additionally, Ted Christie, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and President has reduced his base salary by 30%. All Senior and Executive Vice Presidents and members of the Board of Directors have reduced their compensation as well. The Company anticipates it may implement further discretionary changes and other cost reduction and liquidity preservation measures as needed to address the volatility and quickly-changing dynamics of passenger demand and the impact of revenue changes, regulatory and public health directives and prevailing government policy and financial market conditions.
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No net effect on share prices after this news, most likely priced in already.
EDIT: We are currently up nearly 3% in after hours trading because apparently this market rockets up into the green on horrendous news.
EDIT: We are currently up nearly 3% in after hours trading because apparently this market rockets up into the green on horrendous news.
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Yes. But management doesn’t know what the final bill will contain. Your note might be pertinent if the House were guaranteed to pass the Senate version as is. I think recent events have demonstrated otherwise.
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So I’m not sure what the plan is?
A. Take the Grant, limit your ability to buyback stock (which is low right now and will be for a while) and pay 2,000 pilots and F/As to sit at home collecting MMG?
or
B. Say the hell with the grant, furlough 2,000 pilots and hope people start flying by Sept/October? And if it does pick back up, buy back stock, appear as the HERO to the Board and give yourself a raise.....
I mean this is the American way and I absolutely wouldn’t put it past them to take that type of a gamble) remember......this is AMERICA, business exists for the sole purpose of enriching the shareholder.......
I do not see demand picking back up in June/July
A. Take the Grant, limit your ability to buyback stock (which is low right now and will be for a while) and pay 2,000 pilots and F/As to sit at home collecting MMG?
or
B. Say the hell with the grant, furlough 2,000 pilots and hope people start flying by Sept/October? And if it does pick back up, buy back stock, appear as the HERO to the Board and give yourself a raise.....
I mean this is the American way and I absolutely wouldn’t put it past them to take that type of a gamble) remember......this is AMERICA, business exists for the sole purpose of enriching the shareholder.......
I do not see demand picking back up in June/July
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