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| In our USM parts business, airframe and engine parts sales both grew substantially year-over-year, driven by the success of our feedstock program |
| By continuing to execute on our strategic priorities, acquiring attractively priced feedstock, maximizing returns across our asset management channels, and driving adoption of AerAware, we are positioned to generate significant long-term value for our shareholders |
| It's very strong demand in the marketplace for USM, for engines |
| We were successful in closing on $131.9 million of feedstock in 2023 and have agreements to acquire an additional $83 million to-date, which marks a sharp recovery from the low volume of acquisitions completed in 2022 that partially contributed to softer 2023 revenues |
| Our on-airport MROs continue to remain strong, fueled by demand for maintenance work, supporting the robust passenger demand |
| Our change in guidance policy should not be interpreted as a change in our bullish view about 2024 and future years' performance, which we are confident we can drive from the diversified AerSale platform |
| Full-year revenue increased 5.6%, reflective of the strong commercial demand environment we're operating in |
| Our full-year USM sales partially offset these factors with a 26.1% growth year-over-year, as we benefited from strong demand and improved feedstock in the second half of 2023 |
| Turning to our end markets, commercial demand remains robust, as a result of strong airline traffic and capacity, which has now exceeded pre-pandemic levels |
| In conclusion, excluding flight equipment sales, our business volume increased in 2023 as commercial markets continued their recovery and demand remained robust |
| In our TechOps segment, we have been awarded several service agreements with airlines and OEMs at our component MROs that will help increase the volume at these shops and will also help us improve operational efficiencies and begin to monetize on the capacity expansion investments we have made |
| But pointing at that amount of capital deployment in a market where this material is in high demand, I think gives us some pretty good confidence and belief that we'll be able to improve our performance in 2024 |
| As we have discussed, we operate a purpose-built end-to-end solution which is unique in the industry and gives us a competitive advantage to extract value from assets that our peer group is unable to achieve |
| So we're going to have a good strong start in 2024 |
| While we expect formal orders to take some time as customers fully assess the benefits and return profile of AerAware, the proposition is clear and compelling that the installation of AerAware will both substantially enhance aircraft safety in suboptimal weather conditions while providing a compelling ROI to customers through reduced delays, diversions, and fuel consumption |
| Technical Operations or TechOps, revenue was $29.8 million in the fourth quarter, which was an improvement of 9.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| Excluding this asset sale, segment sales were up roughly 10% year-over-year as a result of strong demand for our MRO services, particularly at our Goodyear facility |
| Those continue to be our minimum target thresholds, and we've been successful over time in reaching those |
| With the approval, the FAA also determined that AerAware provided a 50% visual advantage over the naked eye, which will be instrumental in helping our customers assess and model the financial returns for the product |
| So we feel good about those opportunities |
| Fourth quarter USM part sales improved from the year-ago period by 27% because of higher demand and availability of feedstock |
| TechOps benefited from better performance from landing gear activities and Roswell on airport MRO activities |
| We're in good shape on that |
| Our unique end-to-end solution provides a durable competitive advantage |
| The recent FAA certification of AerAware was a major milestone that unlocks a large and exciting growth opportunity |
| Pretty exceptional margin on our 757 transactions |
| This confidence is driven by a strong balance sheet that has over $320 million in inventory that will be deployed in support of leasing USM and flight equipment sales in a favorable aftermarket, that has benefited from robust passenger demand and delays in production of new aircraft |
| Not only can we support the USM side, of which demand is robust, but we can also look in putting assets back on the leasing pool, specifically on the engine leasing side of which, with the issues on the geared turbofan, there's very high demand overall |
| Our balance sheet remains healthy with more than $136.9 million of liquidity available to fund our business, and we will continue to direct capital to the highest risk-adjusted returns for our shareholders |
| That was -- we were able to take advantage of a very unique time in the market, and we had the assets available |
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| Fourth quarter asset management revenue decreased 4.9% to $64.6 million, largely due to lower flight equipment sales |
| The final months of the year deviated meaningfully from our expectations headed into year-end, which entirely stemmed from lower-than-anticipated flight equipment sales in the fourth quarter |
| And -- but it's also very frustrating |
| Turning to a summary of full-year results, our sales declined 18.1% to $334.5 million |
| Lower full-year sales were attributable to lower feedstock acquired in 2022, combined with significantly lower flight equipment sales throughout the year, particularly in the first half of '23 |
| The decline in EBITDA year-over-year stemmed from reduced volume in the first half of 2023 due to lower feedstock availability, substantially fewer flight equipment sales during the year, and the absence of stronger margins generated in the prior year related to our 757 P2F conversion program |
| Lower full-year sales almost entirely stemmed from a reduction in total flight equipment sales and fewer aircraft and engines on lease |
| In the fourth quarter of 2023, gross margin was 25.9% compared to 36% in the fourth quarter of 2022, due to a decline in flight equipment sales, which generally have higher margins and were a lower part of the mix in the fourth quarter of '23 |
| This year for all -- this year was worse as far as our ability to predict where we would end up |
| Finally, in our leasing portfolio, full-year sales declined by approximately 50% as we had fewer assets under lease during the year |
| In the short term, flight equipment sales generate significant revenue and therefore EBITDA drop through, as we have already reached our fixed cost hurdles |
| And that's another very difficult thing to project for the balance of this year because I don't have any real strong understanding of where the freight market will be, as the balance of this year unfolds |
| Leasing revenue for the fourth quarter declined as a result of the planned reduction in the number of aircraft in our leasing portfolio |
| Right now, the cargo market continues to be very soft |
| Adjusted EBITDA and related margins were adversely impacted by lower flight equipment sales, which generally have higher margins |
| The availability of feedstock continues to be negatively impacted by the delay in new OEM production that has forced the operators to retain older equipment for longer than is typical |
| I mean, when you look at all the issues Boeing is going through with the certification, recertification of the MAX, other issues that have come up recently regarding 737-9 issue or the MAX 9 Airbus with the problems it's having on its geared turbofan, and that just seems to be prolonging |
| In addition, the condition of records for these assets have been challenging, as they have not met the robust requirements of the industry for full back-to-birth trace |
| In the cargo market, conditions remain challenging |
| That particularly becomes problematic at the end of the year, because despite what everybody says they'll do, when it comes to Christmas time and New Year's, nobody wants to work, everybody has things to do |
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