the key tool for airline analysis and investment

The key tool for airline analysisand investment

The most comprehensive and detailed picture of airlines' financial andoperational data available in the market

Global coverage of approximately 180 airlines - including the “hard-to-find” ones

Customised reports available from a web based application

Actively used by major OEMs, airlines, consultants, suppliers and aircraftfinanciers

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10 reasons to subscribe to The Airline Analyst

1. The airline industry demands aspecialised approach

We designed our analytical template exclusivelyfor the industry. Use it to derive key airlineparameters such as EBITDAR, rent , RASK andCASK, fixed charge coverage, adjusted debt,leverage and liquidity.

2. Fully customisable data reporting

User settings mean you can customise datareporting to meet your specific needs forcapitalisation of operating leases, netting of interestincome, cash sweep and currency of report.

3. Compare airlines with each other

Run detailed comparisons in seconds. Our teamadjusts the data to enhance the comparability ofinformation between airlines. For example:

We include fuel hedging gains and losses relatingto the current period in fuel expense, and futureperiods on a non-operating line. This allows youto review current performance at the EBITDARand EBIT lines without the distortions of largeMTM changes in fuel derivatives.

In cash flow statements, we map all airlines onto astandard template. This harmonises the data fromsource statements, where three airlines could use‘operating’, ‘investing’ and ‘financing’ to denotethe same item. We also adjust for ‘non-cash’acquisitions of aircraft through finance leases.

4. “Latest Twelve Months” feature makessure you're up-to-date

Use the ‘Latest Twelve Months’ functionality forthe income and cash flow statements to gain a12-month rolling view of an airline’s performancebetween financial year-ends. Additionally, youcan get a like-for-like comparison betweenairlines covering the same period, even if theyhave different financial year-ends (provided theyreport quarterly or semi-annually).

5. Trace the data back to its source

To guarantee data integrity, we allow you to traceall the data to its source via a ‘hover over’ feature,which also reveals the content of cells withespecially large or volatile entries, like‘Exceptionals’.

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6. Compare specific quarters of the year

Quarterly data (when available) provides theoption to display consecutive quarters orcomparison of specific quarters of the year. Forquarters like Q2 and Q4, which airlines often donot report, we derive the data from the H1 andannual figures, so you see the entire fiscal orcalendar year’s data on a quarterly basis.

7. Build a portfolio of selected airlines inseconds

The ‘Portfolios’ feature calculates in secondsaggregate data covering selected airlines. Use it toeffortlessly prepare data for market or segmentanalysis.

8. Download the data you need to use inyour reports

You can download all the data and charts inExcel, Word, PDF or JPEG, to use in your ownreports.

9. We help make the information usable

Our dedicated team of specialist airline analystsidentify the key variables that make thedifference between usable and unusableinformation. For example, they will estimateaircraft rental if it is not disclosed by the airlineand will ensure restricted cash and PDPs arecorrectly presented.

10. Enjoy expert supervision

The team is headed by Michael Duff, The AirlineAnalyst’s Managing Director. Michael is hugelyexperienced in the industry, having runCitigroup’s aviation finance business in Asia thenEurope for 15 years.

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“The Airline Analyst has been very helpful to us atORIX Aviation, enabling us in particular to makequick credit assessments on airlines we are notalready familiar with, and to easily compare airlinesagainst each other. It is like having an extramember of staff on the team.”Rob Asher, ORIX Aviation Systems.

“The Airline Analyst provides us with animportant tool in our day to day business. Thefinancial and operational airline data it offers isinstrumental for timely evaluations in a fast pacedmarket place and our aircraft remarketing activitiesgreatly benefit from the service provided by TheAirline Analyst.” Maurick Groeneveld, Head of Aircraft AssetManagement and Remarketing, Doric.

“IFC analytical department firstly would like tohighlight very convenient way of financial datapresentation that The Airline Analyst provides allcustomers. Financial indicators calculated by TheAirline Analyst give a quick analysis of the currentfinancial state of affairs of different airlines and forma financial rating that customers can easily use.”Ilyushin Finance Co.

“The Airline Analyst is a unique tool that continuesto help us analyse and assess the relative creditquality of airlines. We haven’t come across anyother product which provides both historical andcurrent financial information which is easilyaccessible in one database. We would bedisappointed if it was no longer there!”Investec Bank plc.

“The Airline Analyst is a very useful tool thatallows you to feel confident about the informationprovided. We are glad to be one of their customers.”Julio Solar Berguecio, Investor Relations & Research,LATAM AIRLINES GROUP.

“The Airline Analyst enables us to focus our effortstowards analysing the trends and financial healthof our customers, rather than inputting figures. Theuser friendly comparison tools and weekly updatenotifications are great additional benefits, with theairline coverage being extensive.”Credit team, leading merchant acquirer.

“The Airline Analyst is a valuable resource whichallows us to review an airline’s latest financialsand ratios at a glance, sometimes before we haveaccess to English language accounts. We alsovalue the ability to cross check our own financialanalysis and to call on professional support whenspecific queries arise.”UK Export Finance, Export Credits GuaranteeDepartment.

“The Airline Analyst is of great interest, byproviding us the latest results of the major airlines.We use it every day to monitor the financial healthof our major customers. We especially appreciate thesection that allows us to make comparisons bysegment (the low cost companies for example, or allcompanies of the same country). The presentationsare clear and the updates are regular. This is for usa great time-saver….”Fuel supplier.

“Having now regularly used The Airline Analyst toprovide financial and operational analysis to supportprojects where we were assisting our airline clientsaddress major strategic issues, we have beendelighted with our choice of The Airline Analyst. TheAirline Analyst gives us quick access to data we cantrust, and has helped us to reduce project time andcosts for our clients by responding faster to ourclients’ requests with better quality data.”Nyras, aviation consulting and investment advisoryspecialist.

Client testimonials

The Airline Analyst Financial Ratings offers a powerfulinsight to the absolute and relative strength or weaknessof any given airline, based on a single quantitative scorefor each airline and founded on average fleet age and fourkey financial ratios.

The Airline Analyst Financial Ratings covers over 130airlines, based on data from The Airline Analyst.

What can The Airline Analyst Financial Ratings be used for?

For a comparative analysis of ratings for a large airlinepopulation

To ascertain the ratings trend for individual airlines

To help benchmark or sense-check existing ratings thatyou have

To assist in understanding public credit ratings forindividual airlines

To help predict the impact of operating performanceand corporate finance decisions on credit ratings

To assess the financial health of the airline industry asa whole

How does The Airline Analyst Financial Ratings differfrom credit ratings?

Unlike credit ratings, The Airline Analyst’s ratings are notintended to be predictors of financial default orbankruptcy. Credit ratings are forward looking and takeinto account factors such as: ownership, strategy,management, labour relations, market position,government relations, sovereign ceilings and availability ofcredit, whereas The Airline Analyst's ratings are basedsolely on historic data and ratios.

How does The Airline Analyst rate an airline?

Our methodology is simple and transparent. Afterevaluating the criteria used by the rating agencies, weidentified the following five key criteria as the keyindicators of the intrinsic financial strength of an airline:

Average fleet age

EBITDAR Margin

Fixed Charge Cover

Liquidity

Leverage

We employ these key indicators to:

rank each airline on each of the criteria

apply a weighting to each of the criteria

calculate the overall Financial Ratings Score for eachairline

What is the Airline's Financial Ratings Score?

The Airline's Financial Ratings Score is the weightedarithmetic average of the airline's score on each criterion.Each Financial Ratings Score corresponds to a scale fromAAA to CC.

The Airline Analyst Financial Ratings is provided for thethree most recent ‘Latest Twelve Month’ (LTM) periods foreach airline, so that trends are clearly identified. Inaddition, we compare The Airline Analyst FinancialRatings with the public credit ratings from the three majorrating agencies so that differences can be seen andanalysed.

The Airline Analyst Financial Ratings is available as astand-alone subscription or in conjunction with asubscription to The Airline Analyst.

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Enhance productivity of scarce analyst resource

Save time spent finding, downloading, translating, spreading, adjusting and converting

financial data

All airlines are “spread” to an identical template which enhances usability of data

Global coverage enables global analysis of industry and individual airline trends

Always up-to-date - financial information is updated as soon as it is released

Deepen level of analysis in a shorter period of time

For financiers, shorten deal approval cycle and improve delivery time to clients

Benefits of becoming a subscriber toThe Airline Analyst:


Clients of The Airline Analyst include:

• Airframe & engine OEMs

• Airlines

• Airports

• Aviation consultancies

• Aviation I.T. Systems vendors

• Banks

• Export Credit Agencies

• Financial arrangers

• Fund managers

• Insurance companies

• Jet fuel suppliers

• Leasing companies

• Merchant Card Acquirers

• Strategy consultants

• Trade Associations

• University academics

Access key financial parameters for every listedairline in the world and many private ones

The 'Airlines Listing' feature provides a summary overviewof key financial parameters for all airlines included in TheAirline Analyst. In turn the airlines can then be rankedupon these parameters.

Information available includes:

Income Statement

Statement of OCI

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow Statement

Common Size Financial Statements

Revenue Analysis

Cost Analysis

Key ratios to go with each statement

Users can customise their reporting according to a varietyof parameters, including:

Rent capitalisation factor

Rent included in fixed charges or not

Operational and revenue/cost data in miles orkilometres

Currency and exchange rate - historic or spot

Whether unrestricted cash is netted from debt forleverage ratios

Whether finance income is netted from financeexpense for coverage ratios

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