Brazil’s GOL posts $74 million 1Q net profit:
São Paulo-based
low-cost carrier GOL reported a BRL232.7 million ($74.4 million) net profit for
the first quarter of 2017, down 69.3% from BRL 242.1 million in 1Q
2016.
GOL continued to
rationalize operations during the Brazilian summer to meet reduced passenger
traffic, which was down 739,000 passengers compared to 1Q 2016. The airline
reduced the number of seats available for sale by 13% during the quarter.
GOL’s operating
revenues declined 2.5% year-over-year (YOY) to BRL2.6 billion, attributable,
the company said, to its reduction in capacity and concurrent optimization of
aircraft utilization. GOL’s first quarter operating expenses increased 5.3% to
BRL2.4 billion. The company posted an operating profit of BRL253.2 million,
down 42.1% from BRL437.2 million in 1Q2016, representing an EBIT margin of
9.6%.
The company’s
first-quarter net yield fell 6.5% to BRL 24.02 cents as RASK was down 0.5% to
BRL 22.01 cents and CASK increased 7.4% to BRL 19.91 cents. GOL’s CASK ex- fuel
rose 11.6% to BRL 13.79 cents. GOL’s fuel expenses during the quarter were down
2.8% to BRL735.8 million.
As of March 31,
out of a total of 124 Boeing 737 NG aircraft (96 737-800s and 28
737-700s), GOL was operating 116 aircraft. Four of the remaining aircraft will
be returned to lessors while the other four have been sub-leased to another
airline. The average age of GOL’s fleet was 8.4 years at the end of the
quarter. The company said it has 120 firm aircraft acquisition orders with
Boeing for fleet renewal by 2027; the next GOL 737 is expected to be delivered
in July 2018.
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