Delta Air Lines, Inc. · NYSE:DAL

Delta Air Lines — Raymond James 36th Annual Institutional Investors Conference (March 2015)

24 slides from Delta Air Lines's conference presentation, Mar 2, 2015

  1. Slide 1: Delta: Setting A New Standard

    Delta: Setting A New Standard Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference March 2, 2015

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor

    Safe Harbor This presentation contains various projections and other forward-looking statements which represent Delta’s estimates or expectations regarding future events. All forward-looking statements involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Delta’s control

  3. Slide 3: Setting A New Standard

    Setting A New Standard Building on our strengths to expand margins and cash flow in order to reduce debt, return capital to shareholders and invest in the future • Record profitability with 7% top line growth, four points of margin A Record 2014 expansion and $3.7 billion of free cash flow Continuin

  4. Slide 4: Outpacing The Airline Industry

    Outpacing The Airline Industry Delta is the industry leader 2014 Pre-Tax Income ($M) Record 2014 $4,536 • Generated more than $4.5 $4,164 billion in pre-tax income in 2014, almost $1.9 billion higher than 2013 • $3.7 billion of free cash flow, $2,233 ~$7 billion of adjusted net debt, $1,973 $900 mil

  5. Slide 5: A High-Quality Company

    A High-Quality Company Long-term goals guide the business toward generating solid margins and cash flow, achieving an investment grade-quality balance sheet and delivering sustainable shareholder returns Long-Term Goals EPS Growth Operating •11-14% operating margins Margin •2014: 13.1% Delta - Goal

  6. Slide 6: Continuing To Drive Margin Expansion

    Continuing To Drive Margin Expansion Capacity growth, pricing improvement, cost productivity and low fuel price environment combine to generate long-term revenue growth, margin expansion and greater cash generation Disciplined Capacity Pricing Cost Productivity Growth Improvements • Drive capacity g

  7. Slide 7: Offering Customers What They Value Drives Revenue Growth

    Offering Customers What They Value Drives Revenue Growth Investments in network, product and service have already produced solid, sustainable revenue gains with more room for growth Network Product Service • Optimizing capacity to • Refleeting and product • Operational reliability shows leverage hub

  8. Slide 8: Maintaining Our Cost Performance

    Maintaining Our Cost Performance Pipeline of initiatives in place to maintain non-fuel unit cost growth below 2% annually • Benefits from upgauging, maintenance savings and commercial productivity initiatives provide foundation to build upon in 2015 Non-Fuel Unit Cost Growth – Upgauging: Improved op

  9. Slide 9: Balanced Capital Deployment Drives Value

    Balanced Capital Deployment Drives Value Balanced approach to capital deployment has driven significant value for shareholders in the past two years Reinvest In The Strengthen The Return Cash To Business Balance Sheet Shareholders • ~50% of operating cash • Nearly $10 billion in debt • Returned $1.7

  10. Slide 10: Generating Solid Cash Flows From The Business

    Generating Solid Cash Flows From The Business Maintaining our focus on managing the business to generate free cash flow Capital Spending and Operating Cash Flow ($B) $7.0 $6.0 CapEx Operating Cash Flow $5.0 $4.8 $4.1 $4.1 $4.0 $3.8 $2.9 $2.9 $3.0 $2.6 $2.6 $2.1 $2.0 $2.1 $2.0 $1.8 $1.3 $1.2 $1.2 $1.

  11. Slide 11: Disciplined Reinvestment In The Business

    Disciplined Reinvestment In The Business Strong operating cash flow funds appropriate level of reinvestment while allowing for significant free cash flow generation • Disciplined capital process with senior management approval for capital requests greater than $1 million Capital Expenditures ensurin

  12. Slide 12: Paying Down Debt Remains A Priority

    Paying Down Debt Remains A Priority Clear path to achieve $5 billion debt target in 2016, resulting in $1 billion of run-rate interest savings versus 2009 Adjusted Net Debt $17.0B $15.0B $12.9B $11.7B $9.4B $7.3B < $6.0B 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015E Interest $1.3B $1.2B $1.1B $1.0B $850M $650

  13. Slide 13: An Industry Focused On Capital Returns

    An Industry Focused On Capital Returns The landscape of the U.S. airline industry has undergone a significant transformation An industry that historically competed …Is now competing on capital returns on market share… Mainline Aircraft Deliveries for Major U.S. Carriers 2014 Capital Returns Dividend

  14. Slide 14: The Path To Value Creation

    The Path To Value Creation Achieving our long-term goals and lowering risk across the business should result in improved valuation EPS Growth ROIC Free Cash Flow 10-15% 15-18% 12.3% 14.5% $3B+ $1.7B Delta S&P Industrials Delta S&P Industrials Delta S&P Industrials Forward Price/Earnings Free Cash Fl

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  16. Slide 16: Non-GAAP Reconciliations

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  17. Slide 17: Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    Non-GAAP Reconciliations Non-GAAP Financial Measures Delta sometimes uses information ("non-GAAP financial measures") that is derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements, but that is not presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). Under the U.S.

  18. Slide 18: Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    Non-GAAP Reconciliations Pre-Tax Income, Excluding Special Items Delta excludes special items from pre-tax income because management believes the exclusion of these items is helpful to investors to evaluate the company's recurring core operational performance in the periods shown. Therefore, we adju

  19. Slide 19: Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    Non-GAAP Reconciliations Free Cash Flow Delta presents free cash flow because management believes this metric is helpful to investors to evaluate the company's ability to generate cash that is available for use for debt service or general corporate initiatives. This metric is adjusted for the postin

  20. Slide 20: Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    Non-GAAP Reconciliations Operating Margin, Adjusted Delta excludes MTM adjustments and restructuring and other from operating margin for the reasons described above under the heading Pre-Tax Income, excluding special items. Year Ended December 31, 2014 Operating margin 5.5% Items excluded: MTM adjus

  21. Slide 21: Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    Non-GAAP Reconciliations Operating Cash Flow, Adjusted Delta presents operating cash flow, adjusted because management believes adjusting for these amounts provides a more meaningful financial measure for investors. This metric is adjusted for the posting of hedge margin for the same reason describe

  22. Slide 22: Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    Non-GAAP Reconciliations Total Combined Revenue and Passenger Unit Revenue Delta presents combined revenues and passenger unit revenue for Delta and Northwest Airlines because management believes this metric is helpful to investors to evaluate the company's revenue metrics and provide a more meaning

  23. Slide 23: Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    Non-GAAP Reconciliations Non-Fuel Unit Cost or Cost Per Available Seat Mile ("CASM-Ex") We exclude the following items from consolidated CASM to evaluate the company’s core unit cost performance: Aircraft fuel and related taxes. The volatility in fuel prices impacts the comparability of year-over-ye

  24. Slide 24: Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    Non-GAAP Reconciliations Capital Expenditures, Net Delta presents net capital expenditures because management believes adjusting for these amounts provides a more meaningful financial measure for investors. This metric is adjusted for reimbursements related to build-to-suit facilities and other for

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