GOL Reviews Financial Outlook

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Jan 11, 2019, 06:21 ET

SAO PAULO, Jan. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. ("GOL" or "Company"), (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil's #1 airline, reviews its financial outlook for 2018 and 2019 and provides a preliminary outlook for 2020. Guidance is adjusted to reflect demand forecasts, competitor capacity movements, recent variations in oil prices, the appreciation of the USD versus the BRL, results of the acceleration of 737 MAX aircraft into the GOL fleet and preliminary estimates of IFRS16 adoption.

The Company's guidance highlights key metrics which impact financial results and drive long-term shareholder value. GOL provides forward-looking information that is focused on the main metrics the Company uses to measure business performance. These indicators are useful for investors and analysts who project GOL's results. The Company is providing preliminary financial projections adjusted for the impact of the adoption of IFRS 16, providing users with greater transparency in relation to its expected impacts, as well as allowing a better comparability between the projections presented.

Financial Outlook	2018E		2019E			2020E
(Consolidated, IFRS)	Previous	Preliminary IFRS16⁽¹⁾		Previous^-	Preliminary IFRS16⁽¹⁾		Preliminary IFRS16⁽¹⁾
Total fleet (average)	118	118		121 to 123	122 to 125		125 to 128
Total operational fleet (average)	110	110		~115	~117		~120
ASKs, System (% change)	1to 2	2.9		5 to 10	6 to 10		7 to 10
- Domestic	0 to 2	2.3		1 to 3	2 to 4		3 to 5
- International	6 to 8	7.6		30 to 40	35 to 45		10 to 20
Seats, System (% change)	0 to 2	2.4		2 to 4	3 to 4		1 to 3
Departures, System (% change)	0 to 2	0.0		2 to 5	3 to 5		1 to 3
Average load factor (%)	79 to 80	79.9		79 to 81	79 to 81		79 to 81
Ancillary revenues, net² (R$ bn)	~ 0.8	~ 0.8		~ 1.1	~ 1.0		~ 1.1
Total net revenues (R$ billion)	~ 11.5	~ 11.4		~ 12.8	~ 12.9		~ 14.2
Non-fuel CASK (R$ cents)	~ 13.5	~ 12.3		~ 14	~ 13		~ 13
Fuel liters consumed (mm)	~ 1,370	~ 1,390		~ 1,420	~ 1,420		~ 1,480
Fuel price (R$/liter)	~ 2.9	~ 2.9		~ 2.9	~ 2.9		~ 3.0
EBITDA margin (%)	~ 16	~ 26		~ 17	~ 27		~ 28
EBIT margin (%)	~ 11	~ 16		~ 12	~ 17		~ 18
Net financial expense³ (R$ billion)	~ 0.8	~ 1.5		~ 0.5	~ 1.2		~ 1.2
Pre-tax margin³ (%)	~ 4	~ 4		~ 8	~ 9		~ 11
Effective income tax rate (%)	~ 23	~ 23		~ 10	~ 20		~ 20
Minority interest⁴ (R$ mm)	~ 280	~ 280		~ 320	~ 300		~ 330
Capex, net (R$ mm)	~ 750	~ 750		~ 600	~ 650		~ 600
Net Debt⁵ / EBITDA (x)	~ 2.6x	~ 3.6x		~ 2.5x	~ 3.0x		~ 2.5x
Fully-diluted shares out. (million)	348.7	348.7		348.7	348.7		348.7
EPS, fully diluted (R$)	(2.00) to (1.80)	(3.20) to (2.90)		1.50 to 1.90	2.20 to 2.60		2.60 to 3.10
Fully-diluted ADS out. (million)	174.4	174.4		174.4	174.4		174.4
EPADS, fully diluted (US$)	(1.10) to (1.10)	(1.80) to (1.60)		0.80 to 1.20	1.20 to 1.40		1.60 to 1.90

⁽¹⁾ Considers adoption of IFRS 16;
⁽²⁾ Net revenue of cargo, loyalty, buy-on-board and other ancillary revenues;
⁽³⁾ Excluding currency gains and losses;
⁽⁴⁾ Source: average of analyst estimates reported on Bloomberg;
⁽⁵⁾ Excluding perpetual bonds.

The current guidance may be adjusted in order to incorporate the evolution of GOL's operating and financial performance and any eventual changes to the Brazilian economy and GOL's broader economic environment, including variations in economic growth, interest rates, exchange rates, and international oil price trends.

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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.

GOL serves more than 30 million passengers annually. With Brazil's largest network, GOL offers customers more than 700 daily flights to 69 destinations in 10 countries in South America, Caribbean and the United States. GOLLOG is a leading cargo transportation and logistics business serving more than 3,400 Brazilian municipalities and, through partners, more than 200 international destinations in 95 countries. SMILES is one of the largest coalition loyalty programs in Latin America, with over 14 million registered participants, allowing clients to accumulate miles and redeem tickets for more than 700 locations worldwide, Headquartered in São Paulo. GOL has a team of more than 15,000 highly skilled aviation professionals and operates a fleet of 120 Boeing 737 aircraft, with a further 133 Boeing 737 MAX on order, delivering Brazil's top on-time performance and an industry leading 17 year safety record. GOL has invested billions of Reais in facilities, products and services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. GOL's shares are traded on the NYSE (GOL) and the B3 (GOLL4). For further information, visit www.voegol.com.br/ir.

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Non-GAAP Measures

To be consistent with industry practice, we disclose so-called non-GAAP financial measures which are not recognized under IFRS or U.S. GAAP, including "Net Debt", "Adjusted Net Debt", "total liquidity", "EBITDA" and EBITDAR". Our management believes that disclosure of non-GAAP measures provides useful information to investors, financial analysts and the public in their review of our operating performance and their comparison of our operating performance to the operating performance of other companies in the same industry and other industries. However, these non-GAAP items do not have standardized meanings and may not be directly comparable to similarly-titled items adopted by other companies. Potential investors should not rely on information not recognized under IFRS as a substitute for the GAAP measures of earnings or liquidity in making an investment decision.

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