AerCap Holdings N.V. Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Margin earned on lease assets (net spread) was $186 million for the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 40% over first quarter 2010

AMSTERDAM, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AerCap Holdings N.V. (the "Company" or "AerCap") (NYSE: AER) today announced the results of its operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

First Quarter 2011 Highlights

    --  First quarter 2011 basic and diluted earnings per share was $0.48,
        compared with $0.40 for the same period in 2010. First quarter 2011
        basic and diluted earnings per share excluding the impact of the
        mark-to-market of interest rate caps and share-based compensation was
        $0.50, compared with $0.55 for the same period in 2010.
    --  First quarter 2011 net income was $72.1 million, compared with net
        income of $34.4 million for the same period in 2010. First quarter 2011
        net income excluding the impact of the mark-to-market of interest rate
        caps and share-based compensation was $75.3 million, compared to net
        income of $46.7 million in the first quarter 2010 on the same basis.
    --  Margin earned on lease assets (net spread) was $186.1 million in the
        first quarter of 2011 compared to $133.0 million in the first quarter of
        2010, an increase of 40%.
    --  Basic lease rents for the first quarter of 2011 were $247.3 million,
        compared to $165.8 million for the same period in 2010, an increase of
        49%. Total lease revenue (basic rents, maintenance rents and
        end-of-lease compensation) for the first quarter of 2011 was $273.3
        million, compared to $175.3 million for the same period in 2010, an
        increase of 56%. The increase was mainly due to the all-share
        acquisition of Genesis Lease Limited (the "Genesis Transaction") which
        occurred on March 25, 2010 and deliveries of forward order aircraft.
    --  Sales revenue for the first quarter of 2011 was $81.1 million, compared
        to $182.4 million for the same period in 2010. Sales revenue for the
        first quarter of 2011 was generated from the sale of four aircraft, four
        engines and parts inventory. Sales revenue for the first quarter of 2010
        was higher than first quarter 2011 as a result of the sale of one new
        A330 aircraft in the first quarter of 2010.
    --  Total revenue for the first quarter of 2011 was $362.3 million, compared
        to $363.5 million for the same period in 2010.
    --  Committed purchases of aviation assets delivered or scheduled for
        delivery in 2011 are $814 million, of which $468 million closed in the
        first quarter of 2011.
    --  Total assets were $9.8 billion at March 31, 2011, an increase of 12%
        over total assets of $8.7 billion at March 31, 2010. The increase was
        driven primarily by deliveries of forward order aircraft.


Klaus Heinemann, CEO of AerCap, commented: "AerCap is delivering record numbers on all three P's (Platform, Portfolio and Profit) that define the performance of aircraft operating lessors. The AerCap Platform now manages total assets reaching US$9.8 billion at the end of the first quarter. The AerCap Portfolio delivered US$273 million in total lease revenue, an increase of 56% over the same period last year. AerCap's Profit for the quarter reached a new record of US$75.3 million adjusted net income compared to US$46.7 million in the same period last year. AerCap is highly confident that it will continue to deliver on all three performance measures during 2011."    

AerCap's CFO, Keith Helming, said: "Our strong financial performance of 2010 continued in first quarter 2011. Net spread and adjusted net income rose by 40% and 61% respectively compared to the same period in 2010. We completed $468 million of purchases during first quarter 2011 including seven aircraft and our assets grew to $9.8 billion. With cash on hand of over $500 million, we are well positioned to take advantage of further growth opportunities in 2011."

Summary of Financial Results

AerCap recorded a first quarter 2011 net income of $72.1 million or $0.48 earnings per basic and diluted share. First quarter 2011 net income amount included net charges relating to the mark-to-market of interest rate caps and share-based compensation of $3.2 million or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, net of tax. The after-tax charge relating to the mark-to-market of our interest rate caps was $1.5 million which reflects changes in forecasted interest rates and the after-tax charge from share-based compensation was $1.7 million.

Detailed Financial Data

($ in Millions)

Operating results


                                      Three months ended
                                      March 31,

                                      2011     2010     % increase/ (decrease)



Revenues                              $ 362.3  $ 363.5  (0%)

Net income                            72.1     34.4     110%

Net income excluding the impact of
mark-to-market of interest rate caps
and share-based compensation          75.3     46.7     61%





Net income for the first quarter of 2011 excluding the impact of mark-to-market of interest rate caps and share-based compensation increased by 61%. This increase was primarily caused by an increase in net spread as a result of the Genesis Transaction, the deliveries of forward order aircraft and the purchase of the 50% equity interest in AerVenture from Waha.

Revenue breakdown




                                     Three months ended
                                     March 31,

                                     2011     2010     % increase/ (decrease)



Lease revenue:

Basic lease rents                    $ 247.3  $ 165.8  49%

Maintenance rents                    26.0     9.5      174%

End-of-lease compensation and other
receipts                             -        -        0%

Lease revenue                        $ 273.3  $ 175.3  56%

Sales revenue                        81.1     182.4    (56%)

Management fees and interest income  5.4      3.9      38%

Other revenue                        2.5      1.9      32%

Total revenue                        $ 362.3  $ 363.5  (0%)





Basic lease rents were $247.3 million for the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 49% compared to the first quarter of 2010, as a result of our growing asset base. Our average lease assets increased by 50% to $8.1 billion compared to the first quarter of 2010. As shown in the table below, interest expense excluding the impact of the mark-to-market of interest rate caps was $61.2 million in the first quarter of 2011, an 87% increase compared to first quarter of 2010. The increase was primarily driven by the Genesis Transaction and the increase in our lease portfolio from the delivery of forward order aircraft. As a result, net spread increased 40% to $186.1 million in the first quarter of 2011 over the same period in 2010.


                                Three months ended
                                March 31,

                                2011        2010     % increase/ (decrease)



Basic lease rents               $ 247.3     $ 165.8  49%



Interest on debt                $ 62.9  (a) $ 51.4   22%

Plus: mark-to-market of
interest rate caps              (1.7)       (18.6)   91%

Interest on debt excluding the
impact of mark-to-market of
interest rate caps              $ 61.2      $ 32.8   87%



Net Spread                      $ 186.1     $ 133.0  40%                    (b)





a) Interest on debt for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, includes $7.5 million of amortization of debt issuance cost.

b) The increase in net spread is lower than the increase in basic lease rents as a result of the delivery of new forward order aircraft and the Genesis Transaction. For new aircraft, the net spread is lower at the start of the lease because of higher interest expenses resulting from a higher loan to value. For the aircraft acquired through the Genesis Transaction, the net spread is lower as a result of high fixed rate swaps.

Effective tax rate

AerCap's blended effective tax rate during the first quarter of 2011 was 8.0% (charge), consisting of 8.6% (charge) for AerCap's aircraft business and 37.6% (credit) for AerCap's engine and parts business. The blended effective tax rate in 2010 was 8.6% (charge).

Financial position




                                                               % Increase over
                               March 31, 2011  March 31, 2010  March 31, 2010



Total cash (incl. restricted)  $ 532.6         $ 440.4         21%

Flight equipment held for
lease                          8,366.6         7,198.4         16%

Total assets                   9,789.1         8,709.5         12%

Debt                           6,731.1         6,082.5         11%

Total liabilities              7,496.4         6,849.7         9%

Total equity                   2,292.7         1,859.8         23%





As of March 31, 2011, AerCap's portfolio consisted of 350 aircraft and 95 engines that were either owned, on order, under contract or letter of intent, or managed.

Notes Regarding Financial Information Presented In This Press Release

The financial information presented in this press release is not audited.

The following is a definition of non-GAAP measures used in this press release and a reconciliation of such measure to the most closely related GAAP measure:

Net income excluding the impact of mark-to-market of interest rate caps and share-based compensation. This measure is determined by adding non-cash charges related to the mark-to-market losses on our interest rate caps and share based compensation during the applicable period, net of related tax benefits, to GAAP net income. In addition to GAAP net income, we believe this measure may provide investors with supplemental information regarding our operational performance and may further assist investors in their understanding of our operational performance in relation to past and future reporting periods. We use interest rate caps to allow us to benefit from decreasing interest rates and protect against the negative impact of rising interest rates on our floating rate debt. Management determines the appropriate level of caps in any period with reference to the mix of floating and fixed cash inflows from our lease and other contracts. We do not apply hedge accounting to our interest rate caps. As a result, we recognize the change in fair value of the interest rate caps in our income statement during each period. Following is a reconciliation of net income excluding the impact of mark-to-market of interest rate caps and share-based compensation to net income for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010:


                                       Three months ended
                                       March 31,

                                       2011    2010    % increase/ (decrease)



Net income                             $ 72.1  $ 34.4  110%

Plus: mark-to-market of interest rate
caps, net of tax                       1.5     11.6    (87%)

share-based compensation, net of tax   1.7     0.7     143%

Net income excluding the impact of
mark-to-market of interest rate caps
and share-based compensation           $ 75.3  $ 46.7  61%





Earnings per share excluding the impact of mark-to-market of interest rate caps and share-based compensation are determined by dividing the amount of net income excluding such impact by the average number of shares outstanding for that period. The average number of shares is based on a daily average.

Net spread (refer to second table under Revenue breakdown section of this press release). This measure is the difference between basic lease rents and interest expense excluding the impact from the mark-to-market of interest rate caps. We believe this measure may further assist investors in their understanding of the changes and trends related to the earnings of our leasing activities. This measure reflects the impact from changes in the number of aircraft leased, lease rates, utilization rates, as well as the impact from the use of interest rate caps instead of swaps to hedge our interest rate risk. The reconciliation of net spread to basic rents for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 is included above.

Conference Call

In connection with the earnings release, management will host an earnings conference call today, Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 9:30 am Eastern Time / 3:30 pm Central European Time. The call can be accessed live by dialing (U.S./Canada) 1-866-239-0753 or (International) +31-20-713-2790 and referencing code 7638745 at least 5 minutes before start time, or by visiting AerCap's website at http://www.aercap.com under "Investor Relations."

The webcast replay will be archived in the "Investor Relations" section of the company's website for one year.

In addition, a New York Group Lunch Presentation for investors and analysts will be hosted by AerCap's management today, Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 12:30 pm Eastern Time at The New York Palace (the Henry Room), 455 Madison Avenue, New York. Doors will open at 12:00 pm.

To participate in either event, please register at: http://client.sharedvalue.net/AerCap/Q111

For further information, contact Peter Wortel: +31 20 655 9658 (pwortel@aercap.com)
or Mark Walter (Shared Value): +44 (0)20 7321 5039 (aercap@sharedvalue.net).

About AerCap Holdings N.V.

AerCap is the world's leading independent aircraft leasing company. AerCap also provides engine leasing, aircraft management services, aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services and aircraft disassemblies. AerCap is headquartered in The Netherlands and has offices in Ireland, the United States, Singapore, China, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements, estimates and forecasts with respect to future performance and events. These statements, estimates and forecasts are "forward-looking statements". In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "might," "should," "expect," "plan," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "predict," "potential" or "continue" or the negatives thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements and are based on various underlying assumptions and expectations and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. As a result, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate or correct. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future performance or events described in the forward-looking statements in this press release might not occur. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results and we do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to, and will not, update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Financial Statements Follow


 AerCap Holdings N.V.

 Consolidated Balance
 Sheets - Unaudited

 (In thousands of U.S.
 Dollars)





                             March 31, 2011   December 31, 2010  March 31, 2010



 Assets

 Cash and cash equivalents   $ 322,450        $ 404,450          $ 225,908

 Restricted cash             210,134          222,464            214,485

 Trade receivables, net of
 provisions                  58,976           49,055             51,709

 Flight equipment held for
 operating leases, net       8,366,553        8,061,260          7,198,401

 Net investment in direct
 finance leases              28,633           30,069             33,099

 Notes receivables, net of
 provisions                  18,153           15,497             50,379

 Prepayments on flight
 equipment                   130,784          199,417            411,351

 Investments                 78,138           72,985             21,596

 Goodwill                    6,776            6,776              6,776

 Intangibles, net            53,364           58,637             80,177

 Inventory                   124,985          121,085            97,988

 Derivative assets           85,183           55,211             30,105

 Deferred income taxes       89,680           94,560             111,362

 Other assets                215,246          209,141            176,193

 Total Assets                $ 9,789,055      $ 9,600,607        $ 8,709,529





 Liabilities and Equity



 Accounts payable            $ 18,684         $ 16,045           $ 19,986

 Accrued expenses and other
 liabilities                 105,176          121,389            80,506

 Accrued maintenance
 liability                   423,562          420,824            371,847

 Lessee deposit liability    120,689          130,031            146,285

 Debt                        6,731,055      * 6,566,163          6,082,544

 Accrual for onerous
 contracts                   4,800            12,928             13,190

 Deferred revenue            52,265           60,061             57,799

 Derivative liabilities      40,143           55,769             77,587

 Total liabilities           7,496,374        7,383,210          6,849,744



 Share capital               1,570            1,570              1,163

 Additional paid-in capital  1,334,967        1,333,025          965,875

 Accumulated other
 comprehensive income        5,818            5,005              -

 Retained earnings           943,839          871,750            698,576

 Total AerCap Holdings N.V.
 shareholders' equity        2,286,194        2,211,350          1,665,614

 Non-controlling interest    6,487            6,047              194,171

 Total Equity                2,292,681        2,217,397          1,859,785



 Total Liabilities and
 Equity                      $ 9,789,055      $ 9,600,607        $ 8,709,529



 * Includes $86.4 million of subordinated debt received from our joint venture
 partners



 Supplemental information    March 31, 2011   December 31, 2010  March 31, 2010

 Debt/equity ratio           2.9              3.0                3.3

 Debt/equity ratio
 (adjusted for subordinated
 debt)                       2.8              2.8                3.1






 AerCap Holdings N.V.

 Consolidated Income Statements - Unaudited

 (In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per
 share data)



                                                        Three months ended
                                                        March 31,

                                                        2011         2010



 Revenues

 Lease revenue                                          $ 273,334    $ 175,310

 Sales revenue                                          81,089       182,454

 Interest revenue                                       689          1,322

 Management fee revenue                                 4,670        2,533

 Other revenue                                          2,490        1,851

 Total Revenues                                         362,272      363,470



 Expenses

 Depreciation                                           98,322       63,377

 Asset impairment                                       7,749        -

 Cost of goods sold                                     69,760       156,138

 Interest on debt                                       62,873       51,402

 Operating lease in costs                               3,051        3,151

 Leasing expenses                                       14,115       10,490

 Provision for doubtful notes and accounts receivable   1,643        740

 Selling, general and administrative expenses           28,839       29,879

 Total Expenses                                         286,352      315,177



 Income from continuing operations before income taxes  75,920       48,293



 Provision for income taxes                             (6,045)      (4,886)

 Net income of investments accounted for under the
 equity method                                          2,654        566

 Bargain purchase gain ("Amalgamation gain"), net of
 transaction expenses                                   -            274



 Net income                                             72,529       44,247



 Net income attributable to non-controlling interest    (440)        (9,848)



 Net Income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V.        $ 72,089     $ 34,399



 Basic and diluted earnings per share                   $ 0.48       $ 0.40



 Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and
 diluted                                                149,232,426  85,036,957





Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years consolidated income statements to reflect the current year presentation.


 AerCap Holdings N.V.

 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 (In thousands of U.S. Dollars)

                                              Three months     Three months
                                              ended March 31,  ended March 31,

                                              2011             2010



 Net income                                   72,529           44,247

 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
 cash provided by operating activities

 Amalgamation gain                            -                (31,023)

 Depreciation                                 98,322           63,377

 Asset impairment                             7,749            -

 Amortisation of debt issuance cost           7,451            5,306

 Amortisation of intangibles                  5,273            3,203

 Provision for doubtful notes and accounts
 receivable                                   1,643            696

 Capitalised interest on pre-delivery
 payments                                     (39)             (160)

 Gain on disposal of assets                   478              (20,223)

 Change in fair value of derivative
 instruments                                  (18,376)         22,339

 Deferred taxes                               7,859            2,715

 Share-based compensation                     2,273            879

 Changes in assets and liabilities

 Trade receivables and notes receivable, net  (14,365)         1,650

 Inventories                                  (368)            5,413

 Other assets and derivative assets           (28,944)         7,638

 Other liabilities                            (48,507)         (14,300)

 Deferred revenue                             (7,797)          12,746

 Net cash provided by operating activities    85,181           104,503



 Purchase of flight equipment                 (359,889)        (629,729)

 Proceeds from sale/disposal of assets        25,943           142,626

 Prepayments on flight equipment              (8,678)          (48,527)

 Purchase of subsidiaries, net of cash
 acquired                                     -                103,691

 Purchase of investments                      (2,500)          -

 Purchase of intangibles                      -                (9,006)

 Movement in restricted cash                  12,330           (42,283)

 Net cash used in investing activities        (332,794)        (483,228)



 Issuance of debt                             405,904          719,378

 Repayment of debt                            (243,809)        (342,819)

 Debt issuance costs paid                     (14,819)         (9,931)

 Maintenance payments received                41,144           30,584

 Maintenance payments returned                (20,538)         (9,924)

 Security deposits received                   1,910            9,388

 Security deposits returned                   (6,717)          (2,564)

 Capital contributions from non-controlling
 interests                                    -                29,000

 Net cash provided by financing activities    163,075          423,112



 Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash
 equivalents                                  (84,538)         44,387

 Effect of exchange rate changes              2,538            (1,096)

 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
 period                                       404,450          182,617

 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   322,450          225,908





For Investors:
Keith Helming
Chief Financial Officer
+31 20 655 9670
khelming@aercap.com

Peter Wortel
Investor Relations
+31 20 655 9658
pwortel@aercap.com

For Media:
Frauke Oberdieck
Corporate Communications
+31 20 655 9616
foberdieck@aercap.com

SOURCE AerCap Holdings N.V.