Blade Air Mobility Takes Off: Beats on Q1 Revenue, Medical Soars, Reaffirms 2024 Outlook
Blade Air Mobility Takes Off: Beats on Q1 Revenue, Medical Soars, Reaffirms 2024 Outlook
Blade Air Mobility Inc (NASDAQ:BLDE) reported first-quarter FY24 revenue growth of 13.8% Y/Y to $51.5 million, beating the consensus of $49.5 million.
Blade Air Mobility Inc（納斯達克股票代碼：BLDE）報告稱，24財年第一季度收入同比增長13.8％，至5150萬美元，超過了市場預期的4,950萬美元。
Short Distance revenue fell 5.9% Y/Y to $9.8 million due to significant inclement weather impacting the European business in the Swiss and French alps and lower passenger volume in Canada.
由於嚴重的惡劣天氣影響了瑞士和法國阿爾卑斯山的歐洲業務以及加拿大的客運量減少，短途收入同比下降5.9％，至980萬美元。
Flight Profit increased 41.5% Y/Y to $10.1 million, and the margin improved by 386 bps Y/Y to 19.7%, aided by strong growth in the Medical business.
受醫療業務強勁增長的推動，飛行利潤同比增長41.5％，至1,010萬美元，利潤率同比增長386個點子至19.7％。
Total adjusted EBITDA loss was $(3.55) million, compared to a loss of $(7.72) million a year ago, margin recovered to -6.9% from -17.1% prior-year quarter.
調整後的息稅折舊攤銷前利潤總虧損爲355萬美元，而去年同期的虧損爲772萬美元，利潤率從去年同期的-17.1％回升至-6.9％。
Passenger segment's adjusted EBITDA loss stood at $(2.65) million vs. $(3.05) million a year ago.
客運板塊調整後的息稅折舊攤銷前利潤虧損爲265萬美元，而去年同期爲305萬美元。
On the other hand, the Medical segment's adjusted EBITDA rose significantly to $4.41 million from $1.88 million a year ago, driven by higher trip volumes and trip distances, both from existing and newly added hospital clients.
另一方面，醫療板塊調整後的息稅折舊攤銷前利潤從去年同期的188萬美元大幅增長至441萬美元，這得益於現有和新增醫院客戶的出行量和旅行距離的增加。
The company's net loss for the quarter declined to $(4.23) million, compared to $(10.19) million a year ago. EPS loss of $(0.06) beat the estimate of $(0.12).
該公司本季度的淨虧損降至423萬美元，而去年同期爲1,019萬美元。每股收益虧損0.06美元，超過了預期的0.12美元。
The company's net cash used by operating activities totaled $(15.55) million. The company held cash and short-term investments of $151.0 million as of the end of the first quarter of FY24.
該公司用於經營活動的淨現金總額爲1,555萬美元。截至24財年第一季度末，該公司持有的現金和短期投資爲1.51億美元。
2024 Outlook: Blade Air Mobility reiterated revenue of $240 million-$250 million vs. $246.37 million consensus and sees positive adjusted EBITDA.
2024年展望：Blade Air Mobility重申收入爲2.4億至2.5億美元，而預期收入爲2.4637億美元，調整後的息稅折舊攤銷前利潤爲正數。
For 2025, the company continues to expect double-digit revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth.
到2025年，該公司繼續預計收入將達到兩位數，調整後的息稅折舊攤銷前利潤將增長。
Melissa Tomkiel, Blade's President, said, "We have closed on seven of the eight previously announced jet aircraft acquisitions since quarter end and are already seeing the cash flow benefits that come when you couple the significant scale of our Medical business with strategic aircraft ownership in our highest density markets."
Blade總裁梅利莎·湯姆基爾表示：“自季度末以來，我們已經完成了先前宣佈的八項噴氣式飛機收購中的七項，當您將我們的龐大醫療業務與密度最高的市場中的戰略飛機所有權相結合時，我們已經看到了現金流收益。”
"The vast majority of our flying will remain with third-party owned and operated aircraft as part of our layered, asset-light approach, enabling maximum flexibility, guaranteed availability and cost efficiency for our hospital clients."
“作爲我們分層輕資產方法的一部分，我們的絕大多數飛行將繼續使用第三方自有和運營的飛機，從而爲我們的醫院客戶提供最大的靈活性、有保障的可用性和成本效益。”
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (BATS:ARKX) and ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (BATS:ARKQ).
投資者可以通過方舟太空探索與創新ETF（BATS: ARKX）和方舟自主技術與機器人ETF（BATS: ARKQ）獲得股票敞口。
Price Action: BLDE shares are down 0.83% at $3.59 at the last check Tuesday.
價格走勢：在週二的最後一次檢查中，BLDE股價下跌0.83％，至3.59美元。
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