flyExclusive Reports Record Preliminary Unaudited Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025, Capping a Transformational Year with Expected Positive Adjusted EBITDA in Fourth Quarter 2025
Reduced Long-Term Notes Payable more than
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Preliminary Unaudited Financial Highlights
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Record fourth quarter 2025 revenue is expected to be between
$103.0 million and$106.0 million , representing the highest quarterly revenue in the Company’s history and an approximate 13% increase compared to$91.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. -
Full year 2025 revenue is expected to range between
$374.0 million and$378.0 million , an increase of approximately 15% compared to full year 2024 achieved with approximately 14% fewer aircraft, reflecting higher utilization and improved fleet efficiency. -
Significant profitability improvement with Net loss expected to range between
$(13.0) million and$(10.0) million for the fourth quarter of 2025, which compares to a net loss of$(16.5) million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Net loss for the full year 2025 is expected to range between$(73.0) million and$(70.0) million , an improvement of approximately 30% compared to a$(101.5) million loss in 2024. -
Fourth quarter 2025 Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is expected to range between
$5.5 million and$8.0 million , an improvement of approximately$13.0 million compared to a Q4 2024 Adjusted EBITDA of$(7.8) million , marking the Company’s first quarter of positive Adjusted EBITDA. For important disclosures about this non-GAAP measure, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. -
Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, for the full year 2025 is expected to range between
$(8.5) million and$(5.0) million , representing an improvement of approximately$50 million from full year 2024. For important disclosures about this non-GAAP measure, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.
The Company’s expected performance reflects higher aircraft utilization and improved contribution per aircraft throughout 2025. During the year, flyExclusive reduced its active fleet while increasing total revenue, reflecting the removal of non-performing aircraft, expanding the high-performing Challenger fleet, significantly improved execution, and a more productive fleet mix. The Company continued its commitment to strengthening the balance sheet in 2025, reducing total long-term notes payable for the full year by more than
“These preliminary unaudited results indicate that 2025 was a transformation of our business,” said
The Company’s preliminary unaudited fourth quarter and full year 2025 revenue results are based on current expectations and might be adjusted upon completion of annual audit procedures. This financial information does not represent a comprehensive statement of the Company’s financial results for the fourth quarter or full year 2025 and remains subject to the completion of financial closing procedures and internal reviews.
The Company expects to release final financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended
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About flyExclusive
flyExclusive (NYSE American: FLYX) is a vertically integrated,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the Company's consolidated financial statements, we report certain key financial measures that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP, including Adjusted EBITDA. These non-GAAP financial measures are an addition, and not a substitute for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to any performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures of financial results provide useful supplemental information about us to investors. However, there are a number of limitations related to the use of Adjusted EBITDA and its nearest GAAP equivalents, including that it excludes significant expenses that are required by GAAP to be recorded in our financial measures. In addition, other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently or may use other measures to calculate their financial performance, and therefore, Adjusted EBITDA might not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted for (i) interest (income) expense, (ii) income tax expense, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) litigation costs, (v) acquisition costs, (vi) equity-based compensation, (vii) non-cash loss on assets held for sale, which represents the impairment charges recognized on assets designated for sale prior to their disposal, (viii) realized losses on aircraft sold as part of fleet modernization efforts, (ix) loss on extinguishment of debt, (x) change in fair value of warrant liabilities, and (xi) SOX control remediation.
We include Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure for assessing useful information about the Company’s operating performance in conjunction with related GAAP amounts and for the following:
- Strategic internal planning, annual budgeting, allocating resources, and making operating decisions.
- Historical period-to-period comparisons of our business, as it removes the effect of certain non-cash expenses and expenses and revenue unrelated to our core ongoing business.
The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP measure (in thousands):
|
(UNAUDITED) (in Thousands) |
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|
Three Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
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| Low | High | Low | High | |||||||||||||
| Net loss |
$ |
(13,000 |
) |
$ |
(10,000 |
) |
$ |
(73,000 |
) |
$ |
(70,000 |
) |
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| Add (deduct): | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income |
|
— |
|
|
(500 |
) |
|
(1,000 |
) |
|
(1,600 |
) |
||||
| Interest expense |
|
6,100 |
|
|
7,000 |
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
22,000 |
|
||||
| Income tax expense/benefit |
|
500 |
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
500 |
|
|
(700 |
) |
||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
6,900 |
|
|
7,700 |
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
26,300 |
|
||||
| Litigation costs (1) |
|
— |
|
|
500 |
|
|
250 |
|
|
900 |
|
||||
| Acquisition costs (2) |
|
— |
|
|
500 |
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
2,000 |
|
||||
| Equity-based compensation |
|
1,500 |
|
|
2,500 |
|
|
4,500 |
|
|
5,800 |
|
||||
| Non-cash loss on assets held for sale (3) |
|
1,000 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,500 |
|
|
3,500 |
|
||||
| Realized losses due to fleet modernization (4) |
|
2,500 |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,250 |
|
|
(250 |
) |
||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,250 |
|
|
4,000 |
|
||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
|
(500 |
) |
|
1,000 |
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
2,800 |
|
||||
| SOX control remediation |
|
500 |
|
|
— |
|
|
750 |
|
|
250 |
|
||||
| Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
5,500 |
|
$ |
8,000 |
|
$ |
(8,500 |
) |
$ |
(5,000 |
) |
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|
(1) Relates to settlement costs associated with non-recurring litigation. |
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(2) Represents legal and professional fees associated with non-routine acquisition activities. |
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(3) Represents impairment losses incurred due to the decline in fair value of aircraft held for sale during the period. |
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(4) Represents gains or losses incurred on sales of aircraft that the Company previously identified as part of our fleet modernization efforts that are outside of the normal course of business. |
Forward Looking Statements
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