Investor Presentation • Feb 26, 2021
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Full Year 2020 26 February 2021


Luis Gallego, Chief Executive Officer


| Health and safety | • Customers and employees health and safety remains our top priority |
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| Passenger demand | • Passenger demand (RPKs) declined by -74.7% for full year 2020 compared to 2019 and by -87.2% from March to December 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 |
| Non-passenger revenue |
• 4,003 cargo-only flights Mar-Dec 2020; record year for cargo revenue • MRO and loyalty revenue more resilient than passenger revenue |
| Operating costs | • Cash operating expenses halved • Pay cuts, wage support, furlough and temporary reductions • Restructuring in British Airways and Aer Lingus, with new contracts • Iberia and Vueling taking advantage of lower cost base and Spain's more beneficial furlough scheme |
| Working capital | • Reduction in trade receivables • Booking cancellations partly mitigated by vouchers • Deferred supplier payments, treasury settlements and lease payments • £450m BA pension deficit contributions deferred |
| Fleet and capex | • Temporary grounding and parking of aircraft • Early retirement of aircraft, including British Airways 747-400s and Iberia A340-600s, plus lease returns • Aircraft delivery delays and capex reduced for 2020 and 2021 • Reduction in other capital expenditure; cyber spend retained |
| Funding | • €10.3bn pro forma liquidity at the end of 2020 • Successful Rights Issue of €2.7bn • All aircraft deliveries financed • €1.4bn access to COVID-19 funding schemes (UK CCFF, Spain ICO and Ireland ISIF) • €2.2bn UKEF loan contracted and being drawn down (£2.0bn) |
| Customer | • NPS improved by 10.9 points to 36.7 • BA Club World Suite installed on 28 longhaul aircraft as of the end February • Aer Lingus received antitrust approval to join Atlantic Joint Business • Transformational agreement with Amadeus to distribute IAG airlines' content via the New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard |
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| IAG Loyalty | • American Express multi-year agreement renewed with £750m cash advance • New partnerships with Santander (Spain), Sainsbury's/Nectar (UK) and Barclays Premier Banking (UK) • Strong customer growth and engagement with new partnerships in core markets despite COVID-19 • Further new partnerships to be announced in 2021 |
| IAG Tech | • Virtual Hangar 51 programme seeking innovative solutions to 7 challenges, e.g. contactless travel • Over 500 different programmes and product releases delivered (300 targeted at COVID-19) • Maintained our investment in cyber security tools and capabilities |
| Sustainability | • Safety, Environment and Corporate Responsibility Board Committee created, integrating the responsibilities of the former Safety Committee while adding oversight over sustainability matters • Planning approval for Velocys waste-to-jet fuel plant • LanzaJet investment for sustainable aviation fuels • BA partnership with ZeroAvia to develop hydrogen propulsion |
| Air Europa | • Negotiated payment reduction and deferral to 2027 |
| Brexit | • Remedial plans implemented and flying rights secured |
Steve Gunning, Chief Financial Officer



Note: The figures relating to the US dollar facilities expiring in December 2021 have been incorporated to better reflect the amount available to the Group at December 31, 2019. 2020 Pro forma total liquidity includes cash, undrawn general and committed aircraft finance facilities and the €2.2bn UKEF loan arranged (£2.0bn)
| 4Q 2020 | 4Q 2019 | vly | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | vly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger revenue | 686 | 5,390 | -87.3% | 5,574 | 22,468 | -75.2% |
| Cargo revenue | 389 | 292 | +33.2% | 1,306 | 1,117 | +16.9% |
| Other revenue | 228 | 532 | -57.1% | 988 | 1,921 | -48.6% |
| Total revenue | 1,303 | 6,214 | -79.0% | 7,868 | 25,506 | -69.2% |
| Employee costs | -649 | -1,249 | -48.0% | -3,247 | -4,962 | -34.6% |
| Fuel, oil costs and emissions charges | -358 | -1,452 | -75.3% | -2,041 | -6,021 | -66.1% |
| Handling, catering and other operating costs | -260 | -736 | -64.7% | -1,340 | -2,972 | -54.9% |
| Landing fees and en-route charges | -181 | -522 | -65.3% | -918 | -2,221 | -58.7% |
| Engineering and other aircraft costs | -296 | -505 | -41.4% | -1,348 | -2,092 | -35.6% |
| Property, IT and other costs | -185 | -229 | -19.2% | -754 | -811 | -7.0% |
| Selling costs | -65 | -225 | -71.1% | -405 | -1,038 | -61.0% |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment | -480 | -557 | -13.8% | -2,099 | -2,111 | -0.6% |
| Currency differences | 6 | 26 | -76.9% | -81 | 7 | nm |
| Total expenditure on operations | -2,468 | -5,449 | -54.7% | -12,233 | -22,221 | -44.9% |
| Pre exceptional operating result | -1,165 | 765 | nm | -4,365 | 3,285 | nm |
| ASKs | 21,801 | 82,005 | -73.4% | 113,195 | 337,754 | -66.5% |
| €m | 4Q 2020 | FY 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger revenue | -2 | -62 | 'Over-hedging' charge related to FX |
| Total revenue | -2 | -62 | |
| Employee costs | -44 | -313 | Restructuring costs related to redundancy programmes mainly at British Airways and Aer Lingus |
| Fuel, oil costs and emissions charges | -95 | -1,694 | 'Over-hedging' charge related to fuel and FX |
| Engineering and other aircraft costs | -25 | -108 | Inventory write down and lease return provisions |
| Property, IT and other costs | - | -28 | Principally UK ICO fine |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment | -140 | -856 | Impairment of fleet and associated assets |
| Total expenditure on operations | -304 | -2,999 | |
| Total operating exceptional items | -306 | -3,061 |
| FY 2020 (€m) |
vly | FY 2020 (£m) |
vly | FY 2020 (€m) |
vly | FY 2020 (€m) |
vly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger revenue | 382 | -81.4% | 2,894 | -75.7% | 1,160 | -71.4% | 569 | -76.7% | |
| Cargo revenue | 88 | +62.5% | 890 | +25.2% | 240 | -17.6% | - | - | |
| Other revenue | - | nm | 217 | -68.0% | 859 | -34.0% | 5 | -72.2% | |
| Total revenue | 470 | -77.9% | 4,001 | -69.9% | 2,259 | -60.0% | 574 | -76.6% | |
| Total costs | -831 | -55.1% | -6,328 | -44.3% | -3,018 | -41.4% | -1,197 | -45.9% | |
| Pre exceptional operating result | -361 | -637 | -2,327 | -4,248 | -759 | -1,256 | -623 | -863 | |
| Pre exceptional operating margin | -76.8% | -89.8pts | -58.2% | -72.7pts | -33.6% | -42.4pts | -108.5% | -118.3pts | |
| Exceptional items | -202 | -202 | -1,553 | -970 | -652 | -652 | -252 | -252 | |
| Post exceptional operating result | -563 | -839 | -3,880 | -5,218 | -1,411 | -1,908 | -875 | -1,114 | |
| ASK (m) | 8,741 | -71.1% | 63,725 | -65.8% | 25,314 | -65.5% | 12,940 | -66.3% | |
| RPK (m) | 4,056 | -83.6% | 39,118 | -74.9% | 17,757 | -72.3% | 9,179 | -72.5% | |
| Load factor (%) | 46.4% | -35.4pts | 61.4% | -22.2pts | 70.1% | -17.1pts | 70.9% | -16.0pts | |
| Sector length (km) | 1,981 | -2.0% | 3,229 | +1.5% | 2,576 | -9.3% | 938 | -1.5% |


Note: The figures relating to the US dollar facilities expiring in December 2021 have been incorporated to better reflect the amount available to the Group at December 31, 2019 2020 Pro forma total liquidity includes cash, undrawn general and committed aircraft finance facilities and the €2.2bn UKEF loan draw down (£2.0bn) *Reduction in facilities between Jun and Sep mostly due to non-cash movements
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| €m | 31 Dec 2020 | 30 Sep 2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 31 Dec 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross debt | 15,679 | 16,107 | 16,479 | 14,453 | 14,254 |
| Bank and other loans | 3,466 | 4,078 | 4,014 | 1,995 | 1,954 |
| Asset finance and lease liabilities | 12,213 | 12,029 | 12,465 | 12,458 | 12,300 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and interest-bearing deposits | 5,917 | 5,011 | 6,016 | 6,945 | 6,683 |
| Net debt | 9,762 | 11,096 | 10,463 | 7,508 | 7,571 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | n.m. | n.m. | 4.2x | 1.6x | 1.4x |
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Note: excludes revenue, working capital, tax, debt amortisation and pension deficit payments; includes interest cash expense and income; includes finance lease repayments and operating lease rentals; includes fuel and FX 'over-hedge' losses.
Luis Gallego, Chief Executive Officer


Luis Gallego, Chief Executive Officer



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Regional flown passenger revenue contribution (%) (Jul 2020 - Jan 2021)

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gCO2/pkm: grammes of CO2 per passenger kilometre (a standard industry measure for fuel efficiency).
Industry goals: 1) 2010-2020 1.5% p.a. fuel efficiency (IATA/ATAG), 2) 2020 onwards carbon neutral growth (ICAO/IATA/ATAG), 3) 2050 50% of 2005 emissions (IATA/ATAG)
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Note: Pre exceptional operating result and RoIC 2011-2017 are based on the Group's statutory results (not adjusted for IFRS16); 2018 adjusted to reflect the estimated impact of IFRS16; 2019 post IFRS16. Lease adjusted margin 2011-2017; Operating margin (post IFRS16) 2018-2019. BA pilots' strike in 2019 depressed operating result by €137m (-0.4% impact on operating margin and -0.6% impact on RoIC)


Leverage: 2011-2017 based on the Group's statutory results (not adjusted for IFRS16); 2018 Group's statutory results with an adjustment to reflect the estimated impact of IFRS16 leases from 1 Jan 2018: 2019 post IFRS16. Adjusted net debt: 2011-2017 calculated as long-term borrowings plus capitalised operating lease costs less current interest bearing deposits and cash and cash equivalents; 2018-2019 long-term borrowings plus lease liabilities less current interest bearing deposits and cash and cash equivalents. Liquidity: Calculated as year end cash and undrawn facilities divided by LTM revenue



| €m | 4Q 2020 | 4Q 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating result (pre exceptional) | -1,165 | 765 | -4,365 | 3,285 |
| Exceptional items | -306 | -672 | -3,061 | -672 |
| Operating result (post exceptional) | -1,471 | 93 | -7,426 | 2,613 |
| Net finance income/(costs) | -153 | -148 | -629 | -561 |
| Net financing credit relating to pensions | - | 7 | 4 | 26 |
| Net currency retranslation credits /(charges) |
62 | 108 | 245 | 201 |
| Other non-operating charges | -47 | -54 | -4 | -4 |
| Result before tax (post exceptional) |
-1,609 | 6 | -7,810 | 2,275 |
| Tax | 253 | -105 | 887 | -560 |
| Result after tax (post exceptional) |
-1,356 | -99 | -6,923 | 1,715 |
| Adjusted EPS (pre exceptional) € cents |
- | - | -122.6 | 76.9 |
Note: EPS is adjusted and diluted, information for 2019 has been restated to reflect the impact of the rights issue The weighted average number of shares for diluted EPS in FY 2020 was 3,528 million and in FY 2019 was 3,137 million
| Group performance |
Quarter | Year to date |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 |
Q4 2019 |
vLY | 2020 | 2019 | vLY | |
| Passengers carried ('000s) |
4,298 | 27,805 | -84.5% | 31,275 | 118,253 | -73.6% |
| Domestic (UK & Spain) |
1,822 | 6,836 | -73.3% | 10,443 | 28,278 | -63.1% |
| Europe | 1,611 | 14,035 | -88.5% | 14,150 | 62,344 | -77.3% |
| North America |
180 | 3,126 | -94.2% | 2,462 | 12,662 | -80.6% |
| Latin America & Caribbean |
299 | 1,613 | -81.5% | 1,905 | 6,317 | -69.8% |
| Africa & Middle East |
351 | 1,576 | -77.7% | 1,790 | 6,162 | -71.0% |
| Asia & Pacific |
35 | 619 | -94.3% | 525 | 2,490 | -78.9% |
| Revenue passenger km (m) |
9,817 | 69,138 | -85.8% | 72,262 | 285,745 | -74.7% |
| Domestic (UK & Spain) |
1,596 | 5,168 | -69.1% | 8,528 | 20,859 | -59.1% |
| Europe | 2,111 | 15,613 | -86.5% | 16,474 | 72,148 | -77.2% |
| North America |
1,170 | 20,470 | -94.3% | 16,211 | 83,415 | -80.6% |
| Latin America & Caribbean |
2,464 | 13,371 | -81.6% | 15,716 | 52,411 | -70.0% |
| Africa & Middle East |
2,132 | 8,567 | -75.1% | 10,329 | 33,033 | -68.7% |
| Asia & Pacific |
344 | 5,949 | -94.2% | 5,004 | 23,879 | -79.0% |
| Available seat km (m) |
21,801 | 82,005 | -73.4% | 113,195 | 337,754 | -66.5% |
| Domestic (UK & Spain) |
2,638 | 6,037 | -56.3% | 12,013 | 23,915 | -49.8% |
| Europe | 4,236 | 18,873 | -77.6% | 25,516 | 86,349 | -70.5% |
| North America |
4,539 | 24,274 | -81.3% | 30,494 | 99,197 | -69.3% |
| Latin America & Caribbean |
4,988 | 15,547 | -67.9% | 21,629 | 60,644 | -64.3% |
| Africa & Middle East |
4,299 | 10,383 | -58.6% | 15,381 | 39,816 | -61.4% |
| Asia & Pacific |
1,101 | 6,891 | -84.0% | 8,162 | 27,833 | -70.7% |
| Passenger load factor (%) |
45.0 | 84.3 | -39.3 pts |
63.8 | 84.6 | -20.8 pts |
| Domestic (UK & Spain) |
60.5 | 85.6 | -25.1 pts |
71.0 | 87.2 | -16.2 pts |
| Europe | 49.8 | 82.7 | -32.9 pts |
64.6 | 83.6 | -19.0 pts |
| North America |
25.8 | 84.3 | -58.6 pts |
53.2 | 84.1 | -30.9 pts |
| Latin America & Caribbean |
49.4 | 86.0 | -36.7 pts |
72.7 | 86.4 | -13.7 pts |
| Africa & Middle East |
49.6 | 82.5 | -32.9 pts |
67.2 | 83.0 | -15.8 pts |
| Asia & Pacific |
31.2 | 86.3 | -55.1 pts |
61.3 | 85.8 | -24.5 pts |
| Cargo (m) tonne km |
928 | 1,432 | -35.2% | 3,399 | 5,580 | -39.1% |
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| Performance by airline |
Quarter | Year to date |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 |
Q4 2019 |
vLY | 2020 | 2019 | vLY | |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 151 | 2,608 | -94.2% | 2,118 | 11,649 | -81.8% |
| Revenue passenger km (m) | 229 | 5,720 | -96.0% | 4,056 | 24,753 | -83.6% |
| Available seat km (m) | 1,097 | 7,132 | -84.6% | 8,741 | 30,255 | -71.1% |
| Passenger load factor (%) | 20.9 | 80.2 | -59.3 pts | 46.4 | 81.8 | -35.4 pts |
| Cargo tonne km (m) |
17 | 49 | -65.3% | 124 | 173 | -28.3% |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 1,630 | 11,553 | -85.9% | 12,285 | 47,710 | -74.3% |
| Revenue passenger km (m) | 5,304 | 38,146 | -86.1% | 39,117 | 155,580 | -74.9% |
| Available seat km (m) | 12,679 | 45,556 | -72.2% | 63,724 | 186,170 | -65.8% |
| Passenger load factor (%) | 41.8 | 83.7 | -41.9 pts | 61.4 | 83.6 | -22.2 pts |
| Cargo tonne km (m) |
750 | 1,055 | -28.9% | 2,751 | 4,210 | -34.7% |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 1,114 | 5,547 | -79.9% | 6,796 | 22,449 | -69.7% |
| Revenue passenger km (m) | 2,833 | 15,591 | -81.8% | 17,757 | 63,991 | -72.3% |
| Available seat km (m) | 5,592 | 17,997 | -68.9% | 25,314 | 73,354 | -65.5% |
| Passenger load factor (%) | 50.7 | 86.6 | -36.0 pts | 70.1 | 87.2 | -17.1 pts |
| Cargo tonne km (m) |
160 | 326 | -50.9% | 519 | 1,194 | -56.5% |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 4 | 530 | -99.2% | 445 | 1,877 | -76.3% |
| Revenue passenger km (m) | 53 | 2,326 | -97.7% | 2,153 | 8,011 | -73.1% |
| Available seat km (m) | 117 | 2,737 | -95.7% | 2,476 | 9,543 | -74.1% |
| Passenger load factor (%) | 45.3 | 85.0 | -39.7 pts | 87.0 | 83.9 | +3.0 pts |
| Cargo tonne km (m) |
1 | 2 | -50.0% | 5 | 3 | +66.7% |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 1,399 | 7,567 | -81.5% | 9,631 | 34,568 | -72.1% |
| Revenue passenger km (m) | 1,398 | 7,355 | -81.0% | 9,179 | 33,410 | -72.5% |
| Available seat km (m) | 2,316 | 8,583 | -73.0% | 12,940 | 38,432 | -66.3% |
| Passenger load factor (%) | 60.4 | 85.7 | -25.3 pts | 70.9 | 86.9 | -16.0 pts |
| Cargo tonne km (m) |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Certain statements included in this announcement are forward-looking. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. By their nature, they involve risk and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements often use words such as "expects", "may", "will", "could", "should", "intends", "plans", "predicts", "envisages" or "anticipates" or other words of similar meaning. They include, without limitation, any and all projections relating to the results of operations and financial conditions of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. and its subsidiary undertakings from time to time (the 'Group'), as well as plans and objectives for future operations, expected future revenues, financing plans, expected expenditure and divestments relating to the Group and discussions of the Group's business plan. All forward-looking statements in this announcement are based upon information known to the Group on the date of this announcement and speak as of the date of this announcement. Other than in accordance with its legal or regulatory obligations, the Group does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements in this announcement as a result of any number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, but not limited to, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainties about its impact and duration, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of the Group, and it is not reasonably possible to itemise each item. Accordingly, readers of this announcement are cautioned against relying on forward-looking statements. Further information on the primary risks of the business and the Group's risk management process is set out in the Risk management and principal risk factors section in the Annual Report and Accounts 2019; these documents are available on www.iairgroup.com. All forward-looking statements made on or after the date of this announcement and attributable to IAG are expressly qualified in their entirety by the primary risks set out in that section. Many of these risks are, and will be, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and any further disruption to the global airline industry and economic environment as a result.
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