Travelport Worldwide (TVPT) Tops Q3 EPS by 2c, Revenues Miss; Offers FY18 EPS/Revenue Guidance

Travelport Worldwide (NYSE: TVPT) reported Q3 EPS of $0.31, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.29. Revenue for the quarter came in at $623 million versus the consensus estimate of $634.48 million.

Key Points (for the third quarter unless stated otherwise)

• Net revenue increased 2% to $623 million
• Net income increased 25% to $6 million; Adjusted EBITDA increased 2% to $139 million
• Travel Commerce Platform revenue increased 2% to $598 million
• Beyond Air revenue increased 14% to $193 million, contributing 32% of Travel Commerce Platform revenue (Q3 2017: 29%); eNett net revenue increased 58% to $86 million
• Income per share (diluted) increased 4% to $0.04; Adjusted Income per Share (diluted) increased 74% to $0.31
• Net cash provided by operating activities decreased 13% to $83 million; Free Cash Flow decreased 24% to $48 million
• Anticipate 2018 net revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow to be at the lower end of guidance ranges

Gordon Wilson, President and CEO of Travelport, commented:

"We delivered net revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth of 2% each in the quarter. The continued strong performance of Beyond Air, driven by our virtual payments business eNett, helped us overcome the more challenging market and customer environment we anticipated for the second half of the year.

In the quarter, we continued to build the business in line with our strategy. Our Travel Commerce Platform delivered further business successes, especially in the regional corporate and online sectors where we are clearly benefiting from the investments we are making in the quality of our content and the capabilities and efficiency of our technology. We also strengthened our value proposition by concluding long-term deals to distribute the content of Air India and Jet Airways, in both cases as the preferred distributor. These add to our exclusive distribution contract with IndiGo and give us significant additional advantage in India and key markets beyond it. Furthermore, Travelport made history by becoming the first GDS to transact the booking of flights using IATA's New Distribution Capability (NDC) API protocol. These initiatives will contribute to the onboarding of new business next year, alongside the continued growth of eNett.

Despite these factors and our ongoing focus on the efficiency of our cost base, our business momentum is being tempered by some specific customer headwinds. We remain well positioned for longer term profitable growth given our commercial wins and the ongoing investments we're making in the key areas that differentiate us, including our industry-leading travel content; our search, merchandising and shopping capabilities; and our leading mobile, data and payments solutions."

GUIDANCE:

Travelport Worldwide sees FY2018 EPS of $1.34-$1.46, versus the consensus of $1.43. Travelport Worldwide sees FY2018 revenue of $2.535-2.585 billion, versus the consensus of $2.57 billion.

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