Deutsche Lufthansa AG (XSWX:LHA)
CHF 9.05 +0.25 (+2.82%) Market Cap: 10.85 Bil Enterprise Value: 15.81 Bil PE Ratio: 7.48 PB Ratio: 0.95 GF Score: 74/100

Q1 2025 Deutsche Lufthansa AG Earnings Call Transcript

Apr 29, 2025 / 09:30AM GMT

Key Points

Positve
  • Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DLAKF) reported record sales for Q1 2025, surpassing EUR8 billion with a 10% growth.
  • Operational performance has improved significantly, with Lufthansa Airlines achieving the highest levels of regularity and punctuality in the last 10 years.
  • The company has successfully increased capacity by 5% and translated this growth into higher yields and load factors.
  • Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa Cargo have shown strong performance, contributing positively to the group's revenue.
  • The company has a robust hedging strategy, with 81% of fuel requirements hedged, providing financial stability against fuel price volatility.
Negative
  • There are early signs of softness in Q3 bookings, particularly for US destinations, which could impact future revenue.
  • Material costs, excluding fuel, rose by 16% year-on-year, driven by price increases from service partners.
  • Personnel expenses increased by 5%, contributing to overall cost inflation.
  • The company faces challenges with delayed aircraft deliveries, impacting operational efficiency.
  • There is limited visibility into Q3 demand, with potential risks of a slowdown in North Atlantic bookings.
Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Lufthansa Group Q1 2025 results analyst conference call and live webcast. I'm Moritz, your Chorus Call operator. I would like to remind you that all participants will be in a listen-only mode and the conference is being recorded. (Operator Instructions) The conference must not be recorded for publication or broadcast.

At this time, it's my pleasure to hand over to Marc-Dominic Nettesheim, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir.

Marc;dominic Nettesheim
Deutsche Lufthansa AG - Head of Investor Relations

Thanks a lot, and also from my end a very warm welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the presentation of our first quarter results 2025 on this sunny Tuesday here in Frankfurt. With me are today, our CEO, Carsten Spohr; and our CFO, Till Streichert, they will present both our results for the last quarter, discuss our commercial outlook for the remaining nine months of this year. And afterwards, you will have the opportunity to ask questions. And like always, I want to ask you to limit yourselves

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