Applied Investment Management (AIM) Program AIM Class of 2014 Equity Fund Reports Fall 2013 Date: Friday, November1, 2013 Time: 3 PM Road Show Location: 1492 Capital Management Student Presenter Company Name Ticker Price Page No. John Osborne Allegiant Travel Company ALGT $106.29 2 Ellen Toshach Amira Nature Foods LTD ANFI $13.81 5 Eoghan Bahnson AtriCure ATRC $12.57 8 Ryan Bailey Tata Motors Limited TTM $30.46 11 Thank you for taking the time today and participating in the AIM ‘road show’ 1492 Capital Management. These student presentations are an important element of the applied learning experience in the AIM program. The students conduct fundamental equity research and present their recommendations in written and oral format – with the goal of adding their stock to the AIM Equity Fund. Your comments and advice add considerably to their educational experience and is greatly appreciated. Today, each student will spend about 5-7 minutes presenting their formal recommendation, which is then followed by about 8-10 minutes of Q & A. Again, thank you for allowing us the opportunity to present at 1492. For more information about AIM please contact: David S. Krause, PhD Director, Applied Investment Management Program Marquette University College of Business Administration, Department of Finance 436 Straz Hall, PO Box 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 mailto: [email protected] Website: MarquetteBuz/AIM AIM Blog: AIM Program Blog Twitter: Marquette AIM Facebook: Marquette AIM Marquette University AIM Class 2014 Equity Reports Fall 2013 Page 1 Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT) October 29, 2013 John Osborne Domestic Industrials Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT), through its subsidiaries, operates as a leisure travel company in the United States. It provides scheduled air transportation on limited frequency nonstop flights between small city markets and leisure destination. The company also provides air-related services and products in conjunction with air transportation, including use of its call center for purchases, baggage fees, advance seat assignment, travel protection products, change fees, priority boarding, food and beverage purchases on board, and other air-related services. In addition, it offers third party travel products, such as hotel rooms, ground transportation, and attractions. Further, the company provides air transportation through fixed fee agreements and charter service on a seasonal and ad-hoc basis. Allegiant Travel Company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Price ($) (10/24/13) 106.29 Beta: 0.71 FY: December 2012A 2013E 2014E Price Taget ($): 128.79 WACC 9.2% Revenue (Mil) 909 1,030 1,132 52WK Range ($): 65.93-109.72 M-Term Rev. Gr Rate Est: 10.0% % Growth 16.60% 13.35% 9.92% Market Cap: 2.0B M-Term EPS Gr Rate Est: 7.0% Gross Margin 39.80% 40.87% 41.02% Shares Oustanding 18.9M Debt/Equity 37.7% Operating Margin 14.56% 16.40% 19.00% Short Interest (%): 5.1% ROA: 10.5% EPS $4.62 $4.91 $5.29 Avg. Daily Vol: 101.45K ROE: 20.9% FCF/Share 2.67 2.67 3.01 Dividend ($): N/A ROIC 16.7% P/E (Cal) 23.35 24.87 22.24 Yield (%): N/A EV/EBITDA 8.86 9.72 9.16 Recommendation Instead of focusing on the business traveler, which most of the competition does, Allegiant focuses on the leisure traveler, selling directly to the consumer with no intermediaries. It's different and very profitable as a result. Revenues come from three sources: regularly-scheduled flights, fixed-fee customers from Harrah's and ancillary revenue from the sale of hotel rooms, rental cars and other travel-related business. The company's diversified revenue model works because of its backward nature. From 2011 to 2012, Allegiant Travel was rising over 78% in a little over a year. ALGT does not sell tickets through Expedia, Travelocity or any other travel website. Tickets can only be purchased via their website, over the phone or at a ticket counter. This equates to less expenses. ALGT focuses on markets where competitors will find it difficult to enter. The bigger airlines will have to accept losing money in these markets if they want to compete for market share. Of the 161 routes it flies, only 10 routes have competition. Shares have already jumped over 100% year-over-year. A 15% jump in travelers and a 13% increase in customer revenue has also occurred. Its load factor , an industry yardstick measuring the number of seats filled, jumped jumped from 86.9% to 90.8% during 4Q 2012 and has stayed consistent thus far in 2013. After having consistent profitability in a volatile airline industry, a strong financial position and opportunity to expand, it is recommended that ALGT be added to the AIM Domestic Equity portfolio with a price target of $128.77, which has a potential upside of 20.3%. Investment Thesis Company Diversification. Allegiant Travel Company has added new air related fees in order to increase revenues in 2013. They introduced a carry on bag fee in April 2012 that has increased total bag fees per passenger +93% YoY. They are also coming out with a new loyalty program and co-branded credit card by the end of this year. Their third party products have continually done well over the past five years and management only sees that continuing to grow. They just introduced bundled vacation packages that gives the customer a wholesale price for hotel and a rental car. 94% of FY2013 sales thus far have come through their website. They had over 29 million website visitors in 2012 and it is projected for that number to double by the end of 2013. Marquette University AIM Class 2014 Equity Reports Fall 2013 Page 2 Strong Financial Position. As of December 31, 2012 they had $352.7 million of unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and investment securities, total debt of $150.9 million and very strong debt to total capitalization ratio. Their ability to generate operating cash flows with their capital structure has allowed them to grow profitability with generation of net income in twn consecutive years. They believe they have more than adequate resources, with their current liquidity position and future financing opportunities, to invest in the growth of their fleet, information technology infrastructure and development, while also meeting their short-term obligations. Growing Aircraft Fleet with Low Ownership Cost. During 2012, they announced contracts under which they will add used Airbus equipment to their fleet. As of February 1, 2013, they have contracted to purchase seven A320 aircraft (with two additional aircraft expected to be under contract in the near future) and entered into operating lease agreements to lease nine A319 aircraft. These Airbus aircraft will allow for low aircraft ownership costs consistent with their very distinct business model. Valuation In order to reach an intrinsic value for ALGT, a ten year discounted cash flow model was conducted. The firm’s current WACC of 7.2% was given a 200 bps safety margin that is more in line with industry averages, resulting in 9.2%. The DCF model generated an intrinsic value of $129.88.85 per share. An EV/EBITDA multiple approach was also used with a peer multiple of 8.86x; resulting in an intrinsic value of $131.51. A P/E multiple also was used with a peer multiple of 23.35x; producing an intrinsic value of $123.81. Weighing the three values 50/25/25 respectively, a price target of $128.77 was established, representing a 20.3% upside. ALGT does not pay a dividend. Risks Negative Economic Condititions Hurts Business. The U.S. Economy continues to be impacted by high unemployment and other factors which may reduce the wealth and tighten spending of customers. Leisure travel is aligned with discretionary spending and it is uncertain to what extent the continuance of these current economic conditions will affect consumers and leisure travel in the future. These conditions could impact demand for airline travel in their small city markets or to their leisure destinations. Increases in Fuel Prices Could Hurt Profitability. Fuel costs constitute a significant portion of their total operating expenses, respresnting approximately 47.7% and 43.6% during 2012 and 2011, respectively. Significant increases in fuel costs have negatively affected their operating results in the past and in the future fuel cost volatility could materially affect ethir financial condition and reults from operations. Both the cost and availability of aircraft fuel are subject to many meteorological, economic and political factors and events which ALGT has no control. Aging Fleet of Aircrafts. Their MD-80 aircraft range from 16.9 to 27.4 years old, with an average age 23.3 years. The cost to maintain aircraft increases as they age and exceeds the cost to maintain newer aircraft. FAA regulations require additional and enhanced maintenance inspections for older aircraft. These regulations include Aging Aircraft Airworthiness Directives, which typically increase as an aircraft ages and vary by aircraft or engine type depending on the unique characteristics of each aircraft. Management Mr. Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. has been the Chief Executive Officer of Allegiant Travel Company since August 2003 and Chairman since 2006. Mr. Gallagher provides senior management direction to companies that include Telecommunications and Internet applications service provider companies. Mr. Andrew C. Levy has been the President of Allegiant Travel Company since October 2009. Mr. Levy served various positions with ValuJet Airlines including Director of Contracts. Marquette University AIM Class 2014 Equity Reports Fall 2013 Page 3 Ownership % of Shares Held by All Insiders and 5% Owners: 21% % of Shares Held by Institutional & Mutual Fund Owners 81% Source: Yahoo! Finance Top 5 Shareholders Holder Shares % Out Renaissance Technologies, LLC 1,127,300 5.97% Wasatch Advisors Inc.