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GOL Projects Positive Operating Result for 2013 |
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São Paulo, March 25, 2013 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), (S&P: B, Fitch: B+, Moody’s: B3), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, announces its financial projections for the year of 2013.
GOL announces a reduction in its domestic capacity of between -8% and -10% for the first half of 2013. For the year of 2013, the reduction is around -7%, when compared to the same period of 2012. The projection reiterates the Company’s strategy of supply rationalization for 2013 and its goal of a minimum growth of 10% in RASK and the recovery of operating margins.
The Company estimates a positive operating result for the first quarter of 2013, higher than in the same period last year. This projection assumes the assumptions informed below and, additionally, the traffic results for January and February of this year, disclosed through specific notices to the market.
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2013 Financial Projections |
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Brazilian GDP Growth |
2.5% |
3.0% |
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GOL RASK variation |
10% or More | |
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GOL Domestic Capacity (ASK) variation |
Around -7% | |
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CASK ex-fuel (R$ cents) |
9.7 |
10.3 |
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Average Exchange Rate (R$/US$) |
1.95 |
2.05 |
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Operating Margin (EBIT) |
1% |
3% |
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The projection considers the fuel price at current levels. Due to the impact of an adverse macroeconomic scenario, the financial projections of the Company may be reviewed quarterly to incorporate the evolution of its operating performance, financial trends and possible changes in interest rate, foreign exchange, GDP and oil (WTI and Brent).
ABOUT GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 970 daily flights to 65 destinations in 10 countries in South America, Caribbean and the United States under the GOL and VARIG brands, using a young, modern fleet of Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, the safest, most efficient and most economical of their type. The SMILES loyalty program allows members to accumulate miles and redeem tickets to more than 560 locations around the world via flights with foreign partner airlines. The Company also operates Gollog, a logistics service which retrieves and delivers cargo and packages to and from more than 3,500 cities in Brazil and eight abroad. With its portfolio of innovative products and services, GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes offers the best cost-benefit ratio in the market.
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By: |
/S/ Edmar Prado Lopes Neto | |
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Name: Edmar Prado Lopes Neto
Title: Investor Relations Officer | ||
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