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Dec 31, 2023
GBTG Q4 2023 Earnings Report
American Express Global Business Travel reported strong financial results, with revenue totaling $549 million and Adjusted EBITDA reaching $80 million.
Key Takeaways
American Express Global Business Travel reported a 4% increase in revenue to $549 million and an 83% increase in Adjusted EBITDA to $80 million. The company's Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 15%, and free cash flow totaled $32 million.
Revenue totaled $549 million, an increase of 4% year-over-year.
Adjusted EBITDA totaled $80 million, an increase of 83% year-over-year.
Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 15%, up 6ppt year-over-year.
Free Cash Flow totaled $32 million, an improvement of $57 million year-over-year.
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Forward Guidance
The company is guiding for 6-9% revenue growth and 18-32% Adjusted EBITDA growth in 2024, with a focus on operating leverage and margin expansion.
Positive Outlook
- Guiding to 6-9% revenue growth driven by expected stable growth in business travel
- Continued share gains.
- Margin expansion, focus on productivity
- Leveraging automation and artificial intelligence (AI)
- Opportunity to refinance debt and shift capital allocation to organic and inorganic opportunities.
Challenges Ahead
- Numerous estimates and assumptions with respect to future industry performance under various scenarios
- Assumptions for competition, general business, economic, market and financial conditions and matters specific to the business of Amex GBT
- All of which are difficult to predict
- Many of which are beyond the control of Amex GBT
- Actual results may differ materially from the guidance due to a number of factors