SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM S.A. (BOVESPA: TAMM4) released its results for the fourth quarter 2006 (4Q06) today. The information is available on the company's website: http://www.tam.com.br/ri, and through the CVM (Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios) and SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission). The conference calls in Portuguese and English will be Friday, March 23, at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), respectively. In addition, TAM will hold meetings with analysts and investors in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on April 4.
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Income statements in BR GAAP and US GAAP are presented hereafter. For more information please visit our website: http://www.tam.com.br/ri
Income Statement BR GAAP - 4Q06 vs 4Q05
4th quarter
BR GAAP In cents of R$ per ASK In millions of R$
2006 2005 Variation 2006 2005 Variation
(%) (%)
Net operational
income 19.28 20.58 -6.3 1,946.6 1,581.9 23.1
Cost of services
and operational
expenses
Fuel (5.45) (6.51) -16.2 (550.7) (500.3) 10.1
Selling and
marketing expenses (2.32) (2.80) -16.9 (234.7) (215.0) 9.1
Aircraft and
equipment leasing (1.74) (2.10) -17.1 (175.8) (161.5) 8.8
Personnel (2.68) (2.54) 5.6 (270.4) (195.0) 38.7
Maintenance and
reviews (except
personnel) (1.02) (1.14) -10.7 (103.2) (88.0) 17.2
Outsourced services (1.39) (1.27) 9.4 (140.2) (97.5) 43.7
Landing, take-off and
navigation charges (0.88) (0.86) 2.2 (88.4) (65.9) 34.2
Depreciation and
amortization (0.29) (0.29) 1.0 (29.5) (22.3) 32.6
Aircraft insurance (0.08) (0.12) -33.5 (8.3) (9.6) -12.7
Others (1.12) (1.14) -2.3 (112.8) (87.9) 28.3
Total cost of
services and
operational
expenses (16.98) (18.77) -9.6 (1,714.1) (1,443.0) 18.8
Gross profit 2.30 1.81 27.5 232.5 138.9 67.4
Financial income
(expense) 0.25 (0.12) 25.5 (9.4)
Other operating
expenses, net (0.64) (0.21) 199.0 (64.9) (16.5) 292.8
Operating income
(loss) 1.91 1.47 30.2 193.0 112.9 71.0
Non-operating
results, net (0.00) 0.00 (0.2) 0.2
Income (loss) before
income and social
contribution taxes 1.91 1.47 29.8 192.9 113.1 70.5
Income tax and social
contribution (0.74) (0.62) 18.3 (74.6) (48.0) 55.3
Income (loss) before
minority interest 1.17 0.85 38.3 118.3 65.1 81.7
Minority interest (0.00) 0.00 (0.3) 0.2 -267.7
Reversal of interest
on equity 0.17 0.00 16.9 0.0
Net income (loss)
for the period 1.34 0.85 57.3 134.9 65.3 106.6
EPS (R$) 0.90 0.45 97.7
EPADS (USD) 0.42 0.19 116.4
Income Statement US GAAP - 4Q06 vs 4Q05
US GAAP In cents of R$ per ASK In millions of R$
2006 2005 Variation 2006 2005 Variation
(%) (%)
Operational Income
Flight revenue 18.81 20.67 -9.0 1,899.6 1,589.2 19.5
Domestic 12.73 15.29 -16.7 1,285.3 1,175.3 9.4
International 4.63 3.80 21.7 467.4 292.4 59.8
Cargo 1.45 1.58 -8.0 146.9 121.5 20.9
Other operating
sales and/or
services revenues 1.36 0.69 97.0 137.3 53.1 158.7
Sales deductions
and taxes (0.89) (0.98) -9.2 (90.1) (75.6) 19.2
Net operational
income 19.28 20.38 -5.4 1,946.8 1,566.7 24.3
Cost of services and
operational expenses
Fuel (5.45) (6.51) -16.2 (550.7) (500.3) 10.1
Selling and
marketing expenses (2.30) (2.80) -17.7 (232.6) (215.0) 8.2
Aircraft and
equipment leasing (0.89) (1.01) -12.2 (89.9) (78.0) 15.3
Personnel (2.71) (2.50) 8.4 (273.4) (192.1) 42.3
Maintenance and
reviews (except
personnel) (1.02) (1.14) -10.7 (103.2) (88.0) 17.2
Outsourced services (1.38) (1.27) 8.9 (139.6) (97.6) 43.1
Landing, take-off and
navigation charges (0.88) (0.86) 2.2 (88.4) (65.9) 34.2
Depreciation and
amortization (0.53) (0.70) -23.9 (53.7) (53.7) 0.0
Aircraft insurance (0.08) (0.12) -33.5 (8.3) (9.6) -12.7
Others (1.77) (1.41) 24.9 (178.4) (108.8) 64.1
Total cost of
services and
operational
expenses (17.02) (18.33) -7.1 (1,718.3) (1,408.9) 22.0
Gross profit 2.26 2.05 10.2 228.5 157.8 44.8
Financial income
(expense) 0.27 (2.97) 27.7 (228.2)
Income (loss) before
income and social
contribution taxes 2.54 (0.91) -377.4 256.2 (70.3) -464.3
Income tax and social
contribution (0.89) 0.29 -405.5 (90.1) 22.4 -501.3
Income (loss) before
minority interest 1.65 (0.62) -364.2 166.1 (47.9) -447.0
Minority interest (0.00) (0.00) (0.2) (0.1)
Net income (loss)
for the period 1.64 (0.62) -363.2 165.9 (48.0) -445.7
EPS (R$) 1.10 (0.33) -430.8
EPADS (USD) 0.52 (0.14) -462.1
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TAM ( http://www.tam.com.br/ ) has been the leader in the Brazilian domestic market for more than three years, and held a 47.3% domestic market share and 61.0% international market share at the end of February 2007. TAM operates regular flights to 48 destinations throughout Brazil. It serves 75 different cities in the domestic market through regional alliances. Additionally, it maintains code-share agreements with international airline companies that allow passengers to travel to a large number of destinations throughout the world. TAM was the first Brazilian airline company to launch a loyalty program. Currently, the program has over 3.8 million subscribers and has awarded more than 4.2 million tickets.
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