Aircraft Sales. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we sold a total of 30 aircraft
for proceeds of approximately $1.0 billion. In November 2019, we entered into an agreement to sell 19 aircraft through our Thunderbolt platform to investors. Our Thunderbolt platform facilitates the sale of mid-life aircraft to investors while
allowing us to continue the management of these aircraft for a fee. Through this transaction, we retained a non-controlling interest of approximately 5.0% in the entity. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we completed the sales of 11 of the 19
aircraft.
Financing. In 2019, we issued approximately $3.2 billion in senior unsecured notes bearing interest at fixed
rates ranging from 2.25% to 4.25% with one note bearing interest at a floating rate of three-month LIBOR plus 0.67%, with maturities ranging from 2021 to 2029. In addition, we increased our unsecured revolving credit facility capacity to
approximately $5.8 billion, representing a 27.9% increase from 2018 and extended the final maturity date to May 5, 2023 bearing interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 1.05%. We ended 2019 with total debt outstanding, net of discounts
and issuance costs, of $13.6 billion, of which 88.4% was at a fixed rate and 96.6% of which was unsecured. As of December 31, 2019, our composite cost of funds was 3.34%.
Financial Highlights. In 2019, total revenues increased by 20.1% to $2.0 billion, compared to 2018. The increase in our total
revenues is primarily due to the $3.0 billion increase in the net book value of our operating lease portfolio and an increase in our aircraft sales, trading and other activity. During the year ended December 31, 2019, our net income
available to common stockholders was $575.2 million compared to $510.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. Our diluted earnings per share for the full year 2019 was $5.09 compared to $4.60 for the full year 2018. The
increase in net income available to common stockholders in 2019 as compared to 2018 was primarily due to the continued growth of our fleet and an increase in our aircraft sales, trading and other activity, partially offset by increases in our
interest expense and selling, general and administrative expenses.
Dividend Increase. On November 6, 2019, our Board of
Directors approved an increase in our quarterly cash dividend of 15%, from $0.13 per share to $0.15 per share. This dividend paid on January 6, 2020, marked our 28th consecutive dividend
since we declared our first dividend in 2013, and our seventh dividend increase over that time.
Productivity. As of December 31,
2019, we had 117 employees and $21.7 billion of total assets. Per employee, our revenue and net income available to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2019 was approximately $17.2 million and $4.9 million,
respectively.
Growth and Total Return. For the period December 31, 2016 through December 31, 2019, the compound annual
growth rate for the Company is 16% for Total Assets, 12% for Total Revenues, 8% for Income before taxes, and 15% for Net Income available to common stockholders. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Companys common stock achieved a
total stockholder return of 59%.
For a comprehensive discussion of our financial results, please review our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which was filed with the SEC on February 14, 2020 and is available at http://www.airleasecorp.com/investors.
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