Mesa Air Group, Inc.

NasdaqCM:MESA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$58.6m

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Mesa Air Group Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 1/6

Mesa Air Group has a total shareholder equity of $-41.3M and total debt of $113.0M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to -273.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $178.6M and $219.9M respectively. Mesa Air Group's EBIT is $4.3M making its interest coverage ratio 0.2. It has cash and short-term investments of $42.5M.

Key information

-273.64%

Debt to equity ratio

US$112.97m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio0.2x
CashUS$42.47m
Equity-US$41.28m
Total liabilitiesUS$219.93m
Total assetsUS$178.65m

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha Jan 25

Airline Turnarounds: Spirit Airlines Vs. Mesa Air Group

Summary Dave Portnoy's tweets about being long on Spirit Airlines may spark a short squeeze. The fundamentals of SAVE, including its high debt load, make it a risky investment at $7 or $8 per share. Mesa Airlines offers a better risk/return profile for those looking to play an airline turnaround. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article Apr 19

Health Check: How Prudently Does Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:MESA) Use Debt?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article Sep 25

Is Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:MESA) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...
Analysis Article Jun 24

Is Mesa Air Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MESA) Worth US$2.4 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Does the June share price for Mesa Air Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ:MESA ) reflect what it's really worth? Today, we will...
Seeking Alpha Jun 23

Mesa Air Group: Not A Regional Airlines Gem

Mesa Air Group is experiencing the bitter reality of being a regional airline. Airline has 200 pilots in training, but between each pilot leaving and coming in there is a 74-day gap. Absent of pilot shortages, regional airlines with fuel cost pass through would provide superior investment opportunities.
Analysis Article May 18

Is Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:MESA) A Risky Investment?

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' So it might be obvious that you need to...
Analysis Article Feb 02

Shareholders May Be Wary Of Increasing Mesa Air Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:MESA) CEO Compensation Package

Mesa Air Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ:MESA ) has not performed well recently and CEO Jonathan Ornstein will probably need to up...
Seeking Alpha Jan 05

Mesa Air Group: Regional Carrier Is A Value Pick With Upside In 2022

Mesa Air Group operates regional flights under service agreements for other major airlines. While the company was profitable in 2021, higher costs related to aircraft maintenance along with ongoing Covid disruptions have pressured the outlook. Assuming the pandemic is controlled going forward, we are bullish on MESA with the recent selloff presenting a compelling buying opportunity.
Analysis Article Dec 02

Is Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:MESA) Using Too Much Debt?

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Seeking Alpha Sep 05

Mesa Air Group: Risky Despite Recent 53% Drop In Price

Since the stock is down 53% from its March highs, it is interesting taking a deeper look at the fundamentals. The company has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but managed to stay profitable and showed resilience. There are interesting growth opportunities embedded in the business.
Analysis Article May 04

Is Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:MESA) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' It's only natural to consider a company's...

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: MESA has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.

Long Term Liabilities: MESA has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: MESA has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.

Reducing Debt: MESA's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.


Balance Sheet


Cash Runway Analysis

For companies that have on average been loss-making in the past, we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.

Stable Cash Runway: MESA has sufficient cash runway for more than a year based on its current free cash flow.

Forecast Cash Runway: MESA has less than a year of cash runway if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 41.2% each year


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/26 23:55
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/24 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Mesa Air Group, Inc. is covered by 8 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew DidoraBofA Global Research
Scott BuckB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Michael LinenbergDeutsche Bank