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Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación. de NYSE:VLRS Stock Report

Last Price

US$8.13

Market Cap

US$949.2m

7D

-4.6%

1Y

-9.7%

Updated

18 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.

NYSE:VLRS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$949.2m

VLRS Stock Overview

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. More details

VLRS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 78.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Became profitable this year

Risk Analysis

Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 39.8% per year for the next 3 years

Shareholders have been diluted in the past year


My Notes

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Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. Competitors

Sun Country Airlines Holdings

NasdaqGS:SNCY

US$788.8m

Copa Holdings

NYSE:CPA

US$3.6b

SkyWest

NasdaqGS:SKYW

US$4.2b

Alaska Air Group

NYSE:ALK

US$8.0b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación. de
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceMex$8.13
52 Week HighMex$9.67
52 Week LowMex$5.15
Beta1.84
1 Month Change-1.09%
3 Month Change22.81%
1 Year Change-9.67%
3 Year Change-53.44%
5 Year Change-24.72%
Change since IPO-41.97%

Recent News & Updates

Volaris: The Potential In This Airline Stock Remains Huge

Nov 06

Volaris: Operational Resilience Amid Fleet Issues Underscores Significant Potential

Oct 22

Volaris Hardly Flying High Despite Healthy Margins And Progress On Aircraft Groundings

Jul 26

Recent updates

Volaris: The Potential In This Airline Stock Remains Huge

Nov 06

Volaris: Operational Resilience Amid Fleet Issues Underscores Significant Potential

Oct 22

Volaris Hardly Flying High Despite Healthy Margins And Progress On Aircraft Groundings

Jul 26

Key Factors Driving Volaris' Success In The Aviation Market

Apr 27

Volaris Stock Surges: What's Next?

Jan 29

Volaris Stock Beaten Down As It Navigates Through GTF Challenges

Oct 30

Volaris: Engine Recall Opportunity

Oct 04

Volaris Stock: Creating Potential For A Rewarding Investment Opportunity

Sep 21

Volaris: 'V' Is For Valuable, And Volatile

Jul 12

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. reports Q4 earnings; issues FY23 guidance

Feb 22

Volaris reports strong traffic growth in January

Feb 06

Volaris reports airline traffic results for November

Dec 06

Volaris Stock: 2022 Fear Has Created A Huge Buying Opportunity

Nov 03

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. reports Q3 mixed earnings; updates FY22 guidance

Oct 25

Volaris reports 25% Y/Y demand growth with 87% load factor

Oct 05

Volaris reports 20% increase in August's traffic demand

Sep 05

Volaris reports 22% increase in July's traffic demand

Aug 08

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. Q2 mixed results, raises FY22 revenue guidance

Jul 22

Volaris traffic grows 10.9% in June

Jul 06

Volaris: My Favorite Airline, But I Prefer The Airports

Jun 02

Volaris: Best-Performing Airline In 2021, And Still Significantly Undervalued

Jan 03

Volaris: Don't Miss The Forest For The Trees

Dec 20

Volaris: A Fast-Growing Airline, At A Reasonable Price

Sep 13

Volaris traffic grew 4.6% vs. April 2019

May 06

Strong Year End Performance Has The New Year Looking Good For Volaris

Jan 08

Volaris' December traffic fell 9.3% Y/Y, +9.8% M/M

Jan 06

Volaris reports 98% ASM for November 2020

Dec 02

Volaris: Against All Odds, This Airline Is Now Up Year To Date

Nov 18

Shareholder Returns

VLRSUS AirlinesUS Market
7D-4.6%-6.1%-4.0%
1Y-9.7%42.7%24.0%

Return vs Industry: VLRS underperformed the US Airlines industry which returned 43.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: VLRS underperformed the US Market which returned 26.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is VLRS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
VLRS volatility
VLRS Average Weekly Movement4.8%
Airlines Industry Average Movement8.0%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: VLRS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: VLRS's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
20056,965Enrique Beltranena Mejicanowww.volaris.com

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiary, Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.P.I. de C.V., provides air transportation services for passengers, cargo, and mail in Mexico and internationally. The company operates approximately 590 daily flights on routes connecting 43 cities in Mexico, 22 cities in the United States, 4 cities in Central America, and 2 cities in South America. As of December 31, 2022, it leased 116 aircrafts and 23 spare engines.

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. Fundamentals Summary

How do Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación. de's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
VLRS fundamental statistics
Market capUS$949.25m
Earnings (TTM)US$192.83m
Revenue (TTM)US$3.21b

4.8x

P/E Ratio

0.3x

P/S Ratio

Is VLRS overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
VLRS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$3.21b
Cost of RevenueUS$2.37b
Gross ProfitUS$833.10m
Other ExpensesUS$640.27m
EarningsUS$192.83m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.17
Gross Margin25.99%
Net Profit Margin6.02%
Debt/Equity Ratio231.3%

How did VLRS perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 06:51
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. is covered by 25 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ramón Ortiz ReyesActinver Case de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V.
Pablo Monsivais MendozaBarclays
Benjamin TheurerBarclays