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Southwest Airlines LUV · NYSE

$40.76 -2.16% (-$0.90)

Summary

50 / 100 · Bulios Score

What speaks for it

  • It bought back its own shares for $2.55B in the last fiscal year, 13% of its market value.
  • Analysts expect revenue to grow by 18% this fiscal year.

What to watch

  • The share price is above the Bulios Fair Price.
  • Revenue growth is slowing: 5.6% a year over the last 3 years against 25% over 5 years.
  • It reports a profit, yet spends more cash than it brings in.
  • It earns only 4.2 USD a year on every 100 USD of invested capital.

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Score in detail

Price

Is it expensive?

Looks expensive

Price against the Bulios Fair Price

P/E against its own last 5 years

P/E against the industry (Airlines, Airports & Air Services)

Bulios Fair Price is an estimate of a stock's fair value from the Bulios valuation model. It is an input for your own analysis, not investment advice. How does it work?

Today you pay 24.3 USD for 1 USD of yearly profit. Over the last five years it was 41.1 USD on average.

Valuation in detail

Is it growing?

It is shrinking

Revenue (USD)

Diluted EPS (USD)

  • Analyst estimate

Revenue grew by 25% a year over 5 years. Over the last 3 years it grew by 5.6% a year. For the next fiscal year analysts expect revenue to grow by 18%. Earnings per share fell by 3.2% a year over the last 3 years.

Growth in detail

Does it make money?

Poorly

Where 100 USD of revenue goes

Net profit, industry median (Airlines, Airports & Air Services) 3.0 USD

Out of every 100 USD of revenue, 2.8 USD is left as net profit.

Profitability in detail

Is it financially healthy?

Debt is a burden

Over the last 12 months it spent more cash than it brought in. Its debt is larger than its cash.

Financial health in detail

Does it pay a dividend?

Small, at risk
Yield
1.73%
Paid out of profit
42%

You receive $0.72 per share a year. The payout is more than the company can comfortably cover.

Dividends in detail

What do analysts expect?

Neutral

Today's price within the analysts' price targets

The average target of $49.51 is 21% above today's price. 42% of the analysts recommend buying.

Analysts in detail

What does it earn on?

Fiscal year 2025

By product

By region

Passenger brings in 91% of revenue.

Segments in detail

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