Southwest Airlines Co.'s Income Statement Analysis: Revenue to Profit Breakdown
Southwest Airlines Co.'s Income Statement Analysis: Revenue to Profit Breakdown
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FY21
Dec 31, 2021
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FY22
Dec 31, 2022
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FY23
Dec 31, 2023
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FY24
Dec 31, 2024
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FY25
Dec 31, 2025
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TTM
Trailing 12M
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Revenue
Total sales generated. |
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$15.79 B | $23.81 B | $26.09 B | $27.48 B | $28.06 B | $28.88 B |
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Cost of Revenue Direct cost of goods/services. |
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$11.68 B | $19.06 B | $21.87 B | $23.02 B | $23.17 B | $24.13 B |
Gross Profit Revenue minus cost of revenue. |
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$4.12 B | $4.75 B | $4.22 B | $4.46 B | $4.90 B | $4.76 B |
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Operating Expense
Costs to run business. |
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$2.39 B | $3.74 B | $4.00 B | $4.14 B | $4.47 B | $3.77 B |
Research and Development Investment in innovation. |
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Sales, General and Administrative
Selling and admin costs. |
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- | - | - | $346.00 M | $4.47 B | $2.24 B |
General and Administrative Corporate overhead costs. |
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Sales and Marketing Customer acquisition costs. |
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- | - | - | $346.00 M | - | - |
Other Expenses Other operating costs. |
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$2.39 B | $3.74 B | $4.00 B | $3.79 B | - | $1.53 B |
Operating Income Profit from operations. |
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$1.72 B | $1.02 B | $224.00 M | $321.00 M | $428.00 M | $981.00 M |
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Net Interest Income
Interest income minus expense. |
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-$418.00 M | -$84.00 M | $347.00 M | $283.00 M | $92.00 M | $23.00 M |
Interest Income Income from investments. |
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$13.00 M | $217.00 M | $583.00 M | $497.00 M | $205.00 M | $144.00 M |
Interest Expense Cost of borrowing. |
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$431.00 M | $301.00 M | $236.00 M | $214.00 M | $113.00 M | $121.00 M |
Non-Operating Income (ex-Int) Income outside core operations. |
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-$35.00 M | -$12.00 M | -$645.00 M | -$491.00 M | -$248.00 M | -$183.00 M |
Total Other Income (Net) Net non-operating items. |
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-$396.00 M | -$289.00 M | $409.00 M | $277.00 M | $135.00 M | $59.00 M |
Income Before Tax Profit before taxes. |
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$1.33 B | $728.00 M | $633.00 M | $598.00 M | $563.00 M | $1.04 B |
Income Tax Expense Taxes on income. |
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$348.00 M | $189.00 M | $168.00 M | $133.00 M | $122.00 M | $223.00 M |
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Net Income
Final profit. |
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$977.00 M | $539.00 M | $465.00 M | $465.00 M | $441.00 M | $817.00 M |
Net Income From Continuing Operations Profit from core business. |
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$977.00 M | $539.00 M | $465.00 M | $465.00 M | $441.00 M | $817.00 M |
Net Income From Discontinued Operations Profit/loss from sold units. |
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Other Adjustments to Net Income Additional accounting adjustments. |
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- | - | - | - | - | - |
Net Income Deductions Reductions from net income. |
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- | -$22.00 M | -$19.00 M | - | - | - |
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Earnings Per Share
Company profit allocated to each outstanding share. |
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EPS Earnings per share. Formula: Net Income ÷ Shares |
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$1.65 | $0.91 | $0.81 | $0.81 | $0.82 | $1.58 |
Diluted EPS EPS including dilution. Formula: Net Income ÷ Diluted Shares |
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$1.61 | $0.87 | $0.76 | $0.75 | $0.79 | $1.55 |
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Shares for EPS
Number of shares used to calculate EPS. |
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Weighted Average Shares Outst. Avg shares used for EPS. |
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592.00 M | 593.00 M | 595.00 M | 598.00 M | 540.00 M | 498.00 M |
Diluted Average Shares Outst. Shares including dilution. |
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609.00 M | 642.00 M | 640.00 M | 643.00 M | 558.00 M | 503.00 M |
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EBIT Earnings before interest and tax. |
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$1.76 B | $1.03 B | $869.00 M | $812.00 M | $676.00 M | $1.16 B |
EBITDA Earnings before interest, tax, D&A. |
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$3.03 B | $2.38 B | $2.39 B | $2.47 B | $2.24 B | $2.73 B |
Depreciation and Amortization Non-cash expense for assets. |
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$1.27 B | $1.35 B | $1.52 B | $1.66 B | $1.56 B | $1.56 B |
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Southwest Airlines Co.'s Assets vs Liabilities & Equity
Southwest Airlines Co.'s Assets vs Liabilities & Equity
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FY21
Dec 31, 2021
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FY22
Dec 31, 2022
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FY23
Dec 31, 2023
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FY24
Dec 31, 2024
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FY25
Dec 31, 2025
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TTM
Trailing 12M
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Tax & Interest Structure
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Effective Tax Rate
% of pre-tax income paid as taxes.
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26.26% | 25.96% | 26.54% | 22.24% | 21.67% | 21.44% |
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Tax Burden Ratio
Portion of earnings retained after taxes.
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73.74% | 74.04% | 73.46% | 77.76% | 78.33% | 78.14% |
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Interest Burden Ratio
Impact of interest on earnings.
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75.46% | 70.75% | 72.84% | 73.65% | 83.28% | 78.86% |
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Net Income per EBT
Share of pre-tax income that becomes net profit.
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73.74% | 74.04% | 73.46% | 77.76% | 78.33% | 78.56% |
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EBT per EBIT
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76.99% | 71.58% | 282.59% | 186.29% | 131.54% | 106.01% |
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Earnings Quality
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Income Quality
How much profit is backed by real cash flow.
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2.38x | 7.03x | 6.80x | 0.99x | 4.18x | 5.34x |
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Earnings Yield
Earnings relative to stock price.
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3.85% | 2.70% | 2.71% | 2.31% | 1.98% | 2.12% |
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Earnings Yield
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Current Ratio
Ability to meet short-term obligations.
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1.97x | 1.43x | 1.14x | 0.92x | 0.00x | 0.49x |
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Quick Ratio
Liquidity excluding inventory.
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1.91x | 1.35x | 1.07x | 0.85x | 0.45x | 0.41x |
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Cash Ratio
Cash coverage of short-term liabilities.
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1.36x | 0.91x | 0.76x | 0.61x | 0.30x | 0.23x |
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Debt to Assets Ratio
Portion of assets financed by debt.
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33.81% | 26.78% | 25.21% | 23.88% | 20.58% | 21.79% |
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Debt to Equity Ratio
Debt relative to equity.
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1.18x | 0.89x | 0.87x | 0.78x | 0.75x | 0.93x |
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Debt to Capital Ratio
Debt portion of total capital.
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54.11% | 46.99% | 46.66% | 43.77% | 42.84% | 48.20% |
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Long-Term Debt to Capital Ratio
Long-term debt share of capital.
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48.73% | 42.50% | 43.14% | 32.88% | 36.45% | 39.75% |
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Financial Leverage Ratio
Assets supported by equity.
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3.49x | 3.31x | 3.47x | 3.26x | 3.64x | 4.27x |
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Net Debt to EBITDA
Debt burden relative to earnings.
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-0.07x | -0.01x | -0.04x | 0.22x | 0.00x | 1.22x |
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Solvency Ratio
Ability to meet long-term obligations.
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8.68% | 7.66% | 7.65% | 9.07% | 9.49% | 10.59% |
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Debt to Market Cap
Debt relative to company value.
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40.49% | 39.77% | 46.60% | 33.32% | 21.96% | 29.52% |
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Cash Flow Ratios & Coverage
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Free Cash Flow Yield
FCF relative to market value.
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7.14% | -0.78% | -2.26% | -8.05% | -3.72% | -1.48% |
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Operating Cash Flow Ratio
Ability to cover liabilities with operating cash.
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0.25x | 0.37x | 0.26x | 0.04x | 0.17x | 0.19x |
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Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio
Cash conversion of revenue.
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0.15x | 0.16x | 0.12x | 0.02x | 0.07x | 0.08x |
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FCF to Operating Cash Flow
Portion of OCF left after capex.
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77.99% | -4.12% | -12.29% | -350.22% | -45.11% | -16.70% |
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Capex to Operating Cash Flow
Share of OCF used for capex.
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22.01% | 104.12% | 112.29% | 450.22% | 145.11% | 112.35% |
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Capex to Depreciation
Capex relative to depreciation.
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0.40x | 2.92x | 2.33x | 1.26x | 1.71x | 1.42x |
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Capex to Revenue
Capex intensity vs revenue.
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3.24% | 16.57% | 13.62% | 7.57% | 9.52% | 8.25% |
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Debt Service Coverage Ratio
Ability to service debt.
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3.34x | 6.39x | 8.39x | 1.27x | 4.84x | 1.97x |
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OCF Coverage
OCF coverage of total debt.
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0.19x | 0.40x | 0.34x | 0.06x | 0.31x | 0.38x |
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OCF Coverage (ST)
OCF coverage of short-term debt.
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6.26x | 90.24x | 109.10x | 0.28x | 5.69x | 2.09x |
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CapEx Coverage
Ability to fund capex.
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4.54x | 0.96x | 0.89x | 0.22x | 0.69x | 0.86x |
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Dividend & CapEx Coverage
Ability to cover dividends + capex.
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4.54x | 0.96x | 0.79x | 0.18x | 0.60x | 0.75x |
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Efficiency & Working Capital
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Receivables Turnover
How quickly receivables are collected.
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11.64x | 22.90x | 22.61x | 24.76x | 24.42x | 23.03x |
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Payables Turnover
How quickly payables are paid.
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74.84x | 68.82x | 82.52x | 67.92x | 59.56x | 37.35x |
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Inventory Turnover
How quickly inventory is sold.
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21.74x | 24.13x | 27.10x | 28.78x | 29.89x | 28.97x |
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Fixed Asset Turnover
Revenue generated per fixed asset.
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0.96x | 1.27x | 1.27x | 1.35x | 1.32x | 1.42x |
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Asset Turnover
Revenue generated per asset.
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0.43x | 0.67x | 0.72x | 0.81x | 0.97x | 0.98x |
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Working Capital Turnover Ratio
Revenue generated per working capital.
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1.91x | 3.58x | 8.51x | 78.86x | -8.94x | -4.90x |
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Average Receivables
Average outstanding receivables.
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$1.24 B | $1.20 B | $1.10 B | $1.13 B | - | $1.07 B |
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Average Payables
Average outstanding payables.
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$133.50 M | $216.50 M | $271.00 M | $302.00 M | - | $390.50 M |
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Average Inventory
Average inventory held.
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$475.50 M | $663.50 M | $798.50 M | $803.50 M | - | $782.50 M |
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Days of Sales Outstanding (DSO)
Days to collect receivables.
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31 days | 16 days | 16 days | 15 days | 0 days | 15 days |
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Days of Payables Outstanding (DPO)
Days to pay suppliers.
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5 days | 5 days | 4 days | 5 days | 0 days | 8 days |
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Days of Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
Days inventory is held.
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17 days | 15 days | 13 days | 13 days | 0 days | 13 days |
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Operating Cycle
Time to convert inventory to cash.
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48 days | 31 days | 30 days | 27 days | 0 days | 27 days |
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Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
Net cash cycle.
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43 days | 26 days | 25 days | 22 days | 0 days | 19 days |
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Per-Share Fundamentals
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Revenue per Share
Revenue generated per share.
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$26.67 | $40.16 | $43.85 | $45.96 | $51.97 | $58.00 |
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Net Income per Share
Profit attributable per share.
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$1.65 | $0.91 | $0.78 | $0.78 | $0.82 | $1.64 |
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Operating Cash Flow per Share
Cash generated from operations per share.
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$3.92 | $6.39 | $5.32 | $0.77 | $3.41 | $4.82 |
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Free Cash Flow per Share
Cash available after capex per share.
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$3.06 | -$0.26 | -$0.65 | -$2.71 | -$1.54 | -$0.81 |
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Capex per Share
Capital spending per share.
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$0.86 | $6.65 | $5.97 | $3.48 | $4.95 | $5.63 |
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Cash per Share
Cash held per share.
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$26.19 | $20.73 | $19.28 | $14.59 | $5.98 | $6.68 |
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Book Value per Share
Equity value per share.
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$17.59 | $18.02 | $17.67 | $17.31 | $14.78 | $13.81 |
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Tangible Book Value per Share
Equity excluding intangibles per share.
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$15.45 | $15.89 | $15.54 | $15.18 | $12.44 | $11.26 |
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Shareholders Equity per Share
Shareholder equity per share.
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$17.59 | $18.02 | $17.67 | $17.31 | $14.78 | $13.81 |
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Interest Debt per Share
Debt burden per share.
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$21.47 | $16.48 | $15.86 | $13.83 | $11.29 | $13.09 |
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Dividend per Share
Dividend paid per share.
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- | - | $0.72 | $0.72 | $0.74 | $0.72 |
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Dividends
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Dividend Payout Ratio
% of earnings paid as dividends.
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0.00% | 0.00% | 92.04% | 92.47% | 90.48% | 47.12% |
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Dividend Yield
Dividend relative to stock price.
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0.00% | 0.00% | 2.49% | 2.14% | 1.79% | 1.83% |
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Valuations
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Market Capitalization
Total market value of a company’s outstanding shares, calculated as Share Price × Shares Outstanding.
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$25.36 B | $19.97 B | $17.18 B | $20.10 B | $22.32 B | $16.89 B |
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Enterprise Value
Total value of the company including debt and excluding cash, calculated as Market Cap + Total Debt − Cash. Often represents the theoretical takeover cost.
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$25.16 B | $19.95 B | $17.10 B | $20.65 B | - | $19.60 B |
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Price to Earnings Ratio (P/E)
The price investors pay for each $1 of earnings, calculated as Share Price ÷ Earnings Per Share (EPS).
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25.96x | 37.04x | 36.95x | 43.24x | 50.61x | 24.02x |
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Price to Book Ratio (P/B)
Compares market price to the company’s net asset value, calculated as Price ÷ Book Value per Share.
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2.44x | 1.87x | 1.63x | 1.94x | 2.80x | 2.85x |
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Price to Sales Ratio (P/S)
The price investors pay for each $1 of revenue, calculated as Market Cap ÷ Revenue.
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1.61x | 0.84x | 0.66x | 0.73x | 0.80x | 0.67x |
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Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio
The price paid for each $1 of free cash flow, calculated as Market Cap ÷ Free Cash Flow.
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14.00x | -127.99x | -44.17x | -12.43x | -26.86x | -48.04x |
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Price to Operating Cash Flow Ratio
Compares market value to operating cash generated by the business.
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10.92x | 5.27x | 5.43x | 43.52x | 12.12x | 8.17x |
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Price to Earnings Growth Ratio (PEG)
Adjusts the P/E ratio for earnings growth, calculated as P/E ÷ Earnings Growth Rate.
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-0.20x | -0.83x | -3.36x | 0.00x | 40.99x | 0.33x |
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EV to Sales
Enterprise Value divided by revenue.
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1.59x | 0.84x | 0.66x | 0.75x | 0.00x | 0.71x |
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EV to EBITDA
Enterprise Value relative to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization).
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8.31x | 8.38x | 7.15x | 8.37x | 0.00x | 8.86x |
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EV to Operating Cash Flow
Enterprise Value divided by operating cash flow.
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10.84x | 5.26x | 5.40x | 44.71x | 0.00x | 9.68x |
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EV to Free Cash Flow
Enterprise Value divided by free cash flow.
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13.89x | -127.87x | -43.95x | -12.76x | 0.00x | -78.39x |
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Graham Number
Conservative intrinsic value estimate based on earnings and book value (√22.5 × EPS × Book Value).
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$25.56 | $19.20 | $17.63 | $17.40 | - | $14.86 |
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Graham Net-Net
A valuation method where a company is valued below its net current assets, calculated as Current Assets − Total Liabilities.
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-$15.40 | -$18.91 | -$22.23 | -$22.48 | - | -$29.71 |
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