SkyWest vs Frontier
SKYW and ULCC side by side, both in air transportation, scheduled, and air courier. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SKYW and ULCC compare
SkyWest is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Frontier ($3.2B against $1.9B).
Frontier grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (24.0% versus 7.0% for SkyWest).
SkyWest keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.7% compared with −8.9% at Frontier.
SkyWest scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 2 for Frontier), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SKYW | ULCC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $1.9B |
| Share price | $85.41 | $8.08 |
| Change, 1 year | −13.2% | 112% |
| Change, 5 years | 95.7% | −48.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.15 | 1.87 |
| Employees | 16K | 7,750 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.3× | – |
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 1.2× (better) | 50.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.4× | – |
| P/FCF | 4.3× (better) | 931× |
| PEG | 0.09 | – |
| FCF yield | 23.5% (better) | 0.11% |
| Fair value | $152.02 | – |
| Margin of safety | 43.8% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.0% | 24.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.8% | 24.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −4.9% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −1.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 13.9% (better) | −9.5% |
| Net margin | 9.7% (better) | −8.9% |
| FCF margin | 17.9% (better) | 0.04% |
| Return on equity | 15.1% (better) | −175% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.3% (better) | −878% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.84 (better) | 13.03 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.91 | – |
| Interest coverage | 5.9× (better) | −9.5× |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 0.62 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.75 (better) | 0.39 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 0 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | −0.09% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −0.09% | 0.00% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.7% | 59.0% |
| Held by insiders | 2.1% | 57.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$16.3M (better) | −$90.0M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.0% | 23.4% |
Go deeper
- SKYW stock overview
- SKYW income statement
- SKYW valuation and score
- ULCC stock overview
- ULCC income statement
- ULCC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.