Wheels Up Experience vs Bristow
UP and VTOL side by side, both in transportation by air. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How UP and VTOL compare
Bristow is the larger company, worth 13 times as much as Wheels Up Experience ($1.2B against $94.3M).
Bristow grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.1% versus −7.6% for Wheels Up Experience).
Bristow keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.0% compared with −44.1% at Wheels Up Experience.
Bristow pays a dividend yielding 0.91%; Wheels Up Experience does not pay one.
Bristow scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 2 for Wheels Up Experience), 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 | UP | VTOL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $94.3M | $1.2B |
| Share price | $2.60 | $41.09 |
| Change, 1 year | −89.8% | 8.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −99.7% | 24.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Employees | 1,250 | 3,660 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 2 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 15.3× |
| P/S | 0.1× (better) | 0.8× |
| P/B | – | 1.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 6.8× |
| P/FCF | – | 99.4× |
| FCF yield | −462% | 1.0% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $49.26 |
| Margin of safety | – | 16.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −7.6% | 10.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.2% | 45.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −43.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −43.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 12.2% | – |
| Operating margin | −26.3% | 9.5% (better) |
| Net margin | −44.1% | 5.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | −62.3% | 0.76% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 7.5% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 8.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.68 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.99 |
| Interest coverage | −1.5× | 3.2× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.25 | 1.99 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −4.69 | 1.89 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.91% |
| Buyback yield | 0.88% | 3.5% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.88% | 4.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.2% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 75.5% | 18.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$267K (better) | −$10.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.1% | 4.7% |
Go deeper
- UP stock overview
- UP income statement
- UP valuation and score
- VTOL stock overview
- VTOL income statement
- VTOL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.