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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 550 daily flights on routes connecting 44 cities in Mexico, 23 cities in the United States, 4 cities in Central America, and 2 cities in South America. It also offers merchandising, travel agency, share administration trust, pre-delivery payments financing, aircraft administration trust, and loyalty program, as well as specialized and aeronautical technical services. As of December 31, 2024, the company leases 141 aircrafts and 18 spare engines. Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
Analyst Outlook | Price targets range from $4.40 to $7.00, with most analysts maintaining Equal Weight ratings, reflecting cautious optimism about management's capacity discipline and cost control measures. |
Market Headwinds | Delve into how weakening Mexico-US VFR travel market and immigration policy uncertainties have created prolonged challenges for Volaris's core customer base. |
Financial Recovery Path | Analysts project a turnaround from negative EPS of -$0.68 in FY1 to positive $0.72 in FY2, suggesting strengthening fundamentals despite earlier pessimistic projections. |
Turbulent Skies | Volaris faces significant headwinds in 2025, with stock underperforming the Mexican market by 61 percentage points despite showing resilience in recent quarterly results. |
Metrics to compare | VLRS | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Industrials sector companies | Relationship RelationshipVLRSPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | −18.5x | 9.0x | 12.7x | |
PEG Ratio | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
Price / Book | 4.4x | 2.1x | 1.4x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 0.4x | 0.6x | 1.3x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 9.2% | 13.4% | 15.5% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 7.0% | 4.9% | Unlock |