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Southwest Airlines Co (WBO:LUV) EV-to-EBITDA : 6.38 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Southwest Airlines Co EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Southwest Airlines Co's enterprise value is €13,815 Mil. Southwest Airlines Co's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €2,167 Mil. Therefore, Southwest Airlines Co's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 6.38.

The historical rank and industry rank for Southwest Airlines Co's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:LUV' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -53.02   Med: 6.83   Max: 18.63
Current: 6.19

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Southwest Airlines Co was 18.63. The lowest was -53.02. And the median was 6.83.

WBO:LUV's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
66.67% of 885 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 8.96 vs WBO:LUV: 6.19

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-27), Southwest Airlines Co's stock price is €25.10. Southwest Airlines Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.589. Therefore, Southwest Airlines Co's PE Ratio for today is 42.61.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Southwest Airlines Co EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southwest Airlines Co's EV-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Southwest Airlines Co EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Southwest Airlines Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.56 -9.82 7.31 7.20 6.25

Southwest Airlines Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
EV-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.64 7.68 5.83 6.25 -

Competitive Comparison of Southwest Airlines Co's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Airlines subindustry, Southwest Airlines Co's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Southwest Airlines Co's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Southwest Airlines Co's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southwest Airlines Co's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Southwest Airlines Co EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Southwest Airlines Co's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=13814.687/2166.665
=6.38

Southwest Airlines Co's current Enterprise Value is €13,815 Mil.
Southwest Airlines Co's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €2,167 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Southwest Airlines Co  (WBO:LUV) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Southwest Airlines Co's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=25.10/0.589
=42.61

Southwest Airlines Co's share price for today is €25.10.
Southwest Airlines Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €0.589.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Southwest Airlines Co (WBO:LUV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX, USA, 75235-1611
Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States by passengers boarded. Southwest operates over 700 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite offering some longer routes and a few perks for business travelers, the airline predominantly specializes in short-haul, leisure flights, using a point-to-point network. Southwest operates a low-cost carrier business model.

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