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UP (Wheels Up Experience) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Wheels Up Experience Financial Strength?

Wheels Up Experience has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Wheels Up Experience Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Wheels Up Experience did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Wheels Up Experience's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.58. As of today, Wheels Up Experience's Altman Z-Score is -2.91.


Competitive Comparison of Wheels Up Experience's Financial Strength

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Wheels Up Experience's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Wheels Up Experience's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Wheels Up Experience's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wheels Up Experience's Financial Strength falls into.


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Wheels Up Experience Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Wheels Up Experience's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-18.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-53.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $427.1 Mil.

Wheels Up Experience's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Wheels Up Experience did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Wheels Up Experience's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(45.701 + 427.118) / 819.26
=0.58

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Wheels Up Experience has a Z-score of -2.91, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -2.91 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Wheels Up Experience  (NYSE:UP) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Wheels Up Experience has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Wheels Up Experience Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2135 American Way, Chamblee, GA, USA, 30341
Wheels Up Experience Inc is a provider of on-demand private aviation in the United States. It is pioneering data and technology-driven solutions that connect consumers to safety-vetted and verified private aircraft. It connects private flyers to aircraft, and one another, through an open platform that enables life's most important experiences. Its offering is delivered through a mix of programmatic and charter options that strategically utilize its owned and leased aircraft fleet and an "asset-light" charter model to deliver a greater range of global travel alternatives. The company operates in a single operating and reportable segment, private aviation services. Geographically the company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Mark Briffa officer: Chief Commercial Officer 601 WEST 26TH ST. SUITE 900, NEW YORK NY 10001
Donald Lee Moak director 601 WEST 26TH STREET, SUITE 900, NEW YORK NY 10001
Laura Heltebran officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O WHEELS UP EXPERIENCE INC., 601 WEST 26TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 280 PARK AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR EAST, NEW YORK NY 10017
Andrew Stephen Davis director 500 OLD DOMINION WAY, THOMASVILLE NC 27360
Certares Opportunities Llc 10 percent owner 350 MADISON AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Adam Ross Zirkin director 280 PARK AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR EAST, NEW YORK NY 10017
Jeffrey Nedelman director 8501 WILLIAMS ROAD, ESTERO FL 33928
Alain Bellemare director C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., DEPT. 981, P.O. BOX 20574, ATLANTA GA 30320
Cantor Adam Corey director 280 PARK AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR EAST, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ck Wheels Llc 10 percent owner 280 PARK AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR EAST, NEW YORK NY 10017
George N Mattson director C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
Ck Opportunities Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 280 PARK AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR EAST, NEW YORK NY 10017
Zachary George Lazar director 350 MADISON AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Daniel C. Janki director 5020 WESTON PARKWAY, SUITE 400, CARY NC 27513