Southwest Airlines Co (Southwest Airlines Co) GF Value Rank

: 8 (As of Today)

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Southwest Airlines Co has the GF Value Rank of 8.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison

For the Airlines subindustry, Southwest Airlines Co's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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 GF Value Rank Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Southwest Airlines Co's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southwest Airlines Co's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Southwest Airlines Co (Southwest Airlines Co) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

LUV:Mexico SWN:Germany SWN:Germany S1OU34:Brazil LUV:Austria

Address

P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX, USA, 75235-1611

Website

https://www.southwest.com

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.

Executives

Roy Blunt	director	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
Elaine Mendoza	director	2223 POSTOAK COURT, SAN ANTONIO TX 78248
Eduardo F Conrado	director	1303 E. ALGONQUIN ROAD, SCHAUMBURG IL 60196
Ryan C. Green	officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
Jill A. Soltau	director	123 SOUTH FRONT STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38103
John T Montford	director	C/O SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO, 2702 LOVE FIELD DR PO BOX 36611, DALLAS TX 75235-1611
Christopher P. Reynolds	director	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
David P Hess	director	390 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Thomas W. Gilligan	director	C/O KB HOME, 10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Linda B. Rutherford	officer: EVP People and Communications	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
Robert E Jordan	officer: EVP - Strategy and Planning	C/O SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., 2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75235
Gregory D Wells	officer: EVP, Daily Operations	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
Alan Kasher	officer: EVP Daily Operations	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
Mark R Shaw	officer: SVP,Gen Counsel,Corp.Secretary	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
Tammy Romo	officer: SR VP Finance & CFO	C/O SOUTHWEST AIRINES CO., 2702 LOVE FIELD DR., DALLAS TX 75235