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Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.
Industrials · Airlines · NYQ
$7.35
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 85.7%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$866M
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
N/A
Forward P/E
-38.98
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+13.6%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
-4.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
-47.6%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$9.00
+22% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 13 analysts covering this stock
About Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.

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, 22 cities in the United States, 4 cities in Central America, and 2 cities in South America. It also offers travel agency, share administration trust, pre-delivery payments financing, aircraft administration trust, and loyalty program, as well as specialized and aeronautical technical services. The company leases 151 aircraft and 14 spare engines. Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

https://www.volaris.com

Country: Mexico Employees: 7,208 Industry: Airlines
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
Sharpe Ratio
0.228
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
Kelly Fraction
-0.0056
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
Calmar Ratio
-0.027
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-1.6%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-59.8%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
15
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
0.97
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$10.80
32% below the year high
52W Low
$4.15
77% above the year low
Avg Volume
719,660
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
4.8
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
2.8%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
Div Yield
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$-2.60
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
1,847.03
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
Current Ratio
0.67
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.49
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
28.4%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
-2.8%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$475M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$3.1B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-124,239,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
13
Target High
$12.00
Target Median
$9.00
Target Low
$7.20
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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