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Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

MESA • • Industrial / General
IndustrialsAirlines & AirportsRegional AirlinesUS Regional Carriers
AboutMesa Air Group, Inc. operates as the holding company for Mesa Airlines, Inc. that provides regional air carrier services under capacity purchase agreements with the American Airlines and the United Airlines. It also engages in leasing aircrafts to third parties. As of September 30, 2021, the company operated a fleet of 167 aircraft, which include 153 owned aircrafts and 14 leased aircrafts with approximately 507 daily departures to 129 cities in the United States and Mexico. Mesa Air Group, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.Show more
  • Revenue $476M -4.3%
  • EBITDA -$26M -7.5%
  • Net Income -$91M +24.2%
  • EPS (Diluted) -497.25 +27.3%
  • Gross Margin 12.46% +310.8%
  • EBITDA Margin -5.41% -12.4%
  • Operating Margin -13.82% +18.4%
  • Net Margin -19.1% +20.8%
  • ROE -58.67% -24.1%
  • ROIC -8.8% -10.8%
  • Debt/Equity 2.90 +7.3%
  • Interest Coverage -1.71 -1.3%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 99 (top 1%)
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high
  • ✓Trading at only 0.0x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.9x
  • ✗Sales declining 8.0% over 5 years

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-9.54%
5Y-8.01%
3Y-1.83%
TTM-19.93%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-82.89%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-82.35%

ROCE

10Y Avg0.39%
5Y Avg-5.78%
3Y Avg-13.71%
Latest-12.5%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
SKYWSkyWest, Inc.4.01B100.1112.8820.18%10.92%16.23%9.07%1.15
MESAMesa Air Group, Inc.879.48M21.00-0.04-4.35%-43.64%-58.67%1.58%2.90

Profit & Loss

Sep 2008Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024
Sales/Revenue+1.33B587.84M643.58M681.6M723.36M545.07M503.59M531M498.06M476.41M
Revenue Growth %0.02%-0.56%0.09%0.06%0.06%-0.25%-0.08%0.05%-0.06%-0.04%
Cost of Goods Sold+1.22B488.9M504.29M540.19M542.15M492.46M501.98M497.46M482.95M417.04M
COGS % of Revenue0.92%0.83%0.78%0.79%0.75%0.9%1%0.94%0.97%0.88%
Gross Profit+104.39M98.94M139.29M141.4M181.2M52.61M1.62M33.54M15.11M59.37M
Gross Margin %0.08%0.17%0.22%0.21%0.25%0.1%0%0.06%0.03%0.12%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.26%-0.05%0.41%0.02%0.28%-0.71%-0.97%19.75%-0.55%2.93%
Operating Expenses+94.39M42.18M39M68.76M60.07M-27.56M-61.58M218.54M99.46M125.19M
OpEx % of Revenue0.07%0.07%0.06%0.1%0.08%-0.05%-0.12%0.41%0.2%0.26%
Selling, General & Admin87.8M42.18M39M53.65M50.53M52.25M49.85M43.97M48.77M44.25M
SG&A % of Revenue0.07%0.07%0.06%0.08%0.07%0.1%0.1%0.08%0.1%0.09%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses6.59M0015.11M9.54M-79.81M-111.44M174.57M50.69M80.95M
Operating Income+10.01M56.76M100.29M72.65M121.14M80.17M63.2M-185M-84.35M-65.82M
Operating Margin %0.01%0.1%0.16%0.11%0.17%0.15%0.13%-0.35%-0.17%-0.14%
Operating Income Growth %1.14%4.67%0.77%-0.28%0.67%-0.34%-0.21%-3.93%0.54%0.22%
EBITDA+47.66M102.78M161.34M137.68M199.13M162.46M146.04M-103.49M-23.99M-25.78M
EBITDA Margin %0.04%0.17%0.25%0.2%0.28%0.3%0.29%-0.19%-0.05%-0.05%
EBITDA Growth %2.02%1.16%0.57%-0.15%0.45%-0.18%-0.1%-1.71%0.77%-0.07%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)37.66M46.02M61.05M65.03M77.99M82.3M82.85M81.51M60.36M40.04M
EBIT34.67M57.46M99.81M72.7M119M81.11M57.15M-199.38M-78.94M-52.04M
Net Interest Income+-29.57M-32.29M-46.08M-56.75M-54.22M-44.02M-34.37M-35.15M-49.77M-38.39M
Interest Income6.51M325K32K114K1.5M105K365K139K146K68K
Interest Expense36.08M32.62M46.11M56.87M55.72M44.12M34.73M35.29M49.92M38.45M
Other Income/Expense-11.42M-31.91M-46.59M-56.82M-57.85M-43.17M-40.78M-49.67M-44.52M-24.68M
Pretax Income+-1.41M24.85M53.7M15.83M63.29M36.99M22.42M-234.67M-128.86M-90.5M
Pretax Margin %-0%0.04%0.08%0.02%0.09%0.07%0.04%-0.44%-0.26%-0.19%
Income Tax+4.32M9.93M20.87M-17.43M15.71M9.53M5.83M-51.99M-8.74M519K
Effective Tax Rate %20.65%0.6%0.61%2.1%0.75%0.74%0.74%0.78%0.93%1.01%
Net Income+-29.16M14.92M32.83M33.26M47.58M27.46M16.59M-182.68M-120.12M-91.02M
Net Margin %-0.02%0.03%0.05%0.05%0.07%0.05%0.03%-0.34%-0.24%-0.19%
Net Income Growth %0.64%1.51%1.2%0.01%0.43%-0.42%-0.4%-12.01%0.34%0.24%
Net Income (Continuing)-5.74M14.92M32.83M33.26M47.58M27.46M16.59M-182.68M-120.12M-91.02M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+-240.75139.50315.00297.00306.00175.5096.75-1138.50-684.00-497.25
EPS Growth %0.59%1.58%1.26%-0.06%0.03%-0.43%-0.45%-12.77%0.4%0.27%
EPS (Basic)-240.75351.00677.25297.00308.25175.50103.50-1138.50-684.00-497.25
Diluted Shares Outstanding120.64K107.03K103.94K111.87K155.84K156.92K172.64K160.59K175.4K182.83K
Basic Shares Outstanding120.64K42.48K48.53K111.87K154.51K156.61K158.72K160.59K175.4K182.83K
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Sep 2008Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024
Total Current Assets+335.05M105.17M145.84M197.92M157.84M155.59M158.39M98.33M138.59M61.28M
Cash & Short-Term Investments50.99M37.69M56.79M123.23M68.86M99.39M120.52M57.68M32.94M15.62M
Cash Only50.76M37.69M56.79M103.31M68.86M99.39M120.52M57.68M32.94M15.62M
Short-Term Investments224K0019.92M000000
Accounts Receivable33.16M9.3M8.85M14.29M23.08M13.71M3.17M3.98M8.25M5.26M
Days Sales Outstanding9.135.775.027.6511.659.182.32.736.054.03
Inventory31.07M12.15M15.11M15.66M21.34M22.97M24.47M26.71M29.25M28.27M
Days Inventory Outstanding9.289.0710.9410.5814.3717.0317.7919.622.124.74
Other Current Assets57.13M13.23M11.44M14.47M8.78M17.12M4.4M4.76M63.62M9.35M
Total Non-Current Assets+624.16M1.18B1.21B1.27B1.29B1.35B1.3B1.02B759.88M535.58M
Property, Plant & Equipment577.18M1.16B1.19B1.25B1.28B1.34B1.25B914.43M709.36M434.87M
Fixed Asset Turnover2.30x0.51x0.54x0.54x0.57x0.41x0.40x0.58x0.70x1.10x
Goodwill0000000000
Intangible Assets012.11M11.72M11.34M9.53M8.03M6.79M3.84M00
Long-Term Investments13.7M0000025.15M15.18M20.32M300K
Other Non-Current Assets33.28M8.36M5.69M9.7M8.79M742K14.47M83.82M30.2M100.41M
Total Assets+959.21M1.28B1.36B1.47B1.45B1.5B1.46B1.12B898.47M596.86M
Asset Turnover1.38x0.46x0.47x0.46x0.50x0.36x0.35x0.48x0.55x0.80x
Asset Growth %-0.22%0.34%0.06%0.08%-0.01%0.03%-0.03%-0.23%-0.19%-0.34%
Total Current Liabilities+272.41M191.85M218.21M251.38M256.71M353.33M258.19M214.48M267.91M174.46M
Accounts Payable28.9M52.96M44.74M54.31M49.93M53.23M61.48M59.39M58.96M72.1M
Days Payables Outstanding8.6339.5432.3836.6933.6239.4544.743.5744.5663.1
Short-Term Debt145.85M109.9M140.47M155.17M165.9M189.27M111.71M97.22M163.55M50.45M
Deferred Revenue (Current)00001000K1000K1000K385K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities39.62M11.3M11.74M17.68M18.12M29.32M19.32M17.68M18.22M21.29M
Current Ratio1.23x0.55x0.67x0.79x0.61x0.44x0.61x0.46x0.52x0.35x
Quick Ratio1.12x0.48x0.60x0.73x0.53x0.38x0.52x0.33x0.41x0.19x
Cash Conversion Cycle9.78-24.69-16.42-18.46-7.6-13.24-24.61-21.24-16.41-34.32
Total Non-Current Liabilities+577.14M902.23M917.21M846.54M769.34M690.75M710.36M592.95M430.52M312.16M
Long-Term Debt420.88M803.12M803.87M760.18M677.42M542.46M539.7M502.52M364.73M259.82M
Capital Lease Obligations0000062.53M40.35M17.78M9.13M7.91M
Deferred Tax Liabilities15.73M35.92M56.44M39.8M55.3M64.28M69.94M17.72M8.41M8.17M
Other Non-Current Liabilities140.53M63.19M56.9M46.57M36.62M7.11M32.17M31.25M32.09M30.55M
Total Liabilities849.55M1.09B1.14B1.1B1.03B1.04B968.55M807.43M698.43M486.62M
Total Debt+566.73M913.02M944.34M915.35M843.32M838.19M727.73M634.85M540.91M319.87M
Net Debt515.97M875.33M887.55M812.04M774.47M738.79M607.21M577.16M507.98M304.24M
Debt / Equity5.17x4.83x4.25x2.44x1.98x1.83x1.49x2.06x2.70x2.90x
Debt / EBITDA11.89x8.88x5.85x6.65x4.24x5.16x4.98x---
Net Debt / EBITDA10.83x8.52x5.50x5.90x3.89x4.55x4.16x---
Interest Coverage0.28x1.74x2.18x1.28x2.17x1.82x1.82x-5.24x-1.69x-1.71x
Total Equity+109.66M189.15M222.22M374.47M425.87M457.86M488.05M308.17M200.04M110.24M
Equity Growth %-0.24%0.72%0.17%0.69%0.14%0.08%0.07%-0.37%-0.35%-0.45%
Book Value per Share908.931767.252138.043347.312732.732917.712827.031919.001140.46602.97
Total Shareholders' Equity109.66M189.15M222.22M374.47M425.87M457.86M488.05M308.17M200.04M110.24M
Common Stock0114.21M114.46M234.68M238.5M242.77M256.37M259.18M271.15M272.38M
Retained Earnings3.79M74.94M107.77M139.78M187.36M215.09M231.68M49M-71.12M-162.13M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Sep 2008Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024
Cash from Operations+41.67M104.49M74.73M118.94M151.68M174.66M132.87M13.36M-24.09M34.24M
Operating CF Margin %0.03%0.18%0.12%0.17%0.21%0.32%0.26%0.03%-0.05%0.07%
Operating CF Growth %-0.59%1.51%-0.28%0.59%0.28%0.15%-0.24%-0.9%-2.8%2.42%
Net Income-29.16M14.92M32.83M33.26M47.58M27.46M16.59M-182.68M-120.12M-91.02M
Depreciation & Amortization37.66M46.02M61.05M65.03M77.99M82.3M82.85M81.51M60.36M40.04M
Stock-Based Compensation01.55M1.29M12.93M5.51M4.41M3.13M2.76M2.27M1.33M
Deferred Taxes1.16M9.51M20.52M-17.87M15.5M9.23M5.67M-52.22M-9.3M-242K
Other Non-Cash Items127.66M-6.59M-7.07M9.19M7.16M15.23M19.85M190.91M53.37M70.59M
Working Capital Changes-95.65M39.09M-33.88M16.41M-2.07M36.02M4.79M-26.92M-10.68M13.54M
Change in Receivables-62.91M1.91M530K-5.44M-9.28M38.19M-8.09M-811K-4.28M2.99M
Change in Inventory3.35M-1.68M-3.38M-744K-6.31M-1.53M-1.86M-2.88M-2.53M-1.33M
Change in Payables-4.83M29.67M-17.34M2.43M12.12M3.42M7.86M-2.77M496K13.74M
Cash from Investing+7.02M-491.13M-84.12M-138.83M-104.84M-26.67M-33.47M1.36M142.28M148.79M
Capital Expenditures-3.48M-490.08M-84.5M-117.99M-125.35M-26.67M-17.15M-48.44M-36.64M-20.31M
CapEx % of Revenue0%0.83%0.13%0.17%0.17%0.05%0.03%0.09%0.07%0.04%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing1.08M-491.13M-84.12M-917K-124.92M0-6.32M50M282K159.48M
Cash from Financing+-70.3M365.85M28.5M66.41M-81.47M-117.66M-78.37M-77.57M-143.15M-200.47M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing11K-10.09M-3.38M-12.54M185K000-363K-1.06M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+38.2M-385.59M-9.77M950K26.33M148M109.4M-35.07M-60.73M13.93M
FCF Margin %0.03%-0.66%-0.02%0%0.04%0.27%0.22%-0.07%-0.12%0.03%
FCF Growth %-0.09%-11.1%0.97%1.1%26.71%4.62%-0.26%-1.32%-0.73%1.23%
FCF per Share316.60-3602.59-94.038.49168.93943.10633.70-218.40-346.2576.20
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-1.43x7.00x2.28x3.58x3.19x6.36x8.01x-0.07x0.20x-0.38x
Interest Paid35.89M28.69M43.8M50.67M53.5M41.5M32.77M24.89M38.41M0
Taxes Paid1.77M196K332K385K419K398K404K487K419K0

Key Ratios

Metric2008201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)-22.89%9.99%15.96%11.15%11.89%6.22%3.51%-45.89%-47.27%-58.67%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)1.12%5.04%6.92%4.75%7.61%5.02%4.14%-14.01%-7.94%-8.8%
Gross Margin7.87%16.83%21.64%20.75%25.05%9.65%0.32%6.32%3.03%12.46%
Net Margin-2.2%2.54%5.1%4.88%6.58%5.04%3.29%-34.4%-24.12%-19.1%
Debt / Equity5.17x4.83x4.25x2.44x1.98x1.83x1.49x2.06x2.70x2.90x
Interest Coverage0.28x1.74x2.18x1.28x2.17x1.82x1.82x-5.24x-1.69x-1.71x
FCF Conversion-1.43x7.00x2.28x3.58x3.19x6.36x8.01x-0.07x0.20x-0.38x
Revenue Growth2.16%-55.67%9.48%5.91%6.13%-24.65%-7.61%5.44%-6.2%-4.35%

Revenue by Segment

2018201920202021202220232024
Contract Revenue359.47M376.51M506.59M434.52M478.48M421.3M404.32M
Contract Revenue Growth-4.74%34.55%-14.23%10.12%-11.95%-4.03%
Pass Through And Other Revenue---69.07M52.52M76.77M72.09M
Pass Through And Other Revenue Growth-----23.97%46.17%-6.10%
Pass Through And Other6.63M7.26M38.48M----
Pass Through And Other Growth-9.49%430.25%----

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) reported $381.4M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 57% decrease from $896.8M in 2004.

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) saw revenue decline by 4.3% over the past year.

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) reported a net loss of $166.5M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) has a return on equity (ROE) of -58.7%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) had negative free cash flow of $53.3M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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