Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V VLRS
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Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) Gross Margin (2015 - 2020)

Updated

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V's Gross Margin was 184.52% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2020, up 84.52 percentage points from 100.00% a year earlier and up 10.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) Gross Margin (2015 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

For the year ended Dec 31, 2020, Gross Margin at Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V came in at 165.74%, up 157.93 percentage points from the prior year.

  • Gross Margin has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +57.04 percentage points (years ended Dec 2015 to Dec 2020).
  • In earlier years, Gross Margin was 7.81% in the year ended Dec 31, 2019 (+0.11 pp), 7.69% in the year ended Dec 31, 2018 (+0.30 pp), 7.39% in the year ended Dec 31, 2017 (+0.30 pp) and 7.09% in the year ended Dec 31, 2016 (-101.60 pp).
  • Quarterly Gross Margin has moved between 93.51% (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2017) and 59738.67% (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2017) over five years.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +31.19 percentage points.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2017 (a gain of 59634.57 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2018 (a drop of 59638.67 percentage points).
  • Per Business Quant data, VLRS's Gross Margin in the three quarters before the quarter ended Dec 31, 2020 was 173.85% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2020), 99.99% (quarter ended Jun 30, 2020) and 191.19% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2020).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 170.48 Bn 165.01 Bn - -
2 Csx 89.21 Bn 85.41 Bn - -
3 United Parcel Service 84.08 Bn 60.97 Bn - -
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 77.36 Bn 76.38 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 73.17 Bn 67.81 Bn - -
6 Fedex 71.03 Bn 36.97 Bn - -
7 Delta Air Lines 50.14 Bn 32.33 Bn - -
8 Old Dominion Freight Line 39.25 Bn 38.51 Bn - -
9 United Airlines Holdings 31.86 Bn -24.51 Bn - -
10 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 660.79 Mn -2.50 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 184.52%
Sep 30, 2020 173.85%
Jun 30, 2020 99.99%
Mar 31, 2020 191.19%
Dec 31, 2019 100.00%
Sep 30, 2019 146.15%
Jun 30, 2019 100.00%
Mar 31, 2019 100.00%
Dec 31, 2018 100.00%
Sep 30, 2018 100.00%
Jun 30, 2018 100.00%
Mar 31, 2018 100.00%
Dec 31, 2017 100.00%
Sep 30, 2017 59,738.67%
Jun 30, 2017 96.76%
Mar 31, 2017 93.51%
Dec 31, 2016 100.00%
Sep 30, 2016 104.10%
Jun 30, 2016 104.84%
Mar 31, 2016 96.59%
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