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 (2012 - 2022)

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 58.17% for Q4 2022, down 1217.0% year-over-year from 5.21% in Q4 2021, and up 7.79% quarter-over-quarter from 53.97% in Q3 2022.

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) Gross Margin (2012 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) has reported Gross Margin for 11 consecutive years, with 58.17% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2022.

  • In Q4 2022, Gross Margin fell 1217.0% year-over-year to 58.17%; the TTM figure through Dec 2022 stood at 54.37% (down 1795.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 70.85%, down 70.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin improved to 58.17% in Q4 2022 per VLRS's latest filing, from 53.97% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 74.93% in Q4 2020 and bottomed at 0.1% in Q2 2019.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 39.29% across 5 years, with a median of 55.55% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Gross Margin jumped 7463 bps — and 2022, when it tumbled 2668 bps.
  • Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V's Gross Margin stood at 0.1% in 2018, then soared by 69353 bps to 69.45% in 2019, then climbed by 8 bps to 74.93% in 2020, then retreated by 6 bps to 70.34% in 2021, then fell by 17 bps to 58.17% in 2022.
  • Business Quant data shows VLRS's Gross Margin at 58.17% in Q4 2022, 53.97% in Q3 2022, and 48.05% in Q2 2022.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.89 Bn 49.22 Bn 19.07 Bn 96.52%
2 Ryanair Holdings 29.45 Bn 26.24 Bn - -
3 Southwest Airlines 19.73 Bn 15.94 Bn 7.33 Bn 86.94%
4 Copa Holdings 5.35 Bn 4.09 Bn 1.03 Bn 97.11%
5 Alaska Air 4.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 3.76 Bn 92.57%
6 Skywest 3.99 Bn 3.38 Bn 1.01 Bn 91.70%
7 Allegiant Travel 1.86 Bn 807.93 Mn 902.77 Mn 95.68%
8 Jetblue Airways 1.83 Bn -189.37 Mn 2.32 Bn 85.95%
9 Frontier Group Holdings 1.36 Bn 408.77 Mn - -
10 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 794.66 Mn -29.34 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2022 58.17%
Sep 30, 2022 53.97%
Jun 30, 2022 48.05%
Mar 31, 2022 57.14%
Dec 31, 2021 70.34%
Sep 30, 2021 73.35%
Jun 30, 2021 74.73%
Mar 31, 2021 70.02%
Dec 31, 2020 74.93%
Sep 30, 2020 65.24%
Jun 30, 2020 0.10%
Mar 31, 2020 0.12%
Dec 31, 2019 69.45%
Sep 30, 2019 69.65%
Jun 30, 2019 0.10%
Mar 31, 2019 0.10%
Dec 31, 2018 0.10%
Sep 30, 2018 0.10%
Jun 30, 2018 0.10%
Mar 31, 2018 0.10%