UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC (1UAL.MI) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - BIT:1UAL - US9100471096 - Common Stock
90.91 EUR
+3.37 (+3.85%)
1UAL gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 12 industry peers in the Passenger Airlines industry. While 1UAL is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. 1UAL has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
1UAL had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year 1UAL had a positive cash flow from operations.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: 1UAL reported negative net income in multiple years.
Of the past 5 years 1UAL 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of 1UAL (4.29%) is better than 66.67% of its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Equity value of 24.75%, 1UAL is doing good in the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Invested Capital of 1UAL (8.57%) is better than 75.00% of its industry peers.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for 1UAL is below the industry average of 9.96%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (8.57%) for 1UAL is above the 3 year average (6.63%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.29% | ||
| ROE | 24.75% | ||
| ROIC | 8.57% |
ROA(3y)3.01%
ROA(5y)-1.15%
ROE(3y)21.2%
ROE(5y)-18.81%
ROIC(3y)6.63%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
1UAL's Profit Margin of 5.71% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. 1UAL outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.
1UAL's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
The Operating Margin of 1UAL (9.32%) is better than 75.00% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of 1UAL has declined.
1UAL has a better Gross Margin (64.15%) than 83.33% of its industry peers.
1UAL's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 9.32% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.71% | ||
| GM | 64.15% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-2.78%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y-4.52%
GM growth 3Y6.86%
GM growth 5Y0.39%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so 1UAL is destroying value.
1UAL has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
1UAL has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for 1UAL has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
The Debt to FCF ratio of 1UAL is 6.70, which is on the high side as it means it would take 1UAL, 6.70 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
1UAL's Debt to FCF ratio of 6.70 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. 1UAL outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.56 is on the high side and indicates that 1UAL has dependencies on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.56, 1UAL perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.33% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.56 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 6.7 | ||
| Altman-Z | N/A |
ROIC/WACC0.95
WACC9.04%
2.3 Liquidity
1UAL has a Current Ratio of 0.70. This is a bad value and indicates that 1UAL is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
1UAL's Current ratio of 0.70 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. 1UAL outperforms 58.33% of its industry peers.
1UAL has a Quick Ratio of 0.70. This is a bad value and indicates that 1UAL is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
1UAL's Quick ratio of 0.65 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. 1UAL outperforms 41.67% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.65 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 17.95% over the past year.
Measured over the past years, 1UAL shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -2.65% on average per year.
Looking at the last year, 1UAL shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 4.23% in the last year.
1UAL shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 5.70% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)17.95%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y-2.65%
EPS Q2Q%-6.52%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.23%
Revenue growth 3Y32.31%
Revenue growth 5Y5.7%
Sales Q2Q%1.67%
3.2 Future
1UAL is expected to show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -0.61% yearly.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.88% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-2.17%
EPS Next 2Y9.18%
EPS Next 3Y10.81%
EPS Next 5Y-0.61%
Revenue Next Year4.04%
Revenue Next 2Y5.78%
Revenue Next 3Y5.93%
Revenue Next 5Y2.88%
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings ratio is 9.37, which indicates a very decent valuation of 1UAL.
1UAL's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
1UAL's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 27.27.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.45, the valuation of 1UAL can be described as very reasonable.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, 1UAL is valued a bit more expensive than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
1UAL is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 22.77, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.37 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.45 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, 1UAL is valued expensively inside the industry as 83.33% of the companies are valued cheaper.
66.67% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than 1UAL, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 8.53 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.76 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The decent profitability rating of 1UAL may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y9.18%
EPS Next 3Y10.81%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
1UAL does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
BIT:1UAL (9/3/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
90.91
+3.37 (+3.85%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupTransportation
GICS IndustryPassenger Airlines
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners89.4%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.56%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap29.43B
Analysts82.22
Price Target94.66 (4.12%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)9.75%
Min EPS beat(2)0.48%
Max EPS beat(2)19.01%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)7.8%
Min EPS beat(4)0.48%
Max EPS beat(4)19.01%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)16.83%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)17.63%
EPS beat(16)15
Avg EPS beat(16)15.57%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.54%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.76%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.32%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.78%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.76%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.55%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.74%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.46%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.45%
PT rev (1m)8.74%
PT rev (3m)14.88%
EPS NQ rev (1m)1.09%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-34.13%
EPS NY rev (1m)2.18%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1.14%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.2%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-5.03%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.17%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.55%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.37 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.45 | ||
| P/S | 0.59 | ||
| P/FCF | 8.53 | ||
| P/OCF | 3.57 | ||
| P/B | 2.58 | ||
| P/tB | 5.58 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.76 |
EPS(TTM)9.7
EY10.67%
EPS(NY)10.76
Fwd EY11.84%
FCF(TTM)10.66
FCFY11.73%
OCF(TTM)25.44
OCFY27.98%
SpS152.86
BVpS35.25
TBVpS16.28
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.29% | ||
| ROE | 24.75% | ||
| ROCE | 11.21% | ||
| ROIC | 8.57% | ||
| ROICexc | 12.68% | ||
| ROICexgc | 16.28% | ||
| OM | 9.32% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.71% | ||
| GM | 64.15% | ||
| FCFM | 6.97% |
ROA(3y)3.01%
ROA(5y)-1.15%
ROE(3y)21.2%
ROE(5y)-18.81%
ROIC(3y)6.63%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)9.5%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)12.05%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)8.68%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5Y-0.15%
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y0.65%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-2.78%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y-4.52%
GM growth 3Y6.86%
GM growth 5Y0.39%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.75
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.56 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 6.7 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.51 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 191.43% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 9.67% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 115.83% | ||
| Profit Quality | 122.18% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.65 | ||
| Altman-Z | N/A |
F-Score6
WACC9.04%
ROIC/WACC0.95
Cap/Depr(3y)218.82%
Cap/Depr(5y)162.13%
Cap/Sales(3y)11.3%
Cap/Sales(5y)10.74%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)17.95%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y-2.65%
EPS Q2Q%-6.52%
EPS Next Y-2.17%
EPS Next 2Y9.18%
EPS Next 3Y10.81%
EPS Next 5Y-0.61%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.23%
Revenue growth 3Y32.31%
Revenue growth 5Y5.7%
Sales Q2Q%1.67%
Revenue Next Year4.04%
Revenue Next 2Y5.78%
Revenue Next 3Y5.93%
Revenue Next 5Y2.88%
EBIT growth 1Y10.47%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y2.75%
EBIT Next Year55.04%
EBIT Next 3Y23.51%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y136.49%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y9.97%
OCF growth 1Y9.15%
OCF growth 3Y65.94%
OCF growth 5Y6.45%