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MESA AIR GROUP INC (MESA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:MESA - Nasdaq - US5904791358 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

0.94  -0.01 (-1.05%)

Fundamental Rating

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We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to MESA. MESA was compared to 22 industry peers in the Passenger Airlines industry. Both the profitability and financial health of MESA have multiple concerns. MESA is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

MESA had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year MESA has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: MESA reported negative net income in multiple years.
MESA had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
MESA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFMESA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M -200M -300M

1.2 Ratios

MESA has a worse Return On Assets (-101.42%) than 90.91% of its industry peers.
MESA has a Return On Invested Capital of 20.32%. This is amongst the best in the industry. MESA outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -101.42%
ROE N/A
ROIC 20.32%
ROA(3y)-15%
ROA(5y)-8.4%
ROE(3y)-67.3%
ROE(5y)-38.5%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
MESA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICMESA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -20 -40 -60 -80

1.3 Margins

MESA has a Operating Margin of 0.78%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: MESA outperforms 40.91% of its industry peers.
MESA's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
The Gross Margin of MESA (18.68%) is worse than 72.73% of its industry peers.
MESA's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 0.78%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 18.68%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-36.96%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y9.11%
GM growth 5Y-10.25%
MESA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsMESA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), MESA is creating value.
Compared to 1 year ago, MESA has more shares outstanding
MESA has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
MESA has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
MESA Yearly Shares OutstandingMESA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M
MESA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsMESA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

2.2 Solvency

MESA has an Altman-Z score of -0.29. This is a bad value and indicates that MESA is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
The Altman-Z score of MESA (-0.29) is worse than 68.18% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -0.29
ROIC/WACC2.99
WACC6.79%
MESA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFMESA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M -200M 400M 600M 800M

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.81 indicates that MESA may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.81, MESA is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 77.27% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.74 indicates that MESA may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
MESA has a Quick ratio of 0.74. This is in the better half of the industry: MESA outperforms 72.73% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.81
Quick Ratio 0.74
MESA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesMESA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

MESA shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -76.34%.
Looking at the last year, MESA shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -11.55% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, MESA shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -8.01% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-76.34%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-599.65%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-11.55%
Revenue growth 3Y-1.83%
Revenue growth 5Y-8.01%
Sales Q2Q%-27.99%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y568.97%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year16.19%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
MESA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesMESA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M
MESA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesMESA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1 -1

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

MESA reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 1.36, the valuation of MESA can be described as very cheap.
MESA's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. MESA is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
MESA is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 21.46, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 1.36
MESA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsMESA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

MESA's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. MESA is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 3.37
MESA Per share dataMESA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for MESA!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

MESA AIR GROUP INC

NASDAQ:MESA (6/25/2025, 1:13:50 PM)

0.94

-0.01 (-1.05%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupTransportation
GICS IndustryPassenger Airlines
Earnings (Last)05-20 2025-05-20
Earnings (Next)10-13 2025-10-13
Inst Owners10.74%
Inst Owner Change0.42%
Ins Owners12.23%
Ins Owner Change19.38%
Market Cap38.85M
Analysts43.33
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %1.21%
Short Ratio0.29
Dividend
Industry RankSector 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)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 1.36
P/S 0.09
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 3.37
EPS(TTM)-5.28
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.69
Fwd EY73.79%
FCF(TTM)-0.47
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.2
OCFYN/A
SpS10.26
BVpS-1.51
TBVpS-1.51
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -101.42%
ROE N/A
ROCE 25.72%
ROIC 20.32%
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM 0.78%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 18.68%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-15%
ROA(5y)-8.4%
ROE(3y)-67.3%
ROE(5y)-38.5%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5Y-29.03%
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y-28.91%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-36.96%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y9.11%
GM growth 5Y-10.25%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.97
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 0.93
Cap/Depr 37.03%
Cap/Sales 2.7%
Interest Coverage 0.14
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.81
Quick Ratio 0.74
Altman-Z -0.29
F-Score6
WACC6.79%
ROIC/WACC2.99
Cap/Depr(3y)53.83%
Cap/Depr(5y)42.92%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.43%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.52%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-76.34%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-599.65%
EPS Next Y568.97%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-11.55%
Revenue growth 3Y-1.83%
Revenue growth 5Y-8.01%
Sales Q2Q%-27.99%
Revenue Next Year16.19%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y111.27%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y-42.01%
EBIT Next Year208.01%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y52.03%
FCF growth 3Y-50.63%
FCF growth 5Y-11.93%
OCF growth 1Y-55.67%
OCF growth 3Y-36.37%
OCF growth 5Y-25.75%