Why Southwest can succeed in the airline industry.
Title: Why Southwest can succeed in the airline industry.
Category: /Business & Economy
Details: Words: 2176 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Why Southwest can succeed in the airline industry.
Category: /Business & Economy
Details: Words: 2176 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
CASE STUDY
May, 2002 (note we want to consider whats going on now, Feb 2003)
Wow! An excited Colleen Barrett, new president of Southwest shouted in the meeting with her management team. We have bucked the money-losing trend that other U.S carriers are in and have reported a profit of $21.4 million in the first quarter of 2002. Now the management team is reflecting on second quarter 2002 results.
At the same time that Southwest Airlines reported
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percentile, 99=best, 1=worst
MRQ = Most Recent Quarter
TTM = Trailing 12 Months
Source: 10K, 10Q
Data generated on 04/30/2001
Our
ResultsIndustry Results for AirlineS&P 500
Results
AvgMaxMinCo Rank
P/E Ratio22.4012.8224.054.688128.50
5 Year P/E High31.5337.2266.6712.273050.25
5 Year P/E Low14.918.3114.911.469217.04
Beta0.781.141.76-1.70541.00
Price/Sales (TTM)2.501.423.150.00974.07
Price/Book (MRQ)3.802.144.090.52826.15
Price/Tang. Book (MRQ)3.802.414.160.52818.83
Price/Cash Flow (TTM)15.4711.7032.201.549027.42
Price/Free Cash (TTM)0.0032.5762.145.038748.80
% Owned Institutions77.93%63.59%95.00%0.00%8457.38%
Ranking based on percentile, 99=best, 1=worst
MRQ = Most Recent Quarter
TTM = Trailing 12 Months
Source: 10K, 10Q