Provides air passenger transportation services. Operates flights to 107 destinations in the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 0.2× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 12% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 39% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 73% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 11% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 70 buys and 68 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $602M against $9.1B in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 3/100.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 12/100.
On our five-subject report card, JBLU sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: JBLU has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (12/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.