Willis Lease Finance Corporation is a rental & leasing services business based in the US. Willis Lease Finance Corporation shares (WLFC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $193.24 – a decrease of 2.48% over the previous week. Willis Lease Finance Corporation employs 361 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $520.4 million.
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| Latest market close | $193.24 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $42.87 - $235.13 |
| 50-day moving average | $163.15 |
| 200-day moving average | $89.78 |
| Wall St. target price | $32.00 |
| PE ratio | 14.1856 |
| Dividend yield | $0.25 (0.5%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $14.17 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $193.24 from 2024-11-20
| 1 week (2024-11-14) | -3.87% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-10-22) | 2.13% |
| 3 months (2024-08-22) | 76.47% |
| 6 months (2024-05-22) | 189.58% |
| 1 year (2023-11-22) | 322.01% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-11-21) | 319.61% |
| 3 years (2021-11-19) | 412.37% |
| 5 years (2019-11-21) | 232.96% |
Valuing Willis Lease Finance Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Willis Lease Finance Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 14x. In other words, Willis Lease Finance Corporation shares trade at around 14x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $316.1 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Willis Lease Finance Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $520.4 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 43.21% |
| Gross profit TTM | $283.5 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 4.98% |
| Return on equity TTM | 18.54% |
| Profit margin | 18.93% |
| Book value | $72.21 |
| Market Capitalization | $1.3 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 15.95% of net profits
Recently Willis Lease Finance Corporation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Willis Lease Finance Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Willis Lease Finance Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.25 per share.
While Willis Lease Finance Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Willis Lease Finance Corporation is investing more in its future growth.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 20 August 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, Willis Lease Finance Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $42.871 up to $235.1327. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Willis Lease Finance Corporation's is 1.06. This would suggest that Willis Lease Finance Corporation's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Willis Lease Finance Corporation operates as a lessor and servicer of commercial aircraft and aircraft engines worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Leasing and Related Operations, and Spare Parts Sales. The Leasing and Related Operations segment engages in acquiring and leasing commercial aircraft, aircraft engines, and other aircraft equipment, as well as the purchase and resale of commercial aircraft engines and other aircraft equipment, and other related businesses. The Spare Parts Sales segment purchases and resells after-market engine parts, whole engines, engine modules, and portable aircraft components. The company also focuses on engine management and consulting business. It serves commercial aircraft operators, as well as maintenance, repair, and overhaul organizations. As of December 31, 2023, it had a total lease portfolio of 337 engines, 12 aircraft, one marine vessel, and other leased parts and equipment, and with 74 lessees in 42 countries; and managed a total lease portfolio of 198 engines, aircraft, and related equipment for other parties.
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