SkyWest's Low Valuation Makes The Company Look Highly Attractive

Rupert Hargreaves

Published onSeptember 10, 2013

Updated on May 13, 2021

Traditionally, I like to stay away from airlines; their earnings are unpredictable, they are highly dependent upon fuel costs, and fixed costs are high, which means the earnings are generally erratic. However, when a company is trading for less than the value of its assets, the value investor in me finds the opportunity almost too hard to pass up.

Regional carrier SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKYW) currently offers value. Book value stands at $26.50 per share, which is a price-to-book value of 0.5 at current prices. What's more, the company actually...

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Rupert Hargreaves

Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for Hedge Fund Alpha

SkyWest's Low Valuation Makes The Company Look Highly Attractive

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