Volato Group, Inc. (SOAR) is a Airlines, Airports & Air Services company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $0.25. It has a SharesGrow Score of 39/100, indicating a weak investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
Valuation: SOAR trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 0.2 (S&P 500 average ~25).
Financials: revenue is $79M, +12.2%/yr average growth. Net income is $5M, growing at -109.4%/yr. Net profit margin is 6.6% (thin). Gross margin is 18.7% (+16.2 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $4M with negative equity of -$2M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 0.72 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 36.5%. Total assets: $12M.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 100/100 (Pass), Growth 48/100 (Partial), Past 25/100 (Fail), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 22/100 (Fail), Future ?/100 (Fail), Income 45/100 (Partial).
