Southwest Interest Coverage vs Operating Margin Analysis

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Southwest Airlines financial indicator trend analysis is much more than just breaking down Southwest Airlines prevalent accounting drivers to predict future trends. We encourage investors to analyze account correlations over time for multiple indicators to determine whether Southwest Airlines is a good investment. Please check the relationship between Southwest Airlines Interest Coverage and its Operating Profit Margin accounts. Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Southwest Airlines. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in employment.

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Interest Coverage vs Operating Profit Margin

Interest Coverage vs Operating Margin Correlation Analysis

The overlapping area represents the amount of trend that can be explained by analyzing historical patterns of Southwest Airlines Interest Coverage account and Operating Margin. At this time, the significance of the direction appears to have strong relationship.

The correlation between Southwest Airlines' Interest Coverage and Operating Margin is 0.7. Overlapping area represents the amount of variation of Interest Coverage that can explain the historical movement of Operating Margin in the same time period over historical financial statements of Southwest Airlines, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical values of Southwest Airlines' Interest Coverage and Operating Margin is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these accounts tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which Interest Coverage of Southwest Airlines are associated (or correlated) with its Operating Margin. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when Operating Margin has no effect on the direction of Interest Coverage i.e., Southwest Airlines' Interest Coverage and Operating Margin go up and down completely randomly.

Correlation Coefficient

0.7

Relationship Direction	Positive
Relationship Strength	Significant

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Interest Coverage

Operating Profit Margin

Most indicators from Southwest Airlines' fundamental ratios are interrelated and interconnected. However, analyzing fundamental ratios indicators one by one will only give a small insight into Southwest Airlines current financial condition. On the other hand, looking into the entire matrix of fundamental ratios indicators, and analyzing their relationships over time can provide a more complete picture of the company financial strength now and in the future. Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Southwest Airlines. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in employment.

For more information on how to buy Southwest Stock please use our How to Invest in Southwest Airlines guide.At this time, Southwest Airlines' Selling General Administrative is fairly stable compared to the past year. Enterprise Value Over EBITDA is likely to climb to 7.70 in 2024, whereas Tax Provision is likely to drop slightly above 130.2 M in 2024.

	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Operating Expenses	2.4B	3.7B	4.0B	4.0B
Cost Of Revenue	11.7B	19.1B	21.9B	23.0B

Total Operating Expenses Cost Of Revenue

Southwest Airlines fundamental ratios Correlations

	Total Assets	Short Long Term Debt Total	Other Current Liab	Total Current Liabilities	Total Stockholder Equity	Property Plant And Equipment Net	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Cash	Non Current Assets Total	Non Currrent Assets Other	Cash And Short Term Investments	Net Receivables	Common Stock Shares Outstanding	Non Current Liabilities Total	Inventory	Other Current Assets	Other Stockholder Equity	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Current Deferred Revenue	Common Stock	Common Stock Total Equity
Total Assets		0.87	0.72	0.93	0.72	0.89	-0.46	0.89	0.85	0.89	-0.28	0.88	0.92	-0.56	0.93	0.85	0.45	-0.78	0.99	0.9	0.18	0.06	0.19	0.94	0.77	0.78
Short Long Term Debt Total	0.87		0.55	0.7	0.47	0.56	-0.61	0.67	0.99	0.57	-0.21	0.99	0.89	-0.45	0.98	0.66	0.36	-0.64	0.92	0.99	0.02	-0.03	-0.01	0.77	0.53	0.53
Other Current Liab	0.72	0.55		0.85	0.26	0.7	-0.48	0.61	0.57	0.7	-0.67	0.57	0.63	-0.39	0.57	0.75	0.07	-0.51	0.73	0.59	-0.13	0.01	-0.37	0.8	0.48	0.49
Total Current Liabilities	0.93	0.7	0.85		0.64	0.91	-0.5	0.88	0.71	0.9	-0.49	0.73	0.86	-0.56	0.75	0.91	0.35	-0.77	0.91	0.76	0.18	0.04	0.1	0.98	0.71	0.72
Total Stockholder Equity	0.72	0.47	0.26	0.64		0.79	0.0	0.77	0.41	0.8	0.09	0.46	0.62	-0.4	0.58	0.56	0.57	-0.65	0.64	0.49	0.45	0.2	0.64	0.61	0.86	0.86
Property Plant And Equipment Net	0.89	0.56	0.7	0.91	0.79		-0.15	0.9	0.51	1.0	-0.22	0.56	0.74	-0.57	0.69	0.79	0.37	-0.74	0.82	0.59	0.32	0.17	0.32	0.84	0.83	0.84
Net Debt	-0.46	-0.61	-0.48	-0.5	0.0	-0.15		-0.38	-0.74	-0.14	0.5	-0.69	-0.6	0.41	-0.52	-0.46	-0.08	0.49	-0.54	-0.68	0.33	0.54	0.31	-0.63	0.05	0.05
Retained Earnings	0.89	0.67	0.61	0.88	0.77	0.9	-0.38		0.65	0.89	-0.15	0.67	0.89	-0.81	0.73	0.73	0.25	-0.95	0.84	0.7	0.36	0.0	0.29	0.88	0.64	0.64
Cash	0.85	0.99	0.57	0.71	0.41	0.51	-0.74	0.65		0.51	-0.28	1.0	0.89	-0.48	0.94	0.66	0.33	-0.66	0.91	0.99	-0.05	-0.14	-0.08	0.79	0.44	0.45
Non Current Assets Total	0.89	0.57	0.7	0.9	0.8	1.0	-0.14	0.89	0.51		-0.22	0.56	0.73	-0.54	0.69	0.79	0.39	-0.72	0.83	0.6	0.32	0.18	0.33	0.83	0.85	0.85
Non Currrent Assets Other	-0.28	-0.21	-0.67	-0.49	0.09	-0.22	0.5	-0.15	-0.28	-0.22		-0.26	-0.2	-0.03	-0.17	-0.47	0.01	0.09	-0.31	-0.27	0.37	0.1	0.28	-0.45	-0.1	-0.11
Cash And Short Term Investments	0.88	0.99	0.57	0.73	0.46	0.56	-0.69	0.67	1.0	0.56	-0.26		0.89	-0.44	0.96	0.7	0.39	-0.65	0.93	1.0	-0.02	-0.09	-0.01	0.81	0.51	0.51
Net Receivables	0.92	0.89	0.63	0.86	0.62	0.74	-0.6	0.89	0.89	0.73	-0.2	0.89		-0.69	0.88	0.75	0.3	-0.87	0.93	0.91	0.28	-0.1	0.1	0.9	0.58	0.59
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	-0.56	-0.45	-0.39	-0.56	-0.4	-0.57	0.41	-0.81	-0.48	-0.54	-0.03	-0.44	-0.69		-0.47	-0.29	0.22	0.91	-0.54	-0.45	-0.32	0.27	-0.07	-0.58	-0.15	-0.15
Non Current Liabilities Total	0.93	0.98	0.57	0.75	0.58	0.69	-0.52	0.73	0.94	0.69	-0.17	0.96	0.88	-0.47		0.69	0.43	-0.67	0.96	0.96	0.05	0.0	0.09	0.8	0.65	0.66
Inventory	0.85	0.66	0.75	0.91	0.56	0.79	-0.46	0.73	0.66	0.79	-0.47	0.7	0.75	-0.29	0.69		0.49	-0.59	0.83	0.74	0.03	0.03	0.11	0.91	0.68	0.69
Other Current Assets	0.45	0.36	0.07	0.35	0.57	0.37	-0.08	0.25	0.33	0.39	0.01	0.39	0.3	0.22	0.43	0.49		-0.09	0.43	0.42	-0.05	0.23	0.47	0.4	0.64	0.64
Other Stockholder Equity	-0.78	-0.64	-0.51	-0.77	-0.65	-0.74	0.49	-0.95	-0.66	-0.72	0.09	-0.65	-0.87	0.91	-0.67	-0.59	-0.09		-0.75	-0.67	-0.33	0.14	-0.21	-0.8	-0.43	-0.43
Total Liab	0.99	0.92	0.73	0.91	0.64	0.82	-0.54	0.84	0.91	0.83	-0.31	0.93	0.93	-0.54	0.96	0.83	0.43	-0.75		0.94	0.11	0.02	0.1	0.92	0.72	0.73
Total Current Assets	0.9	0.99	0.59	0.76	0.49	0.59	-0.68	0.7	0.99	0.6	-0.27	1.0	0.91	-0.45	0.96	0.74	0.42	-0.67	0.94		0.0	-0.07	0.01	0.84	0.54	0.55
Short Term Debt	0.18	0.02	-0.13	0.18	0.45	0.32	0.33	0.36	-0.05	0.32	0.37	-0.02	0.28	-0.32	0.05	0.03	-0.05	-0.33	0.11	0.0		0.3	0.51	0.09	0.36	0.36
Intangible Assets	0.06	-0.03	0.01	0.04	0.2	0.17	0.54	0.0	-0.14	0.18	0.1	-0.09	-0.1	0.27	0.0	0.03	0.23	0.14	0.02	-0.07	0.3		0.17	-0.06	0.32	0.32
Accounts Payable	0.19	-0.01	-0.37	0.1	0.64	0.32	0.31	0.29	-0.08	0.33	0.28	-0.01	0.1	-0.07	0.09	0.11	0.47	-0.21	0.1	0.01	0.51	0.17		0.09	0.45	0.44
Current Deferred Revenue	0.94	0.77	0.8	0.98	0.61	0.84	-0.63	0.88	0.79	0.83	-0.45	0.81	0.9	-0.58	0.8	0.91	0.4	-0.8	0.92	0.84	0.09	-0.06	0.09		0.63	0.64
Common Stock	0.77	0.53	0.48	0.71	0.86	0.83	0.05	0.64	0.44	0.85	-0.1	0.51	0.58	-0.15	0.65	0.68	0.64	-0.43	0.72	0.54	0.36	0.32	0.45	0.63		1.0
Common Stock Total Equity	0.78	0.53	0.49	0.72	0.86	0.84	0.05	0.64	0.45	0.85	-0.11	0.51	0.59	-0.15	0.66	0.69	0.64	-0.43	0.73	0.55	0.36	0.32	0.44	0.64	1.0

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Southwest Airlines Account Relationship Matchups

Southwest Airlines fundamental ratios Accounts

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Assets	25.9B	34.6B	36.3B	35.4B	36.5B	38.3B
Short Long Term Debt Total	4.0B	12.2B	12.3B	9.4B	9.2B	9.7B
Total Current Liabilities	9.0B	7.5B	9.2B	10.4B	12.3B	12.9B
Total Stockholder Equity	9.8B	8.9B	10.4B	10.7B	10.5B	5.4B
Property Plant And Equipment Net	18.4B	17.7B	16.4B	18.7B	20.6B	21.6B
Net Debt	1.4B	1.1B	(199M)	(61M)	(88M)	(83.6M)
Retained Earnings	17.9B	14.8B	15.8B	16.3B	16.3B	17.1B
Cash	2.5B	11.1B	12.5B	9.5B	9.3B	9.8B
Non Current Assets Total	19.9B	19.4B	18.3B	20.6B	22.5B	23.7B
Non Currrent Assets Other	577M	722M	882M	(1.4B)	(1.7B)	(1.6B)
Cash And Short Term Investments	4.1B	13.3B	15.5B	12.3B	11.5B	12.0B
Net Receivables	1.1B	1.1B	1.4B	1.0B	1.1B	1.2B
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	539M	565M	609M	642M	640M	578.0M
Liabilities And Stockholders Equity	25.9B	34.6B	36.3B	35.4B	36.5B	38.3B
Non Current Liabilities Total	7.1B	18.2B	16.7B	14.3B	13.7B	14.4B
Inventory	529M	414M	537M	790M	807M	847.4M
Other Current Assets	287M	295M	638M	686M	520M	295.3M
Other Stockholder Equity	(8.9B)	(6.7B)	(6.6B)	(6.8B)	(6.7B)	(6.3B)
Total Liab	16.1B	25.7B	25.9B	24.7B	26.0B	27.3B
Total Current Assets	6.0B	15.2B	18.0B	14.8B	14.0B	14.7B
Short Term Debt	1.2B	526M	692M	267M	237M	278.2M
Intangible Assets	413M	399M	296M	295M	340.4M	308.2M
Accounts Payable	1.6B	931M	1.3B	2.0B	265M	251.8M
Current Deferred Revenue	4.5B	3.8B	5.6B	6.1B	6.6B	6.9B
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	18.4B	17.7B	29.2B	32.4B	35.0B	36.8B
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	(61M)	(105M)	388M	344M	395.6M	415.4M
Other Liab	4.3B	6.5B	5.2B	5.1B	5.9B	6.2B
Other Assets	529M	1.0B	882M	855M	983.3M	618.2M
Long Term Debt	1.8B	10.1B	10.3B	8.0B	8.0B	8.4B
Treasury Stock	(10.4B)	(10.9B)	(10.9B)	(10.8B)	(9.8B)	(9.3B)
Property Plant Equipment	17.0B	15.8B	16.4B	18.7B	21.5B	13.8B
Short Term Investments	1.5B	2.3B	3.0B	2.8B	2.2B	1.8B
Net Tangible Assets	9.8B	12.8B	9.4B	13.0B	15.0B	8.9B
Retained Earnings Total Equity	17.9B	14.8B	15.8B	16.3B	18.7B	11.2B
Long Term Debt Total	1.8B	10.1B	10.3B	8.0B	9.3B	9.7B
Capital Surpluse	1.6B	4.2B	4.2B	4.0B	4.6B	4.9B

Southwest Airlines Investors Sentiment

The influence of Southwest Airlines' investor sentiment on the probability of its price appreciation or decline could be a good factor in your decision-making process regarding taking a position in Southwest. The overall investor sentiment generally increases the direction of a stock movement in a one-year investment horizon. However, the impact of investor sentiment on the entire stock market does not have solid backing from leading economists and market statisticians.

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Southwest Airlines' market sentiment shows the aggregated news analyzed to detect positive and negative mentions from the text and comments. The data is normalized to provide daily scores for Southwest Airlines' and other traded tickers. The bigger the bubble, the more accurate is the estimated score. Higher bars for a given day show more participation in the average Southwest Airlines' news discussions. The higher the estimated score, the more favorable is the investor's outlook on Southwest Airlines.

Southwest Airlines Implied Volatility

58.87

Southwest Airlines' implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Southwest Airlines stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Southwest Airlines' implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Southwest Airlines stock will not fluctuate a lot when Southwest Airlines' options are near their expiration.

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

(0.30)

Dividend Share

0.72

Earnings Share

0.76

Revenue Per Share

43.85

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.105

The market value of Southwest Airlines is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Southwest that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Southwest Airlines' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Southwest Airlines' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Southwest Airlines' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Southwest Airlines' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

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Southwest Interest Coverage vs Operating Margin Analysis

Interest Coverage vs Operating Profit Margin

Interest Coverage vs Operating Margin Correlation Analysis

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Interest Coverage

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Southwest Airlines fundamental ratios Correlations

Southwest Airlines Account Relationship Matchups

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Southwest Airlines fundamental ratios Accounts

Southwest Airlines Investors Sentiment

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Non Current Assets Total	+ 1.0	Property Plant And Equipment Net
Cash And Short Term Investments	+ 1.0	Cash
Total Current Assets	+ 1.0	Cash And Short Term Investments
Common Stock Total Equity	+ 1.0	Common Stock
Total Liab	+ 0.99	Total Assets
Cash	+ 0.99	Short Long Term Debt Total

Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.95	Retained Earnings
Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.87	Net Receivables
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	- 0.81	Retained Earnings
Current Deferred Revenue	- 0.8	Other Stockholder Equity
Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.78	Total Assets
Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.77	Total Current Liabilities