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Frontier Group Holdings (Frontier Group Holdings) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Frontier Group Holdings Financial Strength?

Frontier Group Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Frontier Group Holdings Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate Frontier Group Holdings's interest coverage with the available data. Frontier Group Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.05. As of today, Frontier Group Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 0.69.


Competitive Comparison of Frontier Group Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Airlines subindustry, Frontier Group Holdings's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Frontier Group Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Frontier Group Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Frontier Group Holdings's Financial Strength falls into.



Frontier Group Holdings Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Frontier Group Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-31 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,766 Mil.

Frontier Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Frontier Group Holdings's interest coverage with the available data.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Frontier Group Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(850 + 2766) / 3460
=1.05

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Frontier Group Holdings has a Z-score of 0.69, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.69 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Frontier Group Holdings  (NAS:ULCC) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Frontier Group Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Frontier Group Holdings (Frontier Group Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4545 Airport Way, Denver, CO, USA, 80239
Frontier Group Holdings Inc is an ultra low-cost carrier whose business is focused on Low Fares Done Right. The company owns fleet of 120 Airbus single-aisle aircraft, consisting of 13 A320ceos, 82 A320neos, 21 A321ceos and 4 A321neos. The use of these aircraft, its seating configuration, weight-saving tactics and baggage process have all contributed to ability to continue to be the fuel-efficient of all the U.S. The Company is managed as a single business unit that provides air transportation for passengers.
Executives
James G. Dempsey officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 4545 AIRPORT WAY, DENVER CO 80238
Howard Diamond officer: SVP, GC & Secretary C/O FRONTIER AIRLINES, 7001 TOWER ROAD, DENVER CO 80249
Rajat Khanna officer: See Remarks C/O FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 4545 AIRPORT WAY, DENVER CO 80239
Barry Biffle director, officer: See Remarks C/O SPIRIT AIRLINES, 2800 EXECUTIVE WAY, MIRAMAR FL 30325
Jacob F. Filene officer: See Remarks C/O FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 4545 AIRPORT WAY, DENVER CO 80238
Daniel M. Shurz officer: See Remarks C/O FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 4545 AIRPORT WAY, DENVER CO 80238
Josh A Wetzel officer: VP & CAO C/O FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 4545 AIRPORT WAY, DENVER CO 80239
Ofelia Kumpf director C/O FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 4545 AIRPORT WAY, DENVER CO 80238
Mark Christopher Mitchell officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 4545 AIRPORT WAY, DENVER CO 80238
Robert J. Genise director C/O FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 4545 AIRPORT WAY, DENVER CO 80238
Indigo Frontier Holdings Company, Llc 10 percent owner C/O INDIGO PARTNERS, 2525 EAST CAMELBACK ROAD, SUITE 900, PHOENIX AZ 85016
Josh T. Connor director C/O FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 4545 AIRPORT WAY, DENVER CO 80238
Patricia Salas Pineda director C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
William A Franke director, 10 percent owner
Trevor J. Stedke officer: See Remarks C/O FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 4545 AIRPORT WAY, DENVER CO 80238

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