Flughafen Wien (VIAAY) and Its Peers Critical Review

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Flughafen Wien and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flughafen Wien	$1.14 billion	$234.01 million	17.32
Flughafen Wien Competitors	$14.16 billion	$554.57 million	2.03

Flughafen Wien’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Flughafen Wien. Flughafen Wien is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Flughafen Wien and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flughafen Wien	20.54%	13.35%	9.30%
Flughafen Wien Competitors	-16,555.33%	19.90%	2.44%

Dividends

Flughafen Wien pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Flughafen Wien pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.3% and pay out 25.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.5% of shares of all “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of shares of all “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Flughafen Wien has a beta of -0.55, indicating that its share price is 155% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flughafen Wien’s peers have a beta of 9.03, indicating that their average share price is 803% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Flughafen Wien peers beat Flughafen Wien on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

Flughafen Wien Company Profile

Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction and operation of civil airports and related facilities in Austria. The company operates through five segments: Airport, Handling & Security Services, Retail & Properties, Malta, and Other. It manages the Vienna airport. The company's Airport segment operates and maintains aircraft movement areas and terminals, as well as equipment and facilities for passenger and baggage handling, as well as security controls for passengers. This segment also offers various services to support airport operations, deals with emergencies and disruptions, and ensures security. Its Handling & Security services segment provides various services for the handling of aircraft and passengers on scheduled and charter flights, as well as for the handling of general aviation aircraft and passengers. This segment also operates the general aviation center; and provides security controls for passengers and hand luggage. The company's Retail & Properties segment offers services that support airport operations, including shopping, food and beverages, VIP, lounges, and parking, as well as develops and markets properties. This segment offers services to passengers, users of parking facilities, hotel guests, conference participants, employees at the site, and meeters and greeters. Its Malta segment operates Malta airport; and provides aviation and parking services, as well as rents retail and office space. The Other segment offers technical and repair, energy supply and waste disposal, telecommunication and information technology, electromechanical and building, construction management, and consulting services, as well as construction and maintenance services for infrastructure facilities. The company is headquartered in Schwechat, Austria.