We compared Aeroflot with GEM and DM peers with EV below $4 billion. Aeroflot’s EV is close in size to Hainan Airlines, Lan Chile, Malaysian Airlines and Finnair.
Market data shows that investors value Aeroflot below the average of 7.0 EV/EBITDA 2004E at which the selected group of airlines trade.
At the same time, we note positively that Aeroflot operates at EBITDA margin of 16%, which is close to the average for the group of selected companies. It is worth noting that DM airlines operate, on average, at a 9% EBITDA margin, while GEM peers enjoy a 20% average.