Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. cash flow statement VLRS

Annual Quarterly

In fiscal 2024, which ended Dec 31, 2024, Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. generated $1.1 billion of cash from operations, up 49.3% from the year before. It spent $583.1 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $506.7 million. The company returned $5.1 million in share buybacks to shareholders.

USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.

Line
FY 2024
Dec 31, 2024
FY 2023
Dec 31, 2023
FY 2022
Dec 31, 2022
FY 2021
Dec 31, 2021
FY 2020
Dec 31, 2020
FY 2019
Dec 31, 2019
FY 2018
Dec 31, 2018
FY 2017
Dec 31, 2017
Operating
Depreciation and amortization
183
+36.4%
134
+37.8%
97
+70.9%
57
+35.5%
42
+17.4%
36
+40.9%
25
-8.5%
28
Operating cash flow
1,090
+49.3%
730
+18.9%
614
-21.9%
785
+267.4%
214
-57.6%
505
+1655.4%
29
-42.5%
50
Investing
Capital expenditures
583
+21.3%
481
+38.5%
347
+86.5%
186
+18.4%
157
-15.0%
185
+32.6%
139
+9.1%
128
Investing cash flow
-473
-2.3%
-462
-253.5%
-131
+2.9%
-135
-4171.7%
-3
+96.8%
-100
-41.3%
-71
+38.4%
-115
Financing
Debt issued
385
-15.7%
457
+194.0%
155
+35.4%
115
+6.1%
108
-26.7%
148
+140.3%
61
-50.3%
124
Debt repaid
208
+112.5%
98
-50.2%
197
+155.5%
77
-22.8%
100
+58.8%
63
+3.4%
61
+29.4%
47
Stock buybacks
5
+26.0%
4
-23.2%
5
+20.0%
4
-3.2%
5
+12.8%
4
+37.4%
3
+468.8%
1
Financing cash flow
-472
-120.0%
-214
+58.2%
-513
-17.9%
-435
-235.9%
-130
+53.4%
-278
-2227.1%
-12
-116.9%
71
Change in cash
Effect of exchange rate
-12
-232.6%
9
+877.6%
1
-95.2%
19
+861.2%
2
+113.7%
-15
-881.9%
-1
+88.0%
-12
Free cash flow
507
+103.4%
249
-6.5%
266
-55.5%
599
+958.4%
57
-82.3%
320
+389.1%
-111
-42.1%
-78
Per share
Free cash flow per share
0.43
+103.3%
0.21
-6.5%
0.23
-55.5%
0.51
+827.4%
0.06
-82.5%
0.32
+389.1%
-0.11
-42.1%
-0.08
Shareholder returns
Returned to shareholders
5
4
5
4
5
4
3
1
Share of free cash flow
1.00%
1.61%
1.97%
0.73%
7.97%
1.25%
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Ratios
Cash conversion
8.62x
93.34x
—
7.38x
—
3.60x
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How these figures are calculated

Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.

Company profile

Industry
Air Transportation, Scheduled (SIC 4512)
Listed as
VLRS (NYSE), CTTRF (OTC)
Fiscal year ends
December 31
Headquarters
Col. Zedec Santa Fe
SEC filer status
Accelerated filer
SEC CIK
1520504

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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.