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willis lease finance corp. - WLFC

WLFC

Close Chg Chg %
136.15 1.00 0.73%

Open Market

137.15

+1.00 (0.73%)

Volume: 34.89K

Last Updated:

May 9, 2025, 2:35 PM EDT

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Company Overview: willis lease finance corp. - WLFC

WLFC Key Data

Open

$137.79

 Day Range

135.99 - 139.98

52 Week Range

58.63 - 235.43

 Market Cap

$1.04B

Shares Outstanding

7.67M

 Public Float

2.06M

Beta

1.13

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

9.33

 EPS

$15.17

Yield

55.09%

 Dividend

$0.25

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

May 12, 2025

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

48.62K

  

WLFC Performance

1 Week
 
 -13.08%
 
1 Month
 
 -2.51%
 
3 Months
 
 -31.85%
 
1 Year
 
 114.04%
 
5 Years
 
 670.95%
 

WLFC Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 1
Full Ratings ➔

About willis lease finance corp. - WLFC

Willis Lease Finance Corp. engages in the provision of aviation services and operating leases of commercial aircraft, aircraft engines, and other aircraft-related equipment to air carriers, manufacturers, and overhaul/repair facilities. It operates through the Leasing and Related Operations, and Spare Parts Sales. The Leasing and Related Operations segment acquires and leases commercial aircraft and aircraft engines, and the selective purchase and resale of commercial aircraft engines and other aircraft equipment and other related businesses. The Spare Parts Sales segment includes the purchase and resale of after-market engine parts, whole engines, engine modules, and portable aircraft components. The company was founded by Charles F. Willis, IV in 1985 and is headquartered in Coconut Creek, FL.

WLFC At a Glance

Willis Lease Finance Corp.
4700 Lyons Technology Parkway
Coconut Creek, Florida 33073
Phone 1-561-349-9989 Revenue 524.16M
Industry Finance/Rental/Leasing Net Income 108.50M
Sector Finance 2024 Sales Growth 28.479%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 447
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WLFC Valuation

P/E Current 9.326
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 13.529
Price to Sales Ratio 2.694
Price to Book Ratio 2.71
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 4.965
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 11.739
Enterprise Value to Sales 6.893
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.628

WLFC Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 1,172,617.45
Income Per Employee 242,738.255
Receivables Turnover 13.689
Total Asset Turnover 0.171

WLFC Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.687
Quick Ratio 1.186
Cash Ratio 0.92

WLFC Profitability

Gross Margin 73.332
Operating Margin 41.08
Pretax Margin 29.122
Net Margin 20.701
Return on Assets 3.529
Return on Equity 19.703
Return on Total Capital 3.764
Return on Invested Capital 4.312

WLFC Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 370.702
Total Debt to Total Capital 78.755
Total Debt to Total Assets 66.815
Long-Term Debt to Equity 399.856
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 76.194
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Annual Financials for Willis Lease Finance Corp. - WLFC

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
251.10M 305.68M 407.97M 524.16M
Sales Growth
-11.99% +21.74% +33.47% +28.48%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
105.43M 109.09M 106.13M 139.78M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
90.50M 88.26M 90.92M 92.46M
Depreciation
- - - -
-
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
-5.28% +3.47% -2.71% +31.71%
Gross Income
145.67M 196.59M 301.84M 384.38M
Gross Income Growth
-16.28% +34.96% +53.54% +27.34%
Gross Profit Margin
+58.01% +64.31% +73.99% +73.33%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
84.73M 106.94M 165.01M 169.05M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
84.73M 106.94M 165.01M 169.05M
SGA Growth
+13.82% +26.22% +54.29% +2.45%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
7.71M 19.29M 4.40M 23.23M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
53.22M 70.35M 132.44M 192.10M
Non Operating Income/Expense
26.30M (1.61M) (9.66M) 53.31M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
800.00K (62.00K) 2.91M 8.25M
Interest Expense
70.39M 58.94M 55.64M 92.76M
Interest Expense Growth
+8.24% -16.26% -5.60% +66.72%
Gross Interest Expense
70.39M 58.94M 55.64M 92.76M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
9.14M 9.79M 67.13M 152.65M
Pretax Income Growth
-47.28% +7.14% +585.49% +127.39%
Pretax Margin
+3.64% +3.20% +16.45% +29.12%
Income Tax
5.79M 4.35M 23.35M 44.03M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
(2.00K) 128.00K 3.84M 5.25M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
1.60M 2.16M (139.00K) 205.00K
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
4.19M 2.06M 19.65M 38.58M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
800.00K (62.00K) 2.91M 8.25M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
(83.00K) (84.00K) (75.00K) (108.00K)
Consolidated Net Income
3.27M 5.36M 43.71M 108.50M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
3.27M 5.36M 43.71M 108.50M
Net Income Growth
-66.17% +63.81% +716.17% +148.26%
Net Margin Growth
+1.30% +1.75% +10.71% +20.70%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
3.27M 5.36M 43.71M 108.50M
Preferred Dividends
3.25M 3.25M 3.33M 4.13M
Net Income Available to Common
18.00K 2.10M 40.37M 104.38M
EPS (Basic)
0.003 0.3467 6.4032 15.9697
EPS (Basic) Growth
-99.72% +11,456.67% +1,746.90% +149.40%
Basic Shares Outstanding
6.11M 6.07M 6.30M 6.54M
EPS (Diluted)
0.0028 0.3343 6.2293 15.3407
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-99.73% +11,839.29% +1,763.39% +146.27%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
6.35M 6.30M 6.48M 6.80M
EBITDA
151.44M 177.90M 227.76M 307.79M
EBITDA Growth
-21.98% +17.47% +28.03% +35.14%
EBITDA Margin
+60.31% +58.20% +55.83% +58.72%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 218.00
Number of Ratings 1 Current Quarters Estimate 3.18
FY Report Date 06 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 16.87
Last Quarter’s Earnings 2.21 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 15.34 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 19.24
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 1 1 1 1
Mean Estimate 3.18 5.21 16.87 19.24
High Estimates 3.18 5.21 16.87 19.24
Low Estimate 3.18 5.21 16.87 19.24
Coefficient of Variance N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 0
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 0 0 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Hold

Insider Actions for Willis Lease Finance Corp. - WLFC

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Apr 4, 2025 Charles Fountain Willis Executive Chairman; Director 1,038,580 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $157.41 per share 163,482,877.80
Apr 4, 2025 Austin Chandler Willis Chief Executive Officer; Director 206,644 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $160.32 per share 33,129,166.08
Apr 4, 2025 Austin Chandler Willis Chief Executive Officer; Director 208,095 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $159.53 per share 33,197,395.35
Apr 4, 2025 Austin Chandler Willis Chief Executive Officer; Director 208,576 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $158 per share 32,955,008.00
Apr 4, 2025 Austin Chandler Willis Chief Executive Officer; Director 208,876 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $156.75 per share 32,741,313.00
Apr 4, 2025 Austin Chandler Willis Chief Executive Officer; Director 209,076 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $155.38 per share 32,486,228.88
Apr 4, 2025 Austin Chandler Willis Chief Executive Officer; Director 209,276 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $154 per share 32,228,504.00
Apr 4, 2025 Austin Chandler Willis Chief Executive Officer; Director 209,540 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $152.75 per share 32,007,235.00
Apr 4, 2025 Austin Chandler Willis Chief Executive Officer; Director 210,094 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $157.41 per share 33,070,896.54
Apr 4, 2025 Austin Chandler Willis Chief Executive Officer; Director 224,734 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $157.41 per share 35,375,378.94
Apr 4, 2025 Austin Chandler Willis Chief Executive Officer; Director 181,234 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $157.41 per share 28,528,043.94
Apr 4, 2025 Austin Chandler Willis Chief Executive Officer; Director 25,922 Bona fide gift 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Charles Fountain Willis Executive Chairman; Director 1,007,046 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $157.41 per share 158,519,110.86
Apr 4, 2025 Charles Fountain Willis Executive Chairman; Director 963,580 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $157.41 per share 151,677,127.80
Mar 24, 2025 Charles Fountain Willis Executive Chairman; Director 231,000 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 9, 2025 Stephen Francis Jones Director 1,174 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $212.96 per share 250,015.04
Jan 6, 2025 Stephen Jones Director 1,174 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $212.96 per share 250,015.04
Oct 11, 2024 Brian Richard Hole PRESIDENT 101,164 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $154.73 per share 15,653,105.72
Oct 11, 2024 Brian Richard Hole PRESIDENT 107,655 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $154.73 per share 16,657,458.15
Aug 23, 2024 Robert J. Keady 12,358 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $108.65 per share 1,342,696.70

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