(SABR) Sabre Corpo - Overview
Sector: Technology | Industry: Software - Infrastructure | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 696m USD | Total Return: -38.5% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 12.2M
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 13.0%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
High Debt/EBITDA (9.1) with thin interest coverage (0.7)
High Debt while negative Cash Flow
Interest Coverage Ratio 0.7 is critical
Altman Z'' -2.75 < 1.0 - financial distress zone
Choppy Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) is a global travel technology provider that facilitates transactions between travel suppliers and buyers through its proprietary B2B marketplace. The company develops software solutions for airlines, hotels, and travel agencies, specializing in reservation systems, retailing platforms, and operational data intelligence. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, Sabre operates as a central intermediary in the global distribution system (GDS) sector.
The GDS industry operates under an oligopoly structure, where a few major players manage the infrastructure connecting travel inventory to global distribution channels. Sabre’s business model relies on transaction-based fees and recurring software-as-a-service (SaaS) revenue, making its financial performance highly sensitive to global passenger traffic volumes and corporate travel spending.
Investors can further evaluate these industry cycles and historical valuation trends by reviewing the detailed data on ValueRay.
- Global air travel volume recovery directly correlates with transaction processing revenue
- Shift toward high-margin software-as-a-service distributions improves recurring revenue profile
- High debt levels and interest expenses impact net income and valuation
- Market share competition with Amadeus and Travelport affects global distribution margins
- Adoption of New Distribution Capability technology shifts airline retailing and cost structures
| Net Income: 497.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -5.96 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -3.24% < 20% (prev 3.62%; Δ -6.86% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA -0.04 > 3% & CFO -185.1m > Net Income 497.4m |
| Net Debt (3.65b) to EBITDA (402.2m): 9.07 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.93 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (397.6m) vs 12m ago -12.67% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 50.20% > 18% (prev 30.23%; Δ 19.97% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 62.80% > 50% (prev 63.08%; Δ -0.29% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.68 > 6 (EBIT TTM 299.6m / Interest Expense TTM 440.5m) |
| A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 1.13b - Total Current Liabilities 1.23b) / Total Assets 4.33b |
| B: -0.88 (Retained Earnings -3.79b / Total Assets 4.33b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 299.6m / Avg Total Assets 4.51b) |
| D: -0.19 (Book Value of Equity -1.04b / Total Liabilities 5.35b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -2.75 = D |
| DSRI: 0.97 (Receivables 371.1m/397.1m, Revenue 2.83b/2.95b) |
| GMI: 0.60 (GM 30.23% / 50.20%) |
| AQI: 0.99 (AQ_t 0.68 / AQ_t-1 0.68) |
| SGI: 0.96 (Revenue 2.83b / 2.95b) |
| TATA: 0.16 (NI 497.4m - CFO -185.1m) / TA 4.33b) |
| Beneish M = -3.43 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of June 07, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 1.66 with a total of 4,928,427 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -5.68%,
over one month by -5.68%,
over three months by +2.47% and
over the past year by -38.52%.
Sabre Corpo has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.71. Therefore, it is recommended to hold SABR.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 2 | 19.9% |
P/E Forward = 37.7358
P/S = 0.2319
P/B = 145.0984
P/EG = 1.6782
Revenue TTM = 2.83b USD
EBIT TTM = 299.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 402.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 3.91b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 354.7m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 4.31b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 45.4m
Net Debt = 3.65b USD (calculated: Debt 4.31b - CCE 665.2m)
Enterprise Value = 4.34b USD (695.8m + Debt 4.31b - CCE 665.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.68 (Ebit TTM 299.6m / Interest Expense TTM 440.5m)
EV/FCF = -16.01x (Enterprise Value 4.34b / FCF TTM -271.3m)
FCF Yield = -6.25% (FCF TTM -271.3m / Enterprise Value 4.34b)
FCF Margin = -9.59% (FCF TTM -271.3m / Revenue TTM 2.83b)
Net Margin = 17.58% (Net Income TTM 497.4m / Revenue TTM 2.83b)
Gross Margin = 50.20% ((Revenue TTM 2.83b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.41b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 55.94% (prev 56.18%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.00 (Enterprise Value 4.34b / Total Assets 4.33b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 10.22% (Interest Expense 440.5m / Debt 4.31b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = 236.7m (EBIT 299.6m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 0.93 (Total Current Assets 1.13b / Total Current Liabilities 1.23b)
Debt / Equity = -4.14 (negative equity) (Debt 4.31b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -1.04b)
Debt / EBITDA = 9.07 (Net Debt 3.65b / EBITDA 402.2m)
Debt / FCF = -13.44 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 3.65b / FCF TTM -271.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = -1.22b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 11.04% (Net Income 497.4m / Total Assets 4.33b)
RoE = -40.79% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM 497.4m / Total Stockholder Equity -1.22b)
RoCE = 11.13% (EBIT 299.6m / Capital Employed (Equity -1.22b + L.T.Debt 3.91b))
RoIC = 7.13% (NOPAT 236.7m / Invested Capital 3.32b)
WACC = 8.40% (E(695.8m)/V(5.01b) * Re(10.45%) + D(4.31b)/V(5.01b) * Rd(10.22%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 10.45% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 73.33 | Cagr: 2.09%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -271.3m)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.99 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 13.01 | Revenue CAGR: 0.29% | SUE: 1.01 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=-0.04 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=2
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.01 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.01 | Chg30d=-91.67% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+125.0% | GrowthRev=+4.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.14 | Chg30d=-46.30% | Revisions=N/A | GrowthEPS=+1350.0% | GrowthRev=+4.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0%