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Air T Inc

AIRTNASDAQ

SectorIndustrials

IndustryAir Freight & Logistics

Beta (adjusted)0.52

Intrinsic Value

No headline value published yetWe haven't published a headline intrinsic value for this company yet. Our data-reliability standards weren't met. Method estimates are shown for reference.

Market Price $28.38Price as of 30 Sep 2026

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Market Cap $76.5M

Enterprise Value $306.2M

Shares Outstanding 2.7M diluted

Moat Rating None

Last ex-dividend5 Jun 2013

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Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Air T, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRT) operates as a unique, diversified aviation holding company with core strengths in overnight air cargo (primarily serving FedEx), ground support equipment manufacturing (Global Ground Support), and commercial aircraft asset management. While the company has demonstrated a strong return to profitability in Q1 fiscal 2026 with an EPS of $1.61, its micro-cap status, thin analyst coverage, and limited financial visibility warrant a cautious approach. The investment thesis centers on its stable cash flows from FedEx feeder routes and potential upside from scaling its asset-light commercial aviation leasing platform (Crestone/Blue Stem), balanced against risks of high customer concentration and low stock liquidity.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 19 Jun 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

The bear case is triggered by a reduction in FedEx's feeder network requirements or unfavorable contract renegotiations, which would severely impact the Overnight Air Cargo segment. High interest rates continue to pressure net income through elevated financing costs on aircraft assets, and supply chain disruptions delay deliveries in the Ground Support Equipment segment, leading to margin compression.

Base CaseCentral scenario

The base case assumes stable operations in the Overnight Air Cargo segment with FedEx maintaining its current fleet size of 103 dry-leased aircraft. Global Ground Support continues to execute on its strong order backlog ($12.9 million), and Crestone Air Partners steadily expands its commercial aircraft and engine portfolio. Profitability remains positive but volatile due to interest rate fluctuations and capital expenditure cycles.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

The bull case centers on Air T's successful execution of its 'buy-to-build' strategy, highlighted by the acquisition of Regional Express (Rex) which yielded a preliminary $111 million bargain purchase gain, and the acquisition of Arena Aviation Capital which scaled Crestone Air Partners' assets under management (AUM) to $3.6 billion, driving significant management-fee growth and expanding the company's global aviation footprint.

Scenarios reflect our research view at the research date.

Key Investment Merits

Deeply integrated, long-standing relationship with FedEx providing stable, predictable cash flows.
Global market leadership in aircraft de-icing equipment through Global Ground Support, supported by a robust order backlog.
Strategic optionality to scale the commercial aviation asset management business (Crestone Air Partners) into a high-margin, asset-light fee generator.
High insider ownership aligning management's interests with long-term shareholder value creation.

Key Investment Risks

Extreme customer concentration, with FedEx historically accounting for a major portion of operating revenues.
High sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations and capital market conditions due to debt-financed aviation assets.
Very low stock market liquidity and thin analyst coverage, leading to high share price volatility.
Exposure to cyclical downturns in the commercial aviation and air cargo sectors.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Termination or material negative modification of the FedEx dry-lease feeder contracts.
Failure to raise third-party capital for Crestone Air Partners, forcing continued heavy balance-sheet exposure to aircraft assets.
A sustained decline in quarterly EPS below zero, indicating a reversal of the recent operational turnaround.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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