Alexanders ALX
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Alexanders (ALX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2018)

Updated

Alexanders' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 43.17% for Q4 2018, up 1.17 percentage points from 42.00% a year earlier and up 3.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Alexanders (ALX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

For FY2018, Alexanders' Return on Sales [ROS] was 43.22%, down 2.44 percentage points from FY2017.

  • Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -6.42 percentage points (FY2013 to FY2018).
  • Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 45.66% in FY2017 (-0.82 pp), 46.47% in FY2016 (+0.68 pp), 45.79% in FY2015 (-2.36 pp) and 48.15% in FY2014 (-1.49 pp).
  • The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 39.50% (Q3 2018) to 49.59% (Q1 2014).
  • Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.62 percentage points.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2016 (a gain of 2.50 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2018 (a drop of 7.26 percentage points).
  • Business Quant data shows ALX's Return on Sales [ROS] at 39.50% (Q3 2018), 45.24% (Q2 2018) and 45.02% (Q1 2018) in the three quarters before Q4 2018.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 Welltower 164.16 Bn 146.67 Bn 1.39 Bn -51.62%
2 Prologis 120.28 Bn 124.68 Bn - 51.59%
3 Simon Property 68.97 Bn 70.18 Bn - 43.38%
4 Realty Income 51.22 Bn 53.60 Bn - 45.77%
5 Public Storage 49.85 Bn 48.94 Bn - 37.85%
6 Ventas 43.09 Bn 42.28 Bn - 12.39%
7 Extra Space Storage 28.15 Bn 28.15 Bn 642.43 Mn 44.86%
8 Vici Properties 24.95 Bn 23.07 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.48%
9 Vivmark Residential 22.41 Bn 22.60 Bn - -
10 Alexanders 1.25 Bn 453.85 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 43.17%
Sep 30, 2018 39.50%
Jun 30, 2018 45.24%
Mar 31, 2018 45.02%
Dec 31, 2017 42.00%
Sep 30, 2017 46.76%
Jun 30, 2017 46.53%
Mar 31, 2017 47.37%
Dec 31, 2016 46.30%
Sep 30, 2016 45.76%
Jun 30, 2016 46.45%
Mar 31, 2016 47.40%
Dec 31, 2015 43.81%
Sep 30, 2015 45.49%
Jun 30, 2015 47.10%
Mar 31, 2015 46.83%
Dec 31, 2014 46.38%
Sep 30, 2014 48.69%
Jun 30, 2014 48.01%
Mar 31, 2014 49.59%
API Access

Alexanders Return on Sales [ROS] API

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