Saul Centers (BFS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2018)
Saul Centers' Operating Margin came in at 26.69% for Q4 2018, up 1.25 percentage points from 25.44% a year earlier but down 2.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Saul Centers (BFS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2018) Analysis & Trends
For FY2018, Saul Centers' Operating Margin was 27.53%, up 0.75 percentage points from FY2017.
- Operating Margin has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year change of +9.71 percentage points (FY2013 to FY2018).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 26.78% in FY2017 (+1.11 pp), 25.67% in FY2016 (+0.36 pp), 25.32% in FY2015 (+0.24 pp) and 25.08% in FY2014 (+7.25 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is 23.90% (Q3 2016) to 29.72% (Q1 2017).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.96 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q1 2014 (a gain of 17.12 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2018 (a drop of 3.08 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BFS's Operating Margin at 29.33% (Q3 2018), 27.47% (Q2 2018) and 26.64% (Q1 2018) in the three quarters before Q4 2018.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 167.95 Bn | 150.46 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -51.62% |
| 2 | Prologis | 123.54 Bn | 127.93 Bn | - | 51.59% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 66.76 Bn | 68.02 Bn | - | 49.72% |
| 4 | Realty Income | 52.37 Bn | 54.76 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Public Storage | 50.03 Bn | 49.11 Bn | - | 37.85% |
| 6 | Ventas | 44.65 Bn | 43.84 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 27.81 Bn | 27.81 Bn | 642.43 Mn | 44.86% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 25.53 Bn | 23.65 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.48% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 23.01 Bn | 23.20 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Saul Centers | 748.53 Mn | 922.18 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2018 | 26.69% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 29.33% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 27.47% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 26.64% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 25.44% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 25.58% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 25.80% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 29.72% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 24.65% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 23.90% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 25.14% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 28.78% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 26.62% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 25.27% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 24.99% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 24.36% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 26.62% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 24.66% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 27.58% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 24.01% |
API Access
Saul Centers Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BFS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "BFS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BFS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();