Highwoods Properties HIW
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Highwoods Properties (HIW) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2018)

Highwoods Properties (HIW) posted EBIT Margin of 28.58% for Q4 2018, down 1.16% sequentially from 28.91% in Q3 2018, and up 149.0% YoY from 11.48% in Q4 2017.

Highwoods Properties (HIW) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Highwoods Properties has reported EBIT Margin for 10 years, with the latest figure at 28.58% in Q4 2018.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 149.0% year-over-year to 28.58% in Q4 2018, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2018 was 34.18% (up 484.0% YoY) and the FY2018 annual result came in at 29.05%, up 70.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin slipped to 28.58% in Q4 2018 per HIW's latest filing, from 28.91% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 51.65% in Q3 2016 and troughed at 13.67% in Q4 2014.
  • A 5-year average of 28.95% and a median of 27.94% in 2016 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2014 and 2016: EBIT Margin tumbled 2778 bps in 2014, then soared 2558 bps in 2016.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 13.67% in 2014, then jumped by 61 bps to 22.01% in 2015, then advanced by 8 bps to 23.68% in 2016, then climbed by 14 bps to 27.09% in 2017, then increased by 6 bps to 28.58% in 2018.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 28.58%, 28.91%, and 50.48% for Q4 2018, Q3 2018, and Q2 2018 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Alexandria Real Estate Equities 9.12 Bn 8.01 Bn - -
2 Cousins Properties 4.87 Bn 4.87 Bn 183.86 Mn -24.35%
3 Kilroy Realty 4.25 Bn 4.25 Bn 212.24 Mn 1.92%
4 Copt Defense Properties 4.20 Bn 4.20 Bn 191.37 Mn 28.98%
5 Sl Green Realty 4.07 Bn 4.07 Bn 263.98 Mn 77.17%
6 Highwoods Properties 3.47 Bn 3.13 Bn - -
7 Douglas Emmett 1.98 Bn 1.62 Bn 178.95 Mn -10.62%
8 Empire State Realty OP 1.26 Bn 1.26 Bn - -70.45%
9 Piedmont Realty Trust 1.21 Bn 1.21 Bn 88.14 Mn -24.56%
10 Easterly Government Properties 1.14 Bn 1.14 Bn 72.41 Mn 2.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 28.58%
Sep 30, 2018 28.91%
Jun 30, 2018 50.48%
Mar 31, 2018 28.88%
Dec 31, 2017 27.09%
Sep 30, 2017 28.77%
Jun 30, 2017 30.41%
Mar 31, 2017 31.13%
Dec 31, 2016 23.68%
Sep 30, 2016 51.65%
Jun 30, 2016 27.71%
Mar 31, 2016 26.33%
Dec 31, 2015 22.01%
Sep 30, 2015 26.07%
Jun 30, 2015 26.85%
Mar 31, 2015 24.40%
Dec 31, 2014 13.67%
Sep 30, 2014 29.61%
Jun 30, 2014 24.52%
Mar 31, 2014 28.18%