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

Highwoods Properties (HIW) posted EBT Margin of 18.81% for Q4 2018, down 1.99% sequentially from 19.19% in Q3 2018, and up 206.0% YoY from 6.15% in Q4 2017.

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

Highwoods Properties has reported EBT Margin for 10 years, with the latest figure at 18.81% in Q4 2018.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin rose 206.0% year-over-year to 18.81% in Q4 2018, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2018 was 19.13% (up 62.0% YoY) and the FY2018 annual result came in at 19.13%, up 62.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin eased to 18.81% in Q4 2018 per HIW's latest filing, from 19.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 21.89% in Q2 2017 and troughed at 1.33% in Q4 2014.
  • A 5-year average of 14.56% and a median of 15.65% in 2016 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • The widest YoY moves for EBT Margin: up 957 bps in 2015, down 256 bps in 2015.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 1.33% in 2014, then jumped by 718 bps to 10.9% in 2015, then surged by 40 bps to 15.27% in 2016, then increased by 10 bps to 16.75% in 2017, then advanced by 12 bps to 18.81% in 2018.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 18.81%, 19.19%, and 19.84% for Q4 2018, Q3 2018, and Q2 2018 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Alexandria Real Estate Equities 9.06 Bn 7.96 Bn - -
2 Cousins Properties 4.86 Bn 4.86 Bn 183.86 Mn -41.88%
3 Kilroy Realty 4.28 Bn 4.28 Bn 212.24 Mn -12.91%
4 Copt Defense Properties 4.18 Bn 4.18 Bn 191.37 Mn 24.42%
5 Sl Green Realty 4.12 Bn 4.12 Bn 263.98 Mn 78.18%
6 Highwoods Properties 3.47 Bn 3.13 Bn - -
7 Douglas Emmett 1.99 Bn 1.64 Bn 178.95 Mn -37.23%
8 Empire State Realty OP 1.25 Bn 1.25 Bn - -20.48%
9 Piedmont Realty Trust 1.22 Bn 1.22 Bn 88.14 Mn -46.68%
10 Easterly Government Properties 1.15 Bn 1.15 Bn 72.41 Mn -19.96%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 18.81%
Sep 30, 2018 19.19%
Jun 30, 2018 19.84%
Mar 31, 2018 18.69%
Dec 31, 2017 16.75%
Sep 30, 2017 19.23%
Jun 30, 2017 21.89%
Mar 31, 2017 16.05%
Dec 31, 2016 15.27%
Sep 30, 2016 16.32%
Jun 30, 2016 16.03%
Mar 31, 2016 13.62%
Dec 31, 2015 10.90%
Sep 30, 2015 10.22%
Jun 30, 2015 12.14%
Mar 31, 2015 9.61%
Dec 31, 2014 1.33%
Sep 30, 2014 12.78%
Jun 30, 2014 12.79%
Mar 31, 2014 9.73%