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

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Highwoods Properties (HIW) recorded EBT Margin of 18.81% in Q4 2018, up 2.06 percentage points from 16.75% a year earlier but down 0.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

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

For FY2018, Highwoods Properties reported EBT Margin of 19.13%, up 0.62 percentage points from FY2017.

  • Annual EBT Margin has increased for five straight years, with a five-year change of +12.61 percentage points (FY2013 to FY2018).
  • Across earlier years, EBT Margin came in at 18.51% in FY2017 (+3.20 pp), 15.32% in FY2016 (+4.59 pp), 10.72% in FY2015 (+1.58 pp) and 9.14% in FY2014 (+2.62 pp).
  • Quarterly EBT Margin has ranged from 1.33% in Q4 2014 to 21.89% in Q2 2017 over the past five years.
  • On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.91 percentage points.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for EBT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 9.57 percentage points in Q4 2015, against a drop of 2.56 percentage points in Q3 2015 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 19.19% (Q3 2018), 19.84% (Q2 2018) and 18.69% (Q1 2018).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Welltower 166.01 Bn 148.52 Bn 1.39 Bn 9.04%
2 Prologis 121.16 Bn 125.55 Bn - 50.80%
3 Simon Property 65.49 Bn 66.75 Bn - 34.52%
4 Realty Income 51.38 Bn 53.76 Bn - 25.61%
5 Public Storage 49.67 Bn 48.75 Bn - 41.01%
6 Ventas 43.61 Bn 42.81 Bn - 3.14%
7 Extra Space Storage 27.79 Bn 27.79 Bn 642.43 Mn 31.06%
8 Vici Properties 25.29 Bn 23.41 Bn 1.05 Bn 50.53%
9 Vivmark Residential 22.78 Bn 22.97 Bn - -
10 Highwoods Properties 3.20 Bn 3.18 Bn - -
Historic Data

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%
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