Highwoods Properties HIW
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Highwoods Properties (HIW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2018)

Updated

Highwoods Properties' Return on Sales [ROS] was 28.58% in Q4 2018, up 1.65 percentage points from 26.92% a year earlier but down 0.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Highwoods Properties (HIW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

For FY2018, Return on Sales [ROS] at Highwoods Properties came in at 29.05%, up 0.70 percentage points from FY2017.

  • Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +4.34 percentage points (FY2013 to FY2018).
  • In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 28.35% in FY2017 (+1.52 pp), 26.83% in FY2016 (+1.88 pp), 24.96% in FY2015 (+0.50 pp) and 24.45% in FY2014 (-0.26 pp).
  • Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 15.69% (Q4 2014) and 31.00% (Q2 2017) over five years.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.11 percentage points.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q4 2015 (a gain of 8.70 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2015 (a drop of 4.43 percentage points).
  • Per Business Quant data, HIW's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q4 2018 was 28.91% (Q3 2018), 29.84% (Q2 2018) and 28.88% (Q1 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 Highwoods Properties 3.27 Bn 3.24 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 28.58%
Sep 30, 2018 28.91%
Jun 30, 2018 29.84%
Mar 31, 2018 28.88%
Dec 31, 2017 26.92%
Sep 30, 2017 28.77%
Jun 30, 2017 31.00%
Mar 31, 2017 26.60%
Dec 31, 2016 25.95%
Sep 30, 2016 27.48%
Jun 30, 2016 27.71%
Mar 31, 2016 26.18%
Dec 31, 2015 24.39%
Sep 30, 2015 24.38%
Jun 30, 2015 26.85%
Mar 31, 2015 24.23%
Dec 31, 2014 15.69%
Sep 30, 2014 28.82%
Jun 30, 2014 27.95%
Mar 31, 2014 25.46%
API Access

Highwoods Properties Return on Sales [ROS] API

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