Saul Centers vs Centerspace
BFS and CSR side by side, both in miscellaneous investing. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BFS and CSR compare
Centerspace is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Saul Centers ($956M against $701M).
On earnings, Centerspace is cheaper: it trades at 10.7× trailing earnings, against 30.8× for Saul Centers.
Saul Centers grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.2% versus −6.0% for Centerspace).
Centerspace keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 35.4% compared with 11.0% at Saul Centers.
Both pay dividends: Saul Centers yields 8.3% and Centerspace 5.4%.
Centerspace scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 10 for Saul Centers), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BFS | CSR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $701M | $956M |
| Share price | $28.37 | $56.94 |
| Change, 1 year | −4.2% | −14.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −46.1% | −43.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 0.68 |
| Employees | 70 | 349 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 30.8× | 10.7× (better) |
| P/S | 2.3× (better) | 3.7× |
| P/B | 2.4× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.2× (better) | 3.9× |
| Fair value | $54.79 | $129.09 |
| Margin of safety | 48.2% | 55.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.2% (better) | −6.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.2% | 9.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −13.4% | 199% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −20.7% | 198% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −2.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 96.6% |
| Operating margin | 66.7% (better) | 56.1% |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 35.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.1% | 11.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 55.4% (better) | 16.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Interest coverage | 2.8× | 3.5× (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.47 | 0.62 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 8.3% (better) | 5.4% |
| Payout ratio | 170% | 56.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.2% (better) | 1.9% |
| Buyback yield | −0.81% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 7.5% (better) | 5.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 47.6% | 94.1% |
| Held by insiders | 4.2% | 0.67% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $104K | $121K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.3% | 4.8% |
Go deeper
- BFS stock overview
- BFS income statement
- BFS valuation and score
- CSR stock overview
- CSR income statement
- CSR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.