BRT Apartments Corp. (BRT) stock analysis

P/E against its history

Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

P/E against the industry

Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.

EV/EBITDA below its 5-year median

BRT Apartments's EV/EBITDA of 15.3 is below its 5-year median of 19.7.

P/B above the industry

BRT Apartments's price-to-book of 1.62 is above the Miscellaneous Investing median of 1.20.

Trading above fair value

The share price of $12.89 is above our fair value estimate of $12.01.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 7.3% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing 10%+ a year

Revenue grew 11.2% a year over the last three fiscal years.

EPS growth over 3 years

Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.

Earnings acceleration

Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.

Growing slower than the industry

Revenue grew 1.4% over the last twelve months; the Miscellaneous Investing median is 4.6%.

Company guidance

No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.

Gross margin trend

This company does not report gross profit.

Return on equity under 15%

Return on equity was -8.4% over the last twelve months and averaged 5.6% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

Return on capital under 10%

Return on invested capital was -6.7%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

Return on equity below the industry

BRT Apartments's return on equity of -8.4% is below the Miscellaneous Investing median of 3.1%.

Earnings over 5 years

Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.

Net margin below its 5-year average

Net margin was -14.5% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 28.6%.

Net margin below the industry

BRT Apartments's net margin of -14.5% is below the Miscellaneous Investing median of 10.3%.

No debt

BRT Apartments has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.

Debt not rising

With no debt today, leverage cannot have risen.

Debt covered by cash flow

There is no debt to cover.

Interest well covered

No meaningful interest expense to cover.

Short-term liquidity

The balance sheet is not split into current and non-current items.

Elevated bankruptcy risk

The Altman Z-score is 0.10; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

BRT Apartments paid dividends worth 7.8% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield above Treasuries

The 7.8% yield is above the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield in the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; BRT Apartments yields 7.8%.

Dividend not cut

The dividend per share has not fallen by more than 10% in any of the last 10 fiscal years.

Earnings cover

Needs dividends paid and net income.

Cash-flow cover

Needs dividends paid and free cash flow.