Cousins Properties Incorporated
Find Ratings ReportsCOUSINS PROPERTIES INC's gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2023 is essentially unchanged when compared to the same period a year ago. Even though sales increased, the net income has decreased, representing a decrease to the bottom line.
During the same period, stockholders' equity ("net worth") has remained virtually unchanged only decreasing by 2.19% from the same quarter last year.
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Income Statement | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Net Sales ($mil) | 197.27 | 195.2 |
EBITDA ($mil) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
EBIT ($mil) | 46.35 | 46.1 |
Net Income ($mil) | 18.79 | 24.12 |
Balance Sheet | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Cash & Equiv. ($mil) | 6.05 | 5.15 |
Total Assets ($mil) | 7634.47 | 7537.02 |
Total Debt ($mil) | 2510.98 | 2387.63 |
Equity ($mil) | 4524.15 | 4625.66 |
Profitability | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Gross Profit Margin | 27.31 | 27.08 |
EBITDA Margin | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Operating Margin | 23.49 | 23.62 |
Sales Turnover | 0.11 | 0.1 |
Return on Assets | 1.08 | 2.21 |
Return on Equity | 1.83 | 3.61 |
Debt | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Current Ratio | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Debt/Capital | 0.36 | 0.34 |
Interest Expense | 31.55 | 26.42 |
Interest Coverage | 1.47 | 1.75 |
Share Data | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Shares outstanding (mil) | 151.8 | 151.46 |
Div / share | 0.32 | 0.32 |
EPS | 0.12 | 0.16 |
Book value / share | 29.8 | 30.54 |
Institutional Own % | n/a | n/a |
Avg Daily Volume | 1651961.0 | 1662767.0 |
HOLD. COUSINS PROPERTIES INC's P/E ratio indicates a discount compared to an average of 49.19 for the Real Estate subsector and a significant premium compared to the S&P 500 average of 27.95. For additional comparison, its price-to-book ratio of 0.77 indicates a significant discount versus the S&P 500 average of 4.68 and a significant discount versus the subsector average of 6.43. The price-to-sales ratio is well above the S&P 500 average, but well below the subsector average. Upon assessment of these and other key valuation criteria, COUSINS PROPERTIES INC proves to trade at a discount to investment alternatives.
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CUZ 41.85 | Peers 49.19 | CUZ 9.49 | Peers 18.58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower P/E ratio than its peers can signify a less expensive stock or lower growth expectations. CUZ is trading at a discount to its peers. |
Discount. The P/CF ratio, a stock’s price divided by the company's cash flow from operations, is useful for comparing companies with different capital requirements or financing structures. CUZ is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
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Price/Projected Earnings |
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Price to Earnings/Growth |
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CUZ 39.69 | Peers 40.04 | CUZ NM | Peers 5.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Premium. A higher price-to-projected earnings ratio than its peers can signify a more expensive stock or higher future growth expectations. CUZ is trading at a premium to its peers. |
Neutral. The PEG ratio is the stock’s P/E divided by the consensus estimate of long-term earnings growth. Faster growth can justify higher price multiples. CUZ's negative PEG ratio makes this valuation measure meaningless. |
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Price/Book |
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Earnings Growth |
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CUZ 0.77 | Peers 6.43 | CUZ -50.46 | Peers -7.55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower price-to-book ratio makes a stock more attractive to investors seeking stocks with lower market values per dollar of equity on the balance sheet. CUZ is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
Lower. Elevated earnings growth rates can lead to capital appreciation and justify higher price-to-earnings ratios. However, CUZ is expected to significantly trail its peers on the basis of its earnings growth rate. |
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Price/Sales |
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Sales Growth |
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CUZ 4.34 | Peers 7.79 | CUZ 4.56 | Peers 11.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. In the absence of P/E and P/B multiples, the price-to-sales ratio can display the value investors are placing on each dollar of sales. CUZ is trading at a significant discount to its subsector on this measurement. |
Lower. A sales growth rate that trails the subsector implies that a company is losing market share. CUZ significantly trails its peers on the basis of sales growth. |
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