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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC
ARL
$239M
Mkt Cap
$14.79
+0.34%
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 0.3%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) has a market capitalization of $239M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) does not currently pay a regular dividend. However, the company returns capital to shareholders through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 0.45%.
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) operates in the Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors industry, within the Real Estate sector.
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) reported annual revenue of $50 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) has a net profit margin of 31.4%. This is a strong margin indicating high profitability.
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) generated $-6 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Negative free cash flow may indicate heavy investment or operational challenges.
American Realty Investors, Inc. (the “Company”), a Nevada Corporation, is a fully integrated externally managed real estate company. We operate high quality multifamily and commercial properties throughout the Southern United States. We also invest in mortgage notes receivable and in land that is either held for appreciation or development. As used herein, the terms “ARL”, “the Company”, “We”, “Our”, or “Us” refer to the Company. Corporate Structure As of December 31, 2025, we owned approximately 78.4% of the common stock of Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. ("TCI") and substantially all of our operations are conducted through TCI, whose common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol “TCI”. Accordingly, we include TCI’s financial results in our consolidated financial statements. In addition, as of December 31, 2025, TCI owned approximately 84.6% of the common stock of Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 50M | 50M | 47M | 51M | - | 42M |
| Net Income | 12M | 16M | -15M | 4.0M | 373M | 3.3M |
| EPS | $0.75 | $0.97 | $-0.91 | $0.25 | $23.11 | $0.21 |
| Free Cash Flow | 0 | -5.6M | 1.1M | -31M | 45M | -12M |
| ROIC | -1.0% | 1.9% | -1.9% | 0.5% | - | 0.7% |
| Gross Margin | - | 49.6% | 47.6% | 44.1% | - | 36.0% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.76 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Operating Income | -7.8M | -6.4M | -6.6M | -11M | - | -21M |
| Operating Margin | -15.5% | -12.9% | -14.0% | -22.3% | - | -49.0% |
| ROE | 2.0% | 2.6% | -2.4% | 0.6% | 87.5% | 1.4% |
| Shares Outstanding | 16M | 16M | 16M | 16M | 16M | 16M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
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| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 79M | 104M | 120M | 126M | 150M | 59M | 59M | 42M | N/A | 51M | 47M | 50M | 50M |
| Gross Margin | 23.9% | 27.6% | 27.5% | 28.9% | 64.4% | 50.9% | 43.5% | 36.0% | N/A | 44.1% | 47.6% | 49.6% | N/A |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 10M | 6.9M | 7.1M | 7.7M | 13M | 11M | 11M | 16M | 10M | 10M | 6.4M | 6.5M | 6.5M |
| EBIT | -3.2M | 6.3M | 15M | 17M | 43M | N/A | N/A | -21M | N/A | -11M | -6.6M | -6.4M | -7.8M |
| Op. Margin | -4.0% | 6.1% | 12.2% | 13.8% | 28.6% | N/A | N/A | -49.0% | N/A | -22.3% | -14.0% | -12.9% | -15.5% |
| Net Income | 29M | -3.2M | -3.8M | -9.5M | 173M | -16M | 9.0M | 3.3M | 373M | 4.0M | -15M | 16M | 12M |
| Net Margin | 36.3% | -3.0% | -3.2% | -7.6% | 115.2% | -27.1% | 15.3% | 8.0% | N/A | 7.9% | -31.1% | 31.4% | 24.2% |
| Non-Recurring | 561K | 27M | 16M | 17M | 326M | 15M | 37M | 25M | 87M | 1.9M | 24M | 20M | 20M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 24.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 22.2% | N/A | N/A | 0.7% | N/A | 0.5% | -1.9% | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| ROE | 22.3% | -2.6% | -3.1% | -8.2% | 93.3% | -6.4% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 87.5% | 0.6% | -2.4% | 2.6% | 2.0% |
| ROA | 3.0% | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.8% | 16.3% | -1.9% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 37.9% | 0.4% | -1.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | -38M | -35M | 10M | -30M | 172M | -41M | 3.5M | -12M | 45M | -31M | 1.1M | -5.6M | 2.7M |
| Free Cash Flow | -43M | -242M | -70M | -67M | 162M | -69M | 3.5M | -12M | 45M | -31M | 1.1M | -5.6M | 0 |
| Owner Earnings | -56M | -56M | -14M | -56M | 142M | -56M | -15M | -27M | 32M | -46M | -11M | -18M | -11M |
| CapEx | 5.0M | 207M | 80M | 37M | 11M | 28M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maint. CapEx | 18M | 21M | 24M | 26M | 31M | 16M | 19M | 15M | 13M | 15M | 13M | 13M | 13M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 186M | 56M | 11M | 0 | 13M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 |
| D&A | 18M | 21M | 24M | 26M | 31M | 16M | 19M | 15M | 13M | 15M | 13M | 13M | 13M |
| CapEx/OCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 2.0M | 1.2M | 1.1M | 1.1M | 900K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 908K | 802K | 1.1M | 1.1M |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 1K | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9M | 0 | 22M | 20M | 54M | 44M | 131M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | -12M | 793M | 838M | 858M | 251M | 199M | 206M | 117M | -45M | 55M | 86M | 125M | 127M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 12M | 15M | 13M | 43M | 36M | 51M | 37M | 51M | 113M | 37M | 20M | 14M | 88M |
| Long-Term Debt | -10M | 825M | 851M | 901M | 287M | 250M | 243M | 183M | 188M | 183M | 185M | 214M | 215M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.00 | 6.57 | 6.98 | 8.04 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 0.76 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| Interest Coverage | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | N/A | N/A | -0.9 | N/A | -1.2 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -0.9 |
| Equity | 124M | 123M | 122M | 112M | 258M | 239M | 237M | 240M | 613M | 617M | 602M | 617M | 620M |
| Total Assets | 965M | 1.1B | 1.2B | 1.3B | 826M | 831M | 866M | 771M | 1.2B | 1.0B | 1.0B | 1.1B | 1.1B |
| Total Liabilities | 786M | 940M | 999M | 1.1B | 505M | 534M | 535M | 434M | 385M | 207M | 231M | 278M | 274M |
| Intangibles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retained Earnings | 19M | 17M | 14M | 6.0M | 180M | 164M | 173M | 176M | 549M | 553M | 539M | 554M | 554M |
| Working Capital | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 36M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Current Assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 70M | N/A | 50M | N/A | 109M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Current Liabilities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 2.28 | -0.21 | -0.25 | -0.61 | 10.35 | -1.00 | 0.56 | 0.21 | 23.11 | 0.25 | -0.91 | 0.97 | 0.75 |
| Owner EPS | -4.45 | -3.70 | -0.89 | -3.57 | 8.49 | -3.52 | -0.94 | -1.67 | 2.00 | -2.87 | -0.71 | -1.12 | -0.66 |
| Book Value | 9.83 | 8.13 | 7.95 | 7.17 | 15.47 | 15.01 | 14.68 | 15.07 | 37.97 | 38.87 | 37.25 | 38.14 | 38.36 |
| Cash Flow/Share | -3.00 | -2.28 | 0.66 | -1.93 | 10.32 | -2.55 | 0.22 | -0.72 | 2.81 | -1.96 | 0.07 | -0.34 | 1.58 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 12.7M | 15.1M | 15.3M | 15.6M | 16.7M | 16.0M | 16.1M | 15.9M | 16.2M | 15.9M | 16.2M | 16.2M | 16.2M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.2 | N/A | 20.4 | 56.9 | 1.2 | 69.6 | N/A | N/A | 19.6 |
| P/FCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.2 | N/A | 52.7 | N/A | 9.6 | N/A | 219.1 | N/A | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 35.2 | 21.7 | 9.7 | N/A | 0.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Price/Book | N/A | N/A | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | N/A | 0.4 |
| Price/Sales | N/A | N/A | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | N/A | 6.2 | 5.7 | N/A | 4.7 |
| FCF Yield | N/A | N/A | -83.0% | -31.1% | 80.3% | -25.8% | 1.9% | -6.1% | 10.4% | -11.3% | 0.5% | N/A | N/A |
| Market Cap | 0 | 0 | 84M | 216M | 201M | 268M | 184M | 190M | 434M | 276M | 239M | 0 | 239M |
| Avg. Price | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.67 | 8.55 | 15.86 | 13.63 | 10.10 | 10.83 | 16.65 | 19.62 | 16.77 | 0.00 | 14.79 |
| Year-End Price | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.24 | 13.50 | 12.06 | 16.79 | 11.44 | 11.94 | 26.89 | 17.39 | 14.77 | 0.00 | 14.79 |
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC passes 3 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 219.4x vs a median of 9.6x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 0.3% with a gross margin of 44.3%. Total shareholder yield (buybacks) is 0.5%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -22.9%.
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.97 in its most recent fiscal year.
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) has a return on equity (ROE) of 2.6%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) has a 5-year average gross margin of 44.3%. This indicates decent pricing power.
The Ledger Terminal provides 16 years of financial data for AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) has a book value per share of $38.14, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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