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SAUL CENTERS, INC.
BFS
$861M
Mkt Cap
$35.68
+1.16%
SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) has a current P/E ratio of 32.7, compared to its historical median P/E of 22.0. The stock is currently considered Expensive based on its historical valuation range.
SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 19.5%. This indicates strong capital allocation and a potential competitive advantage.
SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) has a market capitalization of $878M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
Yes, SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 6.52%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) appears expensive. The current P/E of 32.7 is 49% above its historical median of 22.0. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 0.4%.
SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) operates in the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry, within the Real Estate sector.
SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) reported annual revenue of $290 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
Table of Contents Item 1. Business Saul Centers, Inc. (“Saul Centers”) was incorporated under the Maryland General Corporation Law in 1993, and operates as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company is required to annually distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (excluding net capital gains) to its stockholders and meet certain organizational and other requirements. Saul Centers has made and intends to continue to make regular quarterly distributions to its stockholders. Saul Centers, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries and the limited partnerships of which Saul Centers or one of its subsidiaries is the sole general partner, are referred to collectively as the “Company.” B. Francis Saul II serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and Chief Executive Officer of Saul Centers.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 296M | 290M | 269M | 257M | 246M | 239M |
| Net Income | 26M | 26M | 39M | 41M | 39M | 37M |
| EPS | $1.05 | $1.09 | $1.63 | $1.73 | $1.63 | $1.57 |
| Free Cash Flow | 100M | 89M | 100M | 87M | 4.3M | 63M |
| ROIC | 5.9% | 20.8% | 23.4% | 24.0% | 23.5% | 5.8% |
| Gross Margin | - | 50.6% | 54.5% | 55.1% | 53.8% | 53.2% |
| Debt/Equity | 5.75 | 1.99 | 1.91 | 1.24 | 1.05 | 0.83 |
| Dividends/Share | $2.33 | $2.36 | $2.36 | $2.36 | $2.32 | $2.16 |
| Operating Income | 199M | 195M | 204M | 189M | 181M | 4.7M |
| Operating Margin | 67.2% | 67.4% | 75.8% | 73.6% | 73.4% | 2.0% |
| ROE | 8.5% | 8.2% | 11.5% | 11.1% | 9.7% | 9.7% |
| Shares Outstanding | 25M | 24M | 24M | 24M | 24M | 24M |
| Metric | 2017 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 207M | 209M | 217M | 226M | 227M | 232M | 225M | 239M | 246M | 257M | 269M | 290M | 296M |
| Gross Margin | 56.2% | 54.8% | 54.8% | 55.6% | 55.4% | 55.0% | 51.4% | 53.2% | 53.8% | 55.1% | 54.5% | 50.6% | 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 | 17M | 16M | 17M | 18M | 18M | 21M | 19M | 20M | 22M | 23M | 25M | 27M | 27M |
| EBIT | 52M | 53M | 56M | 61M | 63M | 8.2M | 4.9M | 4.7M | 181M | 189M | 204M | 195M | 199M |
| Op. Margin | 25.1% | 25.3% | 25.7% | 26.8% | 27.5% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 73.4% | 73.6% | 75.8% | 67.4% | 67.2% |
| Net Income | 32M | 30M | 33M | 36M | 36M | 36M | 29M | 37M | 39M | 41M | 39M | 26M | 26M |
| Net Margin | 15.5% | 14.4% | 15.2% | 15.9% | 15.8% | 15.7% | 13.0% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 16.1% | 14.7% | 9.1% | 8.7% |
| Non-Recurring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 509K | 0 | 278K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181K | 120K | 120K |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 5.8% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 23.5% | 24.0% | 23.4% | 20.8% | 5.9% |
| ROE | 11.3% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 10.4% | 9.9% | 7.9% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 11.1% | 11.5% | 8.2% | 8.5% |
| ROA | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 87M | 89M | 89M | 103M | 110M | 115M | 78M | 118M | 121M | 118M | 121M | 100M | 99M |
| Free Cash Flow | -3.7M | 19M | -2.0M | -17M | -18M | -20M | 22M | 63M | 4.3M | 87M | 100M | 89M | 100M |
| Owner Earnings | 44M | 44M | 43M | 56M | 63M | 67M | 26M | 67M | 71M | 68M | 69M | 39M | 36M |
| CapEx | 90M | 70M | 91M | 120M | 129M | 136M | 56M | 56M | 117M | 31M | 21M | 11M | 920K |
| Maint. CapEx | 41M | 43M | 44M | 46M | 46M | 46M | 51M | 50M | 49M | 48M | 51M | 59M | 60M |
| Growth CapEx | 49M | 26M | 47M | 74M | 83M | 89M | 5.0M | 5.6M | 68M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 41M | 43M | 44M | 46M | 46M | 46M | 51M | 50M | 49M | 48M | 51M | 59M | 60M |
| CapEx/OCF | 17.3% | 21.2% | 17.5% | 17.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17.3% | 11.0% | 0.9% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 32M | 36M | 39M | 45M | 46M | 49M | 49M | 51M | 56M | 57M | 57M | 57M | 57M |
| Dividend Yield | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 8.8% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 6.5% |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buyback Yield | 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% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 1.2M | 1.4M | 1.6M | 1.7M | 1.8M | 1.9M | 1.4M | 1.6M | 1.5M | 1.4M | 1.7M | 2.0M | 2.1M |
| Debt Repayment | 1.3M | 296K | 125K | 2.6M | 3.2M | 1.0M | 1.2M | 6.4M | 9.9M | 404K | 3.5M | 7.0M | 7.0M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 286M | 267M | 272M | 334M | 282M | 344M | 345M | 322M | 407M | 423M | 632M | 604M | 1.7B |
| Cash & Equiv. | 12M | 10M | 8.3M | 11M | 15M | 14M | 27M | 15M | 13M | 8.4M | 10M | 8.7M | 9.3M |
| Long-Term Debt | 255M | 251M | 232M | 285M | 251M | 272M | 268M | 237M | 321M | 332M | 456M | 468M | 1.6B |
| Debt/Equity | 1.02 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 1.03 | 0.83 | 0.95 | 1.02 | 0.83 | 1.05 | 1.24 | 1.91 | 1.99 | 5.75 |
| Interest Coverage | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Equity | 293M | 303M | 319M | 334M | 356M | 375M | 364M | 405M | 400M | 348M | 336M | 308M | 302M |
| Total Assets | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.4B | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.7B | 1.8B | 2.0B | 2.1B | 2.2B | 2.2B |
| Total Liabilities | 928M | 942M | 970M | 1.0B | 1.1B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.7B | 1.7B |
| 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 | -174M | -180M | -189M | -198M | -209M | -221M | -242M | -256M | -274M | -289M | -307M | -338M | -346M |
| Working Capital | 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 |
| Current Assets | 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 |
| 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 | 1.54 | 1.42 | 1.52 | 1.63 | 1.60 | 1.57 | 1.25 | 1.57 | 1.63 | 1.73 | 1.63 | 1.09 | 1.05 |
| Owner EPS | 2.12 | 2.09 | 1.99 | 2.55 | 2.79 | 2.91 | 1.11 | 2.81 | 2.95 | 2.83 | 2.85 | 1.62 | 1.48 |
| Book Value | 14.03 | 14.31 | 14.71 | 15.19 | 15.83 | 16.24 | 15.60 | 17.10 | 16.74 | 14.52 | 13.87 | 12.75 | 12.27 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 4.15 | 4.19 | 4.12 | 4.70 | 4.91 | 5.00 | 3.36 | 5.00 | 5.06 | 4.91 | 5.01 | 4.13 | 3.49 |
| Dividends/Share | 1.56 | 1.69 | 1.84 | 2.04 | 2.08 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.16 | 2.32 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.33 |
| Shares Out. | 20.8M | 21.2M | 21.6M | 22.0M | 22.5M | 23.1M | 23.4M | 23.7M | 23.9M | 24.0M | 24.2M | 24.1M | 24.6M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 21.7 | 22.0 | 26.1 | 24.2 | 19.5 | 22.4 | 18.9 | 26.0 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 21.5 | 28.4 | 34.1 |
| P/FCF | N/A | 34.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 24.8 | 15.4 | 183.0 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 |
| EV/EBIT | 18.7 | 17.3 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 182.2 | 138.5 | 170.6 | 271.1 | 246.1 | 174.6 | 191.9 | 245.3 | 13.1 |
| Price/Book | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| Price/Sales | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| FCF Yield | -0.5% | 2.9% | -0.2% | -1.9% | -2.6% | -2.5% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 0.5% | 10.4% | 11.8% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| Market Cap | 697M | 661M | 859M | 867M | 702M | 814M | 551M | 966M | 780M | 832M | 850M | 748M | 878M |
| Avg. Price | 27.86 | 31.36 | 35.72 | 38.63 | 34.15 | 36.07 | 24.05 | 32.71 | 36.67 | 31.44 | 34.40 | 31.91 | 35.68 |
| Year-End Price | 33.45 | 31.18 | 39.70 | 39.37 | 31.25 | 35.24 | 23.60 | 40.76 | 32.60 | 34.71 | 35.10 | 30.98 | 35.68 |
SAUL CENTERS, INC. passes 4 of 9 quality checks, suggesting mixed fundamentals.
SAUL CENTERS, INC. trades at 32.7x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 22.0x, suggesting it is currently Expensive relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 9.8x vs a median of 9.6x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 19.5% with a gross margin of 53.4%. Total shareholder yield (dividends) is 6.5%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -0.4%.
SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) has a net profit margin of 9.1%. This is a modest margin.
SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) generated $89 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99. This indicates higher leverage, which may increase financial risk.
SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.09 in its most recent fiscal year.
SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) has a return on equity (ROE) of 8.2%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) has a 5-year average gross margin of 53.4%. This high margin suggests strong pricing power and a potential competitive moat.
The Ledger Terminal provides 17 years of financial data for SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
SAUL CENTERS, INC. (BFS) has a book value per share of $12.75, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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