Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Strong Sell

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Strong Buy

Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Essex Property Trust, Inc. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.09% and Operating profit at 4.56%

The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 1,084.16 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 14.4%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 9.89

With ROE of 12.06%, it has a expensive valuation with a 3.34 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -13.39%, its profits have risen by 27.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -13.39% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Realty)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Essex Property Trust, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

-15.38%

-0.17

24.90%

S&P 500

17.78%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

4.76%

EBIT Growth (5y)

2.06%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.57

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

Tax Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

98.86%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

13.87%

ROE (avg)

9.06%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

3.09

EV to EBIT

26.46

EV to EBITDA

13.83

EV to Capital Employed

3.11

EV to Sales

9.41

PEG Ratio

0.40

Dividend Yield

3.75%

ROCE (Latest)

11.76%

ROE (Latest)

14.20%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Sideways

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

8What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 1,258.82 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 10.84

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 479.63 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.73% (YoY

-12What is not working for the Company

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 123.03 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 85.75 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 80.57 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 1.25

Here's what is working for Essex Property Trust, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 1,258.82 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales

Highest at USD 479.63 MM and Grown

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 10.84 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -1.73% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation

Highest at USD 153.26 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Essex Property Trust, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 85.75 MM has Fallen at -71.58%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 80.57 MM has Fallen at -68.7%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 85.75 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD 80.57 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 1.25

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 123.03 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio