Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Highwoods Properties, Inc. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.60% and Operating profit at -3.96%

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -14.98% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

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 Highwoods Properties, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

-25.41%

0.15

25.47%

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)

2.05%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-4.12%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.00

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

Tax Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

140.63%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

13.52%

ROE (avg)

8.37%

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

1.36

EV to EBIT

15.64

EV to EBITDA

6.29

EV to Capital Employed

1.36

EV to Sales

3.90

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

656.47%

ROCE (Latest)

8.72%

ROE (Latest)

6.48%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

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

4What is working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 6.73%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 191.79%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.28% (YoY

-11What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 367.3 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.27 times

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 331.29

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 149.38 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 29.72 MM has Fallen at -27.12%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 29.23 MM has Fallen at -27.22%

Here's what is working for Highwoods Properties, Inc.

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 191.79%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -0.28% (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 78.27 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 Highwoods Properties, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 331.29

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 2.27 times and Fallen

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 367.3 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 29.72 MM has Fallen at -27.12%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 40.78 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 29.23 MM has Fallen at -27.22%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 40.17 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 149.38 %

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