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MetricFSPFRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP /MA/BDNBRANDYWINE REALTY TRUSTOPIOFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUSTEQCEQC Liquidating TrustMedian of the restexcluding FSP
TypeCompanyCompanyCompany—
Price
$0.4299▲ 0.01 (2.77%)
$2.95▲ 0.25 (9.26%)
$12.84▼ 0.78 (5.73%)
$1.58▼ 0.03 (1.86%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.3.3/103.3/102.0/10not reported2.6/10
Market value$44.6M$512.4M$281.9M$169.7M
Revenue$107.2M$484.5M$442.6M—
Profit-$45.0M-$178.2M-$272.4M—
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-10.8%-4.2%-11.8%—-8.0%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.60.8%61.8%——61.8%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—5.5%——5.5%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.-42.0%-36.8%-61.5%—-49.2%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.-11.8%17.2%-10.0%—3.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.-7.4%-22.5%-30.9%—-26.7%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.—0.6%——0.6%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.—————
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.—————
Price to book0.07x0.65x0.32x—0.48x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.47x3.52x2.96x—3.24x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.4/74/81/7not reported2.5
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.n/a for banksn/a for banksnot reportednot reported

How FSP compares with the others

  • FSP's profit margin of -42.0% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (-49.2%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -10.8% against -8.0%.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.5x against 3.2x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.