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| Metric | SMASmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. | PSAPublic Storage | EXRExtra Space Storage Inc. | Median of the restexcluding SMA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $34.44▼ 0.15 (0.43%) | $309.13▲ 10.82 (3.63%) | $143.19▲ 3.32 (2.37%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.7/10 | 7.3/10 | 7.3/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Market value | $1.91B | $54.23B | $30.24B | |
| Revenue | $281.1M | $4.82B | $129.5M | |
| Profit | -$8.8M | $1.78B | $974.0M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 18.6% | 2.7% | 7.1% | 4.9% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 61.3% | — | -609.1% | -609.1% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 21.0% | — | 1091.1% | 1091.1% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -3.1% | 37.0% | 752.3% | 394.6% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | — | 59.6% | 995.1% | 527.4% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -0.7% | 19.3% | 7.3% | 13.3% |
| 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. | 4.1% | — | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 30.39x | 31.04x | 30.72x |
| 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 book | 1.62x | 5.86x | 2.25x | 4.06x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.98x | 1.18x | 1.11x | 1.14x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 3/6 | 5/7 | 6/7 | 5.5 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | n/a for banks | n/a for banks | n/a for banks |
How SMA compares with the others
- SMA's operating margin of 21.0% is lower than the other company selected (1091.1%).
- Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 18.6% against 4.9%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.0x against 1.1x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.