Fundamental analysis: CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (CTO)

Awarener score: 5.7

Conclusion

The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (Average), the business stability (Poor) and growth (Lacking), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (Very good).

Note: All scores range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best). Conclusions are updated daily with closing stock prices and new reported quarterly financial statements.

Revenue score: 3.5

Business has been slightly shrinking. It's been weak when measured against peer companies.
CTO Realty Growth, Inc. business varies, ups and downs are rather normal. Risk is sufficient. It looks worse than most rivals.

Margins score: 9.8

CTO profit margins -on goods and services sold- are usually huge. They stand somewhat worse than rival companies.
Business profit on sales tends to be huge. It's similar to competitors.
Profits on sales made -available to repay debt and purchase properties- are usually huge. They remain excellent in relation to peers.
Earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- tend to be huge in relation to total revenues. They're still better than most similar companies.
Profits -before income taxes- are usually excellent considering total sales, and remain almost average when measured against rivals.
Total net profit tends to be huge when confronted to sales. Company stands great when measured against comparable firms.

Growth score: 3.9

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. profit growth -on goods and services sold- has been almost stagnant. It's been lacking compared to competitors.
In recent years, earnings -on operations- have been shrinking, which has been worse than most comparable firms.
Profits -available to repay debt and purchase properties- have been growing at a good pace, which compares encouraging in relation to peer enterprises.
Earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- have been growing at an extremely fast tempo. It turns to be impressive in relation to similar stocks.
In past years, at least once the company lost money -before income taxes-. It was bottom tier against rivals.
In the previous years, growth on total net profit has been almost null, and weak when measured against peer companies.
The company lost money at least once in the past years. It's been a disappointment compared to industry peers.

Miscellaneous score: 10.0

CTO managed to get a credit on income taxes in the past years, even though it earned money. It's been top-notch against peers.
The company does not report R&D expenses. It's meaningless to measure in relation to competitors.
We have insufficient data to estimate how effective is research and development effort. It stands unknown against rival companies.

Profitability score: 8.0

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. usually gets very good returns on the resources it controls. It proves more than average in relation to peer firms.
The company normally gets good proceeds -on the resources directly invested in the business-. They remain excellent in relation to similar companies.
There's usually excellent profitability -in relation to owned resources-. It ranks top tier when measured against competitors.
In the past, got very good returns -on the tangible resources it controls-. This metric is usually related to the industry in which operates and combines profitability versus reinvestment needs. It's great when measured against comparable enterprises.

Usage of Funds score: 5.0

CTO usually uses almost all genuine funds generated to buy or replace property, plant, or equipment. The need for reinvestments is huge. It stands great when measured against rival firms.
The company is usually heavily investing in new property, plant, and equipment, to expand its operating capabilities, which is encouraging in relation to industry peers.
In the past twelve months it paid outstanding dividends, considering the current stock price. It came top-notch against competitors.
Has greatly increased dividend payments in the past years. Business prospects are most likely good. The company has behaved excellent in relation to similar firms.
The company generates very few genuine funds. Dividend payments are usually on borrowed money, which isn't sustainable in the long run. Unless business prospects improve greatly, future payments could be at risk. Sustainability looks bottom tier against comparable companies.
The company usually enlarges quite a bit the pool of investors, resulting in more mouths feeding on the pie of profits. It remains close to average when compared to peer enterprises.
Repurchase effectiveness metric is very complex. Run again in analytical mode if you're interested in a technical explanation. It stands in a very weak position compared to rivals.
The company generates very few genuine funds. Investor rewards must be paid burning existing cash or by borrowing money, which isn't sustainable in the long run. Unless business prospects improve greatly, stockholder compensation could be at risk. It still looks last-in-rank when measured against competitors.

Balance Sheet score: 5.8

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. intangible assets (like brands and goodwill) represent a modest portion of resources controlled, according to accounting books. There could be some difficulties in liquidating them if the company ever gets in financial distress. It happens to be substantially worse when measured against peer companies.
The company has roughly triple short-term resources than short-term obligations. Liquidity concerns are most likely unimportant. It turns to be close to average when compared to similar firms.
A significant part of resources controlled were provided for with financial debt. Creditors have almost as many claims on the company as shareholders. It remains mediocre against rival firms.
Controlled resources might be only very slowly turned into cash and equivalents, which is riskier. It looks below average when measured against rivals.
For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has more than enough dollars in cash and short-term receivables. It's close to average when compared to peer firms.
For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has more than enough dollars in cash and equivalents, which is slightly better than similar enterprises.
Usually, sales are on cash. It still ranks more than average in relation to peers.
Normally has no inventories. It comes up as impressive in relation to competitors.
On average, it takes less than one month from the purchase to charging customers. It happens to be well ranked against peers.
On average pays suppliers after a month and a half from the purchase. It ranks below average when measured against industry peers.
The company charges its customers before it must pay its suppliers, so the more it sales, the more free funds it gets. It's lacking compared to similar companies.
Net interest expenses consume a minor portion of usual business earnings, and are largely bearable. It stands well ranked against rival firms.
Business earnings have usually been very low when measured against loans taken. Even significantly cutting back reinvesting in the business, it could take more than ten years to repay the obligations with current profitability. It ranks below average when measured against comparable enterprises.
Last twelve months revenues were non-significant in relation to fixed assets. The company must improve income to take advantage of used resources. It looks a disappointment compared to similar firms.
Resource exploitation is very low when yearly sales are considered, business volume must be greatly increased. This metric is normally tied to the industry where the firm belongs. It's still mediocre against peer companies.

Valuation score: 5.0

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. profits are really small compared to market valuation, market valuation doesn't rely on current earnings. It happens to be substantially worse when measured against competitors.
Price-to-Tangible-Book-Value is a fairly complex metric. Run again in analytical mode if you're interested in a technical explanation. It remains a slight improvement compared to peers.
In the past twelve months, the company neither generated nor consumed funds. Whatever funds it could get, it reinvested in the business, which stands worse than most similar companies.
The company usually consumes more funds than can genuinely generate. Business needs are meet by borrowing money or consuming preexistent cash, which can only keep up until a certain limit. Unless the company is driving business growth, genuine profitability may be brought into question. It's still last-in-rank when measured against industry firms.
In the past twelve months, the company has slightly rewarded investors, considering both dividends and share on the pie of earnings. It came up rather normal in relation to peer ventures.
The company is largely indebted. It should focus on loan repayment before rewarding stockholders. It looks worse than most similar enterprises.
Considering the past twelve months, traditional Price-to-Earnings relation is huge, as profits were extremely low in relative terms. It ranks substantially worse when measured against peer companies.
Comparing the current stock price with the past twelve-months revenues gives a very high relationship. This is an important metric to check its evolution through time, and to compare to industry peers. It looks close to average when compared to rival firms.
The stock price is at or below the accounting book value. Unless profitability is really low, the stock may be selling a t a discount. Pay attention to the other key indicators for hints. The company remains better than most peer firms.
In the past twelve months, the operating business lost a little money. It happens to be last-in-rank when measured against industry peers.
In an alternate metric of bang for the buck, the company has usually shown an excellent earnings power ability when measured against the current stock price and financial position. Further analysis is recommended, as the stock might currently be undervalued. It's still a slight improvement compared to peer companies.

Total score: 6.4

Company at a glance: CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (CTO)

Sector, industry: Real Estate, REIT—Diversified

Market Cap: 0.37 billions

Revenues TTM: 0.08 billions

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. is a Florida-based publicly traded real estate company, which owns income properties comprised of approximately 2.4 million square feet in diversified markets in the United States and an approximately 23.5% interest in Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc., a publicly traded net lease real estate investment trust (NYSE: PINE).