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The Most Important Facts About Simon Property

Simon Property logged a 2.2% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $156.85 per share.

Simon Property returned gains of 23.3% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $158.19 and a low of $102.11. Over the same period, the stock outperformed the S&P 500 index by 2.5%. More recently, the company's 50-day average price was $149.23. Simon is a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership of premier shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations and an S&P 100 company (Simon Property Group, NYSE: SPG). Our properties across North America, Europe and Asia provide community gathering places for millions of people every day and generate billions in annual sales. Based in Indianapolis, IN, the Large-Cap Real Estate company has 2,500 full time employees. Simon Property has offered a 5.0% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

The Company May Be Profitable, but Its Balance Sheet Is Highly Leveraged:

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (M) $5,645 $5,755 $4,608 $5,117 $5,291 $5,659
Operating Margins 52% 51% 43% 47% 49% 50%
Net Margins 50% 42% 28% 50% 46% 46%
Net Income (M) $2,822 $2,423 $1,277 $2,569 $2,452 $2,617
Net Interest Expense (M) $816 $789 $784 $796 $761 $855
Depreciation & Amort. (M) $1,282 $1,341 $1,318 $1,263 $1,227 $1,262
Diluted Shares (M) 320 308 317 329 327 326
Earnings Per Share $8.81 $7.87 $4.03 $6.84 $6.52 $6.98
EPS Growth n/a -10.67% -48.79% 69.73% -4.68% 7.06%
Avg. Price $127.56 $129.63 $67.49 $114.09 $117.21 $156.71
P/E Ratio 16.21 19.04 18.8 16.68 17.98 22.45
Free Cash Flow (M) $2,969 $2,932 $1,843 $3,109 $3,117 $3,138
CAPEX (M) $782 $876 $484 $528 $650 $793
EV / EBITDA 15.12 14.94 14.11 16.94 16.49 18.7
Total Debt (M) $23,306 $24,163 $26,723 $25,321 $24,960 $26,033
Net Debt / EBITDA 5.42 5.52 7.82 6.74 6.39 6.11

a Very Low P/E Ratio but Priced at a Premium:

Simon Property has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 19.0, compared to an average of 30.37 for the Real Estate sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $6.72, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 22.2. The -3.8% compound average growth rate of Simon Property's historical and projected earnings per share yields a PEG ratio of -5.0. This indicates that its shares are overvalued.Furthermore, Simon Property is likely overvalued compared to the book value of its equity, since its P/B ratio of 16.68 is higher than the sector average of 2.09. The company's shares are currently trading 311.0% below their Graham number. Ultimately, Simon Property's strong cash flows, decent earnings multiple, and healthy debt levels factor towards it being fairly valued, its elevated P/B ratio notwithstanding.

Simon Property Has an Average Rating of Buy:

The 15 analysts following Simon Property have set target prices ranging from $145.0 to $190.0 per share, for an average of $159.6 with a buy rating. The company is trading -1.7% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of some upside potential.

Simon Property has an average amount of shares sold short because 2.5% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 91.0% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 0.94%, suggesting a small amount of insider investors. The largest shareholder is Vanguard Group Inc, whose 14% stake in the company is worth $7,274,773,238.

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