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American Realty Investors Inc key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, American Realty Investors Inc had return on equity of 2.6%, an operating margin of -12.9% and debt equal to 34.8% of equity. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Operating margin12.2%13.8%28.6%−0.7%−0.2%−49.0%−24.7%−22.3%−14.0%−12.9%−18.3%
Net margin−2.3%−6.7%115.8%−27.1%15.3%8.0%994.4%7.9%−31.1%31.4%16.4%
Free-cash-flow margin8.5%−23.9%−114.9%−68.9%5.9%−27.4%−120.9%−61.5%2.3%−11.1%6.4%
Return on equity−2.2%−7.2%93.8%−6.4%3.8%1.4%87.5%0.6%−2.4%2.6%1.4%
Return on assets−0.2%−0.7%16.4%−1.9%1.1%0.4%37.9%0.4%−1.4%1.5%0.8%
Asset turnover0.100.100.140.070.070.050.040.050.050.050.05
Debt to equity714.1%804.0%114.4%109.2%104.7%77.9%31.0%29.8%31.0%34.8%35.2%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)0.2x0.3x0.6xn/mn/mn/mn/mn/mn/mn/mn/m
Effective tax rate——9.8%————————
Capital spending as % of revenue0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Free cash flow ÷ net income——−99.2%—38.7%−344.3%−12.2%−782.6%—−35.4%38.9%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

2 of 5 checks passed · June 30, 2026
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities The company doesn't report a short-term split. Not assessable.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
  • More cash than debt $11m of cash against $218m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 35% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 76% to 35% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $3m of operating cash flow against $218m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$9m against $9m of interest.

From American Realty Investors Inc's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

25 /100

Weak moat

How hard American Realty Investors's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 0 / 20

    Net income has been a median 0.6% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median -12.5%; its worst year was -46.7%.

  • Cash conversion 2 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 2 of 10 years, at a median -32.3% of revenue.

  • Discipline 12 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 0.2% over five years.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (30 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from American Realty Investors Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to American Realty Investors Inc.