LTC Properties Inc key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, LTC Properties Inc had return on equity of 11.6%, an operating margin of 77.9% and debt equal to 78.6% of equity. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 54.4% | 52.8% | 57.5% | 51.9% | 52.0% | 50.6% | 90.3% | 44.2% | 60.0% | 35.3% | 56.6% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 77.9% | 62.6% |
| Net margin | 64.1% | 61.7% | 58.9% | 55.5% | 55.1% | 61.7% | 53.7% | 52.7% | 52.0% | 91.9% | 43.5% | 59.8% | 36.0% | 57.1% | 45.5% | 43.4% | 44.9% | 38.9% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | — | 79.6% | 80.5% | 81.8% | 76.3% | 68.8% | 69.6% | 61.2% | 60.9% | 66.6% | 64.6% | 68.5% | 54.7% | 55.1% | 48.1% | 53.5% | 49.0% | 37.5% |
| Return on equity | 9.7% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.0% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 11.1% | 12.2% | 11.7% | 19.6% | 10.1% | 12.3% | 7.4% | 12.8% | 10.5% | 9.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| Return on assets | — | 8.2% | 8.2% | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 10.4% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 6.4% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 11.0% | 34.1% | 65.6% | 44.1% | 42.5% | 86.9% | 82.5% | 88.5% | 78.3% | 89.4% | 84.7% | 98.3% | 92.9% | 101.3% | 71.4% | 78.6% | 61.3% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | — | — | 5.1x | 4.9x | 5.2x | 4.0x | 3.2x | 2.8x | 5.0x | 2.7x | 3.2x | 2.0x | 3.2x | 3.9x | — | — | — |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | — | 7.8% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 6.7% | 11.7% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | 129.0% | 136.7% | 147.6% | 138.6% | 111.4% | 129.7% | 116.2% | 117.2% | 72.5% | 148.6% | 114.6% | 152.0% | 96.6% | 105.7% | 123.2% | 109.1% | 96.2% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | 116.6% | 117.5% | 114.9% | 112.7% | 115.7% | 101.4% | 105.0% | 99.4% | 103.3% | 58.3% | 112.9% | 94.7% | 162.0% | 91.5% | 105.6% | 110.4% | 91.0% | 83.3% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | 91.1% | 84.0% | 76.3% | 83.5% | 91.0% | 81.0% | 85.5% | 88.1% | 80.5% | 76.0% | 99.2% | 106.6% | 94.7% | 100.0% | 89.6% | 83.4% | 86.6% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 95.5% | 95.4% | 101.1% | 80.5% | 71.9% | 67.5% | 59.1% | 55.3% |
| Net margin | 52.6% | 34.4% | 42.2% | 25.1% | −28.9% | 121.2% | 24.7% | 30.0% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 49.7% | 57.3% | 57.6% | 47.9% | 49.4% | 44.3% | 29.4% | 30.9% |
| Debt to equity | 82.9% | 71.3% | 70.9% | 72.7% | 98.6% | 78.3% | 78.1% | 61.3% |
Moat
Moderate moat
How hard LTC Properties'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 8 / 20
Net income has been a median 6.0% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 19 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 60.7%; its worst year was 37.2%.
- Cash conversion 20 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 55.3% of revenue.
- Discipline 7 / 20
The diluted share count rose 24.9% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 4.2% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.
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