Urban Edge Properties key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Urban Edge Properties had return on equity of 6.8%, a net margin of 19.8% and debt equal to 0.0% of equity. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 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 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 46.1% | 38.8% | 30.4% | 40.8% | 39.7% | 29.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net margin | 30.1% | 20.8% | 12.0% | 27.9% | 16.5% | 25.4% | 28.3% | 28.4% | 24.2% | 11.6% | 59.6% | 16.3% | 19.8% | 21.1% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.4% | 16.8% | 25.5% | 9.4% | 5.9% | 11.3% | 9.6% | 17.3% | 17.9% |
| Return on equity | 32.0% | 21.9% | 10.6% | 18.8% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 4.4% | 22.1% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 7.5% |
| Return on assets | — | 3.8% | 2.1% | 4.8% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 7.9% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 494.4% | 261.7% | 241.4% | 157.9% | 154.1% | 152.4% | 159.4% | 161.0% | 164.2% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | 3.1x | 2.3x | 1.9x | 2.7x | 3.0x | 2.0x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Effective tax rate | 1.9% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.8% | −0.4% | 2.9% | 1.1% | — | 1.0% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | — | — | — | — | — | 28.7% | 23.6% | 8.6% | 22.4% | 29.2% | 27.8% | 24.9% | 21.4% | 27.1% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | 17.4% | 59.4% | 90.1% | 38.9% | 51.1% | 19.0% | 58.6% | 87.5% | 84.5% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 204.1% | 89.5% | 142.2% | 95.3% | 96.9% | 28.5% | 120.8% | 162.7% | 30.3% | 114.3% | 102.1% | 98.9% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | 548.5% | 163.1% | 95.8% | 310.8% | 318.6% | 159.0% | 194.9% | 116.8% | 117.0% |
Financial health
- 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 Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Moderate moat
How hard Urban Edge 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 2 / 20
Net income has been a median 2.9% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 20 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 38.8%; its worst year was 29.4%.
- Cash conversion 17 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 7 of 7 years, at a median 14.4% of revenue.
- Discipline 12 / 20
The diluted share count rose 11.1% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 2.5% 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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