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Quarterly report 2022-Q1
added 05-16-2026

Preferred Apartment Communities Financial Ratios 2021-2010 | APTS

Brief overview of Preferred Apartment Communities's valuation multiples

Ratios are assessed across five available annual reports in the 2017–2021 interval.

The valuation comparison uses P/E 46.22x (median 32.79x), EV/EBITDA 11.83x (median 11.7x), P/S 2.09x (median 1.14x). Multiples are on average 41% above their own medians. A substantial share of positive expectations may already be priced in.

At the current P/E, inverse earnings yield is 2.2%, a useful bridge between price and business earnings.

Returns on assets and capital are represented by ROE 2%, ROA 0.6%, ROCE 12%. Efficiency ratios are restrained, with capital and assets producing modest returns.

Current PEG of 2.93x points to a premium over forecast earnings momentum.

A longer cycle, from -107.5 days to 16 days, indicates slower release of cash from operations.

What the ratios show

Preferred Apartment Communities combines weak profitability with valuation above its historical norm, leaving limited cushion.

Annual Financial Ratios Preferred Apartment Communities

2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

P/E

46.2 -1.9 -70.4 10.4 19.9 -27.2 -79.1 45.6 -10.7 -143.4 -1.3 -

P/S

2.1 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.7 2.1 -

EPS

-2.6 -7.0 -2.7 -1.1 -1.1 -2.1 -0.9 -0.3 -1.6 -0.1 -2.2 -20.9

EV (Enterprise Value)

3.46 B 3.15 B 3.25 B 3.21 B 2.5 B 1.78 B 958 M 492 M 209 M 91.3 M 64.5 M 1.46 M

EBITDA per Share

5.51 2.9 6.25 7.52 5.75 4.47 2.54 1.65 1.81 1.15 0.04 -20.5

EV/EBITDA

11.8 21.8 11.3 10.3 11.7 15.8 16.8 17.2 12.2 15.3 413.6 -1.9

PEG

2.93 -0.15 -2.04 0.29 0.48 -0.05 -0.14 1.04 0.02 -3.11 -0.03 -

P/B

0.9 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 -

P/CF

5.2 7.1 3.5 3.1 6.4 4.2 5.4 6.2 4.9 5.0 21.3 -

ROE %

2.00 -12.35 -0.38 2.70 2.17 -1.08 -0.46 0.72 -2.42 -0.29 -24.54 116.76

ROA %

0.57 -4.15 -0.15 0.99 0.85 -0.39 -0.19 0.30 -1.17 -0.12 -9.19 -92.33

ROCE %

12.00 -1.38 2.19 3.29 3.10 1.53 1.53 1.87 0.62 2.22 -6.20 114.47

Current Ratio

1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.6 0.6

DSO

16.0 17.6 19.0 23.1 30.3 33.0 37.3 36.6 18.7 0.5 0.8 -

DPO

- - - - 137.8 131.1 155.3 142.0 81.1 114.7 226.3 -

Operating Cycle

16.0 17.6 19.1 23.1 30.3 33.0 37.3 36.6 18.7 0.5 0.8 -

Cash Conversion Cycle

16.0 17.6 19.1 23.1 -107.5 -98.1 -118.0 -105.4 -62.3 -114.2 -225.5 -

All numbers in USD currency

Quarterly Financial Ratios Preferred Apartment Communities

2022-Q4 2022-Q3 2022-Q2 2022-Q1 2021-Q4 2021-Q3 2021-Q2 2021-Q1 2020-Q4 2020-Q3 2020-Q2 2020-Q1 2019-Q4 2019-Q3 2019-Q2 2019-Q1 2018-Q4 2018-Q3 2018-Q2 2018-Q1 2017-Q4 2017-Q3 2017-Q2 2017-Q1 2016-Q4 2016-Q3 2016-Q2 2016-Q1 2015-Q4 2015-Q3 2015-Q2 2015-Q1 2014-Q4 2014-Q3 2014-Q2 2014-Q1 2013-Q4 2013-Q3 2013-Q2 2013-Q1 2012-Q4 2012-Q3 2012-Q2 2012-Q1 2011-Q4 2011-Q3 2011-Q2 2011-Q1

EPS

- - - -0.62 - - - -0.73 - - - -4.44 -0.71 -0.71 -0.66 -0.66 0.06 -0.35 -0.66 -0.14 -0.6 -0.49 -0.4 0.54 -0.66 -0.56 -0.4 -0.49 -0.3 -0.31 -0.17 -0.18 -0.11 -0.29 0.05 0.09 0.03 -0.08 -1.26 -0.79 0.04 -0.01 -0.06 -0.09 -0.23 -0.56 -0.81 -11.82

EBITDA per Share

- - - 0.96 - 1.27 1.46 1.39 - 1.52 1.52 -2.12 0.55 1.6 1.59 1.61 0.55 1.48 1.5 1.42 0.39 1.36 1.41 1.45 0.38 1.28 1.01 0.91 0.27 0.66 0.59 0.53 0.23 0.12 0.46 0.4 0.24 1.28 0.37 0.39 0.2 0.42 0.33 0.31 -0.07 0.3 -0.1 -

ROE %

0.38 0.38 0.38 0.19 0.86 0.65 -1.20 -11.23 -11.04 -11.11 -11.01 -10.16 -0.38 1.38 2.03 1.74 2.89 0.83 0.30 0.95 2.94 2.86 2.52 2.25 -1.30 -0.92 -0.97 -0.89 -0.57 -0.45 -1.40 -0.27 1.53 2.47 3.33 1.46 -4.96 -5.13 -4.32 -4.24 -0.72 -4.96 -13.28 -22.70 -22.62 -7.97 -9.99 -1.25

ROA %

0.10 0.10 0.10 0.04 0.25 0.17 -0.43 -4.12 -4.05 -4.08 -4.05 -3.74 -0.14 0.51 0.74 0.63 1.09 0.33 0.13 0.39 1.12 1.10 0.98 0.87 -0.49 -0.36 -0.38 -0.35 -0.23 -0.18 -0.50 0.09 0.96 1.42 1.68 0.78 -1.41 -1.55 -1.22 -1.18 -0.28 -1.89 -5.10 -8.96 -8.92 -3.08 -4.09 -0.47

ROCE %

6.07 6.07 6.07 7.78 6.41 7.82 6.51 -4.09 -5.80 -4.49 -4.50 -4.37 5.52 5.64 5.25 5.06 4.72 4.44 4.87 4.95 5.34 5.28 5.06 4.59 4.02 4.09 3.80 4.32 4.49 4.95 3.57 4.41 5.54 5.87 7.57 4.72 -0.68 -0.56 1.07 3.70 8.56 5.53 -3.03 -13.28 -15.99 -5.69 -8.30 -1.03

Current Ratio

- - - 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6

DSO

- - - 15.5 - 16.0 17.5 17.6 - 17.2 16.0 16.0 19.6 19.8 19.2 189.5 23.4 27.7 29.3 28.6 30.5 32.0 31.1 31.1 30.6 26.8 26.8 30.1 34.3 30.7 33.7 36.1 33.0 41.5 37.0 33.8 15.5 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 -

Operating Cycle

- - - 246.8 - 158.0 161.7 194.3 - 193.0 197.5 163.9 18.8 186.4 194.3 198.4 20.0 156.4 155.9 222.4 30.0 253.4 288.7 279.9 33.9 277.7 291.8 237.8 38.5 220.7 233.6 209.0 36.6 150.6 163.3 120.3 15.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.6 2.7 3.1 11.6 0.8 17.4 1630.0 -

Cash Conversion Cycle

- - - 246.8 - 158.0 161.7 194.3 - 193.0 197.5 163.9 18.8 186.4 194.3 198.4 20.0 156.4 155.9 222.4 30.0 253.4 288.7 279.9 33.9 277.7 291.8 237.8 38.5 220.7 233.6 209.0 36.6 150.6 163.3 120.3 15.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.6 2.7 3.1 11.6 0.8 17.4 1630.0 -

All numbers in USD currency

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