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How Saul Centers, Inc. stacks up
BFS · against 254 other Real Estate companies of similar size
Profitability
82/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #40 of 255 · scores higher than 84% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score29 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including BFS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 82?
Weighted metrics compared with all Real Estate companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Real Estate peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 62% of peers. Return on assets: 1.6% vs peer median 2.1%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 85% of peers. Return on invested capital: 8.3% vs peer median 3.4%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 88% of peers. Operating margin: 67.0% vs peer median 26.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BFS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BFS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 249 reported | 8.3% | 3.6% | 89% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 242 reported | 67.0% | 31.5% | 86% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 250 reported | 1.6% | 2.2% | 36% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 247 reported | 9.6% | 5.6% | 75% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 256 reported | 70.3% | 57.1% | 69% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BFSScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score