What does the company do?
Boston Properties, Inc. is an integrated self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), and the owner and developer of office properties in the United States. The Company’s properties are concentrated in five markets: Boston, Washington, D.C., midtown Manhattan, San Francisco and Princeton, New Jersey. The Company conducts all of its business through its subsidiary, Boston Properties Limited Partnership (BPLP). As of December 31, 2008, the Company owned or had interests in 147 properties, totaling approximately 49.8 million net rentable square feet and structured parking for vehicles containing approximately 11.2 million square feet. The Company’s properties consisted of 143 office properties comprising 123 Class A office properties (including 10 properties under construction) and 20 office/technical properties, one hotel and three retail properties.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Boston Ppty one-year sales: 1.53 Bil.
Difference from the average for the REIT - Office group: 46.27% - Boston Ppty one-year income: 79.54 Mil.
Difference from the average for the REIT - Office group: 12.71%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 1.53 Bil | 1.05 Bil | | Income | 79.54 Mil | 70.57 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Boston Ppty one-year sales growth: 3.60%.
Difference from the average for the REIT - Office group: -2.00 pct. pts. - Boston Ppty one-year income growth: -22.70%.
Difference from the average for the REIT - Office group: -20.40 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | 3.60% | 5.60% | | Income Growth | -22.70% | -2.30% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Boston Ppty one-year net profit margin: 18.0%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -25.7 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the REIT - Office group: 3.3 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | 18.0% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 43.7% | | Industry | 14.7% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Boston Ppty debt/equity ratio: 1.35.
Difference from the average for the REIT - Office group: -2.17%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 1.35 | 1.38 |
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