LKREF (Link Real Estate Investment Trust) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.33 (As of Mar. 2026)


LKREF Link Real Estate Investment Trust LKREF
67 GF Score
Price $4.38
GF Value $4.85
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Link Real Estate Investment Trust Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Link Real Estate Investment Trust LKREF -1.57% 67 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.33 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates LKREF with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of $4.85 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 333 REITs companies, Link Real Estate Investment Trust ranks worse than 300300% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.33. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Link Real Estate Investment Trust was 231.69. The lowest was 3.08. And the median was 8.11.


LKREF's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 14.8
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.29. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.37. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

Link Real Estate Investment Trust's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.29. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.37. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Link Real Estate Investment Trust Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Link Real Estate Investment Trust Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Link Real Estate Investment Trust Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Link Real Estate Investment Trust Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.40 0.87 -0.10 -0.42 -0.37

Link Real Estate Investment Trust Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.10 0.00 -0.42 0.00 -0.37

LKREF vs SPG, O, KIM: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Link Real Estate Investment Trust Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Link Real Estate Investment Trust Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income -945
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 11
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 6
Change In Working Capital -3
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 2,589

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-945 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $11 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $6 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Link Real Estate Investment Trust's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $6 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-3 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 2588.543 Mil.

Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -945.086 +11.499+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-5.646+-3.322)/2588.543
=-0.33

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=4.38/-0.33
=0

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.33 mean?
Link Real Estate Investment Trust (LKREF) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.33 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Link Real Estate Investment Trust. Over the past decade, Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 3.08 to 231.69. According to the industry distribution chart, Link Real Estate Investment Trust ranks #999999 out of 333 companies in the REITs industry.
Is Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Link Real Estate Investment Trust's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.33. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.08 to a high of 231.69. Based on the distribution chart, Link Real Estate Investment Trust ranks #999999 out of 333 companies in the REITs industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Link Real Estate Investment Trust has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to SPG and O?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Link Real Estate Investment Trust ranks #999999 out of 333 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Link Real Estate Investment Trust in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.80. Historically, Link Real Estate Investment Trust's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 3.08 to 231.69 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a REITs company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among REITs companies is 14.80, based on 333 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Link Real Estate Investment Trust. For the REITs industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.80 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Link Real Estate Investment Trust's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.33. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Link Real Estate Investment Trust stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Link Real Estate Investment Trust (LKREF) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $4.85, compared to a current price of $4.38 — trading 9.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.33. Link Real Estate Investment Trust's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Link Real Estate Investment Trust (LKREF), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.33 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Link Real Estate Investment Trust (LKREF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Link Real Estate Investment Trust stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $4.38 is trading 9.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of $4.85. GuruFocus considers Link Real Estate Investment Trust to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LKREF:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.33
  • GF Value™: $4.85 vs. price of $4.38 (9.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LKREF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Link Real Estate Investment Trust Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Other Exchanges 00823:Hong KongL5R:Germany
Address 77 Hoi Bun Road, 20th Floor, Tower 1, The Quayside, Kowloon, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, HKG
Link REIT is Asia's largest REIT, listed in 2005 to privatize retail assets held by the Hong Kong Housing Authority. It owns 154 properties and around 57,000 car park spaces. It expanded its investment mandate in 2014 to allow overseas acquisitions, and has since acquired retail, office, and logistics properties in China, as well as an office development project in Hong Kong. Link also expanded its footprint to Sydney, Melbourne, London, and Singapore.
67GF Score

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