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PPSPRA.PFD (Post Properties) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : 0.00 (As of Jun. 2016)


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What is Post Properties Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

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)."

Post Properties's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.00. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Post Properties's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

PPSPRA.PFD' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.72   Med: 40.33   Max: 189.78
Current: 45.92


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Post Properties was 189.78. The lowest was 11.72. And the median was 40.33.


PPSPRA.PFD's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 16.84 vs PPSPRA.PFD: 45.92

Post Properties's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.00. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.00. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is N/A.

Post Properties's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.00. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.00. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is N/A.


Post Properties Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Post Properties'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.

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Post Properties Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Post Properties's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Post Properties'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.


Post Properties's Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Post Properties's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Post Properties 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)

Post Properties's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 0.00
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 0.00
Change In Deferred Tax 0.00
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 112.91
Change In Working Capital 0.00
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 0.00

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Post Properties's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.00 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Post Properties's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.00 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. Post Properties's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.00 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $112.91 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 quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, 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.

Post Properties's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $112.91 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Post Properties's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.00 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. Post Properties's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jun. 2016 was Mil.

Post Properties's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jun. 2016 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( ++
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-112.90920849151+)/
=0.00

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=67.00/0.00
=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.


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.


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Post Properties Business Description

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Post Properties Inc is a Georgia corporation, which was incorporated on January 25, 1984, and is the successor by merger to the original Post Properties, Inc., a Georgia corporation, which was formed in 1971. It is a self-administrated and self-managed equity real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company and its subsidiaries develop, own and manage upscale multi-family apartment communities in selected markets in the United States. The operating divisions of the Company include Post Apartment Management, Post Investment Group and Post Corporate Services. Post Apartment Management is responsible for the day-to-day operations of all Post(r) communities including community leasing, property management, personnel recruiting, training and development, maintenance and security. Post Apartment Management also conducts short-term corporate apartment leasing activities. It is responsible for all development, acquisition, rehabilitation, disposition, for-sale and asset management activities of the Company. For development, this includes site selection, zoning and regulatory approvals, project design and construction management. This division is also responsible for apartment community acquisitions as well as property dispositions and strategic joint ventures that the Company undertakes as part of its investment plan. Post Corporate Services provides executive direction and control to the Company's other divisions and subsidiaries and has responsibility for the creation and implementation of all Company financing, capital and risk management strategies. All accounting, management reporting, compliance, information systems, human resources, legal, risk management and insurance services required by the Company and all of its affiliates are centralized in Post Corporate Services. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is the general partner and owns a majority interest in the Operating Partnership which, through its subsidiaries, conducts all of the on-going operations of the Company. At December 31, 2009, approximately 35.4%, 23.1%, 11.2% and 10.8% (on a unit basis) of the Company's communities were located in the Atlanta, Georgia, Dallas, Texas, the greater Washington, D.C. and Tampa, Florida metropolitan areas, respectively. At December 31, 2009, 19,863 apartment units in 55 apartment communities, including 1,747 apartment units in five communities held in unconsolidated entities and 1,428 apartment units in four communities currently under construction and/or in lease-up. The Company is also developing and selling 277 luxury for-sale condominium homes in two communities (including 129 units in one community held in an unconsolidated entity) and is completing the sell out of units in one condominium community through a taxable REIT subsidiary. The Company competes for residents in its apartment communities based on its high level of resident service, the quality of its apartment communities and the desirability of its locati
Executives
Morgan John F., Sr. director C/O WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, 220 OCCIDENTAL AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98104
David C. Ward officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
Toni Jennings director C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Donald C Wood director 909 ROSE AVENUE - SUITE 200, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Sheila J. Teabo officer: Senior Vice Pres. 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
Charles A. Konas officer: Executive Vice Pres. 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
David R. Schwartz director 4401 NOTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327-3057
Dale Anne Reiss director 589 KINZIE ISLAND COURT, SANIBEL FL 33957
Stella Ferguson Thayer director 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY,, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
Deriso Walter M Jr director 1111 BAY AVENUE, SUITE 501, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Douglas Ii Crocker director C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Thomas D Senkbeil officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Herschel M Bloom director 755 LEE STREET, PO BOX 272, ALEXANDER CITY AL 35011-0272
Christopher J Papa officer: Chief Financial Officer 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
Nicholas B Paumgarten director C/O JP MORGAN CHASE, 227 PARK AVE 45TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10172

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