Tejon Ranch (NYSE:TRC) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.10 EPS

Tejon Ranch (NYSE:TRC) released its earnings results on Thursday. The real estate development and agribusiness company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.10, FiscalAI reports. Tejon Ranch had a return on equity of 1.23% and a net margin of 10.62%. The company had revenue of $22.61 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.99 million.

Here are the key takeaways from Tejon Ranch’s conference call:

• Third-quarter net income rose to $3.3 million from $1.7 million, and adjusted EBITDA nearly doubled to $10.4 million. Management cautioned that results included unusual farming proceeds and timing effects, as well as a prior-quarter industrial joint-venture land sale; trailing-12-month adjusted EBITDA was $35 million, up 44% year over year.
• Several operating businesses showed strength: mineral revenue increased 25% and operating income nearly 58%, industrial occupancy was 100%, and commercial occupancy was 95%. Terra Vista multifamily revenue also grew to $924,000 from $181,000 a year earlier, while National Cement extended its lease for 20 years.
• Development and entitlement efforts advanced: Commerce Center Building 1B remains on track for completion early next year, Kern County approved an amendment to the Grapevine Specific Plan, and Tejon is progressing with Centennial approvals and seeking a capital partner for Tejon Mountain Village. The neighboring Hard Rock Casino Tejon project has also broken ground on a hotel and entertainment venue.
• Tejon ended September with about $74.4 million in liquidity and $94.4 million in total debt; management said credit-line borrowings increased only $500,000 year to date. It also acknowledged the need to keep leverage conservative and improve cash generation.
• Management said it will continue cutting controllable costs, scrutinize discretionary capital spending, and focus on converting land into recurring cash flow. Executives acknowledged that some businesses and overhead consume cash, while offering few specifics or timelines for the broader transformation plan.

Tejon Ranch Price Performance

Shares of TRC traded up $0.31 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $17.10. The stock had a trading volume of 160,516 shares, compared to its average volume of 115,730. The business has a fifty day moving average of $16.31 and a 200 day moving average of $17.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 2.06 and a current ratio of 2.92. The firm has a market cap of $462.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.97 and a beta of 0.55. Tejon Ranch has a 12 month low of $15.31 and a 12 month high of $21.31.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Weiss Ratings downgraded Tejon Ranch from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Key Headlines Impacting Tejon Ranch

Here are the key news stories impacting Tejon Ranch this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tejon Ranch reported Q3 earnings of $0.12 per share, beating the $0.02 analyst consensus, and revenue of $22.61 million, well above expectations of $11.99 million. The sizable beat is the clearest positive catalyst in the recent coverage. Third-quarter results
• Neutral Sentiment: The earnings-call coverage described both growth and challenges, but the available summaries do not specify the challenges. Investors may want to review management’s comments for detail on the durability of growth and execution risks. Earnings-call highlights

About Tejon Ranch

Tejon Ranch Co is a diversified land and real estate development company based in California. It manages the approximately 270,000-acre Tejon Ranch, one of the largest contiguous private landholdings in the state, located primarily in Kern County near the southern San Joaquin Valley and the Tejon Pass connecting the Central Valley and the Los Angeles region.

The company’s principal activities include commercial, industrial, residential and resort development, as well as agriculture and resource management.