Blog 12

Welcome to the final portion of our three-part series where we compare two companies’ financials!

Stocks

Our final comparison is Icahn Enterprises and Healthpeak Properties; both companies are involved in the real estate industry.

Icahn Enterprises is a NASDAQ-trading company that invests in many different sectors; however, real estate is their primary investment area.

Healthpeak Properties is an American real estate investment company focusing primarily on the healthcare sector.

Refer to the figure below to view a financial comparison between Healthpeak Properties and Icahn Enterprises.

	Icahn Enterprises	Healthpeak Properties	Advantage
Stock Price	$47.79	$25.93	Icahn Enterprises
Current Ratio	5.41	0.4	Icahn Enterprises
Gross Margin	16.30%	59.22%	Healthpeak Properties
Operating Margin	3.28%	16.37%	Healthpeak Properties
Profit Margin	-4.57%	26.66%	Healthpeak Properties
Return on Total Assets	-1.28%	2.89%	Healthpeak Properties
Return on Equity	-9.85%	6.52%	Healthpeak Properties
ROIC	0.34%	4.40%	Healthpeak Properties
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	5.19	1.24	Icahn Enterprises
1-Year Performance	-14.89%	-23.67%	Icahn Enterprises
5-Year Performance	-6.91%	-16.92%	Icahn Enterprises
P/E Ratio	26.17	32.73	Healthpeak Properties
P/S Ratio	1.09	7.26	Icahn Enterprises
Revenue	$12.03B	$1.939B	Icahn Enterprises
Market Cap	$13.16B	$14.07B	Healthpeak Properties
Enterprise Value	$19.90B	$13.42B	Healthpeak Properties
Revenue QoQ	20.69%	9.47%	Healthpeak Properties
Revenue YoY	25.72%	28.01%	Healthpeak Properties
EBIT Margin	2.09%	29.78%	Healthpeak Properties
EBITDA Margin	5.96	43.36%	Healthpeak Properties
EBITDA	$717M	$840.89M	Healthpeak Properties
Volatility	2.50%	3.18%	Icahn Enterprises
Beta	0	0.63	Healthpeak Properties
RSI	38.52	43.11	Healthpeak Properties
Gross Profit	$1.85B	$1.13B	Icahn Enterprises
Operating Income	$93M	$315.32M	Healthpeak Properties
Total	11	15	Healthpeak Properties

This comparison shows that both Healthpeak and Icahn have not performed well over the past few years. However, Healthpeak has proven to be superior in both the short-term and long-term. Though a smaller company, they have managed to secure a higher operating income and nearly as much gross profit as Icahn Enterprises.

Thus, it is clear that Healthpeak is a better investment and company than Icahn Enterprises.

Financial Term

The term for this blog is gross margin, which measures a company’s sales revenue after accounting for various direct costs. Typically, a higher gross margin means that a company is making more capital which can be used for other purposes such as paying off debt.

We hope you enjoyed this three-part series!