Life Storage Inc

Company Profile

Life Storage Inc had its IPO on 1995-06-20 under the ticker symbol LSI.

The company operates in the Real Estate sector and Residential & Commercial REITs industry. Life Storage Inc has a staff strength of 2,508 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Life Storage Inc opened at $135 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $132.94 - $139.2, and closed at $133.1.

This is a -0.76% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 7,205,202 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Life Storage Inc have slipped by -1.27%.

Life Storage Inc's Key Ratios

Life Storage Inc has a market cap of $11.54 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.5267 and a price to sales ratio of 9.1727.

In the last 12-months Life Storage Inc’s revenue was $1.09 billion with a gross profit of $738.65 million and an EBITDA of $678.86 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Life Storage Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Life Storage Inc’s operating margin was 44.6% while its return on assets stood at 4.29% with a return of equity of 9.98%.

In Q1, Life Storage Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 9.1% while revenue growth was a positive 16.8%.

Life Storage Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

23.2558

Trailing PE

30.9535

PEG

5.34

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $4.3 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 23.2558 and a PEG multiple of 5.34. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Life Storage Inc’s profitability.

Life Storage Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 13.1337 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 19.5078. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 9.1727.

Life Storage Inc stock pays annual dividends of $4.56 per share, indicating a yield of 2.7% and a payout ratio of 136.02%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$7.38 billion

Total Liabilities

$789.94 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-27779000.00

Capital Expenditure

$25.50 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

136.02%

Life Storage Inc ended 2024 with $7.38 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $7.38 billion while shareholder equity stood at $3.57 billion.

Life Storage Inc ended 2024 with $34.53 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $789.94 million in other current liabilities, 851000.00 in common stock, $-317570000.00 in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $32.77 million and cash and short-term investments were $32.77 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $619,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $2.79 billion.

Life Storage Inc’s total current assets stands at $71.01 million while long-term investments were $276.44 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $24.08 million compared to accounts payable of $136.41 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Life Storage Inc's operating cash flow was $-27779000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $25.50 million.

Comparatively, Life Storage Inc paid $1.36 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$133.1

52-Week High

$144.4779

52-Week Low

$91.543

Analyst Target Price

$141

Life Storage Inc stock is currently trading at $133.1 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $144.4779 and a 52-week low of $144.4779. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $141.

Its 50-day moving average was $130.99 and 200-day moving average was $116.92 The short ratio stood at 1.99 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 43.1% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9593.8% are held by institutions.