Abacus Property Group (ASX:ABP): Commentary On Fundamentals

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Abacus Property Group (ASX:ABP) is a company with exceptional fundamental characteristics. Upon building up an investment case for a stock, we should look at various aspects. In the case of ABP, it is a financially-sound , dividend-paying company with a a great track record of performance. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. If you're interested in understanding beyond my broad commentary, read the full report on Abacus Property Group here.

Excellent balance sheet established dividend payer

ABP delivered a satisfying double-digit returns of 10% in the most recent year Not surprisingly, ABP outperformed its industry which returned 7.3%, giving us more conviction of the company's capacity to drive bottom-line growth going forward. ABP is financially robust, with ample cash on hand and short-term investments to meet upcoming liabilities. This indicates that ABP has sufficient cash flows and proper cash management in place, which is a crucial insight into the health of the company. ABP seems to have put its debt to good use, generating operating cash levels of 0.23x total debt in the most recent year. This is also a good indication as to whether debt is properly covered by the company’s cash flows.

ASX:ABP Income Statement, June 17th 2019
ASX:ABP Income Statement, June 17th 2019

ABP is also a dividend company, with ample net income to cover its dividend payout, which has been consistently growing over the past decade, keeping income investors happy.

ASX:ABP Historical Dividend Yield, June 17th 2019
ASX:ABP Historical Dividend Yield, June 17th 2019

Next Steps:

For Abacus Property Group, there are three important factors you should look at:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for ABP’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for ABP’s outlook.

  2. Valuation: What is ABP worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether ABP is currently mispriced by the market.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of ABP? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

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