Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI) vs Vivmark Residential (VMRK)

Sun Communities, Inc. and Vivmark Residential are both Reit Residential companies. Vivmark Residential is the larger, with a market value of $50.5B against $14.6B — 3.5× the size. Sun Communities, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Vivmark Residential trades at 28.2×. Sun Communities, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.3% against 2.77%. Vivmark Residential has the higher net margin (27.9% vs 10.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.23% vs 3.82%). Both pay a dividend; Vivmark Residential yields more (4.29% vs 3.62%). Across the 22 metrics below, Vivmark Residential leads on 14 and Sun Communities, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric SUI VMRK Reit Residential median
P/E n/m 28.23 28.23
P/S 6.11 7.80 5.57
P/B 2.68 2.28 1.88
Price to free cash flow 26.76 12.84 20.32
EV/EBITDA 34.04 14.10 15.93
EV/Sales 7.39 10.42 8.07
Earnings yield (5.00%) 3.54% 2.74%
Free cash flow yield 3.74% 7.79% 4.10%

Profitability

Metric SUI VMRK Reit Residential median
Gross margin 58.51% 62.34% 58.68%
Operating margin 21.71% 40.88% 20.58%
Net margin 10.07% 27.93% 17.85%
Free cash flow margin 22.83% 60.71% 27.64%
Return on equity 3.78% 7.99% 6.17%
Return on assets 2.14% 4.23% 3.20%
Return on invested capital 3.82% 4.23% 2.03%

Growth

Metric SUI VMRK Reit Residential median
Revenue growth (TTM) 11.34% 2.77% 3.11%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 1,426.76% 8.09% 9.26%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 10.52% 3.77% 8.41%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 59.56% 4.20% 4.20%

Health

Metric SUI VMRK Reit Residential median
Debt to equity 0.69 0.77 0.77
Current ratio 4.68 0.19 0.54
Net debt to EBITDA 3.65 3.20 4.26

Dividend

Metric SUI VMRK Reit Residential median
Dividend yield 3.62% 4.29% 4.48%
Payout ratio — 1.22 1.06

Size

Metric SUI VMRK Reit Residential median
Market cap 14.57b 50.49b 6.71b

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