TRC
Tejon Ranch Co. (TRC) Business Model Analysis (2026)
Overall Score
Revenue Quality
Revenue base remains modest relative to valuation, with price-to-sales at 7.77x and EV/sales at 9.39x.
Gross margin is only 16.1%, indicating limited pricing power or a lower-margin business mix.
Revenue per share is 2.16, suggesting the company still needs stronger top-line scale to support the current valuation.
Profitability
Net margin is 10.6%, but operating margin is slightly negative at -0.9%, showing profitability is still fragile at the operating level.
ROE is 1.3% and ROIC is slightly negative, indicating weak capital efficiency.
EBITDA margin is 31.3%, but high depreciation/capex intensity keeps true economic profitability under pressure.
Cash Flow
Operating cash flow is positive, with OCF per share at 0.47 and OCF sales ratio at 21.9%.
Free cash flow remains negative at -12.2M, with FCF yield at -5.8% and FCF per share at -0.98.
Capex is heavy relative to operating cash flow, with capex-to-OCF at 3.07x and capex-to-revenue at 67.2%.
Balance Sheet
Liquidity is solid, with a current ratio of 2.92x and quick ratio of 2.06x.
Leverage is manageable, with debt-to-equity at 0.20x and debt-to-assets at 15.0%.
Net debt remains meaningful at 5.17x EBITDA, so the balance sheet is not risk-free despite good short-term liquidity.
Business Efficiency
Asset turnover is low at 0.089x, suggesting weak asset productivity.
Working capital efficiency is acceptable, with a cash conversion cycle of 45.6 days.
Inventory days of 71.9 and operating cycle of 88.8 days indicate moderate inventory drag on efficiency.
Sources
- Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
- Financial and market data providers
- Public news and industry information
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