Stocks · Real Estate · Real Estate - Services
Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. TCI
$45.46 +2.39% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $383.6M
Strong growthExpensive vs sector
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Three things to know
- Operating margin narrowed to -18.1% from -10.5% a year earlier.
- Net debt is 5.9× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $0.93, up 22.0% year over year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Real Estate sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 37%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 42%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 21%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 27%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 15%
- Gross marginBottom 2%
- Operating marginBottom 7%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 14%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 15%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 49%
- Interest coverBottom 9%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 45%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 14%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 44%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 31%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 20%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 21%
- 6-month returnTop 8%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 39%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 41%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 7%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 40%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 7%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 49%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 8.6% | 10.8% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 18.2% | 22.0% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 42.6% | -50.6% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | -10.5% | -18.1% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | -179.5% | -47.3% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 10.8% | 8.6% | ↑ | Top 37% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 22.0% | 18.2% | ↑ | Top 42% |
| Gross margin | -50.6% | 42.6% | ↓ | Bottom 2% |
| Operating margin | -18.1% | -10.5% | ↓ | Bottom 7% |
| Net margin | 15.9% | 14.4% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -47.3% | -179.5% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -0.6% | — | Bottom 15% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 12.9% | — | Top 21% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 0.26×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 0.5%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -9.8 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 5.89×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -1.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.13%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.13%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | — | -1.5% | -11.1% | -8.5% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | — | +0.9% | -3.6% | +3.5% | +13.7% |
| Mar 12, 2026 | — | -0.4% | -2.8% | +19.0% | +5.1% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | — | -2.5% | -5.7% | -8.1% | +16.4% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | — | -0.7% | +9.1% | +12.4% | +5.2% |
| May 8, 2025 | — | +1.4% | +7.2% | +21.9% | +34.6% |
| Mar 20, 2025 | — | -0.8% | +0.4% | -1.0% | +35.7% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | — | -4.8% | -2.1% | +5.0% | -5.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | -$0.13 | — | — | $12.9M |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.02 | — | — | $12.3M |
| Mar 12, 2026 | -$0.13 | — | — | $13.6M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.08 | — | — | $11.9M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.02 | — | — | $12.2M |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.17 | — | — | $12.0M |
| Mar 20, 2025 | $0.01 | — | — | $11.2M |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.20 | — | — | $11.1M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 48.9× | 35.2× | 70th | Bottom 45% |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.0× | — | — | Bottom 44% |
| EV / Sales | 11.57× | — | — | Bottom 31% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -6.26% | — | — | Bottom 14% |
| Earnings yield | 2.04% | — | — | Bottom 45% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 0.7× – 281.1× since Sep 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -0.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +22.0%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -21.0%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 10
- Days above the 200-day average
- 8
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +14.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +7.5%
- RSI (14)
- 70.5
- Relative volume
- 0.89×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 48.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 76th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.11
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.03
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -22.8%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -43.8%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2023 | Jan 31, 2025 | -45.4% | 516 days | 138 days (Aug 20, 2025) |
| Jan 2, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | -43.8% | 53 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Apr 22, 2021 | -36.5% | 110 days | 22 days (May 24, 2021) |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Jun 14, 2022 | -19.9% | 8 days | 144 days (Jan 10, 2023) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Sep 21, 2021 | -14.3% | 41 days | 2 days (Sep 23, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $383.6M
- P/E (TTM)
- 48.9
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.93
- Revenue (TTM)
- $50.7M
- 52-week range
- $31.48 – $59.65
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $37.8M | $34.1M | $47.0M | $44.8M | $49.1M |
| Gross profit | $16.9M | $15.7M | $19.1M | $17.7M | -$13.1M |
| Operating income | -$16.2M | -$9.3M | -$10.0M | -$5.8M | -$6.3M |
| Net income | $9.4M | $468.3M | $5.9M | $5.9M | $13.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.09 | $54.20 | $0.69 | $0.68 | $1.60 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.1M | $11.2M | $12.0M | $11.5M | $11.9M | $13.6M | $12.3M | $12.9M |
| Net income | $1.7M | $108,000 | $4.6M | $169,000 | $724,000 | $8.3M | $168,000 | -$1.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.20 | $0.01 | $0.53 | $0.02 | $0.08 | $0.96 | $0.02 | -$0.13 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$11.0M | -$45.4M | -$31.1M | $1.3M | -$2.9M |
| Capital expenditure | -$8.1M | $0 | $0 | -$57.9M | -$79.5M |
| Free cash flow | -$19.1M | -$45.4M | -$31.1M | -$56.6M | -$82.4M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | -$908,000 | -$802,000 | -$1.1M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $84.1M
- Total assets
- $1.13B
- Total liabilities
- $265.4M
- Total debt
- $214.5M
- Net debt
- $203.8M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $846.1M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2000 | $0.18 | Sep 29, 2000 |
| Jun 13, 2000 | $0.18 | Jun 30, 2000 |
| Mar 13, 2000 | $0.18 | Mar 31, 2000 |
| Dec 13, 1999 | $0.15 | Dec 31, 1999 |
| Sep 16, 1999 | $0.15 | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Jun 10, 1999 | $0.15 | Jun 30, 1999 |
| Mar 11, 1999 | $0.15 | Mar 31, 1999 |
| Dec 11, 1998 | $0.15 | Dec 30, 1998 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 31,322
- Days to cover
- 1.00
- Change vs previous report
- -1.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Mar 4, 1996
- 3-for-2
- Aug 21, 1990
- 1-for-4