Star Holdings

STHO
About the company

Star Holdings engages in the non-ground lease real estate assets business in the United States. The company portfolio comprises Asbury Park Waterfront and Magnolia Green residential development projects. It also engages in the asset management activities; sale of existing loans; and operation of land and development properties.

Country: United StatesPrice: $7.87Market Cap: $95.1M

Investment snapshot

12%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

2

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

2 / 12

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

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No comparable estimates

Models with upside

0 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Key risk

No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion

Framework analysis

VerdictMeaning
BUYPositive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASSThe company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRALNeither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAILThe company does not clear the framework's requirements.
RankedRanked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

MetricGraham

Defensive Value

Buffett

Quality Compounder

Lynch

GARP

Greenblatt

Magic Formula

Piotroski

F-Score

Dreman

Contrarian Value

Munger

Quality Focus

Pabrai

Dhandho Framework

Akre

Three-Legged Stool

Marks

Risk-Aware Value

Ackman

Activist Value

Templeton

Global Bargain Hunter

Sleep

Scale Economies Shared

Asness

Systematic Factors

Neff

Low-P/E Total Return

Schloss

Asset-Value Discipline

O'Shaughnessy

Systematic Factor Composite

VerdictFAILFAILFAILNot rankedPASSFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILPASSFAILNEUTRALFAILFAILNEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-11-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-17

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · TTM ended 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-17

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-17

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-17

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-02-17

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-02-17

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-11-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-17

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

    Where It Falls Short

    • Valuation0% pass✓ 7✗ 21▾

      No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion

      Price / 3-yr avg EPS
      ✗Graham<= 15x
      Price-to-Book Ratio0.4x
      ✓Graham<= 1.5x
      P/E x P/B
      ✗Graham<= 22.5
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      EBIT / Enterprise Value-1.9%
      ✗Greenblatt> 10%
      Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-1.9%, ROC=None
      ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
      Price / EPS
      ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
      Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      Price / Book Value per Share0.4x
      ✓Dreman< 1.2x✓Templeton< 1.5x✓SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
      Valuation ReasonablenessOE Yield=-62.1%
      ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
      P/E or FCF Yield
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=0.4x
      ✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
      Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Price / FCF per Share
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Price vs. Trailing Low124% of trailing low ($6.33)
      ✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
      Net income / market capitalization-34.77%; #4888/6340 (top 77.1%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Positive book equity / market capitalization+2.4832; #552/6449 (top 8.6%)
      ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Price / Diluted EPS
      ✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
      (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
      ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
      Price / Tangible Book Value per Share0.38x
      ✓SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
      Book Value per Share Change-77.3%
      ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
      Revenue / market capitalization+1.1098; #1661/5247 (top 31.7%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date-5.29%; #3154/6202 (top 50.9%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    • Cash Flow0% pass✓ 1✗ 11▾

      No clean pass — all 10 investors flag at least one cash flow criterion

      Free Cash Flow Proxy
      ✗BuffettPositive and growing
      FCF Positive and Growing
      ✗LynchPositive and growing
      Operating Cash Flow$-11.7M
      ✗PiotroskiCFO > 0
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-2.04%, ROA=-11.27%
      ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      P/E or FCF Yield
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      FCF Positive
      ✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
      (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap
      ✗Ackman>= 4%
      Price / FCF per Share
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency1/5 years positive
      ✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
      Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures
      ✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    • Growth0% pass✓ 1✗ 12▾

      No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion

      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)-980.5%
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      3-5 Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
      Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthN/A (no inventory)
      ✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
      EPS Growth Direction$4.71 (2021) -> $-4.90 (2025)
      ✗DremanPositive over recent years
      EPS CAGR
      ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
      Positive Net Income Frequency1/5 years positive
      ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      3yr Median Revenue Growth-2.8%
      ✗Ackman>= 5%
      Positive EPS Growth Frequency2/4 years with positive EPS growth
      ✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue flat/down, operating margin -43.6% -> -5.4%
      ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      5-year Revenue CAGR
      ✗SleepCAGR > 7%
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    • Efficiency0% pass✓ 1✗ 10▾

      No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one efficiency criterion

      Current Ratio
      ✗Graham>= 2.0
      ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-4.2%
      ✗Buffett> 10%
      ROIC - WACC-14.2%
      ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
      EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)
      ✗Greenblatt> 25%
      Current Ratio Change YoY
      ✗PiotroskiIncreased YoY
      Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.19x -> 0.19x
      ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities
      ✗Dreman> 1.5
      Return on Invested Capital-0.9%
      ✗Munger> 15%
      ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=-7.0%; FY2024: ROIC=-3.7%; FY2025: ROIC=-0.9%
      ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
      Reinvestment Rate x ROICN/A (non-positive net income)
      ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
      ROIC (5-year)0/3 years above 12% (latest -0.9%)
      ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years
    • Profitability6% pass✓ 5✗ 30▾

      15 of 16 flag STHO's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +12 more

      Positive EPS (10 years)1/6 years positive
      ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)-980.5%
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Net Income Positive (10+ years)1/6 years positive
      ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
      ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-19.7%
      ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
      Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-5.4% (latest)
      ✓BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
      Free Cash Flow Proxy
      ✗BuffettPositive and growing
      Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)N/A (negative mean EPS)
      ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
      Retained Earnings Effectiveness
      ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      3-5 Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
      ROE-14.0%
      ✗Lynch> 15%
      EBIT / Enterprise Value-1.9%
      ✗Greenblatt> 10%
      Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-1.9%, ROC=None
      ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
      Net Income / Total Assets-11.27%
      ✗PiotroskiROA > 0
      ROA Change YoY-14.25% -> -11.27% (delta: +2.99%)
      ✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-2.04%, ROA=-11.27%
      ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Gross Margin Change YoY
      ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Pre-Tax Income / Revenue-64.2%
      ✗Dreman>= 8%
      Net Income / Shareholders' Equity-14.0%
      ✗Dreman> 12%
      Margin of SafetyP/B=0.4x
      ✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
      Return on Equity-33.3% (3-yr avg)
      ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
      Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Positive Net Income Frequency1/5 years positive
      ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      Operating Income / Revenue-5.4%
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      Net Income / Shareholders Equity-14.0%
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Operating Margin Trend-43.6% (2023) -> -5.4% (2025)
      ✓TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue flat/down, operating margin -43.6% -> -5.4%
      ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      Net income / market capitalization-34.77%; #4888/6340 (top 77.1%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Gross profit / total assets
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Net income / positive book equity-14.00%; #3546/5226 (top 67.9%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0934; #3386/5884 (top 57.5%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
      Positive Diluted-EPS Years1/5 years positive
      ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
    • Verdicts14% pass✓ 2✗ 12▾

      Split decision: 12 FAIL · 2 PASS · 2 NEUTRAL

      Overall verdict
      ✗GrahamFAIL (2/9)✗BuffettFAIL (1/9)✗LynchFAIL (1/7)•GreenblattNot ranked✓PiotroskiPASS (F-Score 4)✗DremanFAIL (2/11)✗MungerFAIL (1/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (0/6)✗MarksFAIL (1/5)✗AckmanFAIL (2/9)✓TempletonPASS (4/8)✗SleepFAIL (1/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (0/6)✗SchlossFAIL (3/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
    • Debt & Leverage17% pass✓ 4✗ 11▾

      10 of 12 flag STHO's debt & leverage — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +7 more

      LT Debt vs Net Current Assets
      ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
      Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 1.07, IC: -0.6x
      ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
      Total Debt / Equity0.67
      ✗Lynch< 0.33
      Cash - Long-term Debt$-95.0M
      ✗LynchPositive preferred
      LT Debt / Total Assets Change35.71% -> 47.13%
      ✗PiotroskiDecreased YoY
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities
      ✗Dreman> 1.5✗SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
      Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0.67
      ✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00x
      Debt Levels0.67
      ✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
      Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-0.6x, D/EBITDA=N/A
      ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
      Total Debt / Shareholders Equity0.67
      ✓Ackman<= 1.0
      Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.6710; #2781/4210 (top 66.1%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

    Business & financials

    Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

    Company Profile

    Industry: Real Estate
    Size: Micro Cap($95.1M)
    Revenue: $110.1M-2.8% YoY
    Net Income: $64.2M+25.9% YoY

    Financial Snapshot

    Operating Margin-5.4%
    Return on Equity-25.5%
    Debt / Equity1.07
    Current Ratio--
    EPS (Diluted)$-4.90
    Buybacks (1y)$8.0M
    Shares Retired9.2% / 9.2% 2y

    Shareholder Return

    Fiscal 2025

    Retired 9.2% of shares last year, 9.2% over two.

    Buybacks
    $8.0M
    Dividends
    —

    Company Financials

    Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

    TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

    The latest annual period end is unavailable. Showing the latest fiscal cycle’s quarters; quarter and annual columns may overlap. Quarterly shows the full quarter history.

    MetricTTM · 2026-09-30

    2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30

    Sources · derived quarter values

    Derived from cumulative filings: revenue, net income, pre tax income, operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, buybacks, re sale gains.

    Q3 FY 2026

    2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30

    Sources · derived quarter values

    Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, buybacks, re sale gains.

    Q2 FY 2026

    2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30

    Sources · derived quarter values

    Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, buybacks.

    Q1 FY 2026

    2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31

    Sources
    FY 2025
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2026-02-17
    FY 2024
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2025-02-18
    FY 2023
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2024-02-27
    FY 2022
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2024-02-27
    FY 2021
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2024-02-27
    Market Cap$95.1Mcurrent------$94.5Mest.$118.4Mest.$154.4Mest.$231.6Mest.--
    Revenue$105.6M↓10%$39.9M↑42%$19.4M↓54%$20.9M↑43%$110.1M↓3%$113.3M↓8%$123.1M↓1%$124.1M↓54%$272.2M
    Operating Income---------$5.9M↑77%-$25.5M↑52%-$53.6M↑50%-$107.1M↓154%-$42.2M
    Net Income-$33.1M↑78%-$45.1M↓2609%$41.4M↑205%-$10.3M↓35%-$64.2M↑26%-$86.8M↑56%-$196.4M↓440%-$36.3M↓158%$62.7M
    EPS (Diluted)--$-3.74↓2771%$3.43↑216%$-0.85↓49%$-4.90↑25%$-6.51↑56%$-14.74↓440%$-2.73↓158%$4.71
    Gross Margin—————————
    Operating Margin————-5.4%↑76%-22.5%↑48%-43.6%↑50%-86.3%↓457%-15.5%
    ROE-14.0%↑74%———-25.5%↑5%-26.7%↑44%-47.7%↓1176%-3.7%↓173%5.1%
    Total Debt$158.5M↓39%$158.5M↓39%$208.8M↓15%$207.0M↓11%$268.7M↑24%$217.3M↑13%$192.9M----
    Shareholders' Equity$236.3M↓14%$236.3M↓14%$281.7M↑2%$238.9M↓24%$251.8M↓22%$324.3M↓21%$411.6M↓58%$972.3M↓21%$1.2B
    Current Ratio—————————
    Debt / Equity0.67↓29%0.67↓29%0.74↓17%0.87↑18%1.07↑59%0.67↑43%0.47——
    Operating Cash Flow-$28.4M↓170%-$9.2M↓272%-$2.8M↓7%-$8.4M↓33%-$11.7M↑63%-$31.3M↓67%-$18.7M↑32%-$27.4M↓421%$8.5M
    Free Cash Flow------------------

    Score history

    Historical Score Timeline

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    STHO vs Peers — Financial Grading

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    Net Income$64.2MBottom 25%
    ROE-25.5%Bottom 25%
    D/E1.07Bottom 25%
    Op. Margin-5.4%Bottom 25%
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    JONES LANG LASALLE INCJLL$16.8B$366.83$26.1B$792.1M10.6%0.124.2%1.112/92/93/71/3F-Score 83/11
    FirstService CorpFSV$6.5B$154.42$5.5B$190.7M13.9%0.796.1%1.702/94/93/71/3F-Score 66/11
    ST JOE CoJOE$4.0B$70.36$513.2M$115.6M15.1%0.5128.5%—1/92/94/70/3F-Score 84/11
    GETTY REALTY CORP /MD/GTY$1.9B$28.66$221.7M$79.2M7.4%0.9357.2%—2/93/91/70/3F-Score 52/11
    Ellington Financial Inc.EFC$1.5B$11.11—$118.7M6.5%———4/90/93/71/3F-Score 24/11
    Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.PDM$1.2B$10.00$565.0M$83.6M-5.6%1.4914.1%—2/92/91/70/3F-Score 32/11
    IRSA INVESTMENTS & REPRESENTATIONS INCIRS$1.1B$12.54$394.6M$164.4M12.4%0.4136.8%1.661/90/91/71/3F-Score 55/11
    CRESUD INCCRESY$690.8M$9.74$770.0M$81.0M4.3%0.61—1.241/90/91/73/3F-Score 43/11