Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.

WHLR
About the company

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is a Maryland corporation formed on June 23, 2011. The Trust serves as the general partner of Wheeler REIT, L.P., which was formed as a Virginia limited partnership on April 5, 2012. At June 30, 2026, the Company owned 100% of the Operating Partnership.

Country: United StatesPrice: $0.49Market Cap: $1.1M

Investment snapshot

6%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

1

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

3 / 12

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

$741.85

+152544.0% vs price

Models with upside

3 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Strongest signal

WHLR undervalued: all 3 models price fair value above $0.49 (median $741.85)

Key risk

No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth 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 rankedNEUTRALFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILPASSFAILNEUTRALFAILFAILNEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/AN/AN/A+99.9%N/AN/A+99.9%+99.9%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

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

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

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

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-05

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: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

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

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

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

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-03-05

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: 2026-11-05

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: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-03-05

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: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

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

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

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: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

  • Valuation models100% pass✓ 3▾

    WHLR undervalued: all 3 models price fair value above $0.49 (median $741.85)

    Greenblatt fair value$459.10
    ✓Greenblatt+99.9% margin vs $0.49
    Munger fair value$813.75
    ✓Munger+99.9% margin vs $0.49
    Pabrai fair value$741.85
    ✓Pabrai+99.9% margin vs $0.49

Where It Falls Short

  • Growth0% pass✓ 2✗ 11▾

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

    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
    ✗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
    ✗DremanPositive over recent years
    EPS CAGR
    ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
    Positive Net Income Frequency2/15 years positive
    ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    3yr Median Revenue Growth2.2%
    ✗Ackman>= 5%
    Positive EPS Growth Frequency
    ✗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 28.7% -> 43.5%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    5-year Revenue CAGR10.3%
    ✓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)5.9%
    ✗Buffett> 10%
    ROIC - WACC-4.1%
    ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
    EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)
    ✗Greenblatt> 25%
    Current Ratio Change YoY
    ✗PiotroskiIncreased YoY
    Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.16x -> 0.17x
    ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities
    ✗Dreman> 1.5
    Return on Invested Capital6.7%
    ✗Munger> 15%
    ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=5.1%; FY2024: ROIC=6.5%; FY2025: ROIC=7.3%
    ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
    Reinvestment Rate x ROICN/A (non-positive net income)
    ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
    ROIC (5-year)0/5 years above 12% (latest 7.3%)
    ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years
  • Profitability6% pass✓ 9✗ 26▾

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

    Positive EPS (10 years)0/16 years positive
    ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth
    Net Income Positive (10+ years)2/16 years positive
    ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
    ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)633.9%
    ✓Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
    Operating Margin (10-yr trend)43.5% (latest)
    ✓BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
    Free Cash Flow Proxy$-1.4M
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)
    ✗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-97.1%
    ✗Lynch> 15%
    EBIT / Enterprise Value9.7%
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=9.7%, ROC=None
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Net Income / Total Assets1.46%
    ✓PiotroskiROA > 0
    ROA Change YoY-1.47% -> 1.46% (delta: +2.93%)
    ✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=3.51%, ROA=1.46%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Gross Margin Change YoY
    ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Pre-Tax Income / Revenue3.4%
    ✗Dreman>= 8%
    Net Income / Shareholders' Equity-97.1%
    ✗Dreman> 12%
    Margin of Safety
    ✗PabraiP/FFO < 15
    Return on Equity1080.7% (3-yr avg)
    ✓AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
    Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Positive Net Income Frequency2/15 years positive
    ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    Operating Income / Revenue41.4%
    ✓Ackman>= 15%
    Net Income / Shareholders Equity-97.1%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    5-Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Operating Margin Trend28.7% (2023) -> 43.5% (2025)
    ✓TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue flat/down, operating margin 28.7% -> 43.5%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    Net income / market capitalization-143.94%; #5562/6340 (top 87.7%)
    ✗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-97.12%; #4583/5226 (top 87.7%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0127; #994/5884 (top 16.9%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    Positive Diluted-EPS Years0/10 years positive
    ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
  • Debt & Leverage8% pass✓ 1✗ 14▾

    11 of 12 flag WHLR's debt & leverage — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +8 more

    LT Debt vs Net Current Assets
    ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
    Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 2000.67, IC: 1.7x
    ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
    Total Debt / Equity286.69
    ✗Lynch< 0.33
    Cash - Long-term Debt
    ✗LynchPositive preferred
    LT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%
    ✓PiotroskiDecreased YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities
    ✗Dreman> 1.5✗SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity286.69
    ✗Dreman< 0.8✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00x
    Debt Levels286.69
    ✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
    Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=1.7x, D/EBITDA=7.1x
    ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
    Total Debt / Shareholders Equity286.69
    ✗Ackman<= 1.0
    Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-286.6940; #4209/4210 (top 100.0%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
  • Valuation8% pass✓ 4✗ 21▾

    12 of 13 flag WHLR's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Greenblatt +9 more

    Price / FFO per Share
    ✗Graham<= 15x✗Dreman< 12x✗Ackman<= 25
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    EBIT / Enterprise Value9.7%
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=9.7%, ROC=None
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Price / (CFO / Shares)
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    Valuation Reasonableness
    ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
    P/FFO or FFO YieldFFO Yield=1610.0%
    ✓PabraiP/FFO < 15 or FFO Yield > 10%
    P/B or P/E vs. Historical Average
    ✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
    Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Price / EPS
    ✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
    Price vs. Trailing Low100% of trailing low ($0.49)
    ✓Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
    Price / Book Value per Share
    ✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
    Net income / market capitalization-143.94%; #5562/6340 (top 87.7%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Positive book equity / market capitalization+1.4820; #927/6449 (top 14.4%)
    ✓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 Share
    ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
    Book Value per Share Change-1512.4%
    ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
    Revenue / market capitalization+87.9296; #90/5247 (top 1.7%)
    ✓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-97.66%; #6102/6202 (top 98.4%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
  • Verdicts8% pass✓ 1✗ 12▾

    Split decision: 12 FAIL · 3 NEUTRAL · 1 PASS

    Overall verdict
    ✗GrahamFAIL (0/7)✗BuffettFAIL (2/9)✗LynchFAIL (2/7)•GreenblattNot ranked•PiotroskiNEUTRAL (F-Score 6)✗DremanFAIL (1/10)✗MungerFAIL (1/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (1/6)✗MarksFAIL (1/5)✗AckmanFAIL (2/9)✓TempletonPASS (4/8)✗SleepFAIL (2/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (1/6)✗SchlossFAIL (1/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
  • Cash Flow33% pass✓ 3✗ 4▾

    4 of 6 flag WHLR's cash flow — Buffett, Dreman, Neff +1 more

    Free Cash Flow Proxy$-1.4M
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    Operating Cash Flow$21.1M
    ✓PiotroskiCFO > 0
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=3.51%, ROA=1.46%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Price / (CFO / Shares)
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency11/15 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

Business & financials

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

Company Profile

Industry: Trading
SIC Sector: Holding & Investment Offices
Size: Micro Cap($1.1M)
Revenue: $99.4M-4.9% YoY
Net Income: $8.8M+191.1% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin43.5%
Return on Equity3747.9%
Debt / Equity2000.67
Current Ratio--
EPS (Diluted)$-36.01
Buybacks (1y)$42.8M
Buybacks (2y)$54.3M
Sector-adjusted criteria: REIT

Depreciation distorts REIT earnings and book value, so FFO-based criteria replace P/E and free-cash-flow tests, and P/B tests are omitted.

Shareholder Return

Fiscal 2025

Share retirement not available for this company.

Buybacks
$42.8M
Dividends
$6.6M

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, operating income, ebit, pre tax income, operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, dividends paid, 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, dividends paid.

Q2 FY 2026

2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30

Sources · derived quarter values

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

Q1 FY 2026

2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31

Sources
FY 2025
Sources
  • 10-K · 2026-03-05
FY 2024
Sources
  • 10-K · 2025-03-04
FY 2023
Sources
  • 10-K · 2024-03-05
FY 2022
Sources
  • 10-K · 2023-03-02
FY 2021
Sources
  • 10-K · 2022-02-28
Market Cap$1.1Mcurrent----------$232.8Test.$173792.1Test.$185187.8Test.
Revenue$94.8M↓7%$23.2M↓3%$22.5M↓14%$24.0M↓1%$99.4M↓5%$104.6M↑2%$102.3M↑34%$76.6M↑25%$61.3M
Operating Income$39.3M↑5%$7.9M↑44%$10.5M↓30%$10.2M↓16%$43.2M↑15%$37.5M↑28%$29.4M↑20%$24.6M↑26%$19.5M
Net Income-$1.6M↓103%-$7.0M↓161%$8.6M↑453%-$2.4M↓168%$8.8M↑191%-$9.6M↓106%-$4.7M↑62%-$12.5M↓32%-$9.4M
EPS (Diluted)--$-113.37↓13559%$0.24↑103%$-14.55↑35%$-36.01↑89%$-317.02↓6837%$-4.57↓108%$-2.20↓62%$-1.36
Gross Margin—————————
Operating Margin41.4%↑13%34.2%↑48%46.8%↓18%42.4%↓15%43.5%↑21%35.9%↑25%28.7%↓10%32.1%↑1%31.8%
ROE-97.1%↑92%———3747.9%↑9771%38.0%↑72%22.0%↓73%82.1%↑116%-507.4%
Total Debt$458.1M↓6%$458.1M↓6%$458.1M↓4%$461.1M↓2%$468.2M↓3%$482.6M↑1%$477.6M↑2%$466.0M↑39%$336.4M
Shareholders' Equity$1.6M↑141%$1.6M↑141%$5.7M↑131%-$4.3M↑80%$234.0K↑101%-$25.4M↓19%-$21.3M↓40%-$15.2M↓915%$1.9M
Current Ratio—————————
Debt / Equity286.69↑331%286.69↑331%80.41↑411%-107.25↓399%2000.67↑10617%-19.02↑15%-22.43↑27%-30.74↓117%180.78
Operating Cash Flow$22.1M↓9%$7.3M↑34%$8.0M↓10%$4.5M↑1%$21.1M↓19%$26.0M↑24%$20.9M↓32%$30.8M↑80%$17.0M
Free Cash Flow--------------$22.2M↑109%$10.6M

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Net Income$8.8MBottom 25%
ROE3747.9%Top 25%
D/E2000.67Bottom 25%
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