Head to Head Review: CBL & Associates Properties (OTCMKTS:CBLAQ) versus SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CWYUF)

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CWYUF) and CBL & Associates Properties (OTCMKTS:CBLAQ) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust and CBL & Associates Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	1	4.00
CBL & Associates Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust and CBL & Associates Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust	33.37%	4.41%	2.32%
CBL & Associates Properties	12.18%	22.43%	2.57%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust and CBL & Associates Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust	$670.29 million	5.14	$172.78 million	$1.13	17.10
CBL & Associates Properties	$515.56 million	N/A	$58.97 million	N/A	N/A

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than CBL & Associates Properties.

Summary

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust beats CBL & Associates Properties on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust

SmartCentres is one of Canada’s largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class and growing mixed-use portfolio featuring 191 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $12.0 billion in assets and owns 35.0 million square feet of income producing value-oriented retail and first-class office properties with 98.5% in place and committed occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across Canada.

About CBL & Associates Properties

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which owns and operates retail properties. The firm engages in owning, developing, acquiring, leasing, managing and operating regional shopping malls, open-air centers, community centers and office properties. It operates through Malls and All Other segments. Its properties include Malls, Associated Centers, Community Centers, Office Buildings, Construction Properties and Mortgages. The company was founded on July 13, 1993 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN.