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what it is
AMREP sells land around Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and runs a fulfillment business that handles orders, mailings, and customer service.
how it gets paid
Last year Amrep made $50M in revenue.
why growth slowed
Revenue fell 3.3% last year. $42 million matters most because it is 84% of the company's roughly $50 million annual revenue base showing up in one quarter.
what just happened
Latest reported quarter revenue jumped to $42 million and EPS rose to $1.68, a huge swing for a company this small.
At a glance
B balance sheet — gets the job done, barely
25/100 earnings predictability — expect surprises
9.9x trailing p/e — the market's not buying it — or you found a deal
9.8% return on capital — nothing to write home about
$2.37 fy2024 eps est
xvary composite: 39/100 — weak
What they do
AMREP sells land around Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and runs a fulfillment business that handles orders, mailings, and customer service.
This business is small, but the land is specific. You cannot copy Rio Rancho land inventory if the company already owns it. AXR did about $50 million of annual revenue with just 48 employees, which works out to roughly $1.0 million per employee, so a few asset sales can matter a lot to your returns.
How they make money
$50M
annual revenue · revenue declined -3.3% last year
total revenue
$50M
3.3%
The products that matter
sells finished lots and land
Land Development
$36.7M annual revenue · about 80% of total
this is the business. the latest quarter produced $14.6M of revenue, up 95% from a year earlier, which tells you results can swing hard when closings bunch together.
80% of revenue
builds and sells homes
Home Construction
$9.2M annual revenue · about 20% of total
it is the smaller segment and it looked flat in the source data. that matters because AXR does not have a second engine ready to offset a slow patch in land sales.
secondary segment
Key numbers
24.7%
operating margin
Operating margin → profit after running the business → so what: AXR keeps about $0.25 from each $1 of sales before taxes and interest.
9.9x
trailing p/e
P/E → price compared with past earnings → so what: you are paying under 10 times trailing profit for a company with volatile but real earnings.
$2.37
fy2025 eps
EPS → profit per share → so what: earnings recovered from $1.25 to $2.37 in the latest fiscal year.
9.8%
return on capital
Return on capital → profit earned on the money tied up in the business → so what: this is decent, not elite.
Financial health
B
strength
- balance sheet grade B — adequate — nothing special
- risk rank 4 — safer than 20% of stocks
- price stability 15 / 100
B — functional but not a standout on the balance sheet.
Total return vs. market
Return history isn't available for AXR right now.
source: institutional data · return history unavailable
What just happened
beat estimates
Latest reported quarter revenue jumped to $42 million and EPS rose to $1.68, a huge swing for a company this small.
Revenue was up 187% vs. prior year and EPS was up 190%, based on the SEC-sourced quarterly figures provided. Quiet part out loud: when a few land deals close, this income statement changes personality.
$42M
revenue
$1.68
eps
+187%
revenue growth
the number that mattered
$42 million matters most because it is 84% of the company's roughly $50 million annual revenue base showing up in one quarter.
source: company earnings report, 2026
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What could go wrong
the #1 risk is albuquerque-area land demand slowing after a quarter-driven rebound.
high
narrow revenue engine
land sales account for about $36.7M of the $45.9M trailing total. that is roughly 80% of the business tied to one activity.
if local lot closings slow, most of the revenue base slows with them.
med
quarter timing risk
Q3 revenue jumped 95% to $14.6M, but earnings predictability is only 25/100. that is what lumpy closings look like in the numbers.
one strong quarter can reverse fast, and the low multiple will not protect you if the next print gives the market a reason to doubt the rebound.
low
thin market attention
short interest is only 0.50%, and institutional ownership data is sparse. that does not mean safety. it means fewer eyes on the name.
when a small cap disappoints with thin coverage, the rerating usually happens after the filing, not before it.
AXR looks cheap because the business is narrow, local, and quarter-sensitive. You are not underwriting a steady stream of cash flows. You are underwriting land closings.
source: institutional data · regulatory filings · risk analysis
Pay attention to
calendar
next earnings report
scheduled for March 13, 2026. the consensus revenue forecast is $15.47M. if AXR clears that after posting $14.6M last quarter, the rebound starts to look less one-off.
trend
whether land sales stay hot
land sales produced about $36.7M of annual revenue and drove the 95% jump in the latest quarter. that line needs to keep carrying the story.
risk
home sales not picking up the slack
home construction contributes about $9.2M, or roughly 20% of revenue. if land slows, this segment is too small to absorb the hit on its own.
metric
the gap between estimate and reality
full-year revenue is estimated at $50M versus a current trailing base of $45.9M. that gap is the market's test of whether recent momentum is real.
Analyst rankings
earnings predictability
25 / 100
in human-speak, analysts do not view this as a steady quarter-after-quarter business. you should expect lumpy prints.
risk rank
4
that places AXR on the riskier side of the market. the balance sheet is acceptable, but the stock behavior is not calm.
source: institutional data
Institutional activity
institutional ownership data for AXR is being compiled.
source: institutional data
Price targets
3-5 year target range
n/a
n/a
$19
current price
n/a
target midpoint · n/a from current
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