SBA Communications Corporation is a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure. It includes towers, buildings, rooftops, distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small cells. With a portfolio of more than 46,000 communications sites throughout the Americas and in Africa, SBA is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol SBAC. Our organization is part of the S&P 500 and one …
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SBA Communications Corporation ranks #8 of 21
scored companies in REIT - Specialty by moat score — the top 38%.
The widest moat in the group is Gaming and Leisure Properties, (GLPI)
at 85/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near SBAC in REIT - Specialty
For a REIT, pricing power is the ability to raise rents at renewal and still keep the space occupied.
AFFO Strength
Score 70
· 18% of the moat score
AFFO — adjusted funds from operations — is the cash a REIT can actually distribute after the recurring capital spending buildings need in order to stay leasable.
Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital
Score 52
· 20% of the moat score
Real estate is bought with borrowed money, so a REIT's cost of capital is its competitive advantage.
Capital Recycling & Growth
Score 74
· 16% of the moat score
REITs grow by issuing shares and debt to buy more property, which creates value only when the yield on the asset exceeds the cost of the capital raised.
Operational Efficiency
Score 76
· 14% of the moat score
Running property — leasing, maintenance, taxes, management — is the part of the business a REIT genuinely controls.
Portfolio Quality & Diversification
Score 50
· 12% of the moat score
Portfolio quality is really a question about what happens when a tenant fails.
What is SBA Communications Corporation's moat score?
SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) scores 62 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #8 of 21 scored companies in REIT - Specialty, the top 38%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 23 companies in REIT - Specialty. Its strongest defense is Operational Efficiency (76/100) and its weakest is Portfolio Quality & Diversification (50/100).
How does SBA Communications Corporation compare with other REIT - Specialty companies?
SBA Communications Corporation ranks #8 of 21 scored companies in REIT - Specialty by moat score. The widest moat in REIT - Specialty is Gaming and Leisure Properties, (GLPI) at 84/100. The companies ranked closest are Global Self Storage, Inc. (SELF) at 63 just above it and American Tower Corporation (REI (AMT) at 62 just below it.
How is the moat score calculated?
Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — REIT Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 23 companies in REIT - Specialty. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is SBA Communications Corporation scored with the REIT Specialized template?
A REIT is a portfolio of buildings financed with debt and required to distribute most of its taxable income. Reported earnings are dominated by depreciation on assets that often appreciate, so net income says very little; the real question is how much cash the properties distribute, and how securely. The REIT template scores what determines that: rent pricing, distributable cash, cost of capital, and the discipline behind growth.
Which competitive defenses are measured for SBA Communications Corporation?
The REIT Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and SBAC scores: Rent Pricing Power (54), AFFO Strength (70), Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital (52), Capital Recycling & Growth (74), Operational Efficiency (76), Portfolio Quality & Diversification (50). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.
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