Debt-to-equity rose from 0.66 in 2025Q1 to 0.97 in 2026Q3 while cash fell from $131.6M in 2024Q4 to $63.8M, which may indicate growing leverage with thinning liquidity cushions.
UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) balance sheet — 30-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Total Assets | 1.77B | 1.7B | 1.56B | 1.43B | 1.34B | 1.27B | 1.09B | 1.03B | 878.99M | 823.88M | 680.44M | 604.03M | 478.27M | 407.98M | 300.28M | 223.94M | 188.78M | 147.97M | 137.94M | 136.5M | 115.74M | 114.78M | 103.16M | 94.31M | 89.03M | 80.33M | 62.95M | 58.6M | 50M | 43.6M | 35.9M |
| Asset Growth % | 31.38% | 8.65% | 9.54% | 6.17% | 5.81% | 16.65% | 6.24% | 16.66% | 6.69% | 21.08% | 12.65% | 26.29% | 17.23% | 35.87% | 34.09% | 18.63% | 27.58% | 7.27% | 1.05% | 17.94% | 0.83% | 11.26% | 9.39% | 5.93% | 10.82% | 27.63% | 7.42% | 17.2% | 14.68% | 21.45% | 20.47% |
| Real Estate & Other Assets | 85.37M | 1.42B | 1.27B | 69.12M | 1.09B | 947.97M | 894.1M | 704.87M | 598.37M | 474.82M | 405.98M | 395.37M | 302.28M | 237.95M | 137.23M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.93M | 0 | 2.37M | 2.32M | 58.6M | 50M | 43.6M | 35.9M |
| PP&E (Net) | 1.4B | 8.57M | 6.36M | 1.16B | 5.32M | 4.97M | 4.94M | 5.35M | 18.79M | 16.87M | 14.99M | 13.7M | 3.14M | 2.91M | 1.88M | 133.52M | 115.74M | 76.01M | 76.41M | 74.25M | 65.73M | 59.07M | 50.04M | 45.51M | 43.79M | 44.29M | 41.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investment Securities | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Current Assets | 241.69M | 242.81M | 258.25M | 205.84M | 227.7M | 308.94M | 190.37M | 199.05M | 162.23M | 199.23M | 150.72M | 119.95M | 109.29M | 107.86M | 103.84M | 90.42M | 73.04M | 71.96M | 61.53M | 62.25M | 50.01M | 55.71M | 53.13M | 45.88M | 45.24M | 33.67M | 18.92M | 700K | 800K | 200K | 1.2M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 38.21M | 72.1M | 99.72M | 57.32M | 29.79M | 116.17M | 15.34M | 12.9M | 7.43M | 23.24M | 4.22M | 6.54M | 8.08M | 7.62M | 11.04M | 8.8M | 5.66M | 4.52M | 2.78M | 2.22M | 2.01M | 4.56M | 8.77M | 3.24M | 2.34M | 1.57M | 1.4M | 700K | 800K | 200K | 1.2M |
| Receivables | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -17.14M | -19.98M | -10.76M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -75.01M | 63.56M | 0 | 0 | 6.18M | 5.71M | 5.39M | 4.64M | 4.32M | 3.6M | 2.65M | 5.57M | 0 | 2.12M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 884.53M | 791.84M | 647.82M | 720.78M | 793.4M | 528.68M | 587.61M | 479.11M | 454.29M | 402.67M | 363.41M | 357.79M | 269.44M | 217.39M | 125.3M | 118.07M | 116.85M | 92M | 93.22M | 82.51M | 58.1M | 59.94M | 54.36M | 55.21M | 59.29M | 52.37M | 40.11M | 37.2M | 26.8M | 22.8M | 19.5M |
| Total Debt | 853.06M | 761.23M | 614.72M | 690.02M | 899.7M | 499.32M | 558.49M | 457.34M | 439.08M | 389.6M | 351.31M | 344.62M | 260.11M | 209.76M | 119.31M | 114.23M | 113.05M | 88.98M | 89.56M | 78.77M | 54.92M | 56.32M | 51.28M | 52.06M | 55.68M | 49.34M | 37.7M | 35.1M | 24.8M | 20.7M | 17.4M |
| Net Debt | 814.86M | 689.13M | 515M | 632.7M | 869.91M | 383.15M | 543.15M | 444.44M | 431.64M | 366.36M | 347.09M | 338.09M | 252.03M | 202.14M | 108.28M | 105.43M | 107.39M | 84.46M | 86.78M | 76.55M | 52.92M | 51.77M | 42.5M | 48.82M | 53.34M | 47.78M | 36.3M | 34.4M | 24M | 20.5M | 16.2M |
| Long-Term Debt | 850.36M | 761.23M | 614.72M | 690.02M | 761.68M | 499.32M | 558.49M | 457.34M | 439.08M | 389.6M | 351.31M | 344.62M | 240.26M | 194.78M | 119.31M | 81.38M | 90.82M | 70.32M | 65.95M | 61.75M | 46.82M | 48.71M | 50.5M | 44.22M | 43.32M | 49.34M | 32.06M | 30.42M | 24.8M | 20.7M | 17.4M |
| Short-Term Borrowings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.02M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107.99M | 0 | 58.29M | 57.86M | 19.85M | 14.98M | 10.44M | 32.85M | 28.76M | 22.81M | 40.31M | 27.73M | 14.85M | 10.96M | 2.58M | 7.84M | 12.36M | 0 | 5.64M | 4.67M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 2.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 31.47M | 19.78M | 23.07M | 21.22M | 23.24M | 21.44M | 21.69M | 15.15M | 9.37M | 7.94M | 7.78M | 9.51M | 6.58M | 5.48M | 4.68M | 27.79M | 26.04M | 21.68M | 27.26M | 20.76M | 11.28M | 11.24M | 3.86M | 10.99M | 15.97M | 2.55M | 8.05M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Payable | 7.43M | 5.66M | 7.98M | 6.11M | 6.39M | 4.27M | 4.39M | 4.57M | 3.87M | 2.96M | 2.96M | 2.82M | 1.82M | 1.63M | 1.07M | 688.67K | 748.48K | 310.17K | 614.25K | 613.34K | 927.73K | 1.23M | 584.68K | 655.65K | 956.66K | 836.59K | 339.17K | 105.22K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 456.2M | -84.85M | -57.78M | -54.94M | -75.43M | -47.42M | -8.14M | 2.25M | 2.27M | 2.17M | 2.51M | 2.59M | 1.77M | 1.89M | 1.97M | 1.99M | 2.14M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Liabilities | 0 | 10.84M | 10.03M | 9.54M | 8.48M | 7.92M | 7.43M | 6.62M | 5.84M | 5.13M | 4.32M | 3.65M | 27.36M | 20.99M | 1.3M | 8.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 477.78K | 0 | 6.78M | 2M | 2.1M | 2.1M |
| Total Equity | 880.64M | 907.2M | 915.91M | 706.79M | 551.2M | 742.14M | 501.81M | 546.34M | 856.34M | 787.57M | 664.13M | 246.24M | 208.83M | 190.59M | 174.99M | 105.88M | 71.93M | 55.97M | 44.72M | 54M | 57.64M | 54.84M | 48.8M | 39.1M | 29.74M | 27.96M | 22.84M | 21.4M | 23.2M | 20.8M | 16.4M |
| Equity Growth % | -12.36% | -0.95% | 29.59% | 28.23% | -25.73% | 47.89% | -8.15% | -36.2% | 8.73% | 18.59% | 169.71% | 17.91% | 9.57% | 8.92% | 65.27% | 47.2% | 28.51% | 25.16% | -17.17% | -6.32% | 5.11% | 12.36% | 24.82% | 31.49% | 6.34% | 22.44% | 6.73% | -7.76% | 11.54% | 26.83% | 59.22% |
| Shareholders Equity | 879.2M | 905.54M | 914.03M | 704.72M | 548.96M | 742.14M | 501.81M | 546.34M | 424.7M | 421.22M | 317.03M | 246.24M | 208.83M | 190.59M | 174.99M | 105.88M | 71.93M | 55.97M | 44.72M | 54M | 57.64M | 54.84M | 48.8M | 39.1M | 29.74M | 27.96M | 22.84M | 21.4M | 23.2M | 20.8M | 16.4M |
| Minority Interest | 1.44M | 1.66M | 1.88M | 2.07M | 2.23M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 431.64M | 366.36M | 347.09M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Stock | 8.56M | 8.48M | 8.19M | 6.8M | 5.76M | 5.17M | 4.19M | 4.11M | 3.83M | 3.55M | 2.94M | 2.71M | 2.44M | 2.08M | 1.71M | 1.53M | 1.37M | 1.21M | 1.1M | 1.07M | 1.03M | 980.69K | 926.11K | 855.71K | 806.38K | 788.86K | 771.11K | 700K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 556.5M | 599.52M | 610.63M | 433.11M | 343.19M | 300.02M | 115.03M | 162.54M | 157.45M | 168.03M | 111.42M | 109.63M | 110.42M | 96.5M | 76.11M | 69.09M | 64.78M | 53.22M | 49.96M | 54.63M | 56.89M | 53.61M | 45.96M | 36.3M | 29.41M | 27.41M | 26.03M | 24.55M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | -25.36M | -25.36M | -25.36M | -25.36M | -25.36M | -25.36M | -25.36M | -25.36M | -25.36M | -667.79K | -667.79K | -667.79K | -667.79K | -667.79K | -667.79K | -667.79K | -667.79K | -667.79K | -667.79K | -667.79K | -667.79K | -667.79K | 784.07K | 341.16K | -667.79K | -667.79K | -667.79K | -700K | -700K | -700K | -600K |
| Preferred Stock | 339.5M | 322.9M | 320.57M | 290.18M | 225.38M | 462.32M | 407.95M | 405.05M | 288.78M | 238.78M | 186.63M | 136.63M | 91.59M | 91.59M | 91.59M | 33.47M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 1.47% | 1.62% | 1.45% | 0.58% | -0.37% | 4.33% | 0.48% | 2.91% | -4.25% | 1.68% | 1.8% | 0.4% | 0.96% | 1.65% | 2.47% | 1.79% | 3.96% | 2.58% | 1.11% | 2.09% | 5.07% | 6.41% | 8.31% | 8.87% | 7.69% | 7.75% | 8.54% | 8.47% | 8.97% | 10.57% | 11.26% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 2.82% | 2.91% | 2.67% | 1.27% | -0.75% | 8.21% | 0.96% | 3.96% | -4.41% | 1.75% | 2.53% | 0.94% | 2.12% | 3.19% | 4.61% | 4.16% | 10.43% | 7.33% | 3.09% | 4.72% | 10.38% | 13.49% | 18.66% | 23.61% | 22.57% | 21.85% | 23.46% | 20.63% | 19.09% | 22.58% | 27.72% |
| Debt / Assets | 48.33% | 44.8% | 39.31% | 48.33% | 66.91% | 39.29% | 51.26% | 44.6% | 49.95% | 47.29% | 51.63% | 57.05% | 54.39% | 51.41% | 39.73% | 51.01% | 59.89% | 60.14% | 64.93% | 57.71% | 47.45% | 49.07% | 49.7% | 55.2% | 62.54% | 61.42% | 59.89% | 59.9% | 49.6% | 47.48% | 48.47% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.97x | 0.84x | 0.67x | 0.98x | 1.63x | 0.67x | 1.11x | 0.84x | 0.51x | 0.49x | 0.53x | 1.40x | 1.25x | 1.10x | 0.68x | 1.08x | 1.57x | 1.59x | 2.00x | 1.46x | 0.95x | 1.03x | 1.05x | 1.33x | 1.87x | 1.76x | 1.65x | 1.64x | 1.07x | 1.00x | 1.06x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 6.71x | 6.15x | 5.01x | 6.89x | 11.11x | 4.84x | 7.76x | 7.82x | 37.49x | 6.53x | 6.92x | 9.87x | 8.52x | 7.97x | 5.51x | 6.84x | 13.77x | 9.19x | 8.09x | 7.26x | 4.20x | 4.06x | 3.03x | 3.42x | 4.41x | 5.72x | 4.24x | 7.48x | 5.71x | 4.88x | 4.38x |
| Book Value per Share | 10.25 | 10.62 | 12.23 | 11.21 | 10.13 | 15.65 | 12.12 | 13.59 | 23.23 | 24.10 | 23.88 | 9.48 | 9.28 | 10.14 | 10.76 | 7.27 | 5.61 | 4.90 | 4.11 | 5.12 | 5.70 | 5.77 | 5.62 | 4.92 | 3.87 | 3.73 | 3.11 | 2.94 | 3.29 | 3.11 | 2.66 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying UMH stock.
As of 2025, UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) had total assets of $1.70B including $242.8M in current assets.
UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) carries total debt of $761.2M. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $905.5M ($10.62 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) reported a current ratio of 12.28x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Negative free cash flow funding
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Asset Base Expansion Outpacing Equity Growth
According to reported figures, UMH's total assets grew from $1.4B in 2024Q2 to $1.8B in 2026Q3 while equity rose only modestly to $879.2M, indicating the balance sheet is expanding through increased liabilities rather than retained capital build-up.
Total liabilities climbed from $697.3M to $884.5M over the same period, and total debt reached $853.1M, which suggests asset growth has been predominantly debt-financed. Investors should monitor whether the acquisition and development activity implied by this expansion generates sufficient income to service the rising debt load over time.
Debt-to-Equity Drifting Toward Upper Range
Based on UMH's reported figures, the debt-to-equity ratio moved from 0.90 in 2024Q2 to 0.97 in 2026Q3 after troughing near 0.66 in 2025Q1, reflecting a renewed upward pressure on leverage.
The recent rebound in leverage coincides with total debt rising to $853.1M, which appears to reflect continued reliance on borrowing to fund capital needs. Because the supplied data does not break out secured versus unsecured mix, maturity ladder, or floating-rate exposure, the interest rate sensitivity of this debt warrants further investigation.
Cash Position Thins Against Rising Obligations
As reported in financial statements, UMH's cash balance declined from $131.6M in 2024Q4 to $63.8M in 2026Q3, leaving a cash-to-total-debt coverage of roughly 7.5% against a backdrop of growing liabilities.
The cash drawdown over recent quarters may indicate that the company has been deploying its reserves into investment and distribution activity rather than building a buffer. Fixed charge coverage and revolver headroom are not provided in the supplied data, so the true liquidity cushion cannot be fully assessed from these figures alone.
Property Base Growth Lacks Visible Income Lift
Based on reported figures, net PP&E rose to approximately $1.4B by 2026Q3 while quarterly NOI fluctuated sharply, ranging from $2.1M to $64.8M across the recent periods, suggesting uneven income realization from the asset base.
The volatility in NOI relative to a steadily growing property base may point to timing effects, lease-up dynamics, or reporting irregularities rather than a stable operating trend. Occupancy, asset age, capex intensity, and geographic concentration data are not included in the supplied figures, limiting conclusions about portfolio quality.
Earnings Quality Behind Reported FFO
According to reported financials, FFO of $21.7M in 2026Q3 contrasts with negative AFFO of -$29.8M and free cash flow of -$35.0M, which may indicate that headline FFO overstates distributable cash generation.
The gap between FFO and cash-based measures suggests recurring capital requirements may be absorbing a substantial share of reported earnings. Because AFFO is unavailable for most historical quarters, the sustainability of current distributions relative to true recurring cash flow cannot be verified and warrants further investigation.