Global Self Storage Inc. Common Stock (SELF)

FairStock Score: 59/100 — STEADY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

Global Self Storage is a small REIT with 13 self-storage properties. I like the simplicity: customers rent space, revenue is recurring, and the company keeps costs low with only 36 employees. But I do not see much of a moat. Self-storage is competitive, and with a $57.3M market cap and a narrow footprint, scale advantages are limited. At the close on 2026-10-13, the stock was $5.02. FairStock's price-to-book is 1.24, dividend yield is 5.80%, and debt-to-equity is 0.34. Since depreciation distorts REIT earnings, I would not lean on the 27.89 P/E. FFO and AFFO, the better REIT measures, are not in the data. Revenue has been nearly flat: FY2023 was $12.2M, FY2024 was $12.5M, and FY2025 was $12.7M. Net income actually fell from $2.9M in FY2023 to $2.1M in FY2024 and $2.0M in FY2025. The latest quarter was better: in fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, net income was $829,615, up from $664,216 in fiscal Q2 2025, the quarter ended 2025-06-30, while revenue was $3.2M in both periods. Financial health looks decent. FairStock's Piotroski F-Score is 8/9, Altman Z-Score is 2.10, trailing free cash flow is $3.9M, and FCF yield is 6.8%. The 5.80% dividend is attractive if it is covered, but without AFFO I cannot confirm that. Valuation is not screaming cheap: P/B 1.24, EV/EBITDA 14.21, PEG 1.12, and a FairStock score of 59/100. FairStock tags it a STALWART, citing 49.3% annual profit growth over five years and 6.7% revenue growth, but recent filed results are more muted. I would want more disclosure on occupancy, rents, and AFFO before calling it a bargain.

In plain English: Global Self Storage owns and manages small self-storage properties in several U.S. states. The business is modestly profitable and pays an above-average dividend with low debt, but profit has been uneven and growth is slow. Based on its earnings and accounting value, the stock looks roughly fairly priced rather than clearly cheap or expensive.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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