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<li>Howard Hughes Holdings, a real estate company with a diversified portfolio of master-planned communities, operating assets, and strategic developments, has recently garnered attention due to the possibility of being taken private by Pershing Square, an investment firm led by Bill Ackman.</li>
<li>Pershing Square, the largest shareholder of Howard Hughes with a 38% stake, is reportedly considering this move to unlock greater value from the company.</li>
<li>On the one hand, Howard Hughes has shown strong performance across its core business segments, delivering impressive results in land sales, operating assets, and condo developments.</li>
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Howard Hughes Holdings, a real estate company with a diversified portfolio of master-planned communities, operating assets, and strategic developments, has recently garnered attention due to the possibility of being taken private by Pershing Square, an investment firm led by Bill Ackman.
Pershing Square, the largest shareholder of Howard Hughes with a 38% stake, is reportedly considering this move to unlock greater value from the company.
On the one hand, Howard Hughes has shown strong performance across its core business segments, delivering impressive results in land sales, operating assets, and condo developments.


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<li>HHH continues to exhibit the benefits of having operating assets as part of its MPCs. These operating assets provide essential cash flow to the rest of HHH</li>
<li>Operating assets becoming the core part of the business and HHH no longer requiring debt to fund its expansion needs</li>
<li>The Company has six unstabilized properties that could add $13.7 million of NOI by 2025 and has another six properties under construction to be completed by 2026.</li>
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HHH continues to exhibit the benefits of having operating assets as part of its MPCs. These operating assets provide essential cash flow to the rest of HHH
Operating assets becoming the core part of the business and HHH no longer requiring debt to fund its expansion needs
The Company has six unstabilized properties that could add $13.7 million of NOI by 2025 and has another six properties under construction to be completed by 2026.


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<li>HHH held its annual investor day updating investors on the continued increase in population at its MPC, but that was not enough to offset the decline in NAV</li>
<li>HHH’s management reiterated the trends that have fueled the business have continued with price per square foot and acre having increased over the past year.</li>
<li>HHH is now estimating its NAV at $129 compared to $170 last year. We are lowering our price target to $110 from $150 to reflect the erosion in the NAV</li>
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HHH held its annual investor day updating investors on the continued increase in population at its MPC, but that was not enough to offset the decline in NAV
HHH’s management reiterated the trends that have fueled the business have continued with price per square foot and acre having increased over the past year.
HHH is now estimating its NAV at $129 compared to $170 last year. We are lowering our price target to $110 from $150 to reflect the erosion in the NAV


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<li>HHC highlighted its self-funding business style that should contribute to growing the scale of the Company’s commercial operations within its master planned communities (“MPC”)</li>
<li>HHC reported revenue of $482 million in Q4, bringing full year 2022 revenue to $1.61 billion. The full year revenue increase was expected as HHC recognizes condo sales upon delivery</li>
<li>Since the seventh tower, Victoria Place, will be completed in 2024, which means, condo sales in 2023 would be limited </li>
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HHC highlighted its self-funding business style that should contribute to growing the scale of the Company’s commercial operations within its master planned communities (“MPC”)
HHC reported revenue of $482 million in Q4, bringing full year 2022 revenue to $1.61 billion. The full year revenue increase was expected as HHC recognizes condo sales upon delivery
Since the seventh tower, Victoria Place, will be completed in 2024, which means, condo sales in 2023 would be limited 


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<li>The tender offer of a month ago has helped reduce the selling pressure on the shares of HHC and is bringing attention to the underlying asset value of the business</li>
<li>HHC’s MPCs have attracted more people causing the MPCs to reach optimal levels to sustain cash flow generation. </li>
<li>HHC’s ability to grow cash flow to reinvest into its MPCs should lead to greater earnings growth over the long-term. </li>
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The tender offer of a month ago has helped reduce the selling pressure on the shares of HHC and is bringing attention to the underlying asset value of the business
HHC’s MPCs have attracted more people causing the MPCs to reach optimal levels to sustain cash flow generation. 
HHC’s ability to grow cash flow to reinvest into its MPCs should lead to greater earnings growth over the long-term. 


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The Howard Hughes Corporation develops real estate. The Company manages master planned communities, shopping malls, and mixed-use developments throughout the United States.

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