Elme Communities
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
16.5420.5519.76121.5470.936.11-113.59-24.41-27.51-29.09-22.616.11
Price/Sales ratio
6.406.027.537.355.397.586.0512.58N/AN/A-32.237.58
Price/Book Value ratio
2.252.202.242.181.701.661.341.611.211.331.231.66
Price/Cash Flow ratio
22.8917.1820.1718.3012.3317.9015.7623.8735.9618.20201.0712.33
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-76.8392.3444.11-38.6416.6112.1815.7623.8735.9618.20201.7316.61
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.08-0.980.79-1.443.070.001.09-0.050.694.650.270.27
Dividend Yield
4.34%3.33%3.63%3.83%5.22%4.11%5.56%4.26%3.86%N/A2.90%4.11%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
70.32%69.24%63.28%64.42%65.49%62.61%61.61%60.44%N/AN/A211.65%65.49%
Operating Profit Margin
22.18%48.34%54.74%20.47%23.13%26.80%7.55%29.82%N/AN/A36.49%23.13%
Pretax Profit Margin
1.75%29.10%37.88%6.00%7.60%9.42%-5.33%-31.41%N/AN/A56.03%7.60%
Net Profit Margin
38.67%29.28%38.09%6.05%7.60%124.05%-5.33%-51.55%N/AN/A142.03%7.60%
Effective Tax Rate
16.27%0.66%-0.51%-0.43%-4.59%N/A747.67%-64.10%-80.79%N/A-153.47%N/A
Return on Assets
5.28%4.09%5.29%0.83%1.06%14.59%-0.65%-4.64%-2.98%-2.78%-3.66%14.59%
Return On Equity
13.62%10.73%11.35%1.79%2.39%27.16%-1.18%-6.62%-4.41%-4.59%-5.33%27.16%
Return on Capital Employed
3.10%6.97%7.85%2.92%3.34%3.27%0.95%2.77%-2.33%-4.33%-1.34%3.27%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
3.813.182.672.502.551.881.63N/AN/AN/A0.011.88
Quick Ratio
3.813.182.672.502.551.881.634.940.010.000.011.88
Cash ratio
0.290.360.160.110.070.130.094.070.010.000.010.13
Days of Sales Outstanding
75.5574.9174.9478.3380.0277.0472.2932.51N/AN/AN/A77.04
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
75.5574.9174.9478.3380.0277.0472.2932.51N/AN/AN/A77.04
Days of Payables Outstanding
231.50175.72149.05194.30187.05224.64189.99221.37N/AN/AN/A224.64
Cash Conversion Cycle
-155.95-100.81-74.11-115.96-107.03-147.60-117.69-188.86N/AN/AN/A-107.03
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
1.121.100.930.901.020.830.810.520.290.350.320.83
Debt Equity Ratio
2.902.902.001.952.321.551.490.750.430.580.441.55
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.590.600.510.510.530.430.420.27N/AN/AN/A0.43
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.740.740.660.660.690.600.590.430.300.370.300.60
Interest Coverage Ratio
1.151.091.321.571.510.580.59N/AN/AN/A0.460.58
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.030.040.050.060.050.050.050.080.070.120.010.05
Company Equity Multiplier
2.572.622.142.152.261.861.821.421.481.641.481.86
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.270.350.370.400.430.420.380.52N/AN/A-0.150.42
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-0.290.180.45-0.470.741.46111110.74
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.030.040.050.060.050.050.050.080.070.120.010.05
Short Term Coverage Ratio
0.060.090.110.130.110.110.110.170.070.120.010.11
Dividend Payout Ratio
71.90%68.54%71.76%466.06%370.88%25.12%-631.88%-104.04%-106.37%N/A-131.34%25.12%