Elme Communities (ELME) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

+30546.7%

$9.19

vs $0.03 price

Levered DCF

$9.22

After debt service

Piotroski score

4 / 9

Average

Altman Z-score

-1.04

Distress zone

Rating

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Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	-9.94×	-101.8×	-23.93×	-25.8×	-99.42×	-33.8×	53.05×	71.88×
P/B	6.42×	1.24×	1.11×	1.23×	1.66×	1.35×	1.66×	1.7×
P/S	0×	5.55×	5.62×	7.43×	12.92×	10.12×	13.25×	5.39×
EV / EBITDA	-16.37×	16.87×	29.43×	24.47×	28.78×	23.59×	17.98×	17.66×
Gross margin	0.0%	59.7%	61.4%	61.1%	60.4%	60.7%	60.7%	65.5%
Operating margin	0.0%	9.7%	-10.1%	-0.8%	-0.3%	-1.4%	28.0%	23.1%
Net margin	0.0%	-5.4%	-23.2%	-14.7%	-12.9%	-8.9%	217.0%	7.6%
Current ratio	1.02×	0.09×	0.12×	0.25×	4.35×	6.71×	1.47×	0.75×
Debt / equity	2.18×	0.65×	0.59×	0.44×	0.38×	0.75×	0.78×	1.16×
Interest coverage	-3.82×	0.62×	-0.76×	-0.07×	-0.01×	-0.06×	0.92×	1.54×
Dividend yield	4.2%	4.7%	5.0%	3.8%	4.2%	5.6%	4.1%	5.2%
Payout ratio	-41.3%	-485.7%	-121.4%	-192.3%	-416.4%	-631.9%	25.1%	370.9%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	-64.5%	-1.2%	-4.6%	-2.4%	-1.7%	-1.2%	27.2%	2.4%
Return on invested capital	-15.2%	1.3%	-1.3%	-0.1%	-0.0%	-0.1%	2.0%	3.7%
Return on assets	-7.3%	-0.7%	-2.8%	-1.6%	-1.2%	-0.7%	14.6%	1.1%
Free cash flow yield	4.1%	7.1%	6.6%	4.6%	4.1%	6.3%	5.6%	8.1%
Earnings yield	-10.1%	-1.0%	-4.1%	-2.0%	-1.0%	-0.9%	16.4%	1.4%
Enterprise value	$720.9M	$2B	$2B	$2.1B	$2.4B	$2.8B	$3.4B	$3.1B
Net debt / EBITDA	18.43×	5.74×	10.14×	6.34×	3.09×	8.37×	5.7×	7.16×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	-38	-117	-134	-126	-189	-208	-239	-108