Elme Communities (Elme Communities) Debt-to-Equity : 0.60 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Elme Communities Debt-to-Equity?

Elme Communities's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $160.0 Mil. Elme Communities's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $522.5 Mil. Elme Communities's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,136.1 Mil. Elme Communities's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.60.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Elme Communities's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ELME' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38 Med: 1.05 Max: 1.72
Current: 0.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Elme Communities was 1.72. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 1.05.

ELME's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
65.48% of 672 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 0.78 vs ELME: 0.60

Elme Communities Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Elme Communities's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Elme Communities Debt-to-Equity Chart

Elme Communities Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.78

0.75

0.38

0.44

0.59

Elme Communities Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.45	0.44	0.57	0.59	0.60

Competitive Comparison of Elme Communities's Debt-to-Equity

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Elme Communities's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Elme Communities's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Elme Communities's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Elme Communities's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Elme Communities Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Elme Communities's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(157	+	522.345)	/	1154.06
	=	0.59

Elme Communities's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(160	+	522.539)	/	1136.116
	=	0.60

Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Elme Communities (Elme Communities) Business Description

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Address

1775 Eye Street North West, Suite 1000, Washington, DC, USA, 20006

Website

https://www.elmecommunities.com

Elme Communities is a real estate investment trust engaged in owning and operating properties in the greater Washington DC metropolitan area. The company's real estate portfolio is comprised of office, retail, and multifamily properties located primarily near major transportation nodes. Washington REIT derives nearly all of its income in the form of rental revenue from tenants organized into long-term leases. The company's office assets contribute the majority of this income, while the rest is split fairly evenly between its retail and multifamily locations. Washington REIT's largest tenants are banking, consulting, law, and financial services firms.

Executives

Susan Carras	director	345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Tiffany Michelle Butcher	officer: EVP & COO	1775 EYE STREET NW, SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Steven Freishtat	officer: EVP & CFO	1775 EYE STREET NW, SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Jennifer S Banner	director	214N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Susan Lilly Gerock	officer: SVP & CIO	1775 EYE STREET, NW, SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Ellen M. Goitia	director	1775 EYE STREET, NW, SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Taryn D. Fielder	officer: SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary	1775 EYE STREET, N.W., SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Murn Edward J. Iv	officer: Managing Director, Residential	6110 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD, SUITE 800, ROCKVILLE MD 20852
Wade Drew Hammond	officer: VP & CAO elect & Controller	1775 EYE ST., NW, SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
John P Mcdaniel	other: Trustee	C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Stephen Edward Riffe	officer: E.V.P. & CFO-elect	1775 EYE STREET, NW, SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Nolan Thomas H Jr	director	14631 NORTH SCOTTSDALE RD, SUITE 200, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Laura M Franklin	officer: S.V.P. & Corp. Sec.	CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO., PO BOX 10809, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32120
Thomas L Regnell	officer: Mnging. Dir. - Acquisitions
Benjamin S Butcher	director	ONE FEDERAL STREET, 23RD FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02110