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Elme Communities (Elme Communities) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Elme Communities Financial Strength?

Elme Communities has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Elme Communities's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.47. Elme Communities's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.87. As of today, Elme Communities's Altman Z-Score is 0.61.


Competitive Comparison of Elme Communities's Financial Strength

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Elme Communities's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Elme Communities's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Elme Communities's Financial Strength falls into.



Elme Communities Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Elme Communities's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-9.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $4.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $522.5 Mil.

Elme Communities's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*4.437/-9.494
=0.47

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

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

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(160 + 522.539) / 238.052
=2.87

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Elme Communities has a Z-score of 0.61, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.61 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Elme Communities  (NYSE:ELME) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Elme Communities has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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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
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

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