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Elme Communities (Elme Communities) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 15.41 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Elme Communities's share price is $14.86. Elme Communities's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.96. Hence, Elme Communities's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.41.

The historical rank and industry rank for Elme Communities's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

ELME' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.41   Med: 17.27   Max: 36.33
Current: 15.41

During the past 13 years, Elme Communities's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 36.33. The lowest was 11.41. And the median was 17.27.

ELME's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
64.86% of 700 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 11.885 vs ELME: 15.41

Elme Communities's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.26. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.96.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Elme Communities was 15.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -11.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -14.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -5.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Elme Communities's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 28.40% per year. The lowest was -140.40% per year. And the median was -1.65% per year.


Elme Communities Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Elme Communities's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* 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.

* Premium members only.

Elme Communities Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.89 15.77 24.50 21.24 15.13

Elme Communities Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.24 19.31 16.84 14.31 15.13

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Elme Communities's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Elme Communities's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Elme Communities's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Elme Communities Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Elme Communities's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=14.86/0.964
=15.41

Elme Communities's Share Price of today is $14.86.
Elme Communities's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.96.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Elme Communities  (NYSE:ELME) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Elme Communities (Elme Communities) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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