Elme Communities

ELME

REIT - Residential · Real Estate

Price

$1.66

+0.04 (+2.47%)

Market Cap

$147.5M

Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

Winston Score

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Share count rising — dilution

+4.2% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 84.5M (2021) → 88.1M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Elme Communities is a real estate company that owns and operates apartment buildings, primarily in the Washington, D.C. metro area. It rents homes to everyday residents, making it a residential landlord at its core. Despite being classified under "REIT - Office" in some data sources, Elme converted its portfolio to focus almost entirely on multifamily residential properties after selling off its office assets.

The company makes money by collecting monthly rent from tenants across its apartment communities. It operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT), meaning it is required to pay out most of its taxable income to shareholders as dividends. Elme is a relatively small player in the D.C. rental market, with its geographic concentration acting as both a strength — given the region's stable government-driven employment base — and a risk, since any slowdown in that local economy directly impacts occupancy and rent growth. The company was acquired by Veris Residential in 2023, so it no longer trades as an independent public company.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-100.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+1.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$41M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Elme Communities's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

N/A

Data not available

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

N/A

Data not available

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-29.2%

Weak — -29.2% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-150.3%

Shrinking sales (-150.3% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

—

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

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Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

N/A

Data not available

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.50

Elevated debt (1.50)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

—

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

43.11%

Healthy income — 43.11% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+2012.5%

Dividend growing fast (2012.5% YoY)

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