Elme Communities Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Elme Communities' CEO is Paul McDermott, appointed in Oct 2013, has a tenure of 10.58 years. total yearly compensation is $3.71M, comprised of 20.2% salary and 79.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.7% of the company’s shares, worth €8.86M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3 years and 9.3 years respectively.

Key information

Paul McDermott

Chief executive officer

US$3.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	20.2%
CEO tenure	10.6yrs
CEO ownership	0.7%
Management average tenure	3yrs
Board average tenure	9.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Paul McDermott's remuneration changed compared to Elme Communities's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$53m
Dec 31 2023	US$4m	US$750k	-US$53m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$54m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$21m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$27m
Dec 31 2022	US$5m	US$750k	-US$31m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$34m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$46m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$54m
Dec 31 2021	US$4m	US$750k	-US$54m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$62m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$47m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$42m
Dec 31 2020	US$5m	US$750k	-US$41m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$29m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$26m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$32m
Dec 31 2019	US$4m	US$650k	-US$6m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$27m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$18m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$7m
Dec 31 2018	US$4m	US$650k	US$627k
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$7m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$10m
Dec 31 2017	US$7m	US$650k	-US$4m

Compensation vs Market: Paul's total compensation ($USD3.71M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.63M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Paul's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Paul McDermott (61 yo)

10.6yrs

Tenure

US$3,707,826

Compensation

Mr. Paul T. McDermott serves as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Trustee at Elme Communities (formerly known as Washington Real Estate Investment Trust) since October 1, 2013 and has been its Cha...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Paul McDermott	Chairman of Board	10.6yrs	US$3.71m	0.70% $ 8.9m
Steven Freishtat	Executive VP & CFO	1.2yrs	US$973.81k	0.042% $ 528.9k
Tiffany Butcher	Executive VP & COO	less than a year	US$1.23m	0.047% $ 599.2k
Susan Gerock	Senior VP of Information Technology & Chief Information Officer	8.1yrs	US$968.76k	0.066% $ 835.9k
Wade Hammond	Senior VP	less than a year	US$725.81k	0.054% $ 682.7k
Daniel Chappell	Vice President of Investments	no data	no data	no data
A. Montgomery	Vice President of Research	no data	no data	no data
Amy Hopkins	Vice President of Investor Relations	4.8yrs	no data	no data

3.0yrs

Average Tenure

48yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: WRI's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Paul McDermott	Chairman of Board	10.6yrs	US$3.71m	0.70% $ 8.9m
Thomas Nolan	Independent Trustee	9.3yrs	US$179.98k	0.0022% $ 28.5k
Jennifer Banner	Independent Trustee	2yrs	US$172.48k	0% $ 0
Benjamin Butcher	Lead Independent Trustee	9.8yrs	US$200.61k	0% $ 0
Ellen Goitia	Independent Trustee	6.9yrs	US$182.48k	0.037% $ 474.5k
Anthony Winns	Independent Trustee	12.8yrs	US$176.48k	0% $ 0
Susan Carras	Independent Director	less than a year	US$44.64k	0.0018% $ 22.7k

9.3yrs

Average Tenure

65yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: WRI's board of directors are considered experienced (9.3 years average tenure).

Elme Communities Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Elme Communities, Annual General Meeting, May 30, 2024

Elme Communities Appoints Susan Carras as Independent Director to the Board of Trustees

Elme Communities Appoints Tiffany M. Butcher as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Effective July 10, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Elme Communities Announces Executive Changes

WashREIT Elects Jennifer S. Banner as Independent Director

Recent updates

First quarter dividend of US$0.18 announced

First quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.041 loss per share (vs US$0.042 loss in 1Q 2023)

Elme Communities Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on July 3, 2024

Elme Communities, Annual General Meeting, May 30, 2024

Elme Communities to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 01, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share

Elme Communities has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $350 million.

Elme Communities has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $550 million.

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.18 announced

Elme Communities Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on April 3, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: US$0.60 loss per share (vs US$0.36 loss in FY 2022)

Elme Communities to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 15, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share at 5.4% yield

Elme Communities Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on January 4, 2024

Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME) announces an Equity Buyback for $50 million worth of its shares.

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.50 loss per share (vs US$0.12 loss in 3Q 2022)

Elme Communities to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 26, 2023

Elme Communities Appoints Susan Carras as Independent Director to the Board of Trustees

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share at 4.9% yield

Forecast breakeven date pushed back to 2025

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.03 loss per share (vs US$0.10 loss in 2Q 2022)

Forecast to breakeven in 2024

Elme Communities Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending December 31, 2023

Elme Communities Appoints Tiffany M. Butcher as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Effective July 10, 2023

Elme Communities to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 31, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share at 4.6% yield

Forecast to breakeven in 2024

First quarter 2023 earnings released: FFO per share: US$0.2 (vs US$0.17 in 1Q 2022)

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share at 4.0% yield

Elme Communities Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023

Full year 2022 earnings released: FFO per share: US$0.7 (vs US$0.78 in FY 2021)

Elme Communities to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 16, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Insufficient new directors

Elme Communities Announces Executive Changes

Elme Communities Provides Earnings for the Year Ending December 31, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.12 loss per share (vs US$0.27 loss in 3Q 2021)

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 27, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: FFO: US$51.4m per share (vs US$0.25 in 2Q 2021)

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on October 5, 2022

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year Ending December 31, 2022

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 28, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

WashREIT Elects Jennifer S. Banner as Independent Director

First quarter 2022 earnings released: FFO: US$47.8m per share (vs US$0.34 in 1Q 2021)

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE:WRE) agreed to acquire two multifamily communities in Cobb County, Georgia for approximately $178 million.

Insufficient new directors

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, Annual General Meeting, May 26, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Resignation of Taryn D. Fielder as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

WashREIT promotes Susan Lilly Gerock as Senior Vice President

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE:WRE) acquired Two Adjacent Garden Style Apartment Communities in Stockbridge, GA for approximately $110 million.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.26 loss per share (vs US$0.013 loss in 3Q 2020)

Rosenthal Properties, LLC acquired Remaining Retail Properties of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust from Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE:WRE) for approximately $170 million on September 22, 2021.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.20 loss per share (vs US$0.068 loss in 2Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.30 per share

First quarter 2021 earnings released: FFO US$0.34 per share (vs US$0.39 in 1Q 2020)

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter Ending June 30, 2021

Upcoming Dividend of US$0.30 Per Share

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust to Report Q1, 2021 Results on Apr 28, 2021

New 90-day high: €19.60

CEO Compensation Analysis