Elme Communities Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 0/6
Elme Communities's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -13.8%, while the Residential REITs industry saw earnings growing at 2.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9% per year.
Key information
-13.83%
Earnings growth rate
-12.35%
EPS growth rate
| Residential REITs Industry Growth | 11.06% |
| Revenue growth rate | 9.04% |
| Return on equity | -20.35% |
| Net Margin | -74.83% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Oct 2025 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Seeking Alpha • Jul 07
Elme Communities: A Liquidation Stub With One Missing Piece
Summary Elme Communities is now a liquidation stub, with value hinging on property sales and debt repayment. ELME has distributed $14.67/share; the remaining value depends on selling Riverside Apartments and other assets. The Hold rating reflects uncertainty: upside exists if Riverside sells near $280M, but downside risk is significant if it sells lower. Key risks include Riverside's sale price, liquidation timing, rising debt costs, and management's incentive structure. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Narrative Update • Feb 26
ELME: Liquidation Distributions Will Deliver Attractive Cash Returns Despite Lower Sale Proceeds
Analysts have modestly revised their price view on Elme Communities, keeping the fair value estimate around $18.00 while adjusting underlying assumptions such as the discount rate, profit margin, and future P/E to reflect updated expectations for risk and earnings quality. What's in the News Elme Communities updated its estimate for total liquidating distributions to a range of US$17.02 to US$17.47 per common share, including the initial US$14.67 per share distribution paid in January 2026.Narrative Update • Feb 11
ELME: Liquidation Distributions Will Drive Attractive Cash Returns Through Asset Sales
Analysts have maintained their price target for Elme Communities at $18.00, citing updated assumptions that now reflect a higher discount rate, a steeper 76% revenue decline outlook, and a very large future P/E multiple that together offset a slightly lower profit margin expectation. What's in the News Elme Communities announced a plan of sale and liquidation and has been reducing its workforce, with approximately 117 employees remaining as of November 14, 2025, including about 73 in community management roles (company disclosure).Narrative Update • Jan 26
ELME: Liquidation Plan And $14.67 Distribution Will Drive Future Cash Returns
Analysts now hold Elme Communities at a steady fair value of $18.00 per share, reflecting a slightly higher implied future P/E and a small trim to profit margin assumptions guiding this unchanged price target. What's in the News Board approves a special liquidating distribution of $14.67 per share, payable on January 7, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 22, 2025 (Special Dividend Announced).Narrative Update • Jan 11
ELME: Liquidation Plan And $14.67 Distribution Will Drive Future Cash Returns
Analysts have maintained their fair value estimate for Elme Communities at $18.00. They cite a higher discount rate of 10.73%, slightly stronger profit margin assumptions at 17.23%, and a very high forward P/E of about 252x as key factors behind the unchanged price target.Narrative Update • Dec 24
ELME: Liquidation Payout And Asset Sales Will Reshape Future Cash Returns
Analysts have raised their price target on Elme Communities from 13 dollars to 18 dollars, citing a lower discount rate and still-solid profit margins despite sharply reduced revenue growth expectations and a much higher projected future P E multiple. What's in the News Board of Trustees approved a special liquidating distribution of $14.67 per share, payable January 7, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 22, 2025 (company announcement) Company is implementing workforce reductions following the sale of 19 multifamily assets and adoption of a plan of sale and liquidation, with headcount reduced to about 117 employees as of November 14, 2025 (company filing) Reported real estate impairment charges totaling approximately $111.7 million for the year ended September 30, 2025 (company disclosure) Reported no share repurchases from July 1 to September 30, 2025 under the buyback program announced in October 2023 (company disclosure) Scheduled a special or extraordinary shareholders meeting for October 30, 2025, to be held via online portal meetnow.global/m9fjr5r (company notice) Valuation Changes The fair value target increased from 13 dollars to 18.00 dollars, indicating a materially higher implied equity valuation.Narrative Update • Sep 12
Robust Multifamily Trends Will Boost Future Asset Sales
Despite notable improvements in both net profit margin and revenue growth forecasts, the consensus analyst price target for Elme Communities has been sharply reduced from $18.33 to $13.00. What's in the News Elme Communities Board has approved a $1.6 billion portfolio sale of 19 assets to Cortland Partners, with transaction closure expected in Q4, pending shareholder approval.
New Narrative • Mar 24
Resident Services And Renovations Will Modernize Washington Metro Area
Strategic initiatives like the Board review and Resident Services launch aim to boost revenue, operational efficiency, and shareholder value.Seeking Alpha • Jan 23
Elme Communities: Lack Of Near-Term Catalyst Post-Turnaround Points To A Hold
Summary ELME, a REIT focused on multifamily residential buildings in Washington and Atlanta, has streamlined its business but hasn't seen market rewards. Despite a solid strategy, ELME is hindered by scale; potential catalysts include opportunistic acquisitions within core markets. Renovations and operational improvements are key to increasing NOI, with various optimization initiatives adding value. ELME is a Hold, with shares fairly valued. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaSeeking Alpha • Dec 02
Elme Communities: Shares Valued Fairly As DC Metro Market Tops Expectations
Summary ELME Communities owns and operates value-add multifamily properties in the DC metro and Atlanta metro regions of the U.S. The REIT has benefitted from strong operating strength in the DC metro, a market that has been one of the best performing nationally in 2024. The market has benefitted from a combination of low supply growth and robust market wage growth. The competitive advantages of the DC metro have been offset to a degree by underperformance in the Atlanta metro. I view ELME stock as fairly valued as further supply growth looms in 2025. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaSeeking Alpha • Jul 18
Elme Communities: Doesn't Seem Worth The Risks
Summary Elme Communities owns and operates apartment communities in Washington, DC and Atlanta. Though multifamily landlords have been enjoying a strong tailwind due to the high cost of financing the purchase of a home today, this REIT has struggled. While the shares are trading at a discount to NAV, there's a good chance we won't see a recovery soon enough because of risks that the market has correctly assessed. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaRevenue & Expenses Breakdown
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Elme Communities makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 25 | 248 | -185 | 66 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 25 | 247 | -135 | 37 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 25 | 246 | -15 | 30 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 25 | 244 | -14 | 28 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 24 | 242 | -13 | 25 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 24 | 240 | -13 | 25 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 235 | -54 | 25 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 232 | -53 | 25 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 228 | -53 | 26 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 225 | -54 | 27 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 223 | -21 | 27 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 217 | -27 | 28 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 209 | -31 | 28 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 199 | -34 | 29 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 186 | -46 | 30 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 176 | -54 | 29 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 169 | -54 | 28 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 167 | -62 | 25 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 168 | -47 | 23 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 171 | -42 | 22 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 176 | -41 | 24 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 214 | 29 | 24 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 250 | 26 | 24 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 283 | 32 | 25 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 177 | -6 | 26 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 300 | -27 | 25 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 291 | -18 | 24 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 290 | -7 | 23 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 292 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 301 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 313 | 7 | 23 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 321 | 10 | 23 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 280 | -4 | 23 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 321 | 23 | 21 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 318 | 99 | 20 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 314 | 123 | 20 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 313 | 119 | 20 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 315 | 176 | 20 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 314 | 97 | 20 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 309 | 62 | 20 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 306 | 89 | 20 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 302 | 30 | 21 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: ELME is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: ELME is currently unprofitable.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ELME is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 13.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare ELME's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: ELME is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Residential REITs industry (5.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: ELME has a negative Return on Equity (-20.35%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/07/10 03:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/07/10 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/10/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Elme Communities is covered by 10 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Rodgers | Baird |
| Christopher Lucas | Capital One Securities, Inc. |
| Mitchell Germain | Citizens JMP Securities, LLC |