The business behind the dividend
| Measure | EARN | Median | Formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 3.4% | 10.6% | Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | Operating income ÷ (equity + total debt) |
| Owner earnings | — | — | Net income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure |
| Free cash flow | — | — | Operating cash flow − capital expenditure |
| Operating margin | — | — | Operating income ÷ revenue |
| Net margin | — | — | Net income ÷ revenue |
| Debt to equity | — | — | Total debt ÷ shareholders’ equity |
| Interest cover | 0.20x | 4.22x | Operating income ÷ interest expense |
| Current ratio | — | — | Current assets ÷ current liabilities |
| Long-term debt to working capital | — | — | Long-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities) |
| Cash conversion | 1.38x | 1.66x | Operating cash flow ÷ net income |
| Accruals | -0.3% | -3.1% | (Net income − operating cash flow) ÷ total assets |
Not computed here: Current ratio, Debt to equity, Free cash flow, Net margin, Operating margin, Owner earnings, Return on capital employed — why a blank is not a zero.
Ten years of it
The same measures, for every year the filings support. One year is a fact; a row is a business.
| Measure | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 3.4% | 3.3% | -26.9% | -4.1% | 12.1% | 13.8% | -7.3% | 5.6% | 8.4% | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Cash conversion | 1.38x | -2.20x | — | — | 1.21x | 0.79x | — | 3.19x | 1.67x | — | 1.21x |
How it compares in real estate
Among the 20 real estate companies here measured on operating cash flow, Ellington Credit pays out less than 3 of them. The median for that group is 152.3%, against this company’s 243.8%.
Closest on operating cash flow
- Dynex Capital (DX) 204.1%
- Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 218.5%
- AGNC Investment (AGNC) 245.2%
- Net Lease Office Properties (NLOP) 284.2%
Same sector and same denominator, so the figures are comparable. All 130 in real estate →