Ellington Financial, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Realty
  • ISIN: US28852N1090
USD
13.59
0.21 (1.57%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Ellington Financial, Inc. ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 52.77% CAGR growth in Operating Profits
2
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate of 52.77%
3
Positive results in Jun 25
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -0.12% (YoY)
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 2.02 times
  • NET SALES(Q) At USD 132.8 MM has Grown at 48.23%
4
With ROE of 9.28%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.74 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 11.03%, its profits have risen by 103.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Ellington Financial, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Realty should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Realty)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Ellington Financial, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ellington Financial, Inc.
6.42%
0.69
21.41%
S&P 500
22.99%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
32.39%
EBIT Growth (5y)
43.84%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.88
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
0.39%
Dividend Payout Ratio
132.07%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
49.84%
ROCE (avg)
22.47%
ROE (avg)
8.40%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.78
EV to EBIT
2.66
EV to EBITDA
2.66
EV to Capital Employed
0.74
EV to Sales
2.03
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
8.19%
ROCE (Latest)
27.73%
ROE (Latest)
8.03%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

25What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 694.48 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 12.16%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 183.73

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.66% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 529.71 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 184.72 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 73.89 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 89.49 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.78

-4What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At USD 187.3 MM has Grown at 32.58%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 911.27 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 1.21 times

Here's what is working for Ellington Financial, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 694.48 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 183.73
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 73.89 MM has Grown at 138.96%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 89.49 MM has Grown at 131.35%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 184.72 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales
At USD 184.72 MM has Grown at 31.29%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 73.89 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 89.49 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 0.78
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 529.71 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.66% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Ellington Financial, Inc.

Interest
At USD 187.3 MM has Grown at 32.58%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 911.27 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 1.21 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio