Ladder Capital Corp. (LADR) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Ladder Capital Corp.

Why is Ladder Capital Corp. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 0.53% and Operating profit at 0.49%

The company has declared negative results in Mar'2025 after 2 consecutive positive quarters

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 124.2 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 5.83%
NET SALES(Q) At USD 98.22 MM has Fallen at -14.79%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -5.34% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Ladder Capital Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Ladder Capital Corp.

-6.13%

0.23

20.26%

S&P 500

22.78%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

1.64%

EBIT Growth (5y)

3.44%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

1.42

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

Tax Ratio

0.66%

Dividend Payout Ratio

180.89%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

71.32%

ROCE (avg)

60.80%

ROE (avg)

5.38%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.84

EV to EBIT

5.03

EV to EBITDA

4.42

EV to Capital Employed

0.83

EV to Sales

3.10

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

9.40%

ROCE (Latest)

16.57%

ROE (Latest)

4.31%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

3What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 1,111.11%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.41% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 105.39 MM

-26What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 3.71%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 124.48

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 71.01 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 276.98 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 51.2 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 3.17 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 2.6 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.02

Here's what is working for Ladder Capital Corp.

Net Sales

Highest at USD 105.39 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 1,111.11%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by 1.41% (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

Depreciation

Highest at USD 9.14 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Ladder Capital Corp.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 3.17 MM has Fallen at -81.09%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 16.76 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 2.6 MM has Fallen at -83.73%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 16.01 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest

At USD 51.2 MM has Grown at 11.95%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 124.48

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

Highest at USD 51.2 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 11.95% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 3.17 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD 2.6 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 0.02

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 71.01 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 276.98 %

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