NYSE$ELME

Elme Communities · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Elme Communities reported a net loss of $3.0 million and same-store multifamily NOI increased by 2.3%.

Elme Communities reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The company experienced solid demand in its Washington Metro portfolio, with a sequential improvement in same-store occupancy. However, progress on reducing bad debt in the Atlanta portfolio was slower than anticipated.

  • Net loss was $3.0 million, or $0.03 per diluted share.
  • NAREIT FFO was $20.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share.
  • Same-store multifamily NOI increased by 2.3% compared to the prior year quarter.
  • Available liquidity was approximately $337 million as of September 30, 2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$61.1M

Previous: $56.7M+7.8%
EPS

-$0.03

Previous: $0.24-112.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$33.4M

Previous: -$130M+74.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$36.3M

Previous: -$174M+79.1%
Net Income

-$2.97M

Previous: -$43.6M+93.2%
Operating Income

$6.73M

Previous: -$36.2M+118.6%
Gross Profit

$38.8M

Previous: $36.9M+5.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.58M

Previous: $1.43M+10.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Elme Communities · Revenue · Quarterly

$61.1M

Q3 2024+7.8%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 14 quarters(43%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Elme Communities · $21M total across 1 segment · Q1 2021

  • Multifamily NOI
    $21M

Forward guidance

The Company is tightening its Core FFO guidance range for 2024 to $0.92 to $0.94 per fully diluted share. Same-store multifamily NOI growth is now expected to range from 1.0% to 1.5%.

Tailwinds

  • Same-store multifamily NOI growth is now expected to range from 1.0% to 1.5%
  • Non-same-store multifamily NOI is now expected to range from $5.35 million to $5.75 million
  • Other same-store NOI, which consists solely of Watergate 600, is now expected to range from $12.5 million to $12.75 million
  • Property management expense is expected to range from $8.5 million to $9.0 million
  • Interest expense is now expected to range from $37.5 million to $38.0 million

Headwinds

  • Progress on reducing bad debt across our Atlanta portfolio was slower than anticipated for the quarter.
  • Economic factors such as inflation and interest rate changes
  • The economic health of the areas in which our properties are located, particularly with respect to the greater Washington, DC metro and Sunbelt regions
  • Risks related to our ability to control our expenses if revenues decrease
  • The availability and terms of financing and capital and the general volatility of securities markets

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

34 / 68 earnings

Positive

+11.2%

Q4 2024

Best reaction

-5.3%

Q2 2012

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.3%-4.3%-2.9%
Q4 2025+0.0%+0.0%+6.4%
Q3 2025-1.0%-2.8%+0.4%
Q1 2025+1.0%-0.3%+0.9%
Q4 2024+11.2%+8.1%+11.4%
Q3 2024+2.5%+7.2%+0.5%
Q2 2024+2.9%+2.7%+7.3%
Q1 2024+1.0%+0.5%+1.6%
Q4 2023-0.7%-4.2%-6.0%
Q3 2023-3.9%-4.9%-2.5%
Q2 2023-4.3%-3.2%-5.1%
Q1 2023-0.9%-5.0%-13.0%
Q4 2022+0.1%-0.8%-8.4%
Q3 2022+2.6%+2.5%+6.6%
Q2 2022+2.6%-1.6%-8.2%
Q1 2022-0.3%-5.5%-2.7%
Q4 2021-4.4%-4.9%+1.2%
Q3 2021+0.4%+0.5%+0.8%
Q2 2021-0.6%-3.5%+2.0%
Q1 2021-0.8%+0.7%+2.7%
Q4 2020-0.9%-1.8%+5.2%
Q3 2020+1.1%+10.9%+39.0%
Q2 2020+5.0%+4.4%+6.1%
Q1 2020+0.8%+5.4%-3.1%
Q4 2019-0.8%-1.7%-16.2%
Q3 2019+2.5%+2.4%+3.4%
Q2 2019-1.4%-1.7%-5.7%
Q1 2019-0.4%+0.3%-4.0%
Q4 2018+3.6%+4.0%+6.5%
Q3 2018-3.2%-2.4%-2.2%
Q2 2018-1.6%+1.1%+3.6%
Q1 2018+1.6%+2.8%+2.8%
Q4 2017+2.8%+1.1%+3.0%
Q3 2017+0.4%-0.9%+0.2%
Q2 2017+2.9%+5.2%+2.5%
Q1 2017-1.0%-1.2%+0.4%
Q4 2016+1.7%+2.6%-3.4%
Q3 2016-1.0%-3.2%+5.4%
Q2 2016+2.3%+3.7%-3.2%
Q1 2016-0.6%
Q4 2015+2.7%
Q3 2015-1.9%
Q2 2015-3.1%
Q1 2015+0.1%
Q4 2014-1.3%
Q3 2014+2.3%
Q2 2014+1.2%
Q1 2014+0.0%
Q4 2013-2.3%
Q3 2013-1.5%
Q2 2013-0.9%
Q1 2013-2.8%
Q4 2012-0.9%
Q3 2012-3.4%
Q2 2012-5.3%
Q1 2012+0.4%
Q4 2011-0.3%
Q3 2011-2.3%
Q2 2011-0.1%
Q1 2010+0.3%
Q1 2011+1.6%
Q4 2008+3.9%
Q4 2010+3.9%
Q3 2010+1.0%
Q3 2009+1.0%
Q4 2009+0.3%
Q2 2009+0.3%
Q2 2010+0.3%

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