EFCEllington Financial Inc.
$11.67-3.1% 1Y
$11.67
$10.9652 weeks$13.72
Is the business good?
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2 to watch, 2 without dataMore warning than reassurance: margins compressing and returns that lean on debt.
Margin direction, 3 years−2.7 pts
Operating margin has narrowed over the past few years, profitability per dollar of sales is eroding.
Where ROE comes from10.5× leverage
Leverage-amplified, a high assets-to-equity ratio does much of the work. ROE 8% = margin × turnover × leverage.
All from derived.
Where this answer is blind. The F-score rewards improvement, so an already-elite company can score mid-pack.
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