Ellington Credit Company (EARN) vs Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. (SAMG)

Ellington Credit Company and Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. are both Asset Management companies. Ellington Credit Company is the larger, with a market value of $159.2M against $119.9M — 1.3× the size. Ellington Credit Company trades at the lower P/E: 14.2× against 93.4×. Ellington Credit Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.2% against 0.80%. Ellington Credit Company has the higher net margin (13.2% vs 0.72%) and the lower return on invested capital (1.60% vs 2.50%). Both pay a dividend; Ellington Credit Company yields more (16.8% vs 4.59%). Across the 23 metrics below, Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. leads on 13 and Ellington Credit Company on 10.

Valuation

Metric EARN SAMG Asset Management median
P/E 14.20 93.36 14.62
P/S 2.01 0.63 2.97
P/B 0.52 1.01 0.94
Price to free cash flow 12.70 8.93 8.93
EV/EBITDA 27.81 13.02 10.32
EV/Sales 12.20 0.54 5.72
Earnings yield 7.04% 1.07% 4.53%
Free cash flow yield 7.87% 11.20% 4.65%

Profitability

Metric EARN SAMG Asset Management median
Gross margin 94.17% 100.00% 100.00%
Operating margin 12.60% 2.13% 33.03%
Net margin 13.21% 0.72% 13.53%
Free cash flow margin 15.86% 7.05% 12.44%
Return on equity 3.99% 1.02% 4.83%
Return on assets 0.00% 0.62% 1.57%
Return on invested capital 1.60% 2.50% 3.04%

Growth

Metric EARN SAMG Asset Management median
Revenue growth (TTM) 17.19% 0.80% 6.97%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (8.87%) (44.00%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.61% 3.02% 12.13%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (21.61%) (13.28%) 0.00%

Health

Metric EARN SAMG Asset Management median
Debt to equity 2.91 0.12 0.42
Current ratio 0.14 0.79 1.28
Net debt to EBITDA 50.05 (3.41) 1.06

Dividend

Metric EARN SAMG Asset Management median
Dividend yield 16.81% 4.59% 6.92%
Payout ratio 8.00 0.59 0.77

Size

Metric EARN SAMG Asset Management median
Market cap 159.17m 119.90m 721.34m

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