* Note: Prices are in Million (M) USD.
Description:
These criteria used Company's Cash, EBITDA and Debt balance to determines its fair value:
Note: Financial institutions (banks/insurers/brokers/REITs) are evaluated using sector, P/E, growth, ROE and other factors. The 3.5× Net Debt/EBITDA rule is skipped to avoid misleading signals; however, Cash/Debt/EBITDA are still displayed and counted for scoring.
Cash : $340 M
Debt : $3,086 M
EBITDA : $-310 M
Net Debt (Debt - Cash): $2,746 M
Since Ebitda is less than 0, 0 points assigned.
This criteria used industry in which company operates:
Sector: Financials
Industry: Reit - mortgage
Based on industry, 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's Price To Earning (P/E) Ratio to determines its fair value:
Message: Cannot calculate PE Ratio since EPS is either 0 or negative.
Using default values for calculation.
Forward PE Ratio (using default values): 20.00
Since Forward PE Ratio is between 20 - 25, 2 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to convert Sales into free cash flow to determine fair value:
Using last 7 overlapping fiscal years (max 20).Average Free Cash Flow: $126 M
Average Revenue: $211 M
Revenue Converted To Free Cash Flow (%): 59.9%
Since Free Cash Flow (FCF) to Revenue percentage is greater than 25, 5 points assigned.
This criteria used company's growth potential to calculate its fair value:
Latest Revenue (2024-12-31): $171 M
Revenue 5 Years Ago (2019-12-31): $250 M
Total Growth over 5 Years: -31.7%
5-Year Revenue CAGR (Historical): -7.3%
Forward 5-Year CAGR (Tapered): -6.6%
Since historical Revenue CAGR is between 0 - 5, 1 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to buy back its own share:
Latest Share Count (2024-12-31): $139 M
Share Count 5 Years Ago (2020-12-31): $141 M
Company is buying back its own shares, 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's dividend payout ratio to determine its fair value:
Next Year Earnings Per Share (EPS): $-0.48
Trailing 12-Month Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.00
Average Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.00
Dividend Per Share (DPS): $0
Payout Ratio: 0%
Dividend Yield: 0.00%
⚠️ Caution: Negative earnings detected — Further research is recommended - Next Fiscal Yr EPS: $-0.48
Since Dividend Per Share is less than or equal to 0, 0 point assigned.
Since Dividend Yield is less than 1, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Return On Equity (ROE%) to determine its fair value:
Using last 7 valid ROE years (max 20).Average ROE: 3.3%
Since Average ROE is less than 10, 1 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's current price to its 52 week low price to determines its fair value:
Current Price: $3.01
52-Week Low: $2.13
Threshold Price (15% Above 52-Week Low): $2.45
Since Current price is not within 15% threshold, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Market Cap to determines its fair value:
Market Capitalization: $422 M
Since Market Cap is less than 10B, 1 point assigned.
% Exposure to Total Portfolio
Based on the market cap, we recommend do not exceed 0.5% exposure of Total Portfolio.
Warren Buffett's Owners' Earnings:
Owners' Earnings (FCF/Share, latest positive annual) (2024-12-31): $0.60
Note: Many fast-growing companies reinvest heavily, so Owners' Earnings may appear low.
Consider other factors in your valuation.
Value-Trade has assigned 16 points to above Claros Mortgage Trust Inc (CMTG) stock.
Heads up: One or more P/E inputs look exaggerated and may skew the blend.
• RCFC Based PE 50.00 (>2× median)
Further research is recommended; please use your own due diligence.
In such cases, multiplying earnings by the long-run average P/E typically gives a closer, more reliable fair value.
Last 3 Years Avg PE 21, Fair Value PE 12, Industry Based PE 15, RCFC Based PE 50, ROE Based PE 3.27, Risk-Free Anchored PE (25% MoS) 18.47. Based on these 6 values, average assigned is 19.96. The fair value of Claros Mortgage Trust Inc (CMTG) stock cannot be calculated since EBITDA and EPS are either 0 or negative.
