Filing Category: Dividend Announcement

  • FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP 8-K Analysis & Summary – 2/21/2025

    Analyst Summary

    • Net interest income grew 8% year-over-year to $353.9 million.
    • Net effective spread increased 4% from the prior-year period to $339.6 million.
    • Net income attributable to common stockholders was $180.4 million.
    • Core earnings of $171.6 million, or $15.64 per diluted common share.
    • Total core capital of $1.5 billion and a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 14.2% as of December 31, 2024.
    • Quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share on all three classes of common stock, representing a 7% increase.
    • Operating Profit Margin: 71.3%
    • Net Profit Margin: 57.2%
    • Return on Assets (ROA): 0.66%
    • Return on Equity (ROE): 13.9%
    • Basic EPS = $16.59, Diluted EPS = $16.44
    • Current Ratio: 0.60
    • Quick Ratio (Acid-Test Ratio): 0.60
    • Cash Ratio: 0.035
    • Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 20.04
    • Debt-to-Assets Ratio: 0.95
    • Interest Coverage Ratio (Times Interest Earned): 1.19
    • Days Sales Outstanding (DSO): 364.2 days
    • Days Payable Outstanding (DPO): 214.2 days
    • Asset Turnover: 0.012
    • Price-to-Earnings Ratio (P/E): 12.66
    • Price-to-Book Ratio (P/B): 1.40
    • Price-to-Sales Ratio (P/S): 5.75
    • Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA): 20.14
    • Revenue Growth: 3.6%
    • Net Income Growth: 3.6%
    • EPS Growth: 4%

    Opportunities and Risks

    • Availability of debt and equity financing.
    • Legislative or regulatory developments.
    • Fluctuations in the fair value of assets.
    • Economic conditions affecting agricultural lending and borrower repayment capacity.
    • Interest rate risk.
    • Developments in the financial markets.
    • Effects of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy.
    • Severe weather, flooding, and drought.

    Potential Implications

    Stock Price

    • The dividend increase could positively impact the stock price.
    • Strong earnings and capital position could reassure investors.