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Company Profile: |
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation operates as a real estate investment trust. It invests in, acquires, and manages a portfolio of assets with a focus on residential real estate related investments, including non-qualified mortgage loans, non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), and other related investments. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Recent News: |
As of March 31, 2022, the Company owned an aggregate investment portfolio with a fair market value totaling $2.6 billion. The Company’s focus on residential real estate related investments will include but is not limited to non-qualified residential whole loans (“Non-QM Loans”), non-agency RMBS, and other related assets. The Company believes this focus will allow it to address attractive market opportunities. |
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Fundamental Analysis: |
Ninestocks analyzes several different financial aspects: |
Price to Book Value – P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly. @@@@@ |
Price to Earnings – PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS). @@@@@ |
Discounted cash flow – DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows. @@@@@ |
Return on Assets – ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit. @@@@@ |
Return on Equity – ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency. @@@@@ |
Debt to Equity – evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn. @@@@@ |
Conclusion: |
WMC receives outperform rating in price to book value, discounted cash flow and debt to equity. Technical indicators signal the bullish signs, as there is a bullish crossover in the MACD and the Stochastic oscillator. The RSI stands at 47.3 with positive bias. We rate Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) a STRONG BUY. |