ELA vs EARN Comparison

Envela Corp is a provider of recycling and re-commerce services at the forefront of the circular economy. These include re-commercializing luxury hard assets, consumer electronics and IT equipment; and end-of-life recycling solutions. It operates through two segments, Consumer, and Commercial Services. The Consumer segment which generates key revenue for the company predominantly buys to resell or recycle luxury hard assets like jewelry, diamonds, gemstones, fine watches, rare coins and related collectibles, precious-metal bullion products, gold, silver, and other precious metals. The Commercial Services segment provides asset-disposition solutions to government agencies, middle-market firms, corporations, and other organizations.

Ellington Credit Co is focused on corporate collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). It focuses on acquiring, investing in, and managing secondary CLO mezzanine debt and equity tranches. The company relies on risk management, including disciplined liquidity management and selective use of credit hedges, to preserve book value during times. The company primary investment objectives are to generate attractive current yields and risk-adjusted total returns for shareholders. It invest in multiple parts of the CLO capital structure, principally mezzanine debt and equity tranches. Rather than focusing only on short-term current yield, it select investments that it believe will provide a strong total return to drive a sustainable earnings stream over a long-term horizon.