SMID vs EARN Comparison

Smith-Midland Corp through its subsidiaries invents, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and installs precast concrete products for primary use in the construction, highway, utilities, and farming industries. The firm's customers are general contractors and federal, state, and local transportation authorities. Its products include Slenderwall, JJhooks, Softsound, Sierra Wall and Easi set. A substantial portion of the company's business is derived from local, state, and federal building projects. The company generates revenues predominantly from the sale, leasing, licensing, shipping, and installation of precast concrete products for the construction, utility, and farming industries.

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.