Ellomay Capital Ltd. (NYSE:ELLO) Completes Control Transfer, Triggers Board-Led Repositioning

Control of Ellomay changed hands and balance-sheet pressure now frames near-term equity dynamics; corporate actions and leverage drive the immediate outlook.

Recent News

March 4, 2026 — Ellomay announced completion of the sale of a combined 45.9% stake to O.Y. Nofar Energy Ltd., with consequent changes in principal shareholders and board composition. February 12, 2026 — Company filed notice of fulfillment of conditions required to consummate the sale of control. February 1, 2026 — public reports recorded a material increase in short interest during January 2026, citing elevated positioning ahead of corporate events.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show bullish pressure from DI+: DI+ at 39.25 and increasing signals continued buyer advantage; DI- at 29.81 and decreasing reinforces that buyer strength currently exceeds seller strength. ADX at 19.73 signals no strong trend, implying the move lacks momentum breadth despite DI+ dominance and therefore favors consolidation over runaway rallies.

MACD registers negative momentum with MACD at -0.16 and a peak-and-reversal pattern; the MACD peak-and-reversal denotes bearish momentum and reduces the probability of a sustained breakout while price digests the corporate reorganization news.

MRO reads 3.23 and shows a dip-and-reversal; the positive MRO indicates price sits modestly above the model target and therefore a mild downside bias exists as the market reprices near-term expectations.

RSI at 52.09 with a peak-and-reversal pattern complements MACD and MRO signals: the momentum indicators point to weakening upside conviction and an elevated chance of sideways-to-lower near-term price action.

Price vs moving averages: last close $25.50 sits below the 50-day average ($26.64) but above the 200-day average ($20.69), indicating rotation from short-term strength into intermediate consolidation while longer-term bias remains positive. Bollinger bands place price within one standard deviation (lower $24.28, upper $26.72), consistent with muted volatility. Volume spiked to 5,581 versus a 10-day average of 1,856, showing event-driven participation; however 42‑day and 52‑week betas (0.66 and 0.48) confirm low systemic volatility overall.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Operating performance shows mixed but improving cash generation: EBITDA $17,735,000 and EBIT $13,373,000. EBIT margin converts to 105.06%, well above the industry peer mean of 26.83% and the industry peer median of 22.09%, driven in part by significant share-of-profits and one-time items reported alongside core revenues. EBIT margin QoQ contracted by -24.83%, while EBIT margin YoY improved roughly 15.13%.

Revenue totaled $12,729,000 with YoY revenue growth of 29.02% but a steep QoQ revenue decline of -52.75%, reflecting timing differences from new project connections and temporary output disruptions in biogas operations. Gross margin stands at 25.23% (gross profit $3,212,000), roughly below the industry peer mean of 39.55%, indicating project mix and non-core items influence profitability metrics differently across periods.

Liquidity and cash flow present offsetting signals: cash and short-term investments $49,288,000 and operating cash flow $3,478,000, but free cash flow was negative at -$20,699,000 and free cash flow yield -7.29%. The cash conversion ratio of 1.10 and net cash provided by operations for the nine months improved, yet negative free cash flow signals continued capital demands—capital expenditures reported at -$24,177,000.

Leverage remains elevated: total debt $546,920,000, net debt $463,514,000, enterprise value $781,671,137 and market cap $284,039,137 produce a debt-to-EBITDA multiple of 30.84x and debt-to-assets of 72.02%, which sits slightly above the industry peer high of 71.30%. Debt-to-equity equals 381.85% and interest coverage at 4.02x shows coverage but limited cushion against higher financing costs. Current ratio 1.18 and cash ratio 0.77 provide modest near-term liquidity.

Valuation metrics show elevated market pricing: P/B ratio 1.98 lies above the industry peer mean of 1.36 but beneath the industry peer median of 2.37; P/S ratio 22.31 trades well above the industry peer mean of 11.56 and median of 13.32, reflecting a premium assignment to future growth and asset value rather than current sales. Return on equity stands at 7.07% and return on assets at 1.36%, both modest relative to capital intensity.

WMDST values the stock as over-valued given the combination of high leverage, negative free cash flow, and price multiples that price in substantial future progress from development projects and the corporate transaction.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-09-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-12-29
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-03-30
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 46.5 M
 Operating Cash Flow 3.5 M
 Capital Expenditures -24.18 M
 Change In Working Capital 178.0 K
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 2.8 M
 End Period Cash Flow 49.3 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 12.7 M
 Forward Revenue
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 9.5 M
 Depreciation 4.4 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 4.4 M
 Research and Development 511.0 K
 Total Operating Expenses 11.8 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 3.2 M
 EBITDA 17.7 M
 EBIT 13.4 M
 Operating Income 920.0 K
 Interest Income 7.9 M
 Interest Expense 3.3 M
 Net Interest Income -6.68 M
 Income Before Tax 10.1 M
 Tax Provision -19.00 K
 Tax Rate 23.0 %
 Net Income 10.1 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 10.1 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate
 EPS Actual
 EPS Difference
 EPS Surprise
 Forward EPS
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 759.4 M
 Intangible Assets
 Net Tangible Assets 143.2 M
 Total Current Assets 75.5 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 49.3 M
 Cash 49.3 M
 Net Receivables 5.5 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 15.9 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 12.0 M
 Short-Term Debt 31.8 M
 Total Current Liabilities 63.9 M
 Net Debt 463.5 M
 Total Debt 546.9 M
 Total Liabilities 590.4 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 143.2 M
 Retained Earnings -1.12 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 10.39
 Shares Outstanding 13.780 M
 Revenue Per-Share 0.92
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 284.0 M
 Enterprise Value 781.7 M
 Enterprise Multiple 44.075
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -77.485 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 245.151 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 109.499
median: 46.455
ELLO: 44.075
mean: 40.214
low: -34.347
 EV/R 61.409
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 5.302
 Asset To Liability 1.286
 Debt To Capital 0.792
 Debt To Assets 0.72
Debt To Assets QoQ -5.705 %
Debt To Assets YoY 697.166 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA ELLO: 0.72
high: 0.713
median: 0.46
mean: 0.42
low: 0.169
 Debt To Equity 3.819
Debt To Equity QoQ -18.322 %
Debt To Equity YoY 682.261 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 7.982
median: 6.402
mean: 4.947
ELLO: 3.819
low: -3.563
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.983
Price To Book QoQ 5.385 %
Price To Book YoY 24.109 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 3.069
median: 2.374
ELLO: 1.983
mean: 1.365
low: -7.501
 Price To Earnings (P/E)
Price To Earnings QoQ
Price To Earnings YoY
Price To Earnings IPRWA
 PE/G Ratio
 Price To Sales (P/S) 22.314
Price To Sales QoQ 12.229 %
Price To Sales YoY 45.413 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 60.901
ELLO: 22.314
median: 13.319
mean: 11.562
low: 0.052
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E
Forward PE/G
Forward P/S
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -216.576
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.017
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 9.968 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -11.628 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.131
median: 0.131
mean: 0.102
low: 0.019
ELLO: 0.017
 Receivables Turnover 3.752
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 20.373 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 376.669 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA ELLO: 3.752
high: 2.339
median: 2.182
mean: 1.916
low: 0.964
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 24.32
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) -80.991
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 24.658 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 78.66
median: 29.967
mean: 18.948
low: -58.934
ELLO: -80.991
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.096
 CapEx To Revenue -1.899
 CapEx To Depreciation -5.543
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 624.2 M
 Net Invested Capital 656.0 M
 Invested Capital 656.0 M
 Net Tangible Assets 143.2 M
 Net Working Capital 11.6 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.771
 Current Ratio 1.182
Current Ratio QoQ -4.55 %
Current Ratio YoY 36.377 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 4.66
ELLO: 1.182
mean: 1.088
median: 0.995
low: 0.392
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 30.838
 Cost Of Debt 0.464 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 4.024
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -7181.436 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 32.561 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 9.262
median: 4.537
mean: 4.482
ELLO: 4.024
low: -4.163
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.219
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 105.311
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 4.131 %
 Revenue Growth 12.886 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -52.745 %
Revenue Growth YoY 29.015 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 48.983 %
mean: 20.543 %
median: 16.965 %
ELLO: 12.886 %
low: -2.206 %
 Earnings Growth
Earnings Growth QoQ
Earnings Growth YoY
Earnings Growth IPRWA
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 25.234 %
Gross Margin QoQ 16.28 %
Gross Margin YoY -3.947 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 71.592 %
mean: 39.55 %
median: 39.147 %
ELLO: 25.234 %
low: 11.262 %
 EBIT Margin 105.059 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -2483.371 %
EBIT Margin YoY 15.132 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA ELLO: 105.059 %
high: 69.227 %
mean: 26.834 %
median: 22.088 %
low: -7.915 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 7.228 %
Return On Sales QoQ 513.062 %
Return On Sales YoY -92.079 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 49.102 %
mean: 23.567 %
median: 20.962 %
ELLO: 7.228 %
low: -7.915 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -20.70 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -7.287 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 12.367 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -46.717 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 3.423 %
median: 1.524 %
mean: 0.086 %
ELLO: -7.287 %
low: -10.519 %
 Free Cash Growth 42.359 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -275.552 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -61.182 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 471.338 %
ELLO: 42.359 %
mean: -516.373 %
median: -955.085 %
low: -1283.333 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -2.044
 Cash Flow Margin 109.702 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.379
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.02
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.361 %
Return On Assets QoQ -228.517 %
Return On Assets YoY 42.067 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 4.079 %
mean: 1.732 %
median: 1.712 %
ELLO: 1.361 %
low: -0.499 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.923 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.071
Return On Equity QoQ -209.628 %
Return On Equity YoY 37.194 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.49
median: 0.238
mean: 0.175
ELLO: 0.071
low: -0.001
 DuPont ROE 7.72 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.57 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -2342.857 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -98.896 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 4.194 %
median: 4.194 %
mean: 3.257 %
ELLO: 1.57 %
low: 0.841 %

Six-Week Outlook

Corporate control transfer and board restructuring increase event-driven headline risk and have attracted short‑interest positioning; technical indicators point to weakening upside momentum and mild downside bias. Expect a period of consolidation with volatility centered around headline flow and debt-reduction signals from the new controlling shareholder. Price pressure may persist until clearer signs of deleveraging or visible cash‑flow improvements emerge, while rallies likely remain capped by the current valuation premium.

About Ellomay Capital Ltd.

Ellomay Capital Ltd. (NYSE:ELLO) advances the renewable energy sector with a focus on sustainable power solutions globally. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company diversifies its portfolio across solar, hydroelectric, and biogas projects. In Spain, Ellomay Capital manages photovoltaic (PV) plants, including a notable 300 MW facility in Talaván, enhancing the country’s renewable energy contributions. In Israel, the company operates a dual-fuel power plant near Ashkelon and develops a 156 MW pumped storage hydro power plant at Manara Cliff. In the Netherlands, Ellomay Capital bolsters green energy production through anaerobic digestion plants, generating significant volumes of green gas. The company’s expansion into Italy and the United States includes numerous PV projects in Lazio and the Dallas metropolitan area, reflecting its dedication to global clean energy development. Established in 1987, Ellomay Capital has transitioned from its origins as NUR Macroprinters Ltd. into a key player in the renewable energy sector, supporting the shift towards a sustainable future.



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