Howard Smith - Walker Dunlop COO, Executive Vice President Director

WD Stock  USD 112.49  4.00  3.69%   

President

Mr. Howard W. Smith, III, is President, Director of the Company. Mr. Smith was a member of our Board since July 2010, and previously served as our executive vice president chief operating officer from July 2010 to April 2015, when he was promoted to president. Mr. Smith joined Walker Dunlop in November 1980 and was a member of the management team since 1988. Mr. Smith served as Walker Dunlop, LLC executive vice president chief operating officer from 2004 to April 2015, when he was promoted to president. He also has served as a board member of Walker Dunlop, LLC or its predecessors since 2004. As president, Mr. Smith is responsible for our Multifamily, FHA Finance, Capital Markets and Property Sales groups. Mr. Smith is a member of the board of directors of the National Multi Housing Council and a member of the board of advisors to the Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics at Washington and Lee University since 2015.
Age 62
Tenure 9 years
Address 7272 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, United States, 20814
Phone301 215 5500
Webhttps://www.walkerdunlop.com
Smith received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Washington & Lee University.

Howard Smith Latest Insider Activity

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Walker Dunlop Management Efficiency

The company has Return on Asset (ROA) of 0.0201 % which means that for every $100 of assets, it generated a profit of $0.0201. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows a return on total equity (ROE) of 0.0511 %, which means that it produced $0.0511 on every 100 dollars invested by current stockholders. Walker Dunlop's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Walker Dunlop manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. At present, Walker Dunlop's Return On Capital Employed is projected to slightly decrease based on the last few years of reporting. At present, Walker Dunlop's Non Currrent Assets Other are projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Other Assets is expected to grow to about 2.4 B, whereas Intangible Assets are forecasted to decline to about 591.5 M.
Walker Dunlop reports 1.47 B of total liabilities with total debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 1.94, which is normal for its line of buisiness. Walker Dunlop has a current ratio of 1.19, indicating that it may not have the ability to pay its debt commitments in time. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Walker to invest in growth at high rates of return.

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Walker Dunlop, Inc., through its subsidiaries, originates, sells, and services a range of multifamily and other commercial real estate financing products and services for owners and developers of real estate in the United States. Walker Dunlop, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Walker Dunlop operates under Mortgage Finance classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 1305 people. Walker Dunlop (WD) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 7272 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, United States, 20814 and employs 1,356 people. Walker Dunlop is listed under Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

Walker Dunlop Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Walker Dunlop's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Walker Dunlop inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Walker. The board's role is to monitor Walker Dunlop's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Walker Dunlop's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Walker Dunlop's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Sean Reimer, Managing Director
Dana Schmaltz, Independent Director
Michael Stepniewski, Senior Director
Sheri Thompson, Executive Vice President
Stephen Theobald, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
William Walker, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer
Suzanne Jones, Senior Director
Carol McNerney, Chief Officer
Michael Palmer, VP Management
John Ducey, Affordable Chief Production Officer
Alan Bowers, Lead Independent Director
Ellen Levy, Independent Director
Paula Pryor, Chief Human Resources Officer, Executive Vice President
Susan Weber, Executive Engagement
Jason Golub, Vice President - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)
Ana Ramos, Managing Director - Western and Mountain Region Production
Gideon Orion, Managing Director
Aaron Perlis, Executive Officer
Greg Florkowski, CFO VP
John Rice, Independent Director
Howard Smith, COO, Executive Vice President Director
Kelsey Duffey, Senior Relations
Nina Waldegg, Vice Relations
Dana Wade, Chief Production Officer
Michael Warren, Independent Director
Donna Wells, Independent Director
Anthony CFA, Senior Banking
Michael Malone, Independent Director
Stephen Erwin, Chief Officer
Jack Balaban, Senior Technology
Kelly Mitchell, Managing Director
Gregory Florkowski, Executive CFO
Howard III, Pres Director
Richard Lucas, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Dan Groman, Secretary Counsel

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Is Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Walker Dunlop. If investors know Walker will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Walker Dunlop listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.329
Dividend Share
2.58
Earnings Share
2.8
Revenue Per Share
29.859
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.082
The market value of Walker Dunlop is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Walker that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Walker Dunlop's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Walker Dunlop's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Walker Dunlop's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Walker Dunlop's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Walker Dunlop's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Walker Dunlop is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Walker Dunlop's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.