# Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Inc. (EDD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $5.91, market value $383 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 4.9×** (5-yr avg 5.6×, 3-yr avg 5.6×). Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Inc. trades at 4.9× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 5.6×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 5.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.5×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.5%** (5-yr avg 19.5%). Free cash flow equals 6.5% of the market value, below its five-year average of 19.5%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 20.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 20.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 97.9%**. 97.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 18.7%**. 18.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 15.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 15.6% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 81.8%**. Revenue grew 81.8% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 86.0%**. Earnings per share rose 86.0%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -26.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -26.2% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $6 million**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 16.24%** ($0.96 per share, trailing). Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Inc. yields 16.24%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 53%** (145% of free cash flow). 53% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 4.0%/yr** (1-yr 1.9%). The dividend has grown 4.0% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 23.1%** (YTD 16.6%, 3-mo 13.8%). The shares are up 23.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -4.4%** (19.2% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.60** (volatility 17%). Beta of 0.60 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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