CMCT
Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation Common stock
stock NASDAQ

# Today is Friday, the 9th of May
## Upcoming events for Friday, May 9th
- Stock splits:
- EDVR @ **102:100**
- GDHG @ **1:25**
- MEDAF @ **1:5**
- RSLS @ **1:25**
- XHG @ **1:20**
- Expected earnings:
AFBI, AGM, AIRE, AKRO, ALTS, AMCX, AMR, ANIK, ANIP, APDN, AQN, ATLC, ATNM, BEPC, BFRG, BH, BH.A, BKV, BLMZ, CBAT, CCEP, CELZ, CKPT, CLMT, CMCT, COEP, CPSS, CQP, CRESY, CTOR, CVR, DCBO, DIBS, EDN, EDSA, ELSE, EMBC, ENB, ENSC, ENTX, ESNT, EU, FGBI, FORD, FSEA, GENC, GHRS, GOGO, GRI, HE, HMC, HOWL, HUMA, INUV, IRD, ITIC, ITP, KFFB, KOP, KPRX, KYMR, LOGC, LSH, LWLG, MNTK, MSGM, NBIS, NEOV, NGNE, NHC, NLOP, NN, NSPR, NTIP, NXL, NYC, OB, OCGN, PAA, PAGP, PAR, PCSA, PLX, PPTA, PRME, PROK, PULM, PW, REVB, ROAD, RPID, SAMG, SATS, SAVA, SELF, SHCO, SKE, SLVM, SNGX, SNWV, SRG, SRM, STHO, STRW, STWD, SVT, THM, TIL, TIXT, TKC, TLF, TLS, TORO, TURN, TXMD, TXNM, UG, UI, ULBI, VERB, VRM, VRN, WULF, XBIT
- Ex-div:
AEP, ARCB, BFC, BFIN, BRKL, BWFG, FBIZ, FCBC, FNWB, FRBA, GABC, JBHT, MNSB, PCB, RELL, SFBC, SIRI, SNY, TSBK, WSFS
- Economic events and announcements:
- 30-Year Bond Auction (actual: 4.819%, previous: 4.813%)
- 4-Week Bill Auction (actual: 4.225%, previous: 4.240%)
- 8-Week Bill Auction (actual: 4.225%, previous: 4.220%)
- Atlanta Fed GDPNow (actual: 2.3%, consensus: 2.2%, previous: 2.2%)
- Continuing Jobless Claims (actual: 1,879K, consensus: 1,890K, previous: 1,908K)
- Fed's Balance Sheet (actual: 6,711B, previous: 6,709B)
- Initial Jobless Claims (actual: 228K, consensus: 231K, previous: 241K)
- Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. (actual: 227.00K, previous: 226.00K)
- Natural Gas Storage (actual: 104B, consensus: 103B, previous: 107B)
- Nonfarm Productivity (actual: -0.8%, consensus: -0.4%, previous: 1.7%)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Algeria (Barrel) (actual: 0.91M, previous: 0.91M)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Congo (Barrel) (actual: 0.26M, previous: 0.26M)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Gabon (Barrel) (actual: 0.22M, previous: 0.22M)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Guinea (Barrel) (actual: 0.05M, previous: 0.06M)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Kuwait (Barrel) (actual: 2.41M, previous: 2.40M)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Libya (Barrel) (actual: 1.26M, previous: 1.29M)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Nigeria (Barrel) (actual: 1.57M, previous: 1.52M)
- OPEC Crude oil Production Iran (Barrel) (actual: 3.35M, previous: 3.25M)
- OPEC Crude oil Production Iraq (Barrel) (actual: 3.93M, previous: 3.99M)
- OPEC Crude oil Production Saudi Arabia (Barrel) (actual: 8.97M, previous: 8.96M)
- OPEC Crude oil Production UAE (Barrel) (actual: 2.91M, previous: 2.91M)
- OPEC Crude oil Production Venezuela (Barrel) (actual: 0.76M, previous: 0.86M)
- Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks (actual: 3.201T, previous: 3.000T)
- Unit Labor Costs (actual: 5.7%, consensus: 5.3%, previous: 2.0%)
- Wholesale Inventories (actual: 0.4%, consensus: 0.5%, previous: 0.5%)
- Wholesale Trade Sales (actual: 0.6%, previous: 2.0%)
## Upcoming events for Saturday, May 10th
- Economic events and announcements:
- CFTC Aluminium speculative net positions (previous: -0.3K)
- CFTC Copper speculative net positions (previous: 19.4K)
- CFTC Corn speculative net positions (previous: 175.4K)
- CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions (previous: 177.2K)
- CFTC Gold speculative net positions (previous: 163.3K)
- CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions (previous: 30.9K)
- CFTC Natural Gas speculative net positions (previous: -112.4K)
- CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions (previous: -78.7K)
- CFTC Silver speculative net positions (previous: 49.9K)
- CFTC Soybeans speculative net positions (previous: 59.5K)
- CFTC Wheat speculative net positions (previous: -116.8K)
- FOMC Member Barkin Speaks
- FOMC Member Kugler Speaks
- FOMC Member Williams Speaks
- FOMC Member Williams Speaks
- FOMC Member Williams Speaks
- Fed Goolsbee Speaks
- Fed Governor Cook Speaks
- Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Barr Speaks
- Fed Waller Speaks
- U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count (previous: 479)
- U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count (previous: 584)
## Upcoming events for Monday, May 12th
- Stock splits:
- ALZN @ **1:9**
- CYCC @ **1:16**
- STI @ **1:50**
- TTLHF @ **1:10**
- Expected earnings:
ACHC, ACHR, ACNT, ADV, AGEN, AIMD, AIRJ, AKYA, ALLT, ALTI, AMBC, AMPY, ANNX, ANVS, ANY, APEI, APGE, AQST, ARCT, ARKR, ARTL, ARWR, ASRT, ASTC, ATOS, AUPH, AVIR, AVTX, AZUL, BALY, BAOS, BATRA, BATRK, BCO, BEEP, BETR, BKKT, BLDE, BLNE, BLNK, BNTC, BOLD, BW, CALC, CATX, CEPU, CHGG, CHRS, CKX, CLLS, CLPR, CMCL, CMPO, CNNE, CNTA, CNTY, COCP, CTMX, CTRI, CWCO, DDD, DDL, DOLE, DRRX, DTSS, DVA, DWSN, EDIT, EFOI, EMX, ENTA, ESP, EXOD, EXOZ, FBRX, FEAM, FENG, FF, FGEN, FHTX, FOX, FOXA, FPAY, FRPH, FTEK, FTRE, GAIA, GCT, GETY, GPRO, GRDN, GRNQ, GRYP, HBIO, HBM, HFFG, HNRG, HOFV, HOUR, HPK, HTZ, HYMC, IAS, IHRT, IMNN, INDI, INR, INTR, ISPR, KBDC, KGEI, KLRS, KSPI, LAC, LAND, LEGH, LFT, LINC, LPTX, LSEA, LTBR, LU, LYEL, LZM, MAC, MDBH, METC, METCB, MFIC, MIRA, MIST, MLNK, MLP, MLYS, MNDY, MODG, MRVI, MVIS, MVST, MX, NFE, NGS, NMRA, NOTE, NPWR, NRG, NRGV, NRXS, NSTS, NXGL, OBIO, OCX, OGI, OPHC, OPRX, OXBR, PACS, PALI, PANL, PBFS, PBR, PBR.A, PET, PFLT, PLRX, PNNT, POWI, PRKS, PROP, PRSO, QIPT, QNCX, QRHC, QTRX, RANI, RBOT, RDNT, RDW, RGNX, RGTI, RICK, RLGT, RLMD, RMTI, RPAY, RPD, RWAY, SA, SARO, SB, SBH, SBS, SCLX, SCM, SDRL, SEG, SGMO, SGRY, SHFS, SHIM, SILO, SINT, SLQT, SLRX, SMR, SNDA, SPG, SRAD, STOK, STXS, SUP, SUUN, SWX, TASK, TELO, TGS, TNGX, TNXP, TPIC, TRT, TVRD, UNCY, URGN, VANI, VFF, VINP, VNRX, VTAK, VTLE, VTSI, VUZI, WHF, WTRG, WVVI, XBP, XENE, XTLB, XTNT, ZI
- Ex-div:
AAPL, CBNK, CCEC, CLMB, EBTC, EXC, FIBK, FTAIM, FTAIN, GROW, HTO, MATW, MRBK, PAYX, RUSHA, RUSHB, SHBI, TBLD, TIPT, WLFC
^^^^2025-05-09

# Today is Friday, the 9th of May
## Upcoming events for Friday, May 9th
- Stock splits:
- EDVR @ **102:100**
- GDHG @ **1:25**
- MEDAF @ **1:5**
- RSLS @ **1:25**
- XHG @ **1:20**
- Expected earnings:
AFBI, AGM, AIRE, AKRO, ALTS, AMCX, AMR, ANIK, ANIP, APDN, AQN, ATLC, ATNM, BEPC, BFRG, BH, BH.A, BKV, BLMZ, CBAT, CCEP, CELZ, CKPT, CLMT, CMCT, COEP, CPSS, CQP, CRESY, CTOR, CVR, DCBO, DIBS, EDN, EDSA, ELSE, EMBC, ENB, ENSC, ENTX, ESNT, EU, FGBI, FORD, FSEA, GENC, GHRS, GOGO, GRI, HE, HMC, HOWL, HUMA, INUV, IRD, ITIC, ITP, KFFB, KOP, KPRX, KYMR, LOGC, LSH, LWLG, MNTK, MSGM, NBIS, NEOV, NGNE, NHC, NLOP, NN, NSPR, NTIP, NXL, NYC, OB, OCGN, PAA, PAGP, PAR, PCSA, PLX, PPTA, PRME, PROK, PULM, PW, REVB, ROAD, RPID, SAMG, SATS, SAVA, SELF, SHCO, SKE, SLVM, SNGX, SNWV, SRG, SRM, STHO, STRW, STWD, SVT, THM, TIL, TIXT, TKC, TLF, TLS, TORO, TURN, TXMD, TXNM, UG, UI, ULBI, VERB, VRM, VRN, WULF, XBIT
- Ex-div:
AEP, ARCB, BFC, BFIN, BRKL, BWFG, FBIZ, FCBC, FNWB, FRBA, GABC, JBHT, MNSB, PCB, RELL, SFBC, SIRI, SNY, TSBK, WSFS
- Economic events and announcements:
- 30-Year Bond Auction (actual: 4.819%, previous: 4.813%)
- 4-Week Bill Auction (actual: 4.225%, previous: 4.240%)
- 8-Week Bill Auction (actual: 4.225%, previous: 4.220%)
- Atlanta Fed GDPNow (actual: 2.3%, consensus: 2.2%, previous: 2.2%)
- Continuing Jobless Claims (actual: 1,879K, consensus: 1,890K, previous: 1,908K)
- Fed's Balance Sheet (actual: 6,711B, previous: 6,709B)
- Initial Jobless Claims (actual: 228K, consensus: 231K, previous: 241K)
- Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. (actual: 227.00K, previous: 226.00K)
- Natural Gas Storage (actual: 104B, consensus: 103B, previous: 107B)
- Nonfarm Productivity (actual: -0.8%, consensus: -0.4%, previous: 1.7%)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Algeria (Barrel) (actual: 0.91M, previous: 0.91M)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Congo (Barrel) (actual: 0.26M, previous: 0.26M)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Gabon (Barrel) (actual: 0.22M, previous: 0.22M)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Guinea (Barrel) (actual: 0.05M, previous: 0.06M)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Kuwait (Barrel) (actual: 2.41M, previous: 2.40M)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Libya (Barrel) (actual: 1.26M, previous: 1.29M)
- OPEC Crude Oil Production Nigeria (Barrel) (actual: 1.57M, previous: 1.52M)
- OPEC Crude oil Production Iran (Barrel) (actual: 3.35M, previous: 3.25M)
- OPEC Crude oil Production Iraq (Barrel) (actual: 3.93M, previous: 3.99M)
- OPEC Crude oil Production Saudi Arabia (Barrel) (actual: 8.97M, previous: 8.96M)
- OPEC Crude oil Production UAE (Barrel) (actual: 2.91M, previous: 2.91M)
- OPEC Crude oil Production Venezuela (Barrel) (actual: 0.76M, previous: 0.86M)
- Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks (actual: 3.201T, previous: 3.000T)
- Unit Labor Costs (actual: 5.7%, consensus: 5.3%, previous: 2.0%)
- Wholesale Inventories (actual: 0.4%, consensus: 0.5%, previous: 0.5%)
- Wholesale Trade Sales (actual: 0.6%, previous: 2.0%)
## Upcoming events for Saturday, May 10th
- Economic events and announcements:
- CFTC Aluminium speculative net positions (previous: -0.3K)
- CFTC Copper speculative net positions (previous: 19.4K)
- CFTC Corn speculative net positions (previous: 175.4K)
- CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions (previous: 177.2K)
- CFTC Gold speculative net positions (previous: 163.3K)
- CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions (previous: 30.9K)
- CFTC Natural Gas speculative net positions (previous: -112.4K)
- CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions (previous: -78.7K)
- CFTC Silver speculative net positions (previous: 49.9K)
- CFTC Soybeans speculative net positions (previous: 59.5K)
- CFTC Wheat speculative net positions (previous: -116.8K)
- FOMC Member Barkin Speaks
- FOMC Member Kugler Speaks
- FOMC Member Williams Speaks
- FOMC Member Williams Speaks
- FOMC Member Williams Speaks
- Fed Goolsbee Speaks
- Fed Governor Cook Speaks
- Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Barr Speaks
- Fed Waller Speaks
- U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count (previous: 479)
- U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count (previous: 584)
## Upcoming events for Monday, May 12th
- Stock splits:
- ALZN @ **1:9**
- CYCC @ **1:16**
- STI @ **1:50**
- TTLHF @ **1:10**
- Expected earnings:
ACHC, ACHR, ACNT, ADV, AGEN, AIMD, AIRJ, AKYA, ALLT, ALTI, AMBC, AMPY, ANNX, ANVS, ANY, APEI, APGE, AQST, ARCT, ARKR, ARTL, ARWR, ASRT, ASTC, ATOS, AUPH, AVIR, AVTX, AZUL, BALY, BAOS, BATRA, BATRK, BCO, BEEP, BETR, BKKT, BLDE, BLNE, BLNK, BNTC, BOLD, BW, CALC, CATX, CEPU, CHGG, CHRS, CKX, CLLS, CLPR, CMCL, CMPO, CNNE, CNTA, CNTY, COCP, CTMX, CTRI, CWCO, DDD, DDL, DOLE, DRRX, DTSS, DVA, DWSN, EDIT, EFOI, EMX, ENTA, ESP, EXOD, EXOZ, FBRX, FEAM, FENG, FF, FGEN, FHTX, FOX, FOXA, FPAY, FRPH, FTEK, FTRE, GAIA, GCT, GETY, GPRO, GRDN, GRNQ, GRYP, HBIO, HBM, HFFG, HNRG, HOFV, HOUR, HPK, HTZ, HYMC, IAS, IHRT, IMNN, INDI, INR, INTR, ISPR, KBDC, KGEI, KLRS, KSPI, LAC, LAND, LEGH, LFT, LINC, LPTX, LSEA, LTBR, LU, LYEL, LZM, MAC, MDBH, METC, METCB, MFIC, MIRA, MIST, MLNK, MLP, MLYS, MNDY, MODG, MRVI, MVIS, MVST, MX, NFE, NGS, NMRA, NOTE, NPWR, NRG, NRGV, NRXS, NSTS, NXGL, OBIO, OCX, OGI, OPHC, OPRX, OXBR, PACS, PALI, PANL, PBFS, PBR, PBR.A, PET, PFLT, PLRX, PNNT, POWI, PRKS, PROP, PRSO, QIPT, QNCX, QRHC, QTRX, RANI, RBOT, RDNT, RDW, RGNX, RGTI, RICK, RLGT, RLMD, RMTI, RPAY, RPD, RWAY, SA, SARO, SB, SBH, SBS, SCLX, SCM, SDRL, SEG, SGMO, SGRY, SHFS, SHIM, SILO, SINT, SLQT, SLRX, SMR, SNDA, SPG, SRAD, STOK, STXS, SUP, SUUN, SWX, TASK, TELO, TGS, TNGX, TNXP, TPIC, TRT, TVRD, UNCY, URGN, VANI, VFF, VINP, VNRX, VTAK, VTLE, VTSI, VUZI, WHF, WTRG, WVVI, XBP, XENE, XTLB, XTNT, ZI
- Ex-div:
AAPL, CBNK, CCEC, CLMB, EBTC, EXC, FIBK, FTAIM, FTAIN, GROW, HTO, MATW, MRBK, PAYX, RUSHA, RUSHB, SHBI, TBLD, TIPT, WLFC
^^^^2025-05-09

The calculations are accurate, but you have to keep in mind on how dividend yield is calculated. Here's the formula:
(Sum of dividend distributions for the last 12 months) / (current price of the stock), expressed as a percentage.
First of all, there is NO guarantee that the NEXT 12 months are going to pay that much in dividends. Additionally, even in cases where the yield looks good now, the last 12 months may have been an extremely rocky road for the stock in question.
Let's start with CMCT: One year ago, the stock price was $74.45 per share. Today it's $6.65. The "lucky" shareholders of this stock collected $0.083333 per share (which is now 25 shares) in July 2024 and then watched the stock go through two splits (turning 1 share into 25 shares) and all further dividends suspended, in that time watching 91% of the value just evaporate off their stock. And there hasn't been a single dividend since then.
Shareholders of CMCT are in a lot of pain. That 681% dividend per share-of-stock-today is not any kind of comfort, especially since they've gone 9 months without more.
If you look at the other stocks, there may be similar stories there. The current prices are probably a lot lower than in the past, and dividends paid out in the past are not likely sustainable for the future. This is why such stocks are referred to as "yield traps."
Thanks for reading my TED talk.

CMCT and BGFV both look like they haven't paid a dividend in a while. IEP looks like it still does though.

A mixed bag, really.
For CMCT, you see the math of a trailing dividend yield. It is down 99% over the last year. So if you take the dividends they paid over the last year and divide it just by the most recent price (which is just 1% of what it was a year ago), then you get an outrageous yield. This is similar to IEP are CMBT, which are down about 50% in the last year.
ZIM, on the other hand, is actually price stable. It had a great year and the company's leadership basically said "Profits? We don't need no stinking profits!" and returned everything to shareholders. Some people think the ship has sailed (pun intended, they're a shipping company) on major gains, but the company itself is confident in its cash flow.