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Varia US Properties (XSWX:VARN) Interest Coverage : 1.33 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Varia US Properties Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Varia US Properties's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was CHF12.2 Mil. Varia US Properties's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was CHF-9.2 Mil. Varia US Properties's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.33. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Varia US Properties Ltds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Varia US Properties's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:VARN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.86   Med: 1.63   Max: 1.95
Current: 0.87


XSWX:VARN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.32% of 1336 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 4.06 vs XSWX:VARN: 0.87

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Varia US Properties Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Varia US Properties's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Varia US Properties Interest Coverage Chart

Varia US Properties Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.71 1.63 1.27 0.98 0.86

Varia US Properties Quarterly Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.44 0.21 1.02 0.90 1.33

Competitive Comparison of Varia US Properties's Interest Coverage

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Varia US Properties's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Varia US Properties's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Varia US Properties's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Varia US Properties's Interest Coverage falls into.



Varia US Properties Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Varia US Properties's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Varia US Properties's Interest Expense was CHF-40.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF35.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF738.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*35.208/-40.844
=0.86

Varia US Properties's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Varia US Properties's Interest Expense was CHF-9.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF12.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF746.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*12.246/-9.185
=1.33

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Varia US Properties  (XSWX:VARN) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Varia US Properties Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Varia US Properties (XSWX:VARN) Business Description

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Address
Gubelstrasse 19, Zug, CHE, CH-6300
Varia US Properties Ltd is a Swiss-based company exclusively investing in the United States residential real estate market. It focuses on secondary and tertiary areas characterized by population, employment growth, and limited housing offering. It invests in low to moderate-income and workforce multifamily housing properties. It operates in the sole segment of investment property, and the majority of revenue comes from Rental income.

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