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Post Properties (Post Properties) Interest Coverage : 3.29 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Post 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. Post Properties's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $24.5 Mil. Post Properties's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $-7.4 Mil. Post Properties's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 3.29. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


PPS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 2.98
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Post Properties Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Post 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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Post Properties Interest Coverage Chart

Post Properties Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.38 1.96 2.22 2.65 3.53

Post Properties Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 3.42 4.17 3.56 3.87 3.29

Competitive Comparison of Post Properties's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Post 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.


Post Properties's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Post 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.

Post Properties's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015, Post Properties's Interest Expense was $-31.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $111.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $885.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2015 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2015 )
=-1*111.499/-31.587
=3.53

Post Properties's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2016, Post Properties's Interest Expense was $-7.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $24.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $947.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2016 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2016 )
=-1*24.457/-7.427
=3.29

* 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.


Post Properties  (NYSE:PPS) 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 .


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Post Properties (Post Properties) Business Description

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Post Properties Inc is a Georgia corporation, which was incorporated on January 25, 1984, and is the successor by merger to the original Post Properties, Inc., a Georgia corporation, which was formed in 1971. It is a self-administrated and self-managed equity real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company and its subsidiaries develop, own and manage upscale multi-family apartment communities in selected markets in the United States. The operating divisions of the Company include Post Apartment Management, Post Investment Group and Post Corporate Services. Post Apartment Management is responsible for the day-to-day operations of all Post(r) communities including community leasing, property management, personnel recruiting, training and development, maintenance and security. Post Apartment Management also conducts short-term corporate apartment leasing activities. It is responsible for all development, acquisition, rehabilitation, disposition, for-sale and asset management activities of the Company. For development, this includes site selection, zoning and regulatory approvals, project design and construction management. This division is also responsible for apartment community acquisitions as well as property dispositions and strategic joint ventures that the Company undertakes as part of its investment plan. Post Corporate Services provides executive direction and control to the Company's other divisions and subsidiaries and has responsibility for the creation and implementation of all Company financing, capital and risk management strategies. All accounting, management reporting, compliance, information systems, human resources, legal, risk management and insurance services required by the Company and all of its affiliates are centralized in Post Corporate Services. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is the general partner and owns a majority interest in the Operating Partnership which, through its subsidiaries, conducts all of the on-going operations of the Company. At December 31, 2009, approximately 35.4%, 23.1%, 11.2% and 10.8% (on a unit basis) of the Company's communities were located in the Atlanta, Georgia, Dallas, Texas, the greater Washington, D.C. and Tampa, Florida metropolitan areas, respectively. At December 31, 2009, 19,863 apartment units in 55 apartment communities, including 1,747 apartment units in five communities held in unconsolidated entities and 1,428 apartment units in four communities currently under construction and/or in lease-up. The Company is also developing and selling 277 luxury for-sale condominium homes in two communities (including 129 units in one community held in an unconsolidated entity) and is completing the sell out of units in one condominium community through a taxable REIT subsidiary. The Company competes for residents in its apartment communities based on its high level of resident service, the quality of its apartment communities and the desirability of its locati
Executives
Morgan John F., Sr. director C/O WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, 220 OCCIDENTAL AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98104
David C. Ward officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
Donald C Wood director 909 ROSE AVENUE - SUITE 200, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Russell R French director 9 NORTH PARKWAY SQUARE, 4200 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, ATLANTA GA 30327
Toni Jennings director C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Deriso Walter M Jr director 1111 BAY AVENUE, SUITE 501, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Sheila J. Teabo officer: Executive Vice Pres. 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
Goddard Robert C Iii director 3390 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30326-2821
Arthur J Quirk officer: SVP & CAO 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327-3057
Sherry W Cohen officer: EVP and Secretary 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327-3057
Waal Ronald De director
Charles A. Konas officer: Executive Vice Pres. 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
David P Stockert director, officer: President and CEO 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327-3057
Christopher J Papa officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
Herschel M Bloom director 755 LEE STREET, PO BOX 272, ALEXANDER CITY AL 35011-0272

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