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Sunstone Hotel Investors (Sunstone Hotel Investors) Interest Coverage : 1.47 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sunstone Hotel Investors 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. Sunstone Hotel Investors's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.6 Mil. Sunstone Hotel Investors's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-12.7 Mil. Sunstone Hotel Investors's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.47. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sunstone Hotel Investors's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SHO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.24   Med: 3.14   Max: 4.1
Current: 2.34


SHO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
62.13% of 676 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.98 vs SHO: 2.34

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


Sunstone Hotel Investors Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sunstone Hotel Investors'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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Sunstone Hotel Investors Interest Coverage Chart

Sunstone Hotel Investors Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.15 - - 3.13 2.42

Sunstone Hotel Investors Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3.12 1.87 3.95 2.13 1.47

Competitive Comparison of Sunstone Hotel Investors's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, Sunstone Hotel Investors'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.


Sunstone Hotel Investors's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sunstone Hotel Investors's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sunstone Hotel Investors 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.

Sunstone Hotel Investors'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, Sunstone Hotel Investors's Interest Expense was $-49.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $118.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $757.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*118.656/-48.979
=2.42

Sunstone Hotel Investors's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Sunstone Hotel Investors's Interest Expense was $-12.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was $18.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $757.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.587/-12.68
=1.47

* 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.


Sunstone Hotel Investors  (NYSE:SHO) 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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Sunstone Hotel Investors (Sunstone Hotel Investors) Business Description

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Address
15 Enterprise, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA, 92656
Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns, manages, and renovates the full-service hotel and select-service hotel properties across various states in the United States. The firm's portfolio consists primarily of urban, upper-upscale hotels. The vast majority of these hotels are managed under Marriott, Hilton, Fairmont, and Sheraton brands. Regionally, the company's assets are located in its California, Other West, Midwest, and East geographical segments within the U.S. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from its Eastern operations, closely followed by its Californian operations. Sunstone's sole source of income is hotel revenue from its hotel ownership segment.
Executives
Robert C Springer officer: SVP - Acquisitions 200 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 2100, IRVINE CA 92618
Aaron Robert Reyes officer: Chief Financial Officer 200 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE, 21ST FLOOR, IRVINE CA 92618
Douglas M Pasquale director 245 FICHER AVE STE D-1, COSTA MESA CA 92626
David M Klein officer: SVP - General Counsel 200 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 2100, IRVINE CA 92618
Verett Ann Mims director 15 ENTERPRISE, SUITE 200, ALISO VIEJO CA 92656
Kristina M Leslie director DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG, INC., 1000 FLOWER STREET, GLENDALE CA 91201
Keith P Russell director 200 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 2100, IRVINE CA 92618
Christopher Gerard Ostapovicz officer: Chief Operating Officer 200 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE, 21ST FLOOR, IRVINE CA 92618
Marc Andrew Hoffman officer: EVP - Chief Operating Officer 200 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 2100, IRVINE CA 92618
W Blake Baird director 1411 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY, HONOLULU HI 96819
Monica S Digilio director ONE CAESARS PALACE DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
Murray J. Mccabe director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 600, ATLANTA GA 30309
John V Arabia officer: Executive Vice President - CFO 200 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 2100, IRVINE CA 92618
Bryan Albert Giglia officer: SVP - Chief Financial Officer 200 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE, 21ST FLOOR, IRVINE CA 92618
Thomas A Lewis director 200 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 2100, IRVINE CA 92618