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Piedmont Office Realty Trust (Piedmont Office Realty Trust) Interest Coverage : 0.59 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Piedmont Office Realty Trust 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. Piedmont Office Realty Trust's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $16.8 Mil. Piedmont Office Realty Trust's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-28.4 Mil. Piedmont Office Realty Trust's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.59. 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. Piedmont Office Realty Trust Incs 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 Piedmont Office Realty Trust's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

PDM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.76   Med: 1.6   Max: 1.9
Current: 0.76


PDM's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
92.31% of 676 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.98 vs PDM: 0.76

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


Piedmont Office Realty Trust Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Piedmont Office Realty Trust'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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Piedmont Office Realty Trust Interest Coverage Chart

Piedmont Office Realty Trust 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 1.64 1.61 1.58 1.28 0.76

Piedmont Office Realty Trust 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 1.00 0.86 0.84 0.80 0.59

Competitive Comparison of Piedmont Office Realty Trust's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Piedmont Office Realty Trust'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.


Piedmont Office Realty Trust's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Piedmont Office Realty Trust's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Piedmont Office Realty Trust's Interest Coverage falls into.



Piedmont Office Realty Trust 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.

Piedmont Office Realty Trust'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, Piedmont Office Realty Trust's Interest Expense was $-101.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $77.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,054.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*77.261/-101.258
=0.76

Piedmont Office Realty Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Piedmont Office Realty Trust's Interest Expense was $-28.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $16.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,054.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*16.801/-28.431
=0.59

* 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.


Piedmont Office Realty Trust  (NYSE:PDM) 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 .


Piedmont Office Realty Trust Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Piedmont Office Realty Trust (Piedmont Office Realty Trust) Business Description

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Address
5565 Glenridge Connector, Suite 450, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30342
Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc is a real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition, development, and management of commercial real estate properties throughout the U.S. The company's real estate portfolio is mainly composed of office properties located in the majority of American metropolitan areas. Piedmont derives majority of its revenue in the form of rental income from tenants in mid- to long-term lease agreements. The vast majority of the company's revenue comes from the leasing of its assets in Washington D.C., New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Dallas, and Boston. Piedmont's large customers in terms of rental revenue are U.S. Government entities, business services companies, and financial institutions.
Executives
Dale H. Taysom director 5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR, STE. 450, ATLANTA GA 30342
Kelly Hefner Barrett director 4630 WYNMEADE PARK, MARIETTA GA 30067
Barbara B Lang director 8270 GREENSBORO DRIVE, SUITE 500, MCLEAN VA 22102
Jeffrey L. Swope director 5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR, STE 450, ATLANTA GA 30342
Guilbert Edward H Iii officer: EVP - Finance & Treasurer 5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR, SUITE 450, ATLANTA GA 30342
Robert E Bowers officer: Chief Financial Officer 5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR, STE 450, ATLANTA GA 30342
Christopher Brent Smith officer: EVP- NY Region & Strategic Inv 5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR, STE. 450, ATLANTA GA 30342
Mary M. Hager director 5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR, STE. 450, ATLANTA GA 30342
Frank C Mcdowell director PO BOX 29390, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129-0350
Glenn Gary Cohen director 3333 NEW HYDE PARK ROAD, NEW HYDE PARK NY 11042
Venkatesh S. Durvasula director 39 INDIAN MILL ROADH, COS COB CT 06807
Laura P Moon officer: Chief Accounting Officer 5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR, STE. 450, ATLANTA GA 30342
George M. Wells officer: EVP- Southeast Region 5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR, STE. 450, ATLANTA GA 30342
Mizuho Securities Usa Llc other: See Remarks 1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, FLOORS - 2,3,4,18,19, NEW YORK NY 10020
Alex Valente officer: EVP- Southeast Region 5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR, STE. 450, ATLANTA GA 30342