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Sun Communities (Sun Communities) Interest Coverage : 0.85 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sun Communities 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. Sun Communities's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $74 Mil. Sun Communities's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-87 Mil. Sun Communities's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.85. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SUI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.19   Med: 1.76   Max: 2.75
Current: 1.7


SUI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
74.26% of 676 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.985 vs SUI: 1.70

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


Sun Communities Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sun Communities'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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Sun Communities Interest Coverage Chart

Sun Communities 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 2.02 2.16 2.75 2.38 1.70

Sun Communities 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 1.05 0.88 2.02 3.01 0.85

Competitive Comparison of Sun Communities's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Sun Communities'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.


Sun Communities's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sun Communities's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sun Communities 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.

Sun Communities'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, Sun Communities's Interest Expense was $-329 Mil. Its Operating Income was $561 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,712 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*560.7/-329.1
=1.70

Sun Communities's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Sun Communities's Interest Expense was $-87 Mil. Its Operating Income was $74 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,712 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*73.5/-86.5
=0.85

* 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.


Sun Communities  (NYSE:SUI) 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 .


Sun Communities Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Sun Communities (Sun Communities) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 200, Southfield, MI, USA, 48034
Sun Communities is a residential REIT that focuses on owning manufactured housing, residential vehicle communities, and marinas. The company currently owns a portfolio of 670 properties, which includes 353 manufactured housing communities, 182 residential vehicle communities, and 135 marina properties. Sun targets owning properties that are desirable as second homes or vacation properties with nearly 50% of the portfolio located in either Florida or Michigan near major bodies of water.
Executives
Baxter Underwood officer: CEO - Safe Harbor Marinas, LLC 14785 PRESTON RD, 9TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75254
Marc Farrugia officer: EVP & Chief Admin. Officer 27777 FRANKLIN RD., SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Jeff Blau director
Bruce Thelen officer: EVP 27777 FRANKLIN RD., STE. 200, SOUTHFIEL MI 48034
Clunet R Lewis director 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Fernando Castro-caratini officer: EVP, CFO, Sec. & Treas. 27777 FRANKLIN RD., SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
John Bandini Mclaren officer: EVP & CFO 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Stephanie W Bergeron director 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, STE 200, SUN COMMUNITIES, INC, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Aaron Weiss officer: EVP, Corp. Strat. & Bus. Dev. 27777 FRANKLIN RD., SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Gary A Shiffman director, officer: Chrmn and CEO 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, STE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Karen Dearing officer: EVP, CFO, Sec. & Treasurer 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Tonya Allen director 2777 FRANKLIN RD., STE. 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Ronald A Klein director 235 EAST MAIN STREET, MIDLAND MI 48640
Jonathan Colman officer: EVP 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Brian M Hermelin director 2064 D STREET, BELLEVILLE MI 48111