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Empiric Student Property (LSE:ESP) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Empiric Student Property Financial Strength?

Empiric Student Property has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Empiric Student Property's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.38. Empiric Student Property's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.56. As of today, Empiric Student Property's Altman Z-Score is 1.41.


Competitive Comparison of Empiric Student Property's Financial Strength

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Empiric Student Property's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Empiric Student Property's Financial Strength Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Empiric Student Property's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Empiric Student Property Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Empiric Student Property's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was £-7.70 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was £18.30 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £301.20 Mil.

Empiric Student Property's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.3/-7.7
=2.38

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Empiric Student Property's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(56.6 + 301.2) / 78.4
=4.56

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Empiric Student Property has a Z-score of 1.41, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.41 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Empiric Student Property  (LSE:ESP) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Empiric Student Property has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Empiric Student Property (LSE:ESP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
72 Borough High Street, 1st Floor Hop Yard Studios, London, GBR, SE1 1XF
Empiric Student Property PLC is a real estate company. It is engaged in investing in and managing premium purpose-built student accommodation in central locations in prime university cities and towns in the United Kingdom. Its investment portfolio includes Centro Court, Canal Bridge, Brook Studios, James House, and Edge Apartments among others. The company earns operating revenue from student accommodation rental.