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ALE Property Group (ASX:LEP) Interest Coverage : 1.71 (As of Jun. 2021)


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What is ALE Property Group 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. ALE Property Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2021 was A$25.01 Mil. ALE Property Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2021 was A$-14.61 Mil. ALE Property Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 was 1.71. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for ALE Property Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ASX:LEP's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 2.945
* 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.


ALE Property Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ALE Property Group'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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ALE Property Group Interest Coverage Chart

ALE Property Group Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.02 1.98 1.97 2.02 2.17

ALE Property Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21
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 2.01 2.13 1.91 2.93 1.71

Competitive Comparison of ALE Property Group's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, ALE Property Group'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.


ALE Property Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where ALE Property Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



ALE Property Group 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.

ALE Property Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2021, ALE Property Group's Interest Expense was A$-23.54 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$51.14 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$540.89 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2021 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2021 )
=-1*51.139/-23.54
=2.17

ALE Property Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2021, ALE Property Group's Interest Expense was A$-14.61 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$25.01 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$540.89 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2021 )
=-1*25.008/-14.607
=1.71

* 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.


ALE Property Group  (ASX:LEP) 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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ALE Property Group (ASX:LEP) Business Description

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Address
264 George Street, Level 28:02 Australia Square Tower, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
ALE Property Group is an internally managed Australian real estate investment trust with a portfolio of 86 freehold pubs across Australia. It is a stapled entity comprising one trust and a company that acts as responsible entity. The portfolio is valued at more than AUD 1 billion: 48% in Victoria, 31% in Queensland, 14% in New South Wales, and small exposures to South Australia and Western Australia. All properties are leased to Australia's largest pub operator, Endeavour Group.

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