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China Merchants Commercial�REIT (HKSE:01503) Interest Coverage : 2.54 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is China Merchants Commercial�REIT 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. China Merchants Commercial�REIT's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was HK$183.9 Mil. China Merchants Commercial�REIT's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was HK$-72.6 Mil. China Merchants Commercial�REIT's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 2.54. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Merchants Commercial�REIT's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01503' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.39   Med: 5.3   Max: 516.82
Current: 2.39


HKSE:01503's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
60.8% of 676 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.985 vs HKSE:01503: 2.39

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


China Merchants Commercial�REIT Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Merchants Commercial�REIT'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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China Merchants Commercial�REIT Interest Coverage Chart

China Merchants Commercial�REIT Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3.21 4.55 5.30 3.27 2.39

China Merchants Commercial�REIT Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 5.17 4.09 2.90 2.54 2.26

Competitive Comparison of China Merchants Commercial�REIT's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Office subindustry, China Merchants Commercial�REIT'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.


China Merchants Commercial�REIT's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, China Merchants Commercial�REIT's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Merchants Commercial�REIT's Interest Coverage falls into.



China Merchants Commercial�REIT 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.

China Merchants Commercial�REIT's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, China Merchants Commercial�REIT's Interest Expense was HK$-100.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$329.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$4,525.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*329.844/-100.798
=3.27

China Merchants Commercial�REIT's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, China Merchants Commercial�REIT's Interest Expense was HK$-72.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$183.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$4,432.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*183.928/-72.555
=2.54

* 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.


China Merchants Commercial�REIT  (HKSE:01503) 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 .


China Merchants Commercial�REIT Interest Coverage Related Terms

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China Merchants Commercial�REIT (HKSE:01503) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
China Merchants Tower, Shun Tak Centre, Room 2603-2606, 26th Floor, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, HKG, 168-200
China Merchants Commercial REIT and its subsidiaries are engaged in property investment. The operating business segments of the company are office buildings and shopping center. Its properties include New Times Plaza, Cyberport Building, Technology Building, Garden City Shopping Centre and Technology Building 2 among others.

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