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J. W. Mays (J. W. Mays) Interest Coverage

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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. J. W. Mays's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.33 Mil. J. W. Mays's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.03 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for J. W. Mays's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


MAYS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Real Estate industry.
Industry Median: 4
* 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.


J. W. Mays Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for J. W. Mays'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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J. W. Mays Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.04 - - - 0.97

J. W. Mays Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.70 - - - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, J. W. Mays'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.


J. W. Mays Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, J. W. Mays's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where J. W. Mays's Interest Coverage falls into.



J. W. Mays 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.

J. W. Mays's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023, J. W. Mays's Interest Expense was $-0.23 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.22 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $31.66 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jul. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jul. 2023 )
=-1*0.224/-0.231
=0.97

J. W. Mays's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, J. W. Mays's Interest Expense was $-0.03 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.33 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $30.44 Mil.

J. W. Mays did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


J. W. Mays  (NAS:MAYS) 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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J. W. Mays (J. W. Mays) Business Description

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Address
9 Bond Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA, 11201-5805
J. W. Mays Inc is a real estate company. It is engaged in the leasing of real estate and operates a number of commercial real estate properties in New York. The company leases its properties to retail, restaurant, commercial, and other tenants. Its properties are located in Brooklyn, Circleville, Fishkill, Jamaica, Levittown, and Massapequa.
Executives
Gailoyd Enterprises Corp. 10 percent owner 961 ROUTE 52, CARMEL NY 10512
Steven Gurney-goldman director C/O SOL GOLDMAN INVESTMENTS, LLC, 1185 SIXTH AVENUE - 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jane H Goldman 10 percent owner ESTATE OF SOL GOLDMAN, 640 FIFTH ST THIRD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Louisa Little 10 percent owner ESTATE OF SOL GOLDMAN, 640 FIFTH AVE THIRD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Allan H. Goldman 10 percent owner 640 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lillian Goldman Marital Trust 10 percent owner 640 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lloyd J Shulman director, officer: Chairman, CEO, President C/O J.W. MAYS, 9 BOND STREET, BROOKLYN NY 11201

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