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Global Net Lease (Global Net Lease) Interest Coverage

: 0.64 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Global Net Lease's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $53.6 Mil. Global Net Lease's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-83.6 Mil. Global Net Lease's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.64. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Global Net Lease Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Global Net Lease's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

GNL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.78   Med: 1.54   Max: 2.69
Current: 0.78


GNL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
91.88% of 677 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 3.01 vs GNL: 0.78

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


Global Net Lease Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Net Lease'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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Global Net Lease Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.54 1.39 1.36 1.25 0.78

Global Net Lease Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.10 1.13 0.93 0.71 0.64

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, Global Net Lease'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.


Global Net Lease Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Global Net Lease's Interest Coverage falls into.



Global Net Lease 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.

Global Net Lease'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, Global Net Lease's Interest Expense was $-179.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $139.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,548.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*139.193/-179.411
=0.78

Global Net Lease's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Global Net Lease's Interest Expense was $-83.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $53.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,548.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*53.631/-83.575
=0.64

* 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.


Global Net Lease  (NYSE:GNL) 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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Global Net Lease (Global Net Lease) Business Description

Address
650 Fifth Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10019
Global Net Lease Inc is a real estate investment trust that manages a globally diversified portfolio of commercial real estate properties. The company is engaged in the ownership, management, operating, lease, acquisition, investment, and sale of the portfolio assets. Its real estate assets span the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, and Finland. The portfolio assets include office, industrial and distribution, retail, and other, with office buildings representing more than half of the properties.
Executives
Nicholas S Schorsch 10 percent owner
Jesse Charles Galloway officer: See Remarks 650 FIFTH AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ar Global Investments, Llc 10 percent owner 222 BELLEVUE AVENUE, NEWPORT RI 02840
Bellevue Capital Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 222 BELLEVUE AVENUE, NEWPORT RI 02840
Lisa Kabnick director 405 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Leslie D Michelson director PRIVATE HEALTH MANAGEMENT, 9200 SUNSET BLVD, SUITE 110, LOS ANGELES CA 90069
Stanley R Perla director C/O LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES TRUST, 355 LEXINGOTN AVE 14TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
Christopher J. Masterson officer: CFO, Secretary and Treasurer 405 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
James Larry Nelson director, officer: CEO and President 2747 PARADISE ROAD, PH2804, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
Weil Edward M Jr. director C/O AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL 405 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Edward G Rendell director 405 PARK AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Abby M. Wenzel director C/O AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, 405 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Sue Perrotty Portia director 405 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Lee M Elman director 405 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
M. Therese Antone director 650 FIFTH AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019