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Altarea SCA (XPAR:ALTA) Interest Coverage

: 2.18 (As of Jun. 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. Altarea SCA's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was €71 Mil. Altarea SCA's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was €-33 Mil. Altarea SCA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 2.18. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Altarea SCA's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


XPAR:ALTA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 3.01
* 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.


Altarea SCA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Altarea SCA'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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Altarea SCA 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 5.53 4.99 4.30 5.41 -

Altarea SCA Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 4.53 6.86 4.38 2.18 -

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Altarea SCA'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.


Altarea SCA Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Altarea SCA's Interest Coverage falls into.



Altarea SCA 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.

Altarea SCA'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, Altarea SCA's Interest Expense was €-52 Mil. Its Operating Income was €281 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,258 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*280.8/-51.9
=5.41

Altarea SCA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, Altarea SCA's Interest Expense was €-33 Mil. Its Operating Income was €71 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,170 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*71.4/-32.8
=2.18

* 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.


Altarea SCA  (XPAR:ALTA) 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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Altarea SCA (XPAR:ALTA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8 avenue Delcasse, Paris, FRA, 75008
Altarea SCA is a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the acquisition, development, and management of properties throughout Western and Southern Europe. The company's real estate portfolio is composed of residential, retail, office, and mixed-use spaces. Altarea derives the majority of its revenue from rental income related to the leasing of its real estate assets. The company's entry-level and midrange residential apartment properties generate most of this income. In terms of geography, the vast majority of Altarea's revenue comes from its holdings in France's major urban areas, such as the Greater Paris region.

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