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Town Centre Securities (LSE:TOWN) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Town Centre Securities Financial Strength?

Town Centre Securities has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Town Centre Securities PLC displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Town Centre Securities's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.16. Town Centre Securities's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 4.72. As of today, Town Centre Securities's Altman Z-Score is 0.72.


Competitive Comparison of Town Centre Securities's Financial Strength

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, Town Centre Securities's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Town Centre Securities's Financial Strength Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Town Centre Securities's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Town Centre Securities's Financial Strength falls into.


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Town Centre Securities Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Town Centre Securities's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was £-3.56 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was £4.12 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was £131.23 Mil.

Town Centre Securities's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*4.12/-3.556
=1.16

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. Town Centre Securities PLC interest coverage is 1.2, which is low.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Town Centre Securities's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(26.05 + 131.231) / 33.298
=4.72

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Town Centre Securities has a Z-score of 0.72, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.72 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Town Centre Securities  (LSE:TOWN) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Town Centre Securities has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Town Centre Securities Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Town Centre House, The Merrion Centre, Leeds, GBR, LS2 8LY
Town Centre Securities PLC is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in property investment, development, trading, and the provision of hotel and car parks. The company operates in four business segments comprising property rental, car park operations, hotel operations, and investments. Geographically their operations are performed wholly in the United Kingdom. It serves various sectors such as retail, leisure, office, car parking, distribution, and residential. The company's property portfolio includes Rochdale Retail Park, Marina Residential, Eider House, Brownsfield Mill, Carver's Warehouse, Retail Village, The Arena Quarter, and others. The company derives its revenue from the Property Rental segment.

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