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Ares Commercial Real Estate (Ares Commercial Real Estate) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ares Commercial Real Estate Financial Strength?

Ares Commercial Real Estate 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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Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp 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 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Ares Commercial Real Estate's interest coverage with the available data. Ares Commercial Real Estate's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 24.42. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Ares Commercial Real Estate 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:

Ares Commercial Real Estate's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-30.39 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $977.17 Mil.

Ares Commercial Real Estate's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

Ares Commercial Real Estate's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(639.817 + 977.172) / 66.228
=24.42

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.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


Ares Commercial Real Estate  (NYSE:ACRE) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Ares Commercial Real Estate 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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Ares Commercial Real Estate (Ares Commercial Real Estate) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
245 Park Avenue, 42nd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10167
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp is a specialty finance company and a Real Estate Investment Trust providing commercial real estate loans and related investments. The company operates in one segment namely originating and managing a diversified portfolio of CRE debt-related investments. The group recognizes its revenues through the interest income it receives from loans.
Executives
Bryan Patrick Donohoe officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 245 PARK AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Anton Feingold officer: General Counsel VP & Secretary C/O CION ARES MANAGEMENT LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
William Stephen Benjamin director C/O ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 245 PARK AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Rebecca Jaisali Parekh director C/O ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, 245 PARK AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Michael J Arougheti director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
James Alan Henderson officer: President and CIO C/O ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 245 PARK AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
David A Roth officer: President C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
Rand Scott April director C/O ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MGMT, 245 PARK AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Moriarty Edmond N. Iii director C/O ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 245 PARK AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Kirk Sykes director C/O ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 245 PARK AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Robert L Rosen director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
James E Skinner director NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, 1618 MAIN ST, DALLAS TX 75201
Caroline Blakely director ONE NORTH WACKER DRIVE 48TH FL, CHICAGO IL 60606
John Jardine director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer C/O ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., ONE NORTH WACKER DRIVE, 48TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Todd Schuster director C/O TPG RE FINANCE TRUST, INC., 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10106