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Sun Communities (Sun Communities) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sun Communities Financial Strength?

Sun Communities has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Sun Communities's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.85. Sun Communities's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.69. As of today, Sun Communities's Altman Z-Score is 0.78.


Competitive Comparison of Sun Communities's Financial Strength

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Sun Communities'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.


Sun Communities's Financial Strength Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sun Communities's Financial Strength falls into.



Sun Communities 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:

Sun Communities's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-87 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $74 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,712 Mil.

Sun Communities's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*73.5/-86.5
=0.85

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

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

Sun Communities'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
=(2065.1 + 5712.2) / 2887.6
=2.69

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.

Sun Communities has a Z-score of 0.78, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.78 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.


Sun Communities  (NYSE:SUI) 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.

Sun Communities has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Sun Communities (Sun Communities) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 200, Southfield, MI, USA, 48034
Sun Communities is a residential REIT that focuses on owning manufactured housing, residential vehicle communities, and marinas. The company currently owns a portfolio of 670 properties, which includes 353 manufactured housing communities, 182 residential vehicle communities, and 135 marina properties. Sun targets owning properties that are desirable as second homes or vacation properties with nearly 50% of the portfolio located in either Florida or Michigan near major bodies of water.
Executives
Baxter Underwood officer: CEO - Safe Harbor Marinas, LLC 14785 PRESTON RD, 9TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75254
Marc Farrugia officer: EVP & Chief Admin. Officer 27777 FRANKLIN RD., SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Jeff Blau director
Bruce Thelen officer: EVP 27777 FRANKLIN RD., STE. 200, SOUTHFIEL MI 48034
Clunet R Lewis director 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Fernando Castro-caratini officer: EVP, CFO, Sec. & Treas. 27777 FRANKLIN RD., SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
John Bandini Mclaren officer: EVP & CFO 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Stephanie W Bergeron director 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, STE 200, SUN COMMUNITIES, INC, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Aaron Weiss officer: EVP, Corp. Strat. & Bus. Dev. 27777 FRANKLIN RD., SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Gary A Shiffman director, officer: Chrmn and CEO 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, STE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Karen Dearing officer: EVP, CFO, Sec. & Treasurer 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Tonya Allen director 2777 FRANKLIN RD., STE. 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Ronald A Klein director 235 EAST MAIN STREET, MIDLAND MI 48640
Jonathan Colman officer: EVP 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Brian M Hermelin director 2064 D STREET, BELLEVILLE MI 48111