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Veris Residential (Veris Residential) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Veris Residential Financial Strength?

Veris Residential 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:

Veris Residential Inc 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.

Veris Residential's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.32. Veris Residential's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.88. As of today, Veris Residential's Altman Z-Score is -0.07.


Competitive Comparison of Veris Residential's Financial Strength

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Veris Residential's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Veris Residential's Financial Strength Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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Veris Residential 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:

Veris Residential's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-21.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $6.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,853.1 Mil.

Veris Residential's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*6.875/-21.5
=0.32

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. Veris Residential Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

Veris Residential's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 1853.149) / 269.36
=6.88

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.

Veris Residential has a Z-score of -0.07, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -0.07 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.


Veris Residential  (NYSE:VRE) 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.

Veris Residential 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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Veris Residential (Veris Residential) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Harborside 3, 210 Hudson Street, Suite 400, Jersey City, NJ, USA, 07311
Veris Residential Inc is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The company owns and operates a real estate portfolio comprised predominantly of multifamily rental properties located mainly in the Northeast and Class A office properties. The company performs substantially all real estate management, leasing, acquisition and development on an in-house basis. The properties are in three states in the Northeast, plus the District of Columbia. The company operates in two industry segments multifamily real estate & services and commercial & other real estate. The majority of revenue is from Multifamily real estate services.
Executives
A. Akiva Katz director C/O MACK-CALI REALTY CORP, HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., SUITE 400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07311
Stephanie L. Williams director C/O VERIS RESIDENTIAL, INC., 210 HUDSON STREET, SUITE 400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07311
Ronald Dickerman director 410 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mahbod Nia director C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 590 MADISON AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Taryn D. Fielder officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. 1775 EYE STREET, N.W., SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Jeffrey Scott Turkanis officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer 12 RICHARD ROAD, MARBLEHEAD MA 01945
Amanda Lombard officer: Chief Accounting Officer 500 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1530, NEW YORK NY 10110
Anna Malhari officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., SUITE 400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07311
Victor B Macfarlane director 151 EXECUTIVE PARK BLVD, BUILDING 2, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94134
Michael B Berman director C/O GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, 110 NORTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Tammy Jones director MONOGRAM RESIDENTIAL TRUST,INC., 5800 GRANITE PARKWAY, SUITE 1000, PLANO TX 75024
Howard Steven Stern director 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD 4TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Deidre Crockett officer: EVP, Chief Admin. Officer HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., SUITE 400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07311
Alan R Batkin director 399 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Lisa Feinman Myers director HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., SUITE 400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07311