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Public Storage (Public Storage) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Public Storage Financial Strength?

Public Storage has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Public Storage's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.46. Public Storage's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.96. As of today, Public Storage's Altman Z-Score is 3.44.


Competitive Comparison of Public Storage's Financial Strength

For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Public Storage'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.


Public Storage's Financial Strength Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Public Storage's Financial Strength falls into.



Public Storage 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:

Public Storage's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-69 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $580 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $9,103 Mil.

Public Storage'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*580.483/-68.602
=8.46

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

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

Public Storage'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
=(0 + 9103.277) / 4639.472
=1.96

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.

Public Storage has a Z-score of 3.44, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.44 is strong.

* 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.


Public Storage  (NYSE:PSA) 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.

Public Storage has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Public Storage (Public Storage) Business Description

Address
701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA, USA, 91201-2349
Public Storage is the largest owner of self-storage facilities in the U.S. with more than 2,880 self-storage facilities in 40 states and approximately 200 million square feet of rentable space. Through equity interests, it also has exposure to the European self-storage market through Shurgard Self Storage. The company also has a merchandise business, a third-party property management business, and an insurance business that offers products to cover losses for the goods in self-storage facilities.
Executives
Nathaniel A. Vitan officer: Chief Legal Officer 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201-2349
John Reyes director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Havner Ronald L Jr director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Avedick Baruyr Poladian director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
David Lee officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O PUBLIC STORAGE, 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Russell Joseph D Jr officer: President & CEO PUBLIC STORAGE, 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Tamara Hughes Gustavson director, 10 percent owner 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201-2349
Heisz Leslie Stone director C/O PUBLIC STORAGE, 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Ronald P Spogli director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Kristy Pipes director C/O PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC., 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Shroff Michelle Millstone director C/O PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC., 80 GRASSLANDS ROAD, ELMSFORD NY 10523
Rebecca L Owen director 1750 H STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBIA EQUITY TRUST, INC., WASHINGTON DC 20006
Paul S Williams director C/O MAJOR, LINDSEY & AFRICA, 1 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1750, CHICAGO IL 60606
Tariq M Shaukat director ONE CAESARS PALACE DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
David J Neithercut director C/O EQUITY RESIDENTIAL, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400, CHICAGO IL 60606