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Mailbox REIT (IPSX:MBOX) Interest Coverage : 1.09 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Mailbox REIT Interest Coverage?

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 by its Interest Expense. Mailbox REIT's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was £4.53 Mil. Mailbox REIT's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was £-4.17 Mil. Mailbox REIT's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 1.09. 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. Mailbox REIT PLC interest coverage is 1.41, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mailbox REIT's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

IPSX:MBOX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.26   Med: 1.53   Max: 1.78
Current: 1.41


IPSX:MBOX's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 2.935 vs IPSX:MBOX: 1.41

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


Mailbox REIT Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mailbox REIT's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Mailbox REIT Interest Coverage Chart

Mailbox REIT Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
N/A 1.26 1.53 1.78

Mailbox REIT Semi-Annual Data
Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.56 1.50 1.59 2.02 1.09

Competitive Comparison of Mailbox REIT's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, Mailbox REIT's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Mailbox REIT's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Mailbox REIT's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mailbox REIT's Interest Coverage falls into.



Mailbox REIT Interest Coverage Calculation

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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


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

Mailbox REIT's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Mailbox REIT's Interest Expense was £-5.13 Mil. Its Operating Income was £9.10 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*9.097/-5.125
=1.78

Mailbox REIT's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, Mailbox REIT's Interest Expense was £-4.17 Mil. Its Operating Income was £4.53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £6.58 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*4.528/-4.166
=1.09

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Mailbox REIT  (IPSX:MBOX) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Mailbox REIT (IPSX:MBOX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
30 Saint Mary Axe, 10th floor, London, GBR, EC3A 8BF
Mailbox REIT PLC is a single-asset real estate investment trust located in Birmingham. It provides shareholders income together with capital growth by investing in the Property. The company owns the Mailbox Property. The property provides office space, a leisure area, and retail and car parking space.