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Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment (TSE:8953) Interest Coverage : 11.28 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment 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. Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Operating Income for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was 円18,055 Mil. Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was 円-1,601 Mil. Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 11.28. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:8953' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.56   Med: 7.89   Max: 11.49
Current: 11.26


TSE:8953's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
79.1% of 670 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.97 vs TSE:8953: 11.26

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


Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment'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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Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Interest Coverage Chart

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Annual Data
Trend Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.18 9.07 10.51 10.04 11.49

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.80 11.18 11.59 11.28 11.25

Competitive Comparison of Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment'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.


Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Interest Coverage falls into.



Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment 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.

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2022, Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Interest Expense was 円-3,176 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円36,503 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円488,945 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Aug. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Aug. 2022 )
=-1*36502.927/-3175.74
=11.49

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Aug. 2023, Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Interest Expense was 円-1,601 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円18,055 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円485,945 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Aug. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Aug. 2023 )
=-1*18054.651/-1600.719
=11.28

* 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.


Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment  (TSE:8953) 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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Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment (TSE:8953) Business Description

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Address
Marunouchi 2-chome, Tokyo Building 7-3, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-6420
Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corp is a Japanese real estate investment trust that specialises in retail properties. The company principally generates revenue from leasing properties to tenants, which include supermarkets, clothing and accessory stores, cosmetic shops, general merchandise stores, and entertainment venues. The company's properties are located domestically in urban and suburban areas, with approximately half in the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area and the remaining in Osaka, Nagoya and surrounding areas, and other major cities.

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