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Equity Lifestyle Properties (Equity Lifestyle Properties) Interest Coverage : 1.46 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Equity Lifestyle Properties 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. Equity Lifestyle Properties's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $49 Mil. Equity Lifestyle Properties's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-33 Mil. Equity Lifestyle Properties's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Equity Lifestyle Properties's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ELS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.09   Med: 2.96   Max: 3.32
Current: 2.89


ELS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
51.33% of 676 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.985 vs ELS: 2.89

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


Equity Lifestyle Properties Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equity Lifestyle Properties'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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Equity Lifestyle Properties Interest Coverage Chart

Equity Lifestyle Properties Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.13 3.32 3.00 3.00 2.82

Equity Lifestyle Properties Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 3.63 2.86 3.33 1.46 3.89

Competitive Comparison of Equity Lifestyle Properties's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Equity Lifestyle Properties'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.


Equity Lifestyle Properties's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Equity Lifestyle Properties's Interest Coverage falls into.



Equity Lifestyle Properties 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.

Equity Lifestyle Properties's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Equity Lifestyle Properties's Interest Expense was $-132 Mil. Its Operating Income was $373 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,488 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*373.088/-132.342
=2.82

Equity Lifestyle Properties's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Equity Lifestyle Properties's Interest Expense was $-33 Mil. Its Operating Income was $49 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,488 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*48.537/-33.198
=1.46

* 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.


Equity Lifestyle Properties  (NYSE:ELS) 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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Equity Lifestyle Properties (Equity Lifestyle Properties) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 800, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Equity Lifestyle Properties is a residential REIT that focuses on owning manufactured housing, residential vehicle communities, and marinas. The company currently has a portfolio of 450 properties across the U.S. with a higher concentration in the Sunbelt region with 34% of the company's properties located in Florida, 11% in California, and 10% in Arizona. Equity Lifestyle targets owning properties in attractive retirement destinations with over 70% of the company's properties either being age-restricted or having an average resident age over 55.
Executives
Derrick Burks director C/O EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Paul Seavey officer: Sr Vice President & Treasurer C/O EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC., TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Freedman Constance director C/O EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Andrew Berkenfield director C/O EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Patrick Waite officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer C/O EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC., TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Marguerite M Nader officer: Vice President-Business Deve. 2S601 AVENUE LA TOURS, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Valerie Henry officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC., TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Roger Maynard officer: Senior Vice President MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES, INC., 2 N. RIVERSIDE PLAZA #8, CHICAGO IL 60606
Scott R Peppet director 1820 DEER VALLEY ROAD, BOULDER CO 80305
David J Contis director 2 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Samuel Zell director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board TWO N RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Howard Walker director, officer: Chief Executive Officer MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES INC, 2 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Sheli Z Rosenberg director C/O EQUITY GROUP INVESTMENTS, L.L.C., TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Matthew Williams director C/O EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC., TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Tao Huang director C/O MORNINGSTAR, INC., 225 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606

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