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Whitestone REIT (Whitestone REIT) Interest Coverage

: 1.46 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Whitestone REIT's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $12.2 Mil. Whitestone REIT's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-8.3 Mil. Whitestone REIT'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.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Whitestone REIT interest coverage is 1.46, which is low.

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

WSR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.15   Med: 1.39   Max: 1.75
Current: 1.46


WSR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
78.99% of 676 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 3 vs WSR: 1.46

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


Whitestone REIT Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whitestone 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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Whitestone REIT Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.29 1.15 1.40 1.75 1.47

Whitestone REIT Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.51 1.58 1.36 1.46 1.46

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Whitestone 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.


Whitestone REIT Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Whitestone 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.

Whitestone REIT'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, Whitestone REIT's Interest Expense was $-32.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $48.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $640.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*48.337/-32.866
=1.47

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Whitestone REIT's Interest Expense was $-8.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $12.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $640.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*12.15/-8.303
=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.


Whitestone REIT  (NYSE:WSR) 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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Whitestone REIT (Whitestone REIT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2600 South Gessner, Suite 500, Houston, TX, USA, 77063
Whitestone REIT is a real estate investment trust (REIT) engaged in owning and operating commercial properties in culturally diverse markets in metropolitan areas. Its property portfolio includes retail and office/flex properties. The company's properties are located in business-friendly locations in and around Austin, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Phoenix, and San Antonio. The organization derives revenue in the form of rental revenues.
Executives
Julia Bruns Buthman director 5414 BELMONT AVE., DALLAS TX 75206
Amy Shih-hua Feng director 305 2ND AVENUE, APT 534, NEW YORK NY 10003
Christine J Mastandrea officer: VP Strategy & Mkt Research 2600 SOUTH GESSNER ROAD, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77063
Soklin Siv officer: VP of Human Resources 4506 LAKE BARDWELL CT., RICHMOND TX 77406
John Scott Hogan officer: Chief Financial Officer 2311 SUN SHADOW LN, SPRING TX 77386
Peter Tropoli officer: General Counsel
Jeffrey Alan Jones director WHITESTONE REIT, 2600 SOUTH GESSNER ROAD, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77063
James C Mastandrea director, officer: CHAIRMAN & CEO 1240 HURON ROAD SUITE 301, CLEVELAND OH 44115
David F. Taylor director WHITESTONE REIT, 2600 SOUTH GESSNER ROAD, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77063
Najeeb A Khan director PO BOX 1602, SOUTH BEND IN 46634
Nandita Berry director 2600 SOUTH GESSNER, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77063
Paul T Lambert director
David K Holeman officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 20 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77046
John J Dee officer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Kyle A Miller officer: Vice President of Operations 2600 SOUTH GESSNER ROAD SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77063

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