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Keppel DC REIT (SGX:AJBU) Interest Coverage : 2.40 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Keppel DC 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. Keppel DC REIT's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was S$101.6 Mil. Keppel DC REIT's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was S$-42.3 Mil. Keppel DC REIT's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.40. 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. Keppel DC REIT interest coverage is 3.27, which is low.

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

SGX:AJBU' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.27   Med: 7.24   Max: 17.17
Current: 3.27


SGX:AJBU's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
55.56% of 666 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.99 vs SGX:AJBU: 3.27

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


Keppel DC REIT Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Keppel DC 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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Keppel DC REIT Interest Coverage Chart

Keppel DC REIT 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 10.52 16.72 17.17 7.46 3.27

Keppel DC REIT Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 42.62 8.22 6.85 4.89 2.40

Competitive Comparison of Keppel DC REIT's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Keppel DC 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.


Keppel DC REIT's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Keppel DC 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.

Keppel DC 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, Keppel DC REIT's Interest Expense was S$-65.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$212.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$1,408.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*212.553/-65.025
=3.27

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Keppel DC REIT's Interest Expense was S$-42.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$101.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$1,408.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*101.556/-42.31
=2.40

* 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.


Keppel DC REIT  (SGX:AJBU) 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 .


Keppel DC REIT Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Keppel DC REIT (SGX:AJBU) Business Description

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Address
16 Collyer Quay, No. 07-01, Singapore, SGP, 049318
Keppel DC REIT is a real estate investment trust that principally invests in real estate assets used primarily for data center purposes and assets necessary to support the digital economy. As of June 30, 2023, it held a SGD 3.7 billion portfolio of 23 properties across nine countries in Asia and Europe. Its properties are leased out as colocation, fully fitted and shell and core data centers. The trust is externally managed by Keppel DC REIT Management Pte. Ltd., and parent company Keppel Corporation Limited owns around a 20% stake in the trust.

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