Abacus Group (ASX:ABG) Interest Coverage : 1.35 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Abacus Group 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. Abacus Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$27.09 Mil. Abacus Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-20.07 Mil. Abacus Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.35. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ASX:ABG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54 Med: 3.28 Max: 6.5
Current: 1.72

ASX:ABG's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
73.36% of 672 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.98 vs ASX:ABG: 1.72

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

Abacus Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Abacus Group'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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Abacus Group Interest Coverage Chart

Abacus Group Annual Data

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3.28

4.62

5.28

4.14

6.50

Abacus Group Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	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															3.84	4.39	3.42	-	1.35

Competitive Comparison of Abacus Group's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, Abacus Group'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.

Abacus Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Abacus Group's Interest Coverage falls into.

Abacus Group 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.

Abacus Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Abacus Group's Interest Expense was A$-9.89 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$64.28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$1,006.51 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	64.28	/	-9.893
	=	6.50

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Abacus Group's Interest Expense was A$-20.07 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$27.09 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$934.18 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	27.092	/	-20.071
	=	1.35

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

Abacus Group (ASX:ABG) 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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Abacus Group (ASX:ABG) Business Description

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Address

77 Castlereagh Street, Level 13, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000

Website

https://www.abacusproperty.com.au

Abacus Group is primarily focused on storage and office property, with minor interests in other subsectors such as retail property. Its storage business remains an active acquirer and developer of property. Management separated the storage business in mid-2023. We don't view the separation as creating value in itself, however, we view it as a potential catalyst that could prompt the market to recognize latent value in Abacus' assets. However, it will likely take time for the market to get familiar with the two Abacus vehicles and its new structure.