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Equity Commonwealth (Equity Commonwealth) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Equity Commonwealth 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 Commonwealth's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3.08 Mil. Equity Commonwealth's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Equity Commonwealth has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Equity Commonwealth has no debt.

(1) 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.

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

EQC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.89   Med: 1.4   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


EQC's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.85% of 676 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.985 vs EQC: No Debt

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 Commonwealth Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equity Commonwealth'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 Commonwealth Interest Coverage Chart

Equity Commonwealth Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Equity Commonwealth Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Equity Commonwealth's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Equity Commonwealth'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 Commonwealth's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Equity Commonwealth 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 Commonwealth'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 Commonwealth's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-21.36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Equity Commonwealth had no debt (1).

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Equity Commonwealth's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.08 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Equity Commonwealth had no debt (1).

* 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 Commonwealth  (NYSE:EQC) 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 .


Equity Commonwealth Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Equity Commonwealth (Equity Commonwealth) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Equity Commonwealth is a real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition, ownership, and operation of primarily office buildings located throughout the United States. The vast majority of the company's real estate portfolio comprises office assets. These properties are fairly evenly dispersed between many of America's major urban markets, notably Washington, Austin, and Denver. Equity Commonwealth derives the vast majority of its income in the form of rental revenue from tenants occupying its offices. The company's largest tenants in terms of revenue generation include a variety of hiking, household goods, publishing, and financial firms.
Executives
Orrin S Shifrin officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary CWH MANAGEMENT LLC, 2 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Andrew Levy officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O EQUITY COMMONWEALTH, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 2100, CHICAGO IL 60606
William H Griffiths officer: SVP, CFO & Treasurer C/O EQUITY COMMONWEALTH, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 2100, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ellen-blair Chube director 150 N. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO IL 60606
Gerald A Spector director C/O EQUITY RESIDENTIAL, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Adam Scott Markman officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Lozier James Lloyd Jr director 4616 DORSET RD, DALLAS TX 75229
David Helfand director, officer: President & CEO C/O MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES INC, 2 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA #800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jeffrey Douglas Brown officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 3726 AVALON TRAIL, LEBANON OH 45036
David S Weinberg officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer CWH MANAGEMENT LLC, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Samuel Zell director, other: Chairman of the Board TWO N RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Peter Linneman director 1696 N E MIAMI GARDENS DR, N MIAMI BEACH FL 33179
James A Star director
James Scott Corl director C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC, 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Martin L Edelman director C/O PAUL HASTINGS JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP, 75 EAST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022