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Great Portland Estates (LSE:GPE) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Great Portland Estates Financial Strength?

Great Portland Estates has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Great Portland Estates's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.41. Great Portland Estates's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 7.72. As of today, Great Portland Estates's Altman Z-Score is 1.72.


Competitive Comparison of Great Portland Estates's Financial Strength

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Great Portland Estates's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Great Portland Estates's Financial Strength Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Great Portland Estates's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Portland Estates's Financial Strength falls into.



Great Portland Estates Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Great Portland Estates's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-7.30 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was £10.30 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £560.10 Mil.

Great Portland Estates's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*10.3/-7.3
=1.41

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Great Portland Estates's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(174.9 + 560.1) / 95.2
=7.72

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Great Portland Estates has a Z-score of 1.72, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.72 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Great Portland Estates  (LSE:GPE) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Great Portland Estates has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Great Portland Estates (LSE:GPE) Business Description

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Address
33 Cavendish Square, London, GBR, W1G 0PW
Great Portland Estates PLC, or GPE, is a real estate investment trust involved in the ownership and development of commercial property in central London. GPE invests in and redevelops London real estate. The company generates revenue from these assets through long-term lease agreements. Income is also derived from the management of other development projects. The majority of the company's real estate portfolio is comprised of office space, while retail locations also make up a significant percentage. Almost half of GPE's properties are located in the North of Oxford Street area. London's West End is home to a substantial share as well. GPE's tenants are primarily divided between retail & leisure shops; technology, media, & telecom companies; and professional & business services firms.

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