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Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:CHP.UN) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Financial Strength?

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.61. Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.64. As of today, Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's Altman Z-Score is 0.67.


Competitive Comparison of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's Financial Strength

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust'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.


Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's Financial Strength Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust 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:

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-141 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$227 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$5,446 Mil.

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*226.999/-141.146
=1.61

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. Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust interest coverage is 1.58, which is low.

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

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1042.175 + 5446.094) / 1396.904
=4.64

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.

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has a Z-score of 0.67, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.67 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.


Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust  (TSX:CHP.UN) 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.

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:CHP.UN) Business Description

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Address
22 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4T 2S5
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust invests in commercial retail, industrial, mixed-use and residential properties across Canada. The company's portfolio primarily consists of shopping centers anchored by supermarkets and stand-alone supermarkets. The properties are mostly located in Ontario and Quebec, followed by Alberta, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, and New Brunswick. Choice Properties generate the majority of revenue from leasing properties to its tenants. The company's principal tenant, the large-format retailer Loblaw Companies, contributes the vast majority of the total rent.

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