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Wharf Real Estate Investment Co (HKSE:01997) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Wharf Real Estate Investment Co Financial Strength?

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.11. Wharf Real Estate Investment Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.74. As of today, Wharf Real Estate Investment Co's Altman Z-Score is 0.98.


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Wharf Real Estate Investment Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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Wharf Real Estate Investment Co 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:

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-1,230 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$5,053 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$29,832 Mil.

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5053/-1230
=4.11

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

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

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(7593 + 29832) / 13666
=2.74

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.

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co has a Z-score of 0.98, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.98 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.


Wharf Real Estate Investment Co  (HKSE:01997) 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.

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Wharf Real Estate Investment Co (HKSE:01997) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
https://www.wharfreic.com/en/investor/reports, 16th Floor, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Wharf spun off Wharf Real Estate Investment Co in November 2017. It is a leading property investor with a focus in prime retail assets in Hong Kong. Rental income from two flagship assets Harbour City and Times Square account for around 80% of revenue. The balance is made up of The Murray hotel, a suburban mall in Plaza Hollywood, two offices in Central CBD. The group also holds two malls in Singapore and a mixed-development in Suzhou. Wharf was originally a shipping company but transformed into a property developer and investor in the 1960s by redeveloping its unused industrial assets, many located in city-center and waterfront locations. The Harbour City site was previously wharfs, and the Times Square site was a tram depot in the 1970s. Wheelock holds a 45% stake in WREIC.

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