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Highland Global Allocation Fund (Highland Global Allocation Fund) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Highland Global Allocation Fund Financial Strength?

Highland Global Allocation Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Highland Global Allocation Fund's interest coverage with the available data. Highland Global Allocation Fund's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 895.25. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Highland Global Allocation Fund 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:

Highland Global Allocation Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-1.68 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $3.58 Mil.

Highland Global Allocation Fund's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Highland Global Allocation Fund has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Highland Global Allocation Fund'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
=(0 + 3.581) / 0.004
=895.25

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.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


Highland Global Allocation Fund  (NYSE:HGLB) 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.

Highland Global Allocation Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Highland Global Allocation Fund (Highland Global Allocation Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
300 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX, USA, 75201
Highland Global Allocation Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital and future income. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a portfolio of U.S. and foreign equity, debt, and money market securities. It may also invest in senior loans to domestic or foreign corporations, partnerships, and other entities that operate in a variety of industries and geographic regions.
Executives
Robert J Froehlich director 405 PARK AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Dorri Mcwhorter director 6431 OAKTON STREET, C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, INC., MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Pamela B Corrie director 100 PIER 1 PLACE, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Stephanie Vitiello officer: Chief Compliance Officer NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST, 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75201
Brian Mitts officer: PEO, PFO & Assistant Treasurer 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75201
Dustin David Norris director, officer: Secretary 2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75201
Bryan A Ward director 3625 ROSEDALE, DALLAS TX 75205
Robert Jason Post officer: Chief Compliance Officer 2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75201
Clifford Stoops officer: Assistant Treasurer 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75201
Frank George Waterhouse officer: See Remarks 2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75201
Ethan Powell director 2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75201
John Honis director 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75201
Timothy K Hui director 48 WILLOW GREEN DRIVE, CHURCHVILLE PA 18966
Parker Lee Blackwell Iii officer: Executive Vice President 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75201