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Finsbury Growth &ome Trust (LSE:FGT) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Finsbury Growth &ome Trust Financial Strength?

Finsbury Growth &ome Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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 Finsbury Growth &ome Trust's interest coverage with the available data. Finsbury Growth &ome Trust's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -0.22. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Finsbury Growth &ome 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:

Finsbury Growth &ome Trust's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-1.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was £0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £36.7 Mil.

Finsbury Growth &ome Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

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

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

Finsbury Growth &ome Trust'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 + 36.7) / -169.388
=-0.22

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.


Finsbury Growth &ome Trust  (LSE:FGT) 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.

Finsbury Growth &ome Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Finsbury Growth &ome Trust (LSE:FGT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
50 Lothian Road, Festival Square, Edinburgh, GBR, EH3 9WJ
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC is an alternative investment fund achieving capital and income growth and providing shareholders with a total return in excess of that of the FTSE All-Share Index. Geographically, the company operates within the United Kingdom, The United States of America, France and the Netherlands and generates a majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom.