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North Atlantic Smaller Inv Trust (LSE:NAS) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is North Atlantic Smaller Inv Trust Financial Strength?

North Atlantic Smaller Inv Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust PLC shows strong financial strength.

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 North Atlantic Smaller Inv Trust's interest coverage with the available data. North Atlantic Smaller Inv Trust's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.00. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


North Atlantic Smaller Inv 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:

North Atlantic Smaller Inv Trust's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was £0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was £0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £0.00 Mil.

North Atlantic Smaller Inv Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

North Atlantic Smaller Inv Trust had no long-term debt (1).

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

Good Sign:

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust PLC has no debt.

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

North Atlantic Smaller Inv Trust's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 0) / 53.156
=0.00

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.


North Atlantic Smaller Inv Trust  (LSE:NAS) 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.

North Atlantic Smaller Inv Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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North Atlantic Smaller Inv Trust (LSE:NAS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6 Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, GBR, W1J 8LD
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The company's objective is to provide capital appreciation through investment in a portfolio of smaller companies mainly based in countries bordering the North Atlantic Ocean. Its only operating segment is the Investment business. The company invests in a diversified range of companies, both quoted and unquoted, on both sides of the Atlantic.