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Witan Investment Trust (LSE:WTAN) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Witan Investment Trust Financial Strength?

Witan Investment Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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 Witan Investment Trust's interest coverage with the available data. Witan Investment Trust's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.90. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Witan 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:

Witan Investment Trust's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was £-5.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £237.2 Mil.

Witan Investment Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

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

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

Witan Investment Trust'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
=(0 + 237.206) / 124.52
=1.90

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.


Witan Investment Trust  (LSE:WTAN) 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.

Witan Investment Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Witan Investment Trust (LSE:WTAN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14 Queen Anne's Gate, London, GBR, SW1H 9AA
Witan Investment Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based closed-end investment trust. The company's objective is to achieve long-term growth in income and capital through active multi-manager investment in global equities. Its operating segments include Investment Trust and Management services. The company derives the maximum revenue from the Investment Trust segment. Geographically, investment of the trust can be seen across the region of United Kingdom, North America, Continental Europe, Japan, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and others of which majority of revenue is derived from United Kingdom region.