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BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund Financial Strength?

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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 BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund's interest coverage with the available data. BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 6.84. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies 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:

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-2.44 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 $79.00 Mil.

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies 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.

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

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies 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 + 79) / 11.558
=6.84

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.


BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund  (NYSE:DHF) 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.

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, USA, 10286
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's primary investment objective is to seek high current income and its secondary objective is capital appreciation. It invests primarily in fixed-income securities of below-investment-grade credit quality.
Executives
Irene Papadoulis other: Director of BNYMIA (1) C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Bushra Mannan other: Director of BNYMIA (1) C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Ping Jiang other: Dir. of Invest. Oversight (1) C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Bradley J Skapyak director 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Kevin L. Cronk other: Portfolio Manager 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Joseph Martella officer: VP C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10288
Daniel Goldstein officer: VP 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Robert J. Pomeroy officer: VP; Investment Adviser C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
John Squillace other: CCO; Investment Adviser 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Gregory Pasquale other: CFO; Investment Adviser C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Joseph S Dimartino director C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Kenneth J. Bradle other: Director of Advisor 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Leland Hart other: Portfolio Manager 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10116
Amanda Quinn officer: VP and Asst Secretary C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Chris E Barris other: Portfolio Manager 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166