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Fiera Capital (TSX:FSZ) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Fiera Capital Financial Strength?

Fiera Capital has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

Warning Sign:

Fiera Capital Corp 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.

Fiera Capital's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.90. Fiera Capital's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.91. As of today, Fiera Capital's Altman Z-Score is 0.83.


Competitive Comparison of Fiera Capital's Financial Strength

For the Asset Management subindustry, Fiera Capital's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Fiera Capital's Financial Strength Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Fiera Capital's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fiera Capital's Financial Strength falls into.



Fiera Capital 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:

Fiera Capital's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-13.6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$53.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$719.5 Mil.

Fiera Capital's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*53.024/-13.607
=3.90

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Fiera Capital Corp interest coverage is 2.45, which is low.

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

Fiera Capital'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
=(13.061 + 719.483) / 809.02
=0.91

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.

Fiera Capital has a Z-score of 0.83, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.83 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Fiera Capital  (TSX:FSZ) 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.

Fiera Capital has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Fiera Capital (TSX:FSZ) Business Description

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Address
1981 McGill College Avenue, Suite 1500, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3A 0H5
Fiera Capital Corp is a asset management firm which delivers customized and multi-asset solutions across public and private market asset classes to institutional, financial intermediary and private wealth clients. The company offers institutional clients a complete range of traditional and alternative investment strategies through specialized and balanced mandates. Its geographical segments are Canada, United States, and Europe & other. The company derives majority of the revenue from United States.

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