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First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund (First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Jun. 2022)


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What is First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund Financial Strength?

First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund 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 First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's interest coverage with the available data. First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was -0.18. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp 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:

First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2022 was $-0.04 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2022 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was $5.80 Mil.

First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is

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

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

First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2022 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 5.8) / -33.048
=-0.18

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.


First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund  (NYSE:FEO) 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.

First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund (First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187
First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of total return. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing a majority of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed-income securities of issuers in emerging market countries.
Executives
Marika Tooze director C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Saba Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Boaz Weinstein 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
M Keefe Denise director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Kelly Catherine Dehler other: Officer- Investment Advisor C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Scott Michael Friske other: Officer - Investment Advisor FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Mickey Janvier other: Director of Sub-Adviser C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
James Joseph O'connor other: Director of Sub-Adviser C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Joseph Andolina other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Chris Demetriou other: Officer-Invest. Sub-Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Ralph Bassett other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1735 MARKET ST., 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Sofia Rosala other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Charles Tan other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Jeffrey Cotton other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103