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Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund (Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund Financial Strength?

Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure 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 Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's interest coverage with the available data. Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was -1.12. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure 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:

Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in Oct. 2023 was $-5.61 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Oct. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $125.00 Mil.

Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is

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

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

Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Oct. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 125) / -111.67
=-1.12

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.


Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund  (NYSE:DPG) 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.

Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund (Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
200 South Wacker Drive, Suite 500, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund Inc. is an investment fund. Its investment objective is to seek total return, resulting primarily from a high level of current income, with an emphasis on providing tax-advantaged dividend income.
Executives
Grumhaus David D Jr. other: Officer of the Adviser 200 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 500, CHICAGO IL 60606
Metlife Investment Management, Llc 10 percent owner ONE METLIFE WAY, WHIPPANY NJ 07981
Eric Elvekrog other: Officer of Adviser 200 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 500, CHICAGO IL 60606
Mareile B. Cusack director DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO., 200 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 500, CHICAGO IL 60640
Kathleen Hegyi officer: CCO C/O DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, 200 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ellen Lyerly Elberfeld other: Officer of Investment Adviser DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO., 200 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 500, CHICAGO IL 60640
Nikita K Thaker officer: Vice President* C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
Bradley William Patrick Iii other: Officer of Adviser C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 56 PROSPECT STREET, HARTFORD CT 06115
Jacqueline Porter officer: Vice President 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
Hoffman Clifford W. Jr. director C/O DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, 200 E. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606
David J Vitale director C/O DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC., 55 EAST MONROE ST, CHICAGO IL 60603
Christian H Poindexter director C/O BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, P.O. BOX 1475, BALTIMORE MD 21203
Deborah A Jansen officer: Chief Investment Officer 55 E MONROE ST 36TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603
Daniel Petrisko officer: Assistant Secretary 800 SCUDDERS HILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co/ny 10 percent owner 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166