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DCG IRIS (LSE:IRIS) Financial Strength : 0 (As of May. 2014)


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What is DCG IRIS Financial Strength?

DCG IRIS has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

Good Sign:

DCG IRIS Ltd shows strong financial strength.

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 DCG IRIS's interest coverage with the available data. DCG IRIS's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 was 0.00. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


DCG IRIS 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:

DCG IRIS's Interest Expense for the months ended in May. 2014 was £0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in May. 2014 was £0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 was £0.00 Mil.

DCG IRIS's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 is

DCG IRIS had no long-term debt (1).

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

Good Sign:

DCG IRIS Ltd has no debt.

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

DCG IRIS's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: May. 2014 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 0) / 2.192
=0.00

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.


DCG IRIS  (LSE:IRIS) 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.

DCG IRIS has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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DCG IRIS (LSE:IRIS) Business Description

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DCG IRIS Ltd is a Guernsey registered non-cellular company with an indefinite life. It is a feeder fund and principally invests its assets in CS IRIS Low Volatility Plus Fund Ltd. Its objective is to providing its shareholders, through its investment in the Master Fund, with positive returns through investing in insurance-linked contracts and assets carrying exposure related to insured event risks known as insurance linked strategies.