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Clough Global Equity Fund (Clough Global Equity Fund) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is Clough Global Equity Fund Financial Strength?

Clough Global Equity Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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 Clough Global Equity Fund's interest coverage with the available data. Clough Global Equity Fund's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was -1.83. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Clough Global Equity 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:

Clough Global Equity Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in Oct. 2023 was $-1.86 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 $29.00 Mil.

Clough Global Equity 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.

Clough Global Equity 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 + 29) / -15.834
=-1.83

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.


Clough Global Equity Fund  (AMEX:GLQ) 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.

Clough Global Equity Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Clough Global Equity Fund (Clough Global Equity Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, CO, USA, 80203
Clough Global Equity Fund is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of total return. The Fund invests in the equity, equity-related securities, and fixed-income securities in both U.S. and non-U.S. markets.
Executives
Charles Jr Clough other: person affiliated w/ Inv. Adv. 53 STATE STREET, 27TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Christopher Moore officer: Secretary 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 1850, DENVER CO 80290
Jill Kerschen officer: Treasurer 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 1850, DENVER CO 80290
Clough Capital Partners, L.p. other: Investment Advisor of Fund 53 STATE STREET, 27TH FLOOR, SUITE 2702, BOSTON MA 02109
Lainey Ejiasa officer: President 1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80203
Dylan Riter Mikel other: Assistant Treasurer 2921 SOUTH COORS DRIVE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Adams Nicholas other: Secretary 1055 BROADWAY, 3RD FL, KANSAS CITY MT 64105
Ryan Johanson officer: Treasurer 1290 BROADWAY SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80203
Alex James Marks officer: Assistant Secretary 1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80203
Erich Rettinger officer: Treasurer 1290 BROADWAY SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80203
Michael Jason Hearle other: Person affiliated with Inv Adv 53 STATE STREET, 27TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Kevin Joseph Mcnally officer: Trustee 53 STATE STREET, 27TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Kelly Mcewen officer: Treasurer 5050 S. SYRACUSE ST., SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80237
Karen Ann Digravio other: Trustee 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 1850, DENVER CO 80290
Jerry G Rutledge director 2745 SPRINGMEDE COURT, COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80906