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Australian Foundation Investment Co (ASX:AFIG.PFD) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Australian Foundation Investment Co Financial Strength?

Australian Foundation Investment Co 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 Australian Foundation Investment Co's interest coverage with the available data. Australian Foundation Investment Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.03. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Australian Foundation Investment Co 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:

Australian Foundation Investment Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-0.70 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.00 Mil.

Australian Foundation Investment Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Australian Foundation Investment Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Australian Foundation Investment Co'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
=(10 + 0) / 338.052
=0.03

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.


Australian Foundation Investment Co  (ASX:AFIG.PFD) 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.

Australian Foundation Investment Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Australian Foundation Investment Co (ASX:AFIG.PFD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
101 Collins Street, Level 21, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3000
Australian Foundation Investment Co Ltd is an asset management company which invests in Australian and New Zealand equities. It aims to provide shareholders with attractive investment returns through access to a growing stream of fully franked dividends and enhancement of capital invested. Its investment goals are to pay dividends, which, over time, grow faster than the rate of inflation and to provide attractive total returns over the medium to long term.