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Forager Australian Shares Fund (ASX:FOR) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Forager Australian Shares Fund Financial Strength?

Forager Australian Shares Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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 Forager Australian Shares Fund's interest coverage with the available data. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Forager Australian Shares 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:

Forager Australian Shares Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2023 was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2023 was A$0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was A$0.00 Mil.

Forager Australian Shares Fund's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is

Forager Australian Shares Fund had no long-term debt (1).

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

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

Forager Australian Shares Fund's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 0) / 0
=N/A

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.


Forager Australian Shares Fund  (ASX:FOR) 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.

Forager Australian Shares Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Forager Australian Shares Fund Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
123 Pitt Street, Level 18 Angel Place, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Forager Australian Shares Fund was incorporated on October 6, 2009. It is a closed-ended investment fund company. The Company's investment objective is to outperform the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index over a rolling 5 year period. It invests in securities listed on ASX and aims to generate capital growth and occasionally some income from investments it holds. The Company will invest no more than 10% of its assets into unlisted investments. It holds a relatively small number of securities, generally between 15 and 25.