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PGIM High Yield Fund (PGIM High Yield Fund) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is PGIM High Yield Fund Financial Strength?

PGIM High Yield 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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PGIM High Yield Fund Inc displays poor financial strength. 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 PGIM High Yield Fund's interest coverage with the available data. PGIM High Yield Fund's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.72. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


PGIM High Yield 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:

PGIM High Yield Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-4.59 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $120.00 Mil.

PGIM High Yield Fund's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

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

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

PGIM High Yield Fund's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 120) / 69.892
=1.72

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.


PGIM High Yield Fund  (NYSE:ISD) 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.

PGIM High Yield 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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PGIM High Yield Fund (PGIM High Yield Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
655 Broad Street, 6th Floor, Newark, NJ, USA, 07102
PGIM High Yield Fund Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company, active in the financial services domain. The Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. It invests at least 80% of its investable assets in a diversified portfolio of high-yield fixed-income instruments that are rated below investment grade with varying maturities and other investments.
Executives
Brian Reid director C/O PGIM INVESTMENTS LLC, 655 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Andrew Donohue officer: Chief Compliance Officer 655 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Brian J Lalli other: Portfolio Manager 655 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Robert Mccormack officer: Assistant Treasurer 655 BROAD ST., NEWARK NJ 07102
Barry H Evans director C/O PGIM INVESTMENTS, 655 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Isabelle Sajous officer: Chief Compliance Officer 655 BROAD ST., NEWARK NJ 07102
Michael Joseph Gormally other: Portfolio Manager 655 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Gregory J Peters other: Co-Chief Investment Officer 655 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Craig C Dewling other: Deputy CIO 655 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Michael Lillard other: Portfolio Manager 655 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Debra Rubano officer: Assistant Secretary 655 BROAD STREET, PRUDENTIAL TOWER SOUTH, NEWARK NJ 07102
Patrick Mcguinness officer: Assistant Secretary 655 BROAD STREET, PRUDENTIAL TOWER SOUTH, 17TH FLOOR, NEWARK NJ 07102
Scott E Benjamin director 655 BROAD ST., NEWARK NJ 07102
Melissa Gonzalez officer: Assistant Secretary 655 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Elyse Mclaughlin officer: Assistant Treasurer 655 BROAD ST., NEWARK NJ 07102