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abrdn Asia Focus (LSE:AAS) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is abrdn Asia Focus Financial Strength?

abrdn Asia Focus 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 abrdn Asia Focus's interest coverage with the available data. abrdn Asia Focus's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was -24.51. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


abrdn Asia Focus 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:

abrdn Asia Focus's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was £-1.00 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 £66.18 Mil.

abrdn Asia Focus'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.

abrdn Asia Focus'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 + 66.178) / -2.7
=-24.51

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.


abrdn Asia Focus  (LSE:AAS) 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.

abrdn Asia Focus has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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abrdn Asia Focus (LSE:AAS) Business Description

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Address
280 Bishopsgate, London, GBR, EC2M 4AG
abrdn Asia Focus PLC, formerly Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. Its investment objective is to maximize total return to shareholders over the long term from a portfolio of smaller quoted companies in the economies of Asia and Australasia, excluding Japan. The company uses gearing selectively to leverage its portfolio in order to enhance returns. It aims to achieve a spread of investments, with no single investment representing more than 15% of assets at the time of investment. The company seeks to diversify its portfolio across a range of industries and economies within the investment region.