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BlackRock Smaller Trust (LSE:BRSC) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Feb. 2023)


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What is BlackRock Smaller Trust Financial Strength?

BlackRock Smaller Trust 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 BlackRock Smaller Trust's interest coverage with the available data. BlackRock Smaller Trust's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2023 was 2.23. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


BlackRock Smaller Trust 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:

BlackRock Smaller Trust's Interest Expense for the months ended in Feb. 2023 was £-0.87 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Feb. 2023 was £0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2023 was £69.50 Mil.

BlackRock Smaller Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2023 is

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

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

BlackRock Smaller Trust's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Feb. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 69.504) / 31.194
=2.23

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.


BlackRock Smaller Trust  (LSE:BRSC) 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.

BlackRock Smaller Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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BlackRock Smaller Trust (LSE:BRSC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12 Throgmorton Avenue, Exchange Place One, London, GBR, EC2N 2DL
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust PLC is a UK-based investment trust company. Its investment objective is to achieve long-term capital growth for shareholders through investment mainly in smaller UK quoted companies. The company mainly attracts long-term private and institutional investors wanting to benefit from the growth prospects of smaller companies. It focuses on investing UK smaller companies which are listed on the London Stock Exchange or on the Alternative Investment Market. The firm has adopted a consistent investment process, focusing on good quality growth companies that are trading well and it also considers sector weightings and underlying themes and method of stock selection.