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Montanaro UK Smaller Inv Tr (LSE:MTU) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Montanaro UK Smaller Inv Tr Financial Strength?

Montanaro UK Smaller Inv Tr 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 Montanaro UK Smaller Inv Tr's interest coverage with the available data. Montanaro UK Smaller Inv Tr's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -3.86. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Montanaro UK Smaller Inv Tr 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:

Montanaro UK Smaller Inv Tr's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-0.28 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was £0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £20.00 Mil.

Montanaro UK Smaller Inv Tr's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

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

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

Montanaro UK Smaller Inv Tr's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 20) / -5.184
=-3.86

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.


Montanaro UK Smaller Inv Tr  (LSE:MTU) 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.

Montanaro UK Smaller Inv Tr has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Montanaro UK Smaller Inv Tr (LSE:MTU) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
65 Gresham Street, 6th Floor, London, GBR, EC2V 7NQ
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Inv Tr PLC is a United Kingdom-based company. Its investment objective is capital appreciation through investing in small quoted companies, which are listed on the London Stock Exchange or traded on the Alternative Investment Market ( AIM) and to outperform its benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies Index. The company seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of quoted UK small companies.