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BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (LSE:THRG) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is BlackRock Throgmorton Trust Financial Strength?

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust PLC shows strong financial strength.

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 Throgmorton Trust's interest coverage with the available data. BlackRock Throgmorton Trust's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was -0.01. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


BlackRock Throgmorton 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 Throgmorton Trust's Interest Expense for the months ended in Nov. 2023 was £-2.95 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Nov. 2023 was £0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was £0.31 Mil.

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. BlackRock Throgmorton Trust PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

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

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Nov. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 0.306) / -32.146
=-0.01

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 Throgmorton Trust  (LSE:THRG) 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 Throgmorton Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (LSE:THRG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, GBR, EC2N 2DL
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust PLC is an investment trust engaged in the business of portfolio investment. Its products are unit trusts, exchange-traded funds, investment trusts, and charities. The company follows a business model of externally managed investment trust. The company performs through the traditional long-only portfolio and long and short portfolio comprising contracts for difference.