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MFD Financial Strength : 4 (As of May. 2024)


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What is Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Financial Strength?

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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 Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's interest coverage with the available data. Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2024 was 12.30. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income 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:

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in May. 2024 was $-0.92 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in May. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2024 was $27.55 Mil.

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in May. 2024 is

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

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

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: May. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 27.55) / 2.24
=12.30

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.


Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund  (NYSE:MFD) 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.

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187
Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management company. Its objective is to seek a high level of current return consisting of dividends, interest, and other similar income while attempting to preserve capital. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in the securities of companies involved in the management, ownership, and operation of infrastructure and utilities. It also invests in senior secured loans generally considered to be high-yield securities. The company portfolio of investments consists of the investment in the common stocks, master limited partnerships, and senior floating-rate loan interests.
Executives
Bronwyn Wright director FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
William H Speacht other: Investment Advisor 2005 MARKET ST, 34TH FL, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Thomas R Kadlec director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
M Keefe Denise director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Kelly Catherine Dehler other: Officer-Investment Advisor C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Scott Michael Friske other: Officer-Investment Advisor FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Robert F Keith director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Fink William J Jr other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 125 WEST 55TH STREET, LEVEL 15, NEW YORK NY 10019
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
John H Kim other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DEUTSCHE BANK, 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Jonathan S Ong other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1 MARTIN PLACE, LEVEL 21, SYDNEY C3 2000
Donald Swade officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Katherine L Urevig officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Anthony Felton other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1 MARTIN PLACE, LEVEL 21, SYDNEY C3 2000
Andrew Maple-brown other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 125 WEST 55TH STREET, LEVEL 15, NEW YORK NY 10019