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Hargreaves Lansdown (LSE:HL.) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hargreaves Lansdown Financial Strength?

Hargreaves Lansdown has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Hargreaves Lansdown 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.

Hargreaves Lansdown's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 608.67. Hargreaves Lansdown's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.01. As of today, Hargreaves Lansdown's Altman Z-Score is 6.53.


Competitive Comparison of Hargreaves Lansdown's Financial Strength

For the Asset Management subindustry, Hargreaves Lansdown's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Hargreaves Lansdown's Financial Strength Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Hargreaves Lansdown's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hargreaves Lansdown's Financial Strength falls into.



Hargreaves Lansdown 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:

Hargreaves Lansdown's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was £-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was £182.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £5.8 Mil.

Hargreaves Lansdown's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*182.6/-0.3
=608.67

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. Hargreaves Lansdown PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Hargreaves Lansdown's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(4.4 + 5.8) / 736.4
=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.

Hargreaves Lansdown has a Z-score of 6.53, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 6.53 is strong.

* 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.


Hargreaves Lansdown  (LSE:HL.) 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.

Hargreaves Lansdown has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Hargreaves Lansdown (LSE:HL.) Business Description

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Anchor Road, One College Square South, Bristol, GBR, BS1 5HL
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC operates a large direct-to-investor investment service in the United Kingdom built around offerings tailored to client needs. Clients can elect to hold all their funds, stocks, bonds, ETFs, and other financial instruments in a single service with various tax advantages. The company also offers portfolio rebalancing, discretionary services and managed funds, third-party services, savings management, online and apps offerings, and other retirement solutions. The company's clients mostly comprise individual investors and corporate clients. It primarily earns recurring revenue through the administration and management of assets held under its platform, and secondarily earns transactional revenue through stockbroking commissions and initial advisory fees.

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