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First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund (First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund Financial Strength?

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund 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 First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's interest coverage with the available data. First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was -15.55. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


First Trust Highome Long/Short 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:

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in Oct. 2023 was $-7.05 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Oct. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $143.66 Mil.

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is

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

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

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Oct. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 143.655) / -9.238
=-15.55

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.


First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund  (NYSE:FSD) 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.

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund (First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund) Business Description

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Address
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company based in the United States. The fund's objective is to provide a high current income to its investors. Its secondary objective is capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve its objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio in the United States. The fund holds an interest in various sectors, such as basic industry, healthcare, capital goods, telecommunications, automotive, banking, media, energy, leisure, insurance, technology and electronics, transportation, financial services and others.
Executives
Bronwyn Wright director FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Cameron S White other: Portfolio Manager Sub-Advisor MACKAY SHIELDS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
M Keefe Denise director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Eric Gold other: Portfolio Manager Sub-Advisor C/O MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
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
Shu Yang Tan other: Portfolio Mgr. Sub-Advisor MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 43RD FL, NEW YORK NY 10105
Matthew Lowry Jacob other: Portfolio Mgr. Sub-Advisor MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 43RD FL, NEW YORK NY 10105
Joseph Raymond Cantwell other: Portfolio Mgr. Sub-Advisor ALCENTRA NY, LLC, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10106
Saba Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Boaz Weinstein 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
David Mcgarel other: Officer - Investment Adviser C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
James A Bowen director, officer: President, other: Officer - Investment Adviser C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Louis N. Cohen other: Member of Investment Team MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187