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First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor (First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor) Profitability Rank : 3 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor Profitability Rank?

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor has the Profitability Rank of 3. It has had trouble to make a profit.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.00%. As of today, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Profitability Rank

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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.


First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Profitability Rank falls into.



First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor has the Profitability Rank of 3. It has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Nov. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=0 / 8.623
=0.00 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor (First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187
First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor is a United States-based closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. It seeks a positive total return as a secondary objective. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its Managed Assets in a portfolio of securities of specialty finance and other financial companies.
Executives
Bronwyn Wright director FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
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
Steven Patrick Farmer other: Officer-Invest. Sub-Advisor 50 S. LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60603
Anne Kochevar other: Officer - Invest. Sub-Advisor
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
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
Rosanne Gatta officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY STREET, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Erin E Klassman officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, WHEATON IL 60187
Joseph J Hanzlik other: Officer-Investment Sub-Adviser CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 349 MARSHALL AVENUE, SUITE 302, ST. LOUIS MO 63119
Patricia A Dahl other: Officer-Investment Sub-Adviser CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 349 MARSHALL AVENUE, SUITE 302, ST. LOUIS MO 63119
Confluence Investment Management Llc other: Investment Sub-Adviser 20 ALLEN AVENUE, SUITE 300, ST. LOUIS MO 63119

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