CQS New City High Yield Fund (LSE:NCYF) Risk Assessment

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LSE:NCYF CQS New City High Yield Fund Ltd LSE:NCYF
28 GF Score
Price £0.51
GF Value £0.59
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is CQS New City High Yield Fund Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of CQS New City High Yield Fund is: No Data: Cannot be evaluated.

CQS New City High Yield Fund  (LSE:NCYF) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

CQS New City High Yield Fund Risk Assessment Related Terms

LSE:NCYF vs BLK, BX, KKR: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, CQS New City High Yield Fund's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

CQS New City High Yield Fund Risk Assessment vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, CQS New City High Yield Fund's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CQS New City High Yield Fund's Risk Assessment falls into.


LSE:NCYF
28GF Score
CQS New City High Yield Fund Ltd LSE:NCYF
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Is CQS New City High Yield Fund (LSE:NCYF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CQS New City High Yield Fund stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £0.51 is trading 14.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of £0.59. GuruFocus considers CQS New City High Yield Fund to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:NCYF:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: £0.59 vs. price of £0.51 (14.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 28/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:NCYF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

CQS New City High Yield Fund Business Description

Address IFC 1, The Esplanade, Saint Helier, JEY, JE1 4BP
CQS New City High Yield Fund Ltd is a Jersey-based closed-ended investment company that prominently invests in high-yield fixed income securities. Its portfolio includes preference shares, loan stocks, corporate bonds (convertible and redeemable), and government stocks. The company seeks to provide investors with a high gross dividend yield and potential capital growth. Investments are diversified across various sectors such as financials, energy, industrials, consumer discretionary, and real estate, with holdings majorly in the United Kingdom and Europe. Revenue is generated mainly from income on its investment portfolio.
28GF Score

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