Firsthand Technology Value Fund (Firsthand Technology Value Fund) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Firsthand Technology Value Fund Financial Strength?

Firsthand Technology Value Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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 Firsthand Technology Value Fund's interest coverage with the available data. Firsthand Technology Value Fund's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

Firsthand Technology Value 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:

Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil.

Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Firsthand Technology Value Fund had no long-term debt ⁽¹⁾.

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

Good Sign:

Firsthand Technology Value Fund Inc has no debt.

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

Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(0	+	0)	/	-15.64
	=	0.00

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.

Firsthand Technology Value Fund (NAS:SVVC) 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.

Firsthand Technology Value Fund has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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Firsthand Technology Value Fund (Firsthand Technology Value Fund) Business Description

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Address

150 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 1250, San Jose, CA, USA, 95113

Website

https://www.firsthandtvf.com

Firsthand Technology Value Fund Inc is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital, principally by seeking capital gains on its equity and equity-related investments.

Executives

Star Equity Fund, Lp	10 percent owner	53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Star Equity Fund Gp, Llc	10 percent owner	53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Star Investment Management Llc	10 percent owner	53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Jeffrey E. Eberwein	10 percent owner	53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Star Equity Holdings, Inc.	10 percent owner	53 FOREST AVE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Star Value, Llc	10 percent owner	53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Kevin M Landis	director, officer: President	150 ALMADEN BLVD., SUITE 1250, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Greg Burglin	director	150 ALMADEN BLVD., SUITE 1250, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Mark F Fitzgerald	director	PO BOX 1168, GENOA NV 89411-1168
Kimun Lee	director	150 ALMADEN BLVD., SUITE 1250, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Investors, Llp Bulldog	10 percent owner	PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO, 250 PEHLE AVE. SUITE 708, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Omar Billawala	officer: CFO	150 ALMADEN BLVD., SUITE 1250, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Nicholas P Petredis	director	150 ALMADEN BLVD., SUITE 1250, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Steady Gain Partners Lp	10 percent owner	2000 ROYAL COURT, UNIT 2315, NORTH HILLS NY 11040
Full Value Offshore Fund, Ltd.	10 percent owner	C.O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED, P.O. BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1104