First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund

NYSE:FSD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$398.8m

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

There is insufficient data on First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund's performance over the last few years.

Key information

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Earnings growth rate

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EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
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Recent past performance updates

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Recent updates

FSD: The Merger Arbitrage Opportunity Is Quasi Extinguished

Feb 06

FSD: 4 Reasons Why I Would Avoid This CEF

Dec 18

FSD: An Unorthodox Strategy, But This Bond CEF Is Better Than People Think

Oct 04

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund declares $0.105 dividend

Feb 22

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund declares $0.105 dividend

Dec 20

FSD: Attractive Yield But There Are Better Credit Funds To Choose From

Oct 18

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund declares $0.105 dividend

Aug 22

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund goes ex-dividend on Monday

Jul 29

FSD - Paying More Than It Should, Getting Shafted By Rates

Mar 23

FSD: A Unique CEF With A Nice Discount

Aug 27

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund declares $0.11 dividend

Dec 21

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund declares $0.11 dividend

Nov 19

In this section we usually display a company’s past earnings and revenues to help investors visualise the trend through time. We also gauge the company’s performance by benchmarking its returns and growth to its industry peers and the wider market. However, First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund has not provided sufficient past data to assess its track record.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by Simply Wall St do have historical data.

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:FSD Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses

Quality Earnings: Insufficient data to determine if FSD has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: Insufficient data to determine if FSD's profit margins have improved over the past year.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: Unable to establish if FSD's year-on-year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years as it has been trading publicly for less than 3 years.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare FSD's past year earnings growth to its 5-year average as it has been trading publicly for less than 3 years.

Earnings vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine if FSD's earnings growth over the past year exceeded the Capital Markets industry average.


Return on Equity

High ROE: FSD has a negative Return on Equity (0%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

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