British and American Investment Trust PLC (BAF) — Defensive Interval Ratio

Latest as of December 2025: 34 days

British and American Investment Trust PLC (BAF) has a Defensive Interval Ratio of 34 days as of December 2025. Defensive assets of GBX61.00K (cash GBX-, short-term investments GBX-, receivables GBX61.00K) cover 34 days of daily cash needs of GBX1.80K/day. See working capital to net assets of British and American Investment Trust PL to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

Defensive Interval Ratio

34 days
Days of operational coverage

Defensive Assets

GBX61.00K
Cash + ST Investments + Receivables

Daily Cash Need

GBX1.80K
Current Liabilities ÷ 365

Current Liabilities

GBX658.00K
GBX

British and American Investment Trust PLC Defensive Interval Ratio (2003–2025)

This chart shows how British and American Investment Trust PLC's Defensive Interval Ratio has evolved across 23 annual periods from 2003 to 2025. As of December 2025, the ratio stands at 34 days, meaning defensive assets of GBX61.00K can fund 34 days of operations without new revenue. See BAF net asset quality score to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

Annual Defensive Interval Ratio for British and American Investment Trust PLC (2003–2025)

The table below presents the year-by-year Defensive Interval Ratio for British and American Investment Trust PLC from 2003 to 2025, covering 23 annual filings. Each row shows defensive assets, daily cash need, the DIR in days, and the change in days compared to the prior year. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see BAF market cap.

Year DIR (days) Defensive Assets (GBX) Daily Cash Need Cash ST Investments Change (days)
2025 34 days GBX61.00K GBX1.80K/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +30 days
2024 4 days GBX20.00K GBX5.16K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -23 days
2023 26 days GBX347.00K GBX13.10K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -60 days
2022 87 days GBX426.00K GBX4.92K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -2 days
2021 89 days GBX517.00K GBX5.83K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -104 days
2020 193 days GBX1.59 Million GBX8.23K/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +35 days
2019 158 days GBX1.57 Million GBX9.91K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -2105 days
2018 2263 days GBX3.39 Million GBX1.50K/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +2229 days
2017 34 days GBX94.00K GBX2.77K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -497 days
2016 531 days GBX1.45 Million GBX2.74K/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +470 days
2015 61 days GBX1.52 Million GBX25.00K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -289 days
2014 350 days GBX1.36 Million GBX3.87K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -19 days
2013 369 days GBX195.00K GBX528.77/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +74 days
2012 295 days GBX985.00K GBX3.34K/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +287 days
2011 7 days GBX35.00K GBX4.69K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -492 days
2010 499 days GBX3.01 Million GBX6.03K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -179 days
2009 678 days GBX1.44 Million GBX2.13K/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +157 days
2008 521 days GBX2.20 Million GBX4.23K/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +176 days
2007 345 days GBX1.07 Million GBX3.11K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -256 days
2006 601 days GBX553.00K GBX920.55/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +403 days
2005 197 days GBX3.38 Million GBX17.11K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -243 days
2004 440 days GBX187.00K GBX424.66/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +380 days
2003 60 days GBX162.00K GBX2.69K/day GBX- GBX- —
DIR = (Cash + Short-term Investments + Net Receivables) / (Daily Cash Expenses)