Is PhenixFIN Corp (PFX) Halal?

NASDAQ Financial Services United States $79M
✗ NOT HALAL
Confidence: 95/100
PhenixFIN Corp (PFX) is Not Halal under AAOIFI Standard 21 due to its classification in the Asset Management industry, which is excluded under Shariah screening. Companies operating in prohibited sectors such as conventional banking, insurance, alcohol, tobacco, and gambling are automatically excluded regardless of their financial ratios.

Shariah Screening — 5 Standards

Based on financial data from September 2025

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
AAOIFI Excluded — Asset Management ✗ NOT HALAL
DJIM Excluded — Asset Management ✗ NOT HALAL
MSCI Excluded — Asset Management ✗ NOT HALAL
S&P Excluded — Asset Management ✗ NOT HALAL
FTSE Excluded — Asset Management ✗ NOT HALAL

Financial Highlights

EPS
$-1.54
P/B Ratio
0.5
Revenue
$14M
Growth: 7.1%
Beta
0.2
Low volatility
Current Ratio
2.6

Profitability

Gross Margin 100.0%
Operating Margin 68.5%
Net Margin -12.0%
Return on Equity (ROE) -1.9%
Return on Assets (ROA) 3.2%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow-$67M
Free Cash Flow-$67M
Total Debt$148M
Debt-to-Equity95.6
Current Ratio2.6
Total Assets$317M

Price & Trading

Last Close$39.52
50-Day MA$42.79
200-Day MA$45.72
Avg Volume3K
Beta0.2
52-Week Range
$39.15
$54.00

About PhenixFIN Corp (PFX)

CEO
Mr. David Aaron Lorber
Employees
11
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
Country
United States
Exchange
NASDAQ
Market Cap
$79M
Currency
USD

PhenixFIN Corporation is a business development company. The firm seeks to invest in privately negotiated debt and equity securities of small and middle market companies. It primarily invests in the following sectors: business services; buildings and real estate; automobile; oil and gas; aerospace and defense; home and office furnishings, housewares, and durable consumer products; healthcare, education and childcare; personal, food, and miscellaneous services; retail stores, diversified or conglomerate manufacturing; telecommunications; mining, steel, iron, and non-precious metals; leisure, amusement, motion pictures, and entertainment; chemicals, plastics, and rubber; finance; personal and nondurable consumer products (manufacturing only); beverage, food, and tobacco; containers, packaging, and glass; structure finance securities; machinery (non-agriculture, non-construction, non-electric); diversified or conglomerate service; restaurant and franchise; electronics; and cargo transport. The firm seeks to invest in companies located in North America. The firm targets private debt transactions in companies with enterprise values or asset values between $25 million and $250 million. The firm seeks to invest in companies with debt investment values between $10 million and $50 million. It exits its investments between three years and seven years; it holds most of its investments to maturity or repayment, but may realize or sell some investments earlier. The firm may take a board seat on its investee companies and can also offer managerial assistance to certain portfolio companies. It structures its investments as first lien senior secured loans, second lien senior secured loans, senior secured notes, senior subordinated notes, subordinate notes, unitranche loans, and seeks warrants or other equity participation. The firm may co-invest in privately negotiated transactions under certain conditions. PhenixFIN Corporation was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is PhenixFIN Corp (PFX) halal to invest in?

Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), PhenixFIN Corp is Not Halal. The company fails one or more screening criteria. We screen against all 5 major standards: AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, and FTSE.

What is PhenixFIN Corp's debt ratio?

PhenixFIN Corp's debt ratio is not available under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%.

What are PhenixFIN Corp's key financial metrics?

PhenixFIN Corp has a market capitalization of $79M, and revenue of $14M. The company maintains a gross margin of 100.0% and a net margin of -12.0%. Return on equity stands at -1.9%.

How often is the screening data updated?

Our screening data is updated regularly using the latest available financial statements and market data. Stock prices and market caps are refreshed frequently, while financial statements are updated quarterly when companies report earnings.

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