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Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score
Financial Services · Asset Management · United States · Speculative / Distressed
Is THQ undervalued?
At 17.74 (close of 16 Oct 2026), THQ trades 44% below the GLS average fair value of 31.65. That average comes from 1 models run on the latest filings, and 1 of them land above the current price. Margins of safety over 30% are the exception rather than the rule across the ~7,400 stocks we value each night, so the number earns Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund the full Value points in the Wheel Score - and a closer look at what the market is pricing in.
The average is built from just 1 models (DDM) - the rest returned nothing because an input they need (dividends, free cash flow, book value) is zero or negative - so treat it with more caution than usual.
The nightly engine files THQ under Speculative / Distressed - negative earnings or a Piotroski score of 3 or less - which caps its Wheel Score at 45 and keeps it out of the Sunday Scan.
Nine valuation models for THQ
Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.
| Model | Value | vs price | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCF | - | - | Present value of the projected free cash flows, discounted at the cost of capital; no value tonight |
| Graham Number | - | - | The most a defensive investor pays for the earnings and book value per share; no value tonight |
| Graham Growth | - | - | Graham's growth formula: EPS × (8.5 + 2 × growth), adjusted for bond yields; no value tonight |
| Lynch | - | - | EPS × the earnings growth rate (PEG of 1), growth capped at 25%; no value tonight |
| GLS Growth | - | - | EPS compounded ten years at the blended growth rate, discounted back at 15% a year; no value tonight |
| 10 Cap | - | - | Owner's earnings (operating cash flow less maintenance capex) capitalised at 10%; no value tonight |
| Payback Time | - | - | Eight years of compounded free cash flow: the price at which the business pays for itself; no value tonight |
| DDM | 31.65 | +78% | Dividend discount model: next year's dividend ÷ (10% − 3% growth); needs a dividend |
| EPV | - | - | Earnings power value: current EPS capitalised at 9% with no growth; no value tonight |
| Zombie (liquidation) | -5.43 | -131% | Current assets less all liabilities, per share: the balance-sheet floor. Not in the average |
| Wall St target | 0.0000 | -100% | Analysts' average 12-month price target. Not in the average |
Quality and financial health
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund scores only 3 of 9 on the Piotroski F-score, which fails the Sunday Scan's "6 or more" rule. A reading this low means several of the basic tests - positive earnings, positive operating cash flow, falling debt, no new share issuance - are not met. A GLS Moat score of 1.1/10 is a weak reading: the ten-year history the score grades (revenue, EPS, book value, margins, cash flow, share count, ROIC) has not been steady, so the Moat part of the Wheel Score contributes little.
Returns on capital are thin or negative - ROIC -11.9%, ROE -15.5%, ROA -11.8% - with debt at 0.30 times equity and negative free cash flow.
The dividend yield is high at 12.13% (payout ratio -304%). A yield this size is often the market's way of pricing a risk to the payout, so the health score and cash flow matter more than usual.
Institutional ownership scores 2/10, insider activity 10/10 and Congressional trading 5/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.
| Piotroski F-score | 3 / 9 | ROIC | -11.9% |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLS Moat | 1.1 / 10 | ROE | -15.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | ROA | -11.8% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -0.1% | Payout ratio | -304% |
| Institutions | 2 / 10 | Insiders · Congress | 10 · 5 / 10 |
Wheel Score 39: No options
No options are listed on Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund in our nightly snapshot. The Wheel Score is therefore capped at 39 (it reads 39) and the stock is left out of every options screen; the fair value and health figures above are still useful for a plain stock position.
Volume runs at 143k shares a day on a market cap of $735M, with a beta of 0.88; the Stability part of the Wheel Score gives that 8 of 20.
| Part | Points | From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 25 / 25 | 44% margin of safety | |
| Health | 7 / 20 | Piotroski 3/9 | |
| Moat | 2 / 15 | moat 1.1/10 | |
| Premium | 0 / 20 | no option data | |
| Stability | 8 / 20 | 143k shares/day, $735M cap, beta 0.88 |
The Wheel Score ranks ~7,400 US stocks for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls; it is updated nightly and is not a recommendation. The walkthrough lesson shows how the score fits into a trade, start to finish.
Upcoming events
No upcoming earnings date is recorded for THQ in the nightly calendar. The shares go ex-dividend on 23 Oct 2026 (0.1700 per share), so a covered call sold before then carries a small early-assignment risk around that date.
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Is THQ undervalued right now?
By the GLS models, yes: at 17.74 the stock is 44% below the average fair value of 31.65 (data as of 16 Oct 2026). Whether the discount is deserved is the question to research next.
What is the Wheel Score of THQ and what does it mean?
THQ has no listed options in our nightly snapshot, so it cannot be wheeled; its Wheel Score is capped at 39 and shown as "No options".
What is the GLS fair value for THQ?
31.65 per share as of 16 Oct 2026 - the simple average of the 1 valuation models (out of nine: DCF, Graham Number, Graham Growth, Lynch, GLS Growth, 10 Cap, Payback Time, DDM and EPV) that produced a positive value. The models run every night on the latest filings; the Quote page lets you switch any of them off and add a margin of safety of your own.
When does Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund report earnings next?
No upcoming earnings date is recorded for THQ in our calendar as of 16 Oct 2026; the Calendars page is refreshed every morning.
Does THQ have listed options, and how liquid are they?
No. The nightly options snapshot found no listed contracts on THQ, so the wheel strategy cannot be run on it and the Wheel Score is capped at 39.