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Cornerstone Total Return Fund (Cornerstone Total Return Fund) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.01 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cornerstone Total Return Fund Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Cornerstone Total Return Fund's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.01.

The industry rank for Cornerstone Total Return Fund's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

CRF's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.67
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Cornerstone Total Return Fund Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cornerstone Total Return Fund's Net-Net Working Capital can be seen below:

* 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.

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Cornerstone Total Return Fund Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Cornerstone Total Return Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.04 -0.03 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01

Cornerstone Total Return Fund Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.01 -0.11 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01

Competitive Comparison of Cornerstone Total Return Fund's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, Cornerstone Total Return Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cornerstone Total Return Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Cornerstone Total Return Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cornerstone Total Return Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Cornerstone Total Return Fund Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Cornerstone Total Return Fund's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-1.166
-0-0)/109.823
=-0.01

Cornerstone Total Return Fund's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-1.166
-0-0)/109.823
=-0.01

* 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.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


Cornerstone Total Return Fund  (AMEX:CRF) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Cornerstone Total Return Fund (Cornerstone Total Return Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45246
Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc is a diversified closed-end management company. Its objective is to seek capital appreciation with current income as a secondary objective. The company invests in sectors such as Information Technology; Health Care; Financials; Communication Services; Industrials; Utilities; Energy; Real Estate and others.
Executives
Matthew Morris director 1905 SHARP PL, HOUSTON TX 77019
Joshua Bradshaw director 1075 HENDERSONVILLE ROAD, SUITE 250, ASHEVILLE NC 28803
Brian James Lutes officer: Treasurer C/O ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC, 225 PICTORIA DRIVE, SUITE 450, CINCINNATI OH 45246
Daniel Bradshaw director 1075 HENDERSONVILLE ROAD, SUITE 250, ASHEVILLE NC 28803
Wilcox Glenn W Sr director ONE WEST PACK SQUARE SUITE 1700, ASHEVILLE NC 28801
Ralph W Bradshaw director, officer: President 1075 HENDERSONVILLE ROAD, SUITE 250, ASHEVILLE NC 28803
Marcia Emilia Malzahn director 16494 73RD AVENUE N, MAPLE GROVE MN 55311
Hoyt M. Peters officer: Secretary 1075 HENDERSONVILLE ROAD, ASHEVILLE NC 28803
Alan M. Mandel officer: Treasurer C/O SCHRODERS, 875 THIRD AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert E Dean director 5570 DTC PARKWAY, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Frank J. Maresca officer: Treasurer 5 GREENVIEW CIR., HUNTINGTON NY 11743-5152
Theresa Minogue Bridge officer: Treasurer C/O ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC, 225 PICTORIA DRIVE, SUITE 450, CINCINNATI OH 45246
William A Clark director, officer: Vice President C/O CORNERSTONE ADVISORS, INC., ONE WEST PARK SQUARE, SUITE 1650, ASHEVILLE NC 28801
Andrew A Strauss director 77 CENTRAL AVE SUITE F, ASHEVILLE NC 28801

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