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Ellsworth Growth andome Fund (Ellsworth Growth andome Fund) Preferred Stock : $0.00 Mil (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Ellsworth Growth andome Fund Preferred Stock?

Preferred stock is a special equity security that has properties of both equity and debt. Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's preferred stock for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

The market value of preferred stock needs to be added to the market value of common stocks in the calculation of Enterprise Value. Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $110.63 Mil.

In the calculation of book value, the par value of preferred stocks needs to subtracted from total equity. Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $9.00.

Dividends paid to preferred stocks need to be subtracted from net income in the calculation of Earnings per Share (Diluted). Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-0.35.


Ellsworth Growth andome Fund Preferred Stock Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's Preferred Stock 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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Ellsworth Growth andome Fund Preferred Stock Chart

Ellsworth Growth andome Fund Annual Data
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Ellsworth Growth andome Fund Semi-Annual Data
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Ellsworth Growth andome Fund Preferred Stock Calculation

Preferred Stock is a special equity security that has properties of both equity and debt. It is generally considered a hybrid instrument. Preferred stock is senior to common stock, but is subordinate to bonds in terms of claim or rights to their share of the assets of the company.

Preferred stock has priority over common stock in the payment of dividends and any payments received when a company liquidates.

Preferred stock comes in many forms. It can be:


Convertible or Non-Convertible
Cumulative or Non-Cumulative
Voting or Non-Voting
Callable or Non-Callable
Maturity Date or No Maturity Date

A preferred stock without a maturity date is called a perpetual preferred stock. These are relatively rare. A good example of perpetual preferred stock is the many series of Public Storage (PSA) preferred shares that trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Before investing in preferred stock, it is important to know which of the above groups the stock belongs to. Is it convertible or non-convertible? Are dividends cumulative or non-cumulative?

It is also critical that an investor knows what bonds the company has in front of the preferred stock. Bondholders get paid first. So the decision to buy a preferred stock can be similar to the decision to buy a bond. But, remember, the preferred stock of a company with bonds is junior to those bonds.

Unless a preferred stock is convertible, the upside in a preferred stock investment is more limited than in a common stock investment. If a company doubles its earnings, it is usually under no more obligation to double the dividends paid to preferred shareholders than it is to double the interest paid to its bankers and bondholders.So preferred stock is very different from common stock.


Ellsworth Growth andome Fund  (AMEX:ECF) Preferred Stock Explanation

When a company needs capital but does not wish to issue debt, they may sell preferred stocks to investors.

For instance, during the financial crisis of 2008, Goldman Sachs (GS) issued a combination of preferred stock and common stock options for $5 billion of capital to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B). In this deal, Berkshire Hathaway paid $5 billion for 10% cumulative perpetual preferred stock and warrants to buy 43.5 million shares of Goldman Sachs at $115 a share. Goldman Sachs bought back the preferred in 2010. Guess how much money Warren Buffett made in this deal in two years? Read How Much Did Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Make on Its Goldman Sachs (GS) Preferred Stock?

1. The market value of Preferred Stocks needs to be added to the market value of common stocks in the calculation of enterprise value.

Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

2. In the calculation of Book Value, the par value of Preferred Stocks needs to subtracted from total equity.

Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

3. Dividends paid to Preferred Stocks need to be subtracted from net income in the calculation of earnings per share.

Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's Earnings per Share (Diluted) (EPS) for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

* 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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Ellsworth Growth andome Fund (Ellsworth Growth andome Fund) Business Description

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Address
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY, USA, 10580-1422
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd operate as a closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide income and the potential for capital appreciation, which objectives the Fund considers to be relatively equal over the long term due to the nature of the securities in which it invests. The company invests in convertible and equity securities. It invests in various sectors, such as healthcare, financial services, computer software and services, energy and utilities, real estate investment trusts, semiconductors, telecommunications, business services, food and beverage, consumer products, transportation, consumer services among others.
Executives
Anthonie C Vanekris director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Peter D. Goldstein officer: Secretary 249 ROYAL PALM WAY, SUITE 503, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Kuni Nakamura director 1 MARTIN BUTLER COURT, RYE NY 10580
James Andrew Dinsmore officer: Vice President C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Kinchen C Bizzell director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
John Chester Ball officer: Treasurer 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06854
James P Conn director
Gary I Levine other: former Exec. VP and CFO C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 65 MADISON AVE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Nicolas W Platt director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 65 MADISON AVENUE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Michael J Melarkey director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Agnes Mullady officer: Treasurer ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Mario J Gabelli director, other: Control Person of Adviser 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Fahrenkopf Frank J Jr director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Davis Dinsmore Management Co/nj other: Investment Adviser 65 MADISON AVE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Thomas H Dinsmore director, officer: Chairman of the Board C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 65 MADISON AVE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960

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