GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Asset Management » Central Securities Corp (AMEX:CET) » Definitions » Total Assets

Central Securities (Central Securities) Total Assets : $1,323.3 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 1992. Start your Free Trial

What is Central Securities Total Assets?

Central Securities's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,323.3 Mil.

During the past 12 months, Central Securities's average Total Assets Growth Rate was 16.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Total Assets Growth Rate was 8.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Total Assets Growth Rate was 10.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Total Assets Growth Rate was 9.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Central Securities's highest 3-Year average Total Assets Growth Rate was 20.30%. The lowest was 1.90%. And the median was 7.90%.

Total Assets is connected with ROA %. Central Securities's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.88%. Total Assets is also linked to Revenue through Asset Turnover. Central Securities's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.09.


Central Securities Total Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Securities's Total Assets 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.

* Premium members only.

Central Securities Total Assets Chart

Central Securities Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Total Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 995.71 1,037.07 1,332.96 1,135.87 1,323.27

Central Securities Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Total Assets 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 1,332.96 1,106.09 1,135.87 1,239.80 1,323.27

Central Securities Total Assets Calculation

Total Assets are all the assets a company owns.

From the capital sources of the assets, some of the assets are funded through shareholder's paid in capital and retained earnings of the business. Others are funded through borrowed money.

Central Securities's Total Assets for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Total Assets=Total Equity (A: Dec. 2023 )+Total Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=1319.865+3.406
=1,323.3

Central Securities's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Total Assets=Total Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 )+Total Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1319.865+3.406
=1,323.3

* 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.


Central Securities  (AMEX:CET) Total Assets Explanation

Total Assets is connected with ROA %.

Central Securities's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

ROA %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Jun. 2023 )+Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=229.086/( (1239.8+1323.271)/ 2 )
=229.086/1281.5355
=17.88 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) data.

In the article Joining The Dark Side: Pirates, Spies and Short Sellers, James Montier reported that In their US sample covering the period 1968-2003, Cooper et al find that firms with low asset growth outperformed firms with high asset growth by an astounding 20% p.a. equally weighted. Even when controlling for market, size and style, low asset growth firms outperformed high asset growth firms by 13% p.a. Therefore a company with fast asset growth may underperform.

Total Assets is linked to total revenue through Asset Turnover.

Central Securities's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Asset Turnover
=Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Jun. 2023 )+Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=118.125/( (1239.8+1323.271)/ 2 )
=118.125/1281.5355
=0.09

* 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.

Therefore, if a company grows its Total Assets faster than its Revenue, the Asset Turnover will decline. This might be a warning sign for the business.

Central Securities Total Assets Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Central Securities's Total Assets provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Central Securities (Central Securities) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820, New York, NY, USA, 10111
Central Securities Corp is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The company invests primarily in common stocks, bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks, and corporations.
Executives
John C Hill officer: Vice President C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Andrew J O'neill officer: Vice President C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
David Martin Poppe director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Leo Price Blackford director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
David Charles Colander director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Marlene A Krumholz officer: Vice President & Secretary C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Simms C Browning director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Donald G Calder director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Kidd Wilmot H Iv director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Jay R Inglis director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Walker C Carter Jr director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Lawrence P Vogel officer: Vice President & Treasurer C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Charles N Edgerton officer: Vice President & Treasurer C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
William E Sheeline officer: Vice President CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP., 630 FIFTH AVE. SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Johnson Christian A Endeavor Foundation 10 percent owner 1060 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10028

Central Securities (Central Securities) Headlines