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Virtus Total Return Fund (Virtus Total Return Fund) Net-Net Working Capital : $-2.74 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Virtus 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.

Virtus Total Return Fund's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $-2.74.

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

ZTR's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.22
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Virtus Total Return Fund Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Virtus 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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Virtus Total Return Fund Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Virtus Total Return Fund Annual Data
Trend Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -4.08 -3.44 -3.46 -3.06 -2.74

Virtus Total Return Fund Semi-Annual Data
Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 -3.46 -3.52 -3.06 -3.04 -2.74

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

For the Asset Management subindustry, Virtus 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.


Virtus 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, Virtus Total Return Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Virtus Total Return Fund Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

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

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Nov. 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)
=(2.095+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-190.23
-0-0)/68.5783
=-2.74

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

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Nov. 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)
=(2.095+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-190.23
-0-0)/68.5783
=-2.74

* 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.


Virtus Total Return Fund  (NYSE:ZTR) 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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Virtus Total Return Fund (Virtus Total Return Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
101 Munson Street, Greenfield, MA, USA, 01301-9668
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is capital appreciation, with current income as a secondary objective. The company provides solutions to individuals, financial advisors, and institutions.
Executives
Bradley William Patrick Iii officer: VP, CFO & Treasurer C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 56 PROSPECT STREET, HARTFORD CT 06115
Philip R Mcloughlin director 800 SCUDDERS HILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Brian T Zino director 100 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Virtus Partners Inc other: Affiliate of the Adviser C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL ST., 9TH FLOOR, HARTFORD CT 06103
James M Oates director C/O INVESTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP, 200 CLARENDON ST, BOSTON MA 02116
Willliam R Moyer director C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., HARTFORD CT 06103
George W Karpus 10 percent owner
Wright William H Ii director C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
David Dickerson officer: SVP & PM of the Adviser
Christopher Ruddy director 1120 BEAR ISLAND DRIVE WEST PALM BEACH FL 33409
Carlton Neel officer: SVP & Portfolio Manager ZWEIG FUNDS 900 THIRD AVE NEW YORK NY 10022
Wendy W Luscombe director 480 TAGHKANIC CHURCH TOWN ROAD, CRARYVILLE NY 12521
Rogers James B Jr director 14 WESLEY STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
George R Aylward director, officer: President & CEO C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
William J Renahan officer: Chief Legal Off. & Secretary 399 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022