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Equus Total Return (Equus Total Return) Net Cash per Share : $-2.85 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Equus Total Return Net Cash per Share?

Net Cash per Share is calculated as Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents plus Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Equus Total Return's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.85.

The historical rank and industry rank for Equus Total Return's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Net-Cash Ratio of Equus Total Return was 12.79. The lowest was 1.51. And the median was 1.60.

EQS's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.705
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

Equus Total Return Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equus Total Return's Net Cash per Share 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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Equus Total Return Net Cash per Share Chart

Equus Total Return Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net Cash per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.86 -0.10 1.49 0.95 -2.85

Equus Total Return Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net Cash per Share 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 0.95 0.54 0.25 -0.35 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of Equus Total Return's Net Cash per Share

For the Asset Management subindustry, Equus Total Return's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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.


Equus Total Return's Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Equus Total Return's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.



Equus Total Return Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

Equus Total Return's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Equus Total Return's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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.


Equus Total Return  (NYSE:EQS) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). 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.

You can find companies that are traded below their Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) with our Net-Net screener.


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Equus Total Return (Equus Total Return) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
700 Louisiana Street, 48th Floor, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Equus Total Return Inc is a United States-based closed-end management investment company providing financial solutions for privately-owned middle market and small capitalization companies. Its investment objective is to seek the highest total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. It focuses to provide long-term capital gains by investing in the debt and equity securities of small and middle-market capitalization companies that are generally not publicly traded at the time of its investment. Its investment operations include investment selection, due diligence, structuring investments, and providing management assistance and monitoring of investments.
Executives
Robert L Knauss director 5151 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 1661, HOUSTON TX 77056
Pallieres Bertrand Des director EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Michael T Tokarz 10 percent owner 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, SUITE 331, PURCHASE NY 10577
Mvc Capital, Inc. 10 percent owner RIVERVIEW AT PURCHASE, 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, PURCHASE NY 10577
Tokarz Group Advisers Llc 10 percent owner RIVERVIEW PLAZA, 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, PURCHASE NY 10577
John A. Hardy director C/O EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Richard F Bergner director 2727 ALLEN PARKWAY, 13TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77019
Fraser Atkinson director C/O EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Henry W Hankinson director 2727 ALLEN PARKWAY, 13TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77019
Kenneth I Denos officer: Executive VP and Secretary 10757 SOUTH RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 125, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Mobiquity Investments Ltd director 19105 36TH AVENUE WEST, SUITE 213, LYNNWOOD WA 98036
Alessandro Benedetti director C/O EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Tiel Trust Fbo Paula T. Douglass 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 130197, HOUSTON TX 77219
Tiel Trust Fbo Sam P. Douglass 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 130197, HOUSTON TX 77219
Douglass Trust Iv - Fbo S. Preston Douglass 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 130197, HOUSTON TX 77219

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