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Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust (Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust) Predictability Rank


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What is Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust Predictability Rank?

Not Rated

Warren Buffett said many times that the companies he likes are:

1. Simple businesses that he understands
2. that have predictable and proven earnings and
3. with economic moat
4. those can be bought at a reasonable price.

It is hard to quantify "simple businesses that he (Buffett) understands", so we will focus on the other three characteristics instead. In GuruFocus Research: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Introduction of Predictability Rank, we will show that the businesses that have predictable and proven earnings are usually also simple businesses that an average person could understand.

GuruFocus conducted a back test study of Warren Buffett's strategy of "buying good companies at fair prices" for the years from 1998-2008.

Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust Predictability Rank Calculation

In our database there are 2403 stocks that have been traded from Jan. 2, 1998 to Aug. 31, 2008. We have the complete 10-year financial data and trading prices of these companies for this period. We rank the predictability of these companies based on the consistency of their revenue per share and EBITDA (earning before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) per share over the past ten fiscal years, and study the correlation between the stock performances and the predictability of the business.

Our study may be subject to these biases and assumptions:

Dividend yields are not counted for investment returns
Effects of price changes due to spin-offs may not be fully adjusted
Study is subjected to survivorship bias due to de-listing, bankruptcy, LBO, M&A, etc.

The correlation between business predictability and investment returns of a company is showed below.

Correlation Between Business Predictability and Investment Returns

PredictablesNon-PredictableAll stocks
Total Number of stocks57018332403
Total Lost Money61830891
Total Lost More Than 50%18412430
Total Lost More Than 90%48690
Average Gain260.6%100.0%138.1%
Median Gain150.0%13.0%39.0%
Maximum Gain2852.0%11483.0%11483.0%
Maximum Loss-100.0%-100.0%-100.0%
Annualized Average Gain12.7%6.7%8.4%
Annualized Median Gain8.9%1.1%3.1%


















For the 570 predictable companies, we have seen strong correlation between the predictability of businesses and the stock performances over the past 10 years, regardless of the valuation of business at 1998. Accordingly, we have ranked the business predictability from 5-star to 1-star, as shown in this table.

Predictability Rank5-Star4.5-Star4-Star3.5-Star3-Star2.5-Star2-Star1-Star (non-predictable)Average among all
% Out of All 2403 Stocks 3.3% 2.9% 3.7% 3.3% 3.3% 3.7% 3.3% 76.3% 100%
% that are in Loss (10y) 3% 10% 8% 9% 11% 18% 16% 45% 37%
Average Gain (10y) 364.6% 330.9% 278.0% 235.1% 243.5% 227.8% 154.8% 100.0% 138.1%
Median Gain (10y) 238.5% 193.5% 171.0% 159.0% 132.5% 113.5% 87.0% 13.0% 39.0%
Maximum Gainer 2228.0% 2547.0% 2452.0% 2852.0% 2432.0% 1892.0% 1807.0% 11483.0% 11483.0%
Maximum Loser -82.0% -53.0% -67.0% -100.0% -83.0% -100.0% -78.0% -100.0% -100.0%
Annualized Average Gain 15.4% 14.6% 13.2% 12.0% 12.2% 11.7% 9.1% 6.7% 8.4%
Annualized Median Gain 12.1% 10.6% 9.8% 9.3% 8.2% 7.3% 6.0% 1.1% 3.1%
















For detailed information about each predictability rank, please go to GuruFocus Research: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Introduction of Predictability Rank

Also read:

Part II: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part II: Role of Valuations
Part III: Intrinsic Value, Discounted Cash Flow and Margin of Safety

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Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust (Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust) Business Description

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Address
2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, IL, USA, 60563-2787
Website
https://www.calamos.com
Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Inc Trust is a trust company which seeks to provide current income and risk-managed capital appreciation. The company invests in securities across sectors such as Industrials, Healthcare, Financials, Consumer Discretionary and others.
Executives
John S. Koudounis officer: Vice President 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Calamos John P Sr director, officer: President and Chairman 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Erik D. Ojala officer: VP, Sec'y & Chief Legal Off. 2020 CALAMOS CT., NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Susan L Schoenberger officer: VP and Assistant Secretary 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Daniel Dufresne officer: Vice President 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Christopher M Toub director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Robert Behan officer: Vice President 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Thomas E Herman officer: VP and CFO 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Stephen Atkins officer: Treasurer 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Karen Stuckey director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Calamos Advisors Llc other: Investment Adviser 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Stephen B Timbers director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Mark Mickey officer: Chief Compliance Officer 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
William R Rybak director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILE IL 60563
John E Neal director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE X1 60563