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Bancroft Fund (Bancroft Fund) Profitability Rank : 1 (As of Oct. 2022)


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What is Bancroft Fund Profitability Rank?

Bancroft Fund has the Profitability Rank of 1. It has had trouble to make a profit.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Bancroft Fund's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2022 was 0.00%. As of today, Bancroft Fund's Piotroski F-Score is 0.


Competitive Comparison of Bancroft Fund's Profitability Rank

For the Asset Management subindustry, Bancroft Fund's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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.


Bancroft Fund's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Bancroft Fund's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bancroft Fund's Profitability Rank falls into.



Bancroft Fund Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Bancroft Fund has the Profitability Rank of 1. It has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Bancroft Fund's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2022 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2022 ) / Revenue (Q: Oct. 2022 )
=0 / -14.182
=0.00 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Bancroft Fund has an F-score of 0. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Bancroft Fund (Bancroft Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Corporate Center, Rye, New York, NY, USA, 10580-1422
Bancroft Fund Ltd is a diversified closed-end management company. It operates as a closed-ended equity mutual fund. The funds' main objective is to provide income and potential for capital appreciation. With the intent to achieve its objective, the company invests in convertible and equity securities. It invests across different industries such as Computer Software and Services, Energy and Utilities, Health Care among others.
Executives
Mario J Gabelli director, other: Control Person of Adviser 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
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
Kinchen C Bizzell director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Kuni Nakamura director 1 MARTIN BUTLER COURT, RYE NY 10580
John Chester Ball officer: Treasurer 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06854
Jane D Okeeffe director, officer: President C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
James P Conn director
Mercedes A Pierre other: former Vice President and CCO C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 65 MADISON AVE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Michael J Melarkey director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Agnes Mullady officer: Treasurer ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Fahrenkopf Frank J Jr director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
James Andrew Dinsmore officer: Vice President C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Germaine M Ortiz officer: Vice President C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 65 MADISON AVE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Peter M Finnican other: Adviser's Marketing Director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960

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