Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment strategy is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. Its investment portfolio consists of equities, convertible securities and high-yield corporate bonds.

Financial Strength

3/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry	Vs History
Equity-to-Asset	0.65
Debt-to-Equity	0.37
Debt-to-EBITDA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Interest Coverage	N/A	N/A	N/A
Piotroski F-Score	4/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	-9.6
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	-9.6
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	-9.4
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	0.3

Momentum Rank

2/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	42.93
	9-Day RSI	37.74
	14-Day RSI	38.96
	6-1 Month Momentum %	24.36
	12-1 Month Momentum %	16.82

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	7.78
	Dividend Payout Ratio	1.15
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	4.1
	Forward Dividend Yield %	7.78
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	10.12
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	-1.1
	Shareholder Yield %	9.04

Profitability Rank

3/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Net Margin %	99.07
	FCF Margin %	57.44
	ROE %	7.75
	ROA %	5.1
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	6

GF Value Rank

2/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	14.79
	PE Ratio without NRI	14.79
	PEG Ratio	5.48
	PS Ratio	14.66
	PB Ratio	1.18
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	1.18
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	25.55
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	25.55
	EV-to-Revenue	19.44
	EV-to-FCF	33.49
	Price-to-Graham-Number	0.88
	FCF Yield %	3.89
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	7.47

GF Value: $99.86

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