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Equus Total Return (Equus Total Return) Book Value per Share : $3.55 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Equus Total Return Book Value per Share?

Equus Total Return's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.55.

During the past 12 months, Equus Total Return's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 36.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Equus Total Return was 12.50% per year. The lowest was -29.80% per year. And the median was -7.60% per year.

Equus Total Return's current price is $1.4396. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.55. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Equus Total Return is 0.41.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Equus Total Return was 1.05. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.63.

Good Sign:

Equus Total Return Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.4) is close to 3-year low of 0.4


Equus Total Return Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equus Total Return's Book Value 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 Book Value per Share Chart

Equus Total Return Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.40 2.50 2.69 2.61 3.55

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
Book Value 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 2.61 2.52 2.96 3.49 3.55

Competitive Comparison of Equus Total Return's Book Value per Share

For the Asset Management subindustry, Equus Total Return's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Equus Total Return's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Equus Total Return's PB Ratio falls into.



Equus Total Return Book Value per Share Calculation

Equus Total Return's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(48.29-0.00)/13.59
=3.55

Equus Total Return's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(48.29-0.00)/13.59
=3.55

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Equus Total Return  (NYSE:EQS) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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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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