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BCV (Bancroft Fund) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.59 (As of May. 09, 2025)


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What is Bancroft Fund Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-09), Bancroft Fund's current share price is $17.60. Bancroft Fund's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep24 was $29.69. Bancroft Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.59.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bancroft Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BCV' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 0.68   Max: 1.44
Current: 0.59

During the past 13 years, Bancroft Fund's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.44. The lowest was 0.49. And the median was 0.68.

BCV's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
68.92% of 933 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.78 vs BCV: 0.59

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Bancroft Fund's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Sep24 was $19.198. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $29.69 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep24.

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Bancroft Fund Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bancroft Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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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Bancroft Fund Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Bancroft Fund Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Sep24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.00 0.99 1.10 0.61 0.56

Bancroft Fund Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Mar24 Sep24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 1.10 - 0.61 - 0.56

Competitive Comparison of Bancroft Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Bancroft Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted 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.


Bancroft Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Bancroft Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bancroft Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Bancroft Fund Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Bancroft Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=17.60/29.69
=0.59

* 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.

Bancroft Fund's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep24 is calculated as:

For example, Bancroft Fund's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Sep24 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Sep24 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep24)
=19.198/133.0289*133.0289
=19.198

Current CPI (Sep24) = 133.0289.

Bancroft Fund Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201410 23.592 100.176 31.329
201510 23.191 100.346 30.744
201610 22.015 101.988 28.715
201710 24.239 104.070 30.984
201810 24.218 106.695 30.195
201910 25.921 108.577 31.758
202010 28.832 109.861 34.912
202110 33.080 116.696 37.710
202210 20.150 125.734 21.319
202409 19.198 133.029 19.198

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Bancroft Fund  (AMEX:BCV) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Bancroft Fund Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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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
John Chester Ball officer: Treasurer 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06854
James Andrew Dinsmore officer: Vice President C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
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
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
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