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GDL Fund (GDL Fund) Net-Net Working Capital : $-5.99 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GDL Fund Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

GDL Fund's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.99.

The industry rank for GDL Fund's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

GDL's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.125
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

GDL Fund Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for GDL Fund's Net-Net Working Capital 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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GDL Fund Net-Net Working Capital Chart

GDL Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -13.31 -3.96 -2.97 -5.57 -5.99

GDL Fund Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.97 -5.45 -5.57 -5.43 -5.99

Competitive Comparison of GDL Fund's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, GDL Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital 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.


GDL Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, GDL Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GDL Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



GDL Fund Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

GDL Fund's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.104+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-71.79
-0-0)/11.963
=-5.99

GDL Fund's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.104+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-71.79
-0-0)/11.963
=-5.99

* 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.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


GDL Fund  (NYSE:GDL) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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GDL Fund (GDL Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY, USA, 10580-1422
GDL Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to achieve absolute returns in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in merger arbitrage transactions and, to a lesser extent, in corporate reorganizations involving stubs, spin-offs, and liquidations.
Executives
Mario J Gabelli other: Trustee 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Peter D. Goldstein officer: Secretary 249 ROYAL PALM WAY, SUITE 503, PALM BEACH FL 33480
James P Conn other: Trustee
Anthony S. Colavita director C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
John Chester Ball officer: Treasurer 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06854
Leslie Fahrenkopf Foley director C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Michael J Melarkey other: Trustee ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Bruce N Alpert officer: President C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Gpj Retirement Partners, Llc other: Limited Liability Company 1 CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Gabelli Securities Inc other: Subsidiary of GAMCO ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Mjg Iv Limited Partnership other: Partnership
Relative Value Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 1033 SKOKIE BOULEVARD, SUITE 470, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Clarence A Davis other: Trustee ONEIDA LTD., 163-181 KENWOOD AVENUE, ONEIDA NY 13421
Edward T Tokar other: Trustee
Arthur V Ferrara other: Trustee ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580

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