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Bancroft Fund (Bancroft Fund) Net-Net Working Capital : $0.00 (As of Oct. 2022)


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What is Bancroft 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.

Bancroft Fund's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2022 was $0.00.

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

BCV.PRA.PFD's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.67
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Bancroft Fund Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bancroft 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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Bancroft Fund Net-Net Working Capital Chart

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

For the Asset Management subindustry, Bancroft 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.


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

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

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



Bancroft Fund Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Bancroft Fund's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2021 is calculated as

Bancroft Fund's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2022 is calculated as

* 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.


Bancroft Fund  (AMEX:BCV.PRA.PFD) 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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Bancroft Fund (Bancroft Fund) Business Description

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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.

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