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GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND (GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND) PB Ratio : 0.92 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-29), GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND's share price is $3.5285. GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $3.85. Hence, GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND's PB Ratio of today is 0.92.

Good Sign:

GABELLI CONVERTIBLE & INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC stock PB Ratio (=0.92) is close to 1-year low of 0.84

The historical rank and industry rank for GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

GCV' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.66   Med: 0.98   Max: 1.25
Current: 0.92

During the past 7 years, GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND's highest PB Ratio was 1.25. The lowest was 0.66. And the median was 0.98.

GCV's PB Ratio is ranked better than
54.23% of 1691 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.93 vs GCV: 0.92

During the past 12 months, GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -17.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.90% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND was 9.40% per year. The lowest was -17.10% per year. And the median was -0.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND's 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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GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND PB Ratio Chart

GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Sep23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.03 0.93 1.09 1.15 0.98

GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Sep23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.96 1.09 1.21 1.15 0.98

Competitive Comparison of GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND'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.


GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND's PB Ratio falls into.



GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2022)
=3.5285/3.845
=0.92

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND  (NYSE:GCV) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND (GABELLI CONVERTIBLE &OME SECURITIES FUND) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY, USA, 10580-1422
GABELLI CONVERTIBLE & INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek a high level of total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation by investing in convertible securities. The company invests in various portfolios such as Health Care, Financial Services, Energy and Utilities, Telecommunications, Food and Beverage, Aerospace and Automotive and others. All the operation of the group is operated through the regions of United States.
Executives
Mario J Gabelli director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
John Birch director C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Peter D. Goldstein officer: Secretary 249 ROYAL PALM WAY, SUITE 503, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Werner J Roeder director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Daniel Diss Harding director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Anthony S. Colavita director C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Michael J Melarkey director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Dugald A Fletcher director 111 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 1100, NEW YORK NY 10019
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
Kuni Nakamura director 1 MARTIN BUTLER COURT, RYE NY 10580
Vincent D Enright director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Thomas H Dinsmore director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 65 MADISON AVE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Joseph H Egan officer: Acting Treasurer ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Salvatore J Zizza director 810 SEVENTH AVE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019

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