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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 26.80 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-06-10), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's share price is $16.56. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was $0.62. Hence, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 26.80.

The historical rank and industry rank for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

CSQ' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.09   Med: 21.92   Max: 41.99
Current: 26.8

During the past 7 years, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 41.99. The lowest was 6.09. And the median was 21.92.

CSQ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
74.17% of 995 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.81 vs CSQ: 26.80

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was $-0.04. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.62.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund was -54.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -9.40% per year.

During the past 7 years, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 35.70% per year. The lowest was -9.40% per year. And the median was 2.60% per year.


Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Annual Data
Trend Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 10.25 15.33 41.08 10.02 20.69

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Semi-Annual Data
Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 41.08 - 10.02 - 20.69

Competitive Comparison of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.


Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=16.56/0.618
=26.80

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Share Price of today is $16.56.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was $0.62.

* 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:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund  (NAS:CSQ) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, IL, USA, 60563-2787
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment strategy is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. Its investment portfolio consists of equities, convertible securities and high-yield corporate bonds.
Executives
John S. Koudounis officer: Vice President 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Erik D. Ojala officer: VP, Sec'y & Chief Legal Off. 2020 CALAMOS CT., NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Susan L Schoenberger officer: VP and Assistant Secretary 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
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