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Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund (Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund) PS Ratio : 96.62 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund PS Ratio?

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's share price is $14.88. Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.15. Hence, Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's PS Ratio for today is 96.62.

Warning Sign:

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc stock PS Ratio (=55.83) is close to 10-year high of 58.56

The historical rank and industry rank for Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FLC' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.32   Med: 9.28   Max: 96.73
Current: 96.6

During the past 7 years, Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's highest PS Ratio was 96.73. The lowest was 3.32. And the median was 9.28.

FLC's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
95.33% of 1412 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 8.375 vs FLC: 96.60

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.92. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.15.

Warning Sign:

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc revenue per share has been in decline over the past 3 years.

During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -47.50% per year.

During the past 7 years, Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -19.80% per year. The lowest was -47.50% per year. And the median was -33.65% per year.

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Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's PS 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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Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund PS Ratio Chart

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Annual Data
Trend Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 5.41 12.69 12.36 - 53.86

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Semi-Annual Data
Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.36 - - - 53.86

Competitive Comparison of Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS 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.


Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's PS Ratio falls into.



Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=14.88/0.154
=96.62

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's Share Price of today is $14.88.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.15.

* 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:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund  (NYSE:FLC) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund (Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
301 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA, USA, 91101
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc is a diversified, closed-end investment management company. Its investment objective is to provide its common shareholders with a high current income. The fund's secondary investment objective is capital appreciation.
Executives
Robert F Wulf director 301 E. COLORADO BLVD., SUITE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Karen Hanovice Hogan director 301 EAST COLORADO BLVD, SUITE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Chad Conwell officer: VP & Asst. Compliance Officer 301 E. COLORADO BLVD., SUITE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Bradford S Stone officer: Vice President, Asst Treasurer 47 MAPLE ST. SUITE 403, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Robert M Ettinger officer: President 301 E COLORADO BLVD STE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Bank Of America Corp /de/ 10 percent owner BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. 10 percent owner 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NORTH TOWER, NEW YORK NY 10080
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 10 percent owner 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CTR, NEW YORK NY 10080
Stanley Morgan 10 percent owner 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Christopher Douglas Ryan officer: Vice President 310 EAST COLORADO BLVD, SUITE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Laurie C Lodolo officer: Asst CCO, Asst Treas, Asst Sec 301 E. COLORADO BOULEVARD, SUITE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Flaherty & Crumrine Inc other: Investment Adviser 301 E. COLORADO BLVD, SUITE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Peter C Stimes officer: VP, CFO, Chief Accounting Off. 301 E COLORADO BLVD STE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Donald F Crumrine director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 301 E COLORADO BLVD STE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Robert E Chadwick officer: VP, Secretary, Asst. Treasurer 301 E COLORADO BLVD STE 720, PASADENA CA 91101

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