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National Investment Trust (XMAU:NIT) GF Value Rank : 9 (As of Jun. 20, 2024)


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What is National Investment Trust GF Value Rank?

National Investment Trust has the GF Value Rank of 9.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

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Competitive Comparison of National Investment Trust's GF Value Rank

For the Asset Management subindustry, National Investment Trust's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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.


National Investment Trust's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, National Investment Trust's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Investment Trust's GF Value Rank falls into.



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National Investment Trust (XMAU:NIT) Business Description

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Sir William Newton Street, Level 8, Newton Tower, Port Louis, MUS, 11328
National Investment Trust Ltd is a closed-end fund. It invests in shares and securities in both the local and international markets. The investment objective of the NIT Local Equity Fund is to produce both income and capital growth from a diversified portfolio of domestic securities. The company has eight Funds under namely, the NIT Local Equity Fund, NIT Global Opportunities Fund, NIT North America Fund, NIT Europe Fund, NIT Emerging Markets Fund, NIT Global Healthcare Fund, NIT Global Bond Fund and the NIT Global Value.

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