Equus Total Return (Equus Total Return) GF Value Rank : 0 (As of May. 15, 2024)

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What is Equus Total Return GF Value Rank?

Equus Total Return has the GF Value Rank of 0.

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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Equus Total Return (Equus Total Return) Business Description

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Address

700 Louisiana Street, 48th Floor, Houston, TX, USA, 77002

Website

http://www.equuscap.com

Equus Total Return Inc is a United States-based closed-end management investment company providing financial solutions for privately-owned middle market and small capitalization companies. Its investment objective is to seek the highest total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. It focuses to provide long-term capital gains by investing in the debt and equity securities of small and middle-market capitalization companies that are generally not publicly traded at the time of its investment. Its investment operations include investment selection, due diligence, structuring investments, and providing management assistance and monitoring of investments.

Executives

Robert L Knauss	director	5151 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 1661, HOUSTON TX 77056
Pallieres Bertrand Des	director	EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Michael T Tokarz	10 percent owner	287 BOWMAN AVENUE, SUITE 331, PURCHASE NY 10577
Mvc Capital, Inc.	10 percent owner	RIVERVIEW AT PURCHASE, 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, PURCHASE NY 10577
Tokarz Group Advisers Llc	10 percent owner	RIVERVIEW PLAZA, 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, PURCHASE NY 10577
John A. Hardy	director	C/O EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Richard F Bergner	director	2727 ALLEN PARKWAY, 13TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77019
Fraser Atkinson	director	C/O EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Henry W Hankinson	director	2727 ALLEN PARKWAY, 13TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77019
Kenneth I Denos	officer: Executive VP and Secretary	10757 SOUTH RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 125, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Mobiquity Investments Ltd	director	19105 36TH AVENUE WEST, SUITE 213, LYNNWOOD WA 98036
Alessandro Benedetti	director	C/O EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Tiel Trust Fbo Paula T. Douglass	10 percent owner	P.O. BOX 130197, HOUSTON TX 77219
Tiel Trust Fbo Sam P. Douglass	10 percent owner	P.O. BOX 130197, HOUSTON TX 77219
Douglass Trust Iv - Fbo S. Preston Douglass	10 percent owner	P.O. BOX 130197, HOUSTON TX 77219