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BCV (Bancroft Fund) E10 : $2.51 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Bancroft Fund E10?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller P/E calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Bancroft Fund's adjusted earnings per share data for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 was $2.390. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our e10, which is $2.51 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2024.

During the past 3 years, the average E10 Growth Rate was 1.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the E10 growth rate using E10 data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average E10 Growth Rate of Bancroft Fund was 4.90% per year. The lowest was 1.10% per year. And the median was 3.00% per year.

As of today (2025-07-09), Bancroft Fund's current stock price is $ 18.99. Bancroft Fund's E10 for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 was $2.51. Bancroft Fund's Shiller PE Ratio of today is 7.57.

During the past 13 years, the highest Shiller PE Ratio of Bancroft Fund was 14.68. The lowest was 4.98. And the median was 7.04.


Bancroft Fund E10 Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bancroft Fund's E10 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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Bancroft Fund E10 Chart

Bancroft Fund Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Sep24
E10
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.25 2.43 3.33 2.60 2.51

Bancroft Fund Semi-Annual Data
Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25
E10 Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 2.60 - 2.51 -

Competitive Comparison of Bancroft Fund's E10

For the Asset Management subindustry, Bancroft Fund's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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.


Bancroft Fund's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Bancroft Fund's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bancroft Fund's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


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Bancroft Fund E10 Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller P/E calculation. When we calculate the today's Shiller P/E ratio of a stock, we use today's price divided by E10.

What is E10? How do we calculate E10?

E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the E10 of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the earnings from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the earnings of 2001 earnings data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent earnings in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart earned $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent earnings in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart earns $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 earnings in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent earnings of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by 10 to get E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Bancroft Fund's adjusted earnings per share data for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted) /CPI of Sep. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2024)
=2.39/133.0289*133.0289
=2.390

Current CPI (Sep. 2024) = 133.0289.

Bancroft Fund Annual Data

per_share_eps CPI Adj_EPS
201410 1.930 100.176 2.563
201510 0.400 100.346 0.530
201610 0.940 101.988 1.226
201710 3.840 104.070 4.909
201810 1.360 106.695 1.696
201910 4.490 108.577 5.501
202010 5.070 109.861 6.139
202110 7.840 116.696 8.937
202210 -8.300 125.734 -8.782
202409 2.390 133.029 2.390

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our e10.


Bancroft Fund  (AMEX:BCV) E10 Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, E10 may underestimate the company's earnings power. Shiller PE Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual P/E is low.

For the Shiller P/E, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller P/E is also called PE10.

The Shiller P/E was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Bancroft Fund's Shiller P/E Ratio of today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/E10
=18.99/2.51
=7.57

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Shiller P/E Ratio of Bancroft Fund was 14.68. The lowest was 4.98. And the median was 7.04.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real earnings power.


Bancroft Fund E10 Related Terms

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Bancroft Fund Business Description

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Address
One Corporate Center, Rye, New York, NY, USA, 10580-1422
Bancroft Fund Ltd is a diversified closed-end management company. It operates as a closed-ended equity mutual fund. The funds' main objective is to provide income and potential for capital appreciation. With the intent to achieve its objective, the company invests in convertible and equity securities. It invests across different industries such as Computer Software and Services, Energy and Utilities, Health Care among others.
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John Chester Ball officer: Treasurer 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06854
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Jane D Okeeffe director, officer: President C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
James P Conn director
Mercedes A Pierre other: former Vice President and CCO C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 65 MADISON AVE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
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Germaine M Ortiz officer: Vice President C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 65 MADISON AVE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
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