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BCV (Bancroft Fund) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -2.90% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Bancroft Fund 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Bancroft Fund's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -2.90%.

BCV's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
57.82% of 1202 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: -1.3 vs BCV: -2.90

Competitive Comparison of Bancroft Fund's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Bancroft Fund's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback 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 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Bancroft Fund's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bancroft Fund's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Bancroft Fund 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Bancroft Fund (AMEX:BCV) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Bancroft Fund Business Description

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Address
One Corporate Center, Rye, New York, NY, USA, 10580-1422
Website
https://www.gabelli.com
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.
Executives
Mario J Gabelli director, other: Control Person of Adviser 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
John Chester Ball officer: Treasurer 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06854
James Andrew Dinsmore officer: Vice President C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Anthonie C Vanekris director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Peter D. Goldstein officer: Secretary 249 ROYAL PALM WAY, SUITE 503, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Kinchen C Bizzell director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Kuni Nakamura director 1 MARTIN BUTLER COURT, RYE NY 10580
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
Michael J Melarkey director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Agnes Mullady officer: Treasurer ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Fahrenkopf Frank J Jr director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Germaine M Ortiz officer: Vice President C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 65 MADISON AVE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Peter M Finnican other: Adviser's Marketing Director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960