Bancroft Fund Ltd.
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2024)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
10.4048.7420.475.2411.684.964.563.71-2.127.0617.4211.68
Price/Sales ratio
10.0040.5018.985.1210.984.854.473.66-2.146.81-38.964.85
Price/Book Value ratio
0.860.910.700.670.550.700.670.730.700.690.750.55
Price/Cash Flow ratio
10.4048.7520.475.2411.684.96N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A4.96
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
10.4048.7520.475.2411.684.96N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A4.96
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.22-0.610.150.01-0.210.020.880.060.01N/A-0.430.02
Dividend Yield
2.77%4.30%9.40%7.81%9.03%11.83%N/AN/AN/AN/A7.01%11.83%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
100%100%78.30%93.32%81.58%94.17%94.54%96.00%103.08%100%123.75%81.58%
Operating Profit Margin
96.07%83.07%92.71%97.67%93.95%97.64%97.95%98.66%3.08%-193.08%-222.91%97.64%
Pretax Profit Margin
96.07%83.07%92.71%97.67%93.95%97.64%97.95%98.66%100.88%96.53%-222.91%97.64%
Net Profit Margin
96.07%83.07%92.71%97.67%93.95%97.64%97.95%98.66%100.88%96.53%-222.91%97.64%
Effective Tax Rate
N/AN/A-0.46%-0.26%-2.20%100.00%5.98%3.81%N/AN/A100%-2.20%
Return on Assets
8.26%1.87%3.38%12.75%4.72%14.13%14.59%19.82%-32.97%9.21%4.06%14.13%
Return On Equity
8.28%1.87%3.43%12.78%4.73%14.27%14.68%19.87%-33.05%9.83%4.37%14.27%
Return on Capital Employed
8.27%1.87%3.42%12.76%4.73%14.25%14.65%19.83%-1.00%-18.43%4.06%14.25%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Quick Ratio
7.32N/A5.925.624.861.191.933.59N/AN/AN/A1.19
Cash ratio
3.70N/A5.130.240.020.020.04N/AN/AN/AN/A0.02
Days of Sales Outstanding
30.95134.2090.5915.3936.6626.0518.314.80-5.7946.76-244.9826.05
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
N/AN/A90.5915.3936.6626.0518.314.80-5.79N/A-244.9826.05
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/AN/A524.3842.8341.17382.91178.0133.4938.35N/A5.19K41.17
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/AN/A-433.78-27.43-4.51-356.85-159.69-28.68-44.15N/A-5.44K-356.85
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/A
Debt Equity Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/A
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/A
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Company Equity Multiplier
1.001.001.011.001.001.011.001.001.001.061.061.00
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.960.830.920.970.930.97N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.97
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
111111N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
28.88%209.76%192.46%40.99%105.61%58.79%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A58.79%