Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2023)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
66.288.914.6924.477.798.832.91-3.6012.125.948.31
Price/Sales ratio
11.615.644.6723.937.748.772.90-3.617.4913.2615.84
Price/Book Value ratio
0.870.400.960.941.000.961.001.000.951.130.97
Price/Cash Flow ratio
29.0612.9836.80-98.5510.2415.3441.1510.0220.91-517.3212.79
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
29.0612.9836.80-98.5510.2415.3441.1510.0220.91-511.5712.79
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
N/A0.010.03-0.290.03-0.670.000.02-0.090.00-0.31
Dividend Yield
9.70%22.13%8.02%8.43%7.52%8.27%6.01%8.62%9.05%6.26%7.90%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
80.38%80.16%93.65%60.71%88.81%86.75%96.28%106.25%87.46%83.32%87.78%
Operating Profit Margin
22.16%43.30%102.39%130.12%99.37%99.25%99.83%96.19%82.47%254.65%114.75%
Pretax Profit Margin
17.51%43.30%99.54%97.79%99.37%99.25%99.83%100.28%61.83%225.44%98.58%
Net Profit Margin
17.51%63.33%99.54%97.79%99.37%99.25%99.83%100.28%61.83%225.44%98.58%
Effective Tax Rate
N/A146.25%102.85%-0.21%111.22%108.09%101.53%95.91%N/A102.77%109.65%
Return on Assets
0.89%3.06%14.41%2.56%8.82%7.44%24.38%-18.32%5.14%12.91%5.69%
Return On Equity
1.31%4.50%20.55%3.87%12.92%10.89%34.56%-27.95%7.89%20.65%8.39%
Return on Capital Employed
1.13%2.09%15.11%3.42%8.87%7.46%24.59%-17.61%6.91%14.58%6.14%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Quick Ratio
N/AN/A1.15-12.44-4.89-3.355.661.840.52N/A-8.67
Cash ratio
N/AN/AN/A0.010.000.014.8022.143.53N/A0.00
Days of Sales Outstanding
189.45343.9354.6774.6220.3920.7510.53-7.7214.8346.6633.53
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/A1.36K1.16K451.13N/AN/AN/AN/A809.78
Operating Cycle
189.45343.9354.671.44K1.18K471.8910.53-7.7214.8346.66830.36
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/AN/A748.6494.33201.2287.31331.4166.98148.04N/A144.27
Cash Conversion Cycle
189.45343.93-693.971.34K987.60384.57-320.87-74.70-133.2046.66686.09
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.260.260.19N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.240.31N/A
Debt Equity Ratio
0.390.390.27N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.370.46N/A
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.280.280.21N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.270.31N/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.280.280.21N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.270.31N/A
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.070.070.09N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.12-0.00N/A
Company Equity Multiplier
1.471.471.421.501.461.461.411.521.531.471.48
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.390.430.12-0.240.750.570.07-0.360.35-0.020.66
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
1111111110.991
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.070.070.09N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.12-0.00N/A
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
643.36%197.28%37.73%206.56%58.63%73.13%17.54%-31.06%109.74%39.75%65.88%