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General American Investors Company (General American Investors Company) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : 0.00 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is General American Investors Company Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

General American Investors Company does not have enough data to calculate Owner Earnings per Share (TTM), so as Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio.


The historical rank and industry rank for General American Investors Company's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:



GAM's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 11.195
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

General American Investors Company's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.01. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.31. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is 4.10.

General American Investors Company's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.01. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.31. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 4.10.


General American Investors Company Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for General American Investors Company's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

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* 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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General American Investors Company Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

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Competitive Comparison of General American Investors Company's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the Asset Management subindustry, General American Investors Company's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


General American Investors Company's Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, General American Investors Company's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General American Investors Company's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



General American Investors Company Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

General American Investors Company does not have enough data to calculate Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). Please check Wal-Mart Stores Inc, as your reference.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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General American Investors Company (General American Investors Company) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
530 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10036
General American Investors Company Inc is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. The primary investment objective of the company is long-term capital appreciation through investment in companies with above-average growth potential. It focuses on equity securities with growth potential at reasonable valuations.
Executives
Anang K. Majmudar officer: Vice-President GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY, INC., 530 FIFTH AVE - 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jeffrey W Priest officer: President GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY, INC., 530 FIFTH AVE - 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Eugene S Stark officer: Vice-President GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY, INC., 530 FIFTH AVE - 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Savannah Sachs director 530 FIFTH AVE, 26TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10036
Rodney B Berens director C/O KEYSTONE PROPERTY TRUST, 200 FOUR FALLS CORP. CENTER SUITE 208, WEST CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Liron Kronzon officer: Vice-President GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY, INC., 530 FIFTH AVE - 26 FL, NEW YORK NY 10036
Samantha X. Jin officer: Treasurer 530 FIFTH AVE 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Santa Maria Connie A. officer: Assistant Corporate Secretary GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY, INC., 530 FIFTH AVE 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Spencer Davidson director, officer: President & CEO GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC, 530 FIFTH AVE - 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Trust F B O Altschul Emily H U A D 1 9 67 officer: Trustee/President & CEO - GAM
Trust Fbo Altschul Serena Uad 12 15 72 officer: Trustee/President & CEO - GAM C/O OVERBROOK MANAGEMENT CORP, 122 EAST 42ND STREET SUITE 2500, NEW YORK NY 10168-2500
Trust F B O Altschul Stephen F U A D 10 22 58 officer: Trustee/Pres. & CEO - GAM
Rose Peabody Lynch director C/O STEVEN MADDEN, LTD., 52-16 BARNETT AVENUE, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11104
Altschul Arthur G Jr director C/O OVERBROOK MANAGEMENT CORP, 122 E. 42ND STREET, SUITE 2500, NEW YORK NY 10168
Trust Fbo Serena Vr Altschul Uad 5/22/71 other: Trustee is a GAM Director C/O OVERBROOK MANAGEMENT CORP, 122 EAST 42ND STREET SUITE 2500, NEW YORK NY 10168-2500