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Virtus Total Return Fund (Virtus Total Return Fund) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : 0.00 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Virtus Total Return Fund 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)."

Virtus Total Return Fund 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 Virtus Total Return Fund's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:



ZTR's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 11.65
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Virtus Total Return Fund's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.03. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was $-0.40. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is At Loss.

Virtus Total Return Fund's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.03. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was $-0.40. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


Virtus Total Return Fund Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Virtus Total Return Fund's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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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Virtus Total Return Fund Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Virtus Total Return Fund's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the Asset Management subindustry, Virtus Total Return Fund'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.


Virtus Total Return Fund's Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Virtus Total Return Fund's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Virtus Total Return Fund's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Virtus Total Return Fund 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)

Virtus Total Return Fund 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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Virtus Total Return Fund (Virtus Total Return Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
101 Munson Street, Greenfield, MA, USA, 01301-9668
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is capital appreciation, with current income as a secondary objective. The company provides solutions to individuals, financial advisors, and institutions.
Executives
Bradley William Patrick Iii officer: VP, CFO & Treasurer C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 56 PROSPECT STREET, HARTFORD CT 06115
Philip R Mcloughlin director 800 SCUDDERS HILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Brian T Zino director 100 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Virtus Partners Inc other: Affiliate of the Adviser C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL ST., 9TH FLOOR, HARTFORD CT 06103
James M Oates director C/O INVESTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP, 200 CLARENDON ST, BOSTON MA 02116
Willliam R Moyer director C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., HARTFORD CT 06103
George W Karpus 10 percent owner
Wright William H Ii director C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
David Dickerson officer: SVP & PM of the Adviser
Christopher Ruddy director 1120 BEAR ISLAND DRIVE WEST PALM BEACH FL 33409
Carlton Neel officer: SVP & Portfolio Manager ZWEIG FUNDS 900 THIRD AVE NEW YORK NY 10022
Wendy W Luscombe director 480 TAGHKANIC CHURCH TOWN ROAD, CRARYVILLE NY 12521
Rogers James B Jr director 14 WESLEY STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
George R Aylward director, officer: President & CEO C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
William J Renahan officer: Chief Legal Off. & Secretary 399 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022