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First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor (First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.43 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $-0.43.

The industry rank for First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

FGB's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.125
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Net-Net Working Capital 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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First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor Net-Net Working Capital Chart

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor Annual Data
Trend Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.74 -0.45 -0.59 -0.61 -0.43

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor Semi-Annual Data
Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
Net-Net Working Capital Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.59 -0.57 -0.61 -0.50 -0.43

Competitive Comparison of First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital 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.


First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Nov. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3.858+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-9.987
-0-0)/14.3676
=-0.43

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Nov. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3.858+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-9.987
-0-0)/14.3676
=-0.43

* 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.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor  (NYSE:FGB) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor (First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187
First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor is a United States-based closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. It seeks a positive total return as a secondary objective. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its Managed Assets in a portfolio of securities of specialty finance and other financial companies.
Executives
Bronwyn Wright director FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Thomas R Kadlec director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
M Keefe Denise director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Kelly Catherine Dehler other: Officer - Investment Advisor C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Scott Michael Friske other: Officer - Investment Advisor FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Steven Patrick Farmer other: Officer-Invest. Sub-Advisor 50 S. LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60603
Anne Kochevar other: Officer - Invest. Sub-Advisor
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Donald Swade officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Katherine L Urevig officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Rosanne Gatta officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY STREET, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Erin E Klassman officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, WHEATON IL 60187
Joseph J Hanzlik other: Officer-Investment Sub-Adviser CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 349 MARSHALL AVENUE, SUITE 302, ST. LOUIS MO 63119
Patricia A Dahl other: Officer-Investment Sub-Adviser CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 349 MARSHALL AVENUE, SUITE 302, ST. LOUIS MO 63119
Confluence Investment Management Llc other: Investment Sub-Adviser 20 ALLEN AVENUE, SUITE 300, ST. LOUIS MO 63119

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