PTA (COHEN & STEERS TAX-ADV PRD SEC AND) Predictability Rank

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Warren Buffett said many times that the companies he likes are:

1. Simple businesses that he understands
2. that have predictable and proven earnings and
3. with economic moat
4. those can be bought at a reasonable price.

It is hard to quantify "simple businesses that he (Buffett) understands", so we will focus on the other three characteristics instead. In GuruFocus Research: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Introduction of Predictability Rank, we will show that the businesses that have predictable and proven earnings are usually also simple businesses that an average person could understand.

GuruFocus conducted a back test study of Warren Buffett's strategy of "buying good companies at fair prices" for the years from 1998-2008.

COHEN & STEERS TAX-ADV PRD SEC AND Predictability Rank Calculation

In our database there are 2403 stocks that have been traded from Jan. 2, 1998 to Aug. 31, 2008. We have the complete 10-year financial data and trading prices of these companies for this period. We rank the predictability of these companies based on the consistency of their revenue per share and EBITDA (earning before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) per share over the past ten fiscal years, and study the correlation between the stock performances and the predictability of the business.

Our study may be subject to these biases and assumptions:

Dividend yields are not counted for investment returns
Effects of price changes due to spin-offs may not be fully adjusted
Study is subjected to survivorship bias due to de-listing, bankruptcy, LBO, M&A, etc.

The correlation between business predictability and investment returns of a company is showed below.

Correlation Between Business Predictability and Investment Returns

	Predictables	Non-Predictable	All stocks
Total Number of stocks	570	1833	2403
Total Lost Money	61	830	891
Total Lost More Than 50%	18	412	430
Total Lost More Than 90%	4	86	90
Average Gain	260.6%	100.0%	138.1%
Median Gain	150.0%	13.0%	39.0%
Maximum Gain	2852.0%	11483.0%	11483.0%
Maximum Loss	-100.0%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Annualized Average Gain	12.7%	6.7%	8.4%
Annualized Median Gain	8.9%	1.1%	3.1%

For the 570 predictable companies, we have seen strong correlation between the predictability of businesses and the stock performances over the past 10 years, regardless of the valuation of business at 1998. Accordingly, we have ranked the business predictability from 5-star to 1-star, as shown in this table.

Predictability Rank	5-Star	4.5-Star	4-Star	3.5-Star	3-Star	2.5-Star	2-Star	1-Star (non-predictable)	Average among all
% Out of All 2403 Stocks	3.3%	2.9%	3.7%	3.3%	3.3%	3.7%	3.3%	76.3%	100%
% that are in Loss (10y)	3%	10%	8%	9%	11%	18%	16%	45%	37%
Average Gain (10y)	364.6%	330.9%	278.0%	235.1%	243.5%	227.8%	154.8%	100.0%	138.1%
Median Gain (10y)	238.5%	193.5%	171.0%	159.0%	132.5%	113.5%	87.0%	13.0%	39.0%
Maximum Gainer	2228.0%	2547.0%	2452.0%	2852.0%	2432.0%	1892.0%	1807.0%	11483.0%	11483.0%
Maximum Loser	-82.0%	-53.0%	-67.0%	-100.0%	-83.0%	-100.0%	-78.0%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Annualized Average Gain	15.4%	14.6%	13.2%	12.0%	12.2%	11.7%	9.1%	6.7%	8.4%
Annualized Median Gain	12.1%	10.6%	9.8%	9.3%	8.2%	7.3%	6.0%	1.1%	3.1%

For detailed information about each predictability rank, please go to GuruFocus Research: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Introduction of Predictability Rank

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COHEN & STEERS TAX-ADV PRD SEC AND Business Description

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Address

1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10036

Website

https://www.cohenandsteers.com

COHEN & STEERS TAX-ADV PRD SEC AND INC is a non-diversified, closed-end management statutory trust. Its primary investment objective is high current income, and the Fund's secondary investment objective is capital appreciation.

Executives

Ramona Lynn Rogers-windsor	director	280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Jerry Dorost	officer: Vice President, other: Portfolio Manager	280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Jane F. Magpiong	director	280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Gerald J. Maginnis	director	280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
William F Scapell	officer: Vice President	C/O COHEN & STEERS, 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Edward C Delk	officer: See Remarks	280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ward C Edward Jr	director	C/O COHEN & STEERS, 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Elaine Zaharis-nikas	officer: Vice President	280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Daphne L Richards	director	280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Christian Corkery	officer: Assistant Secretary	280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Margaret Mo	officer: Assistant Secretary	280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
George Grossman	director	C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Dean Junkans	director	280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Dana Devivo	officer: Secretary, Chief Legal Officer	280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Albert Laskaj	officer: Treasurer	COHEN & STEERS, 280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017

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