Invest primarily in investment-grade municipal securities. Focus on municipal bonds, notes, and commercial paper. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 29.1× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
Executive selling isn’t always bad news; people sell for personal reasons too. Still, the thin buying side is worth noting.
The stock trades 28% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 49% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
It pays out $0.76 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 2 years, sales fell about 10% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
We grade companies — revenue, margins, balance sheets. This is a fund, so there is no report card to give. That is not a low grade; it is a different kind of thing.
One-line summary: a basket, not a business. Judge it by what it holds.