Invests in convertible securities, including convertible preferred securities. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
An average decline of 12% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture.
The market pays 11.7× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 10% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
The net profit margin is 20% — the profit kept from each dollar of revenue is the company’s cushion in hard quarters.
It pays out $0.59 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 12% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
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.