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Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) Stock

$24.80 -0.04% AMEX: BCV Financial Services

Bancroft Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc.

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$24.80
Market Cap$144.40M
P/E Ratio3.83
P/B Ratio0.84
P/S Ratio7.69
EPS (TTM)$6.48
52-Week High$27.33
52-Week Low$19.13
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE23.10%
ROA23.50%
ROCE23.65%
Gross Margin92.15%
Operating Margin208.68%
Net Margin208.53%
Debt/Equity0.01
Current Ratio0.66

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20202021202220242025
Revenue$28.0M$43.0M$-48.0M$14.0M$10.0M
Operating Profit$27.0M$42.0M$-49.0M$14.0M$43.0M
Net Profit$27.0M$42.0M$-49.0M$14.0M$43.0M
EPS$5.07$7.84$-8.64$2.10$7.11
Op Margin98.0%98.7%100.9%96.5%428.1%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20202021202220242025
Total Assets$185.0M$213.0M$148.0M$151.0M$174.0M
Total Liabilities$1.0M$1.0M$0$9.0M$0
Cash$0$0$0$0$0
Borrowings$0$0$0$0$0

Latest News

Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.35 Per Share GlobeNewswire · May 13, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20202021202220242025
Operating Cash Flow$0$0$0
Investing Cash Flow$0$0$0
Financing Cash Flow$0$0$0
Net Cash Flow$0$0$0
Free Cash Flow$0$0$0$0$0

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio0.02
EV / EBITDA3.71
FCF Yield0.00%
Quick Ratio0.66
Interest Coverage1344.36
Return 1Y37.41%
Return 3Y76.87%
Return 5Y22.77%

Ownership

Insiders Held3.13%
Institutions Held39.10%
Institutions Float Held40.36%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.304,2652026-03-31
Saba Capital Management, L.P.277,4792026-03-31
SIT Investment Associates Inc255,1692026-03-31
Morgan Stanley148,2042026-03-31
Pathstone Holdings, LLC145,4222026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
BWGLegg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. $7.90 +0.19% 8.88 $132.66M 0.00%
DMOWestern Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc $10.73 +0.19% 8.94 $122.61M 13.42%
DNMDXDunham Monthly Distribution Fund $28.42 -0.04% 14.41 $308.72M 6.73%
GGTGabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. $4.21 -0.47% 5.61 $176.02M 22.80%
IAFAbrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc $12.65 +0.56% 7.03 $121.22M 11.38%

About Bancroft Fund Ltd.

Bancroft Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. It is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets. It primarily invests in convertible securities including convertible debt and convertible preferred stocks. The fund invests in stocks of companies across market capitalization. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index, Bank of America Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index, and Barclays Balanced U.S. Convertibles Index. The fund was formerly known as Bancroft Convertible Fund, Inc. Bancroft Fund Ltd. was formed on April 20, 1971 and is domiciled in the United States.

Bancroft Fund Ltd. is headquartered in US.

Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) stock trades at $24.80 with a market capitalization of $144.40M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 3.83, price-to-book of 0.84, price-to-sales of 7.69. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $19.13 and $27.33, and currently trades 9.3% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, Bancroft Fund Ltd. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 23.10% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 23.65%, an operating margin of 208.68%, a net profit margin of 208.53%.

Official website: www.bancroftfund.com

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