Company Analysis Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
1. Summary
Advantages
- Price (6.72 $) is less than fair price (7.41 $)
- Dividends (10.12%) are higher than the sector average (2.95%).
Disadvantages
- The stock's return over the last year (-2.47%) is lower than the sector average (17.92%).
- Current debt level 0.2276% has increased over 5 years from 0%.
- The company's current efficiency (ROE=-22.59%) is lower than the sector average (ROE=16.52%)
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2. Share price and performance
2.1. Share price
2.3. Market efficiency
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund | Financials | Index | |
---|---|---|---|
7 days | -0.3% | 16.5% | 0.2% |
90 days | 5.3% | -8.3% | 15.8% |
1 year | -2.5% | 17.9% | 11.6% |
USA vs Sector: Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has significantly underperformed the "Financials" sector by -20.39% over the past year.
USA vs Market: Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has significantly underperformed the market by -14.1% over the past year.
Stable price: USA is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "New York Stock Exchange" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.
Long period: USA with weekly volatility of -0.0474% over the past year.
3. Summary of the report
4. Fundamental Analysis
4.1. Stock price and price forecast
Below fair price: The current price (6.72 $) is lower than the fair price (7.41 $).
Price not significantly lower than the fair price: The current price (6.72 $) is slightly lower than the fair price by 10.3%.
4.2. P/E
P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (3.78) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (63.39).
P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (3.78) is lower than that of the market as a whole (61.84).
4.2.1 P/E Similar companies
4.3. P/BV
P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (1.08) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (2.7).
P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (1.08) is lower than that of the market as a whole (20.59).
4.3.1 P/BV Similar companies
4.4. P/S
P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (4.29) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (3.95).
P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (4.29) is lower than that of the market as a whole (15.97).
4.4.1 P/S Similar companies
4.5. EV/Ebitda
EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (0) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (-120.2).
EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (0) is lower than that of the market as a whole (18.41).
5. Profitability
5.1. Profitability and revenue
5.2. Earnings per share - EPS
5.3. Past profitability Net Income
Yield Trend: Negative and has fallen by 0% over the last 5 years.
Earnings Slowdown: The last year's return (0%) is below the 5-year average return (0%).
Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the return for the sector (-52.19%).
5.4. ROE
ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (-22.59%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (16.52%).
ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (-22.59%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (42.62%).
5.5. ROA
ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (0.3%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (3.56%).
ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (0.3%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (23.26%).
5.6. ROIC
ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (0%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (5.17%).
ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (0%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (9.15%).
7. Dividends
7.1. Dividend yield vs Market
High yield: The dividend yield of the company 10.12% is higher than the average for the sector '2.95%.
7.2. Stability and increase in payments
Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 10.12% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=0.71.
Weak dividend growth: The company's dividend yield 10.12% has been growing weakly or stagnant over the past 5 years. Growth over only 1 year.
7.3. Payout percentage
Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (47.93%) are at a comfortable level.
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