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Profile - Bancroft Convertible Fund (AMEX:BCV)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
65 Madison Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: (973) 631-1177
Fax: (973) 631-1313
Email: info@bcvecf.com
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 0%
·Institutional: 6% (6% of float)
(17 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 7,000  shares (+2.82%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Bancroft Convertible Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end, diversified management investment company and invests primarily in convertible securities, with the objectives of providing income and the potential for capital appreciation. At April 30, 2000, there were 4.1 million shares of $.01 par value common stock outstanding, exclusive of 57,500 shares held in Treasury (9,000,000 shares authorized). During the six months ended April 30, 2000, 390,415 shares were issued in connection with reinvestment of dividends from net investment income and capital gains, resulting in an increase in paid-in capital of $7.9 million.
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Financial Summary
Bancroft Convertible Fund, Inc. is a closed-end, diversified management investment company that invests primarily in corporate convertible bonds with the objectives of providing income and capital appreciation. For the fiscal year ended 10/31/00, investment income totalled $5.5 million. Net investment income totalled $4.3 million. Net increase in net assets totalled $15.4 million. Net increase in net assets reflects an $11.2 million net gain on investments.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
Thomas Dinsmore, 47Chairman and CEO
Jane O'Keeffe, 45Pres, Director
Sigmund Levine, 76Sr. VP and Sec.
H. Tucker Lake, 53VP, Trading
Germaine Ortiz, 31VP
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Statistics at a Glance -- AMEX:BCVAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 1-Dec-2000
$18.313
Recent Price$22.04 
52-Week High
on 9-July-2001
$25.00 
Beta0.51 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)3,273 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)5,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-8.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+22.6%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$90.6M
Shares Outstanding4.11M
Float4.10M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.96 
Dividend Yield4.36%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$27.09 
Earnings (ttm)$3.74 
Earnings (mrq)$0.06 
Sales (ttm)$1.34 
Cash (mrq)$0.02 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.81 
Price/Earnings (ttm)5.89 
Price/Sales (ttm)16.47 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$5.50M
EBITDA (ttm)$4.26M
Income available to common (ttm)$15.4M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)280.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)77.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsOct 31
Most recent quarter31-Oct-2000
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)13.49%
Return on Equity (ttm)13.76%
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$100.0K
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short0 
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
0 
Daily Volume3,000 
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-Oct-2000)

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