| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 1/6 |
| Dividends | 2/6 |
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$14.90 |
| 52 Week High | US$15.50 |
| 52 Week Low | US$12.62 |
| Beta | 0.84 |
| 1 Month Change | -3.06% |
| 3 Month Change | -0.47% |
| 1 Year Change | 1.36% |
| 3 Year Change | -39.48% |
| 5 Year Change | -23.31% |
| Change since IPO | -40.40% |
Recent News & Updates
FLC: Deep Discount And Better Outlook Lead To Opportunity
Feb 23FLC: This Fund May Not Be Able To Sustain Its Recent Gains (Rating Downgrade)
Jan 10FLC: Higher Rates Continue To Pressure Preferreds But Discount Offers Potential
Oct 19FLC: High-Risk, High-Reward Yield Play With This Preferred Stock CEF
Sep 27PFD Vs. FLC: Outlook For Preferred CEFs
May 28Recent updates
FLC: Deep Discount And Better Outlook Lead To Opportunity
Feb 23FLC: This Fund May Not Be Able To Sustain Its Recent Gains (Rating Downgrade)
Jan 10FLC: Higher Rates Continue To Pressure Preferreds But Discount Offers Potential
Oct 19FLC: High-Risk, High-Reward Yield Play With This Preferred Stock CEF
Sep 27PFD Vs. FLC: Outlook For Preferred CEFs
May 28FLC: Valuation Looking Attractive
Feb 10Flaherty&Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund decreases monthly dividend by -7.7% to $0.0955/share
Jan 20Flaherty&Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund declares $0.1035 dividend
Dec 09Flaherty&Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Oct 20Flaherty&Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Sep 21Flaherty&Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Aug 22FLC: Looking Like A Solid Buy These Days
May 05FLC - Preferred Securities Portfolio With A 7.14% Yield
Feb 01FLC: Valuation Comes Back Down To A More Attractive Level
Jan 01FLC: Distribution Secure For Another Quarter, A Relative Value
Aug 15Flaherty&Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund declares $0.132 dividend
Dec 10Shareholder Returns
| FLC | US Capital Markets | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 1.9% | -0.7% | -3.2% |
| 1Y | 1.4% | 23.2% | 19.3% |
Return vs Industry: FLC underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 23.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FLC underperformed the US Market which returned 19.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| FLC volatility | |
|---|---|
| FLC Average Weekly Movement | 1.3% |
| Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 3.4% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.5% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: FLC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Volatility Over Time: FLC's weekly volatility (1%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | n/a | n/a | www.flahertyfunds.com/funds/flc-total-return-fund/ |
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc. is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated. The fund invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across utilities and banking sectors.
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| FLC fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$153.40m |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$2.11m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$20.14m |
74.0x
P/E Ratio7.7x
P/S RatioIs FLC overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| FLC income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$20.14m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$0 |
| Gross Profit | US$20.14m |
| Other Expenses | US$18.03m |
| Earnings | US$2.11m |
Last Reported Earnings
Nov 30, 2023
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.20 |
| Gross Margin | 100.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.46% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 69.4% |
How did FLC perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
6.9%
Current Dividend Yield543%
Payout RatioDoes FLC pay a reliable dividends?
See FLC dividend history and benchmarks| Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | May 22 2024 |
| Dividend Pay Date | May 31 2024 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 28 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 37 days |
Does FLC pay a reliable dividends?
See FLC dividend history and benchmarks